Home > ipad discussion > Would you buy an Ipad to replace a laptop or buy it in addition to?

capn774 April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

it has no flash player

Rihards April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

That depends, we really have no idea how this product will impact the market, as what we have seen, in my opinion, is just a tip of an iceberg. But the fact that Apple have announced iWorks for iPad makes me think that you could use iPad as a more portable substitute for a big, bulky laptop.

Jojo April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

To me, it looks like a blown up version of an ipod touch. I love my ipod touch, but Im not sure if the ipad will fit in my pocket. XP
The only real difference is that you can get 3g, and the screen is bigger. yippee.

mks1st09 April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

If Apple included the Snow Leopard OS, then most definitely YES!!!

Jack N April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

No, You will soon be able to use documents, but there are so many limitations, you can’t do much. It IS an ipod touch.

=) ♥ (= April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

Im buying mine as an addition to.

Its a cool little gadget but there are so many more things that it cant do, that my laptop can.

hsmlover09 April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

Its exactly like the ipod touch/iphone except its bigger. Its not actually a laptop. Just a massive ipod. :/

Anonymous April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

The iPad looks awesome! It’s just like holding a book where you can surf the web, play games, read e-books, watch movies and a lot more. But I don’t really think it’s meant to replace a laptop. It can’t even multi-task, read and edit documents (which is really important in a laptop), it doesn’t support flash player (you can’t play flash games on the net or watch youtube videos directly from the built-in browser) So I guess it’s more of an addition.

Dense-Electric April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

Given the capabilities of the device, no. For that size, you’re better off simply carrying a laptop.

Apple’s biggest problem has become that they spend so much time trying to innovate that they forget how to make something functional and useful. For example, they got so caught up trying to cram every computer component into the size of the average monitor (which doesn’t offer any real advantage over a traditional desktop setup, though does pose several disadvantages), that they neglected to ‘innovate’ a multi-button mouse until 2007. I had a three-button mouse on my Gateway in 1995. The same can be said for nearly every one of Apple’s products.

I suppose it’s also worth mentioning that the iPad by no means the first Tablet PC, and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to pull their head out of the Apple trap and realize that there’s another 98% of technology out there (much of which is vastley superior).

So to answer your question, no.

dalton4life April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

It could replace a Kindle, but not a laptop.

Masked Musketeer April 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

They’ve cut too many corners in order to keep the price down. As such, you get no multitasking, no Flash, there’s no camera and there’s not even a dedicated USB port.

Anything that you want to connect the iPad to, you need to use an adapter. Heck, they even made an adapter for USB.

I’m not sure what sort of market Apple is trying to fill. They made it and sold it as an internet device, but decide to cripple it by disabling Flash. And it has no widescreen — the aspect ratio of the device is 4:3, so any movies you watched will be stretched and skewed out of proportion.

It’s definitely not going up against a netbook — it has no multi-tasking ability, and the apps can only be bought from the iTunes store. And if you own an iPhone you know how Apple loves to dictate what sort of apps you can and can’t use.

Unless Apple plans to release iPad 2.0 i don’t see them getting anywhere with their new tablet device. It’s too gimped to be considered a computer replacement.