iPad / Tablet PC?

[Beardo]

I was considering an iPad... Still am, for that matter. I went to check it out at Best Buy but it wasn't all that great. Plus, it's SO expensive!

Do you guys have any ideas for Tablet PC? Or maybe someone can offer an opinion regarding iPads, Tablet PCs, etc? Show me links! I need something fast, accessible, easy to write on, etc.

[Alpha Dude]

I need something fast, accessible, easy to write on, etc.

You can get a paper notebook pretty cheap these days :p

[Far7an]

You can get a paper notebook pretty cheap these days :p

They come in nice colours too and it'll never crash!

[Mohamed_Sadiq]

Don't buy it trust me!
Its rubbish and useless gadget.

Pen and a paper is the best.

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[Beardo]

>_< Are you guys on my parents' influence or somefink?

Forget you guys man.

*mumbles* paper, pen... hmph...

[Candle]

Fountain pens are really nice? I bought one today to work on my caligraphy.

But foreal, don't buy the iPad. It's hard to type on for long periods of time. You can't do multiple things at once (ie. listen to music while web surfing). It doesn't support flash, so you'll be forced to pay for things through iTunes. What is it for anyways? School?

If you already have a desktop, I recommend netbooks. They're super small, portable, easy to type on. If you need a standalone device, get a macbook. They're just sweet all around. : )

[أحمد]

:sl:

They come in nice colours too and it'll never crash!

They don't crash, but they do rip and take up much more space than an electronic Tablet PC.

I recommend a Tablet PC, NOT an iPad; there are less limits in user capability on a Tablet PC compared to an iPad, for me that counts as top priority.

:wa:

[Beardo]

You guys are such a big help. Thanks guys.

My history professor... He had a yellow stickie pad on his desk. So he said "Oh, lemme note this down on my iPad..."

And today his stickie fell on the ground, and he says "...there goes my ipad..."

xP

[Life_Is_Short]

Ah, here is the thread.

What's your mother's opinion on it?

Dude, it's not just a bigger version of the iPod. There's more to it. You can actually use it for notes and writing, etc. The Pages feature on the iPad an serve useful. Especially at my school, it'll be perfect for my needs. *continues to console myself and my decision*

I warned her.:( She got influenced by her work colleagues and constant TV ads. My mums opinions don't matter. She once bought a hand held PC. She now uses that as a GPS. May Allah SWT bless her. lol

She mainly uses the Ipad for banking, accessing online material and presentations. She finds the presentation app on Ipad easier to use than MS ppt software but then again my mum is computer illiterate. She does not know how to add a new slide on MS ppt soft. Even then Ipad does not fulfil all her needs. She has to fulfil her word and excel needs on a standard computer. This is because like everyone she is not prepaid to learn a whole new way of using spreadsheet and word.
The Ipad apps keynote, Numbers and Pages does not provide it’s users with all the MS word, excel or presentation features. I take it you’re a student, in which case you’ll most probably need all the features you can get.

I'll tell you what Ipad is good for.
Ipad is good for watching DVD quality youtube videos (you’ll need a super fast internet connection), playing arcade style games and browsing the internet but then again so is your computer. Oh and did i mention all the good apps on Ipad cost you moneeyyy?. This has money making scheme written all over it.

Buy a notebook laptop or better still hold onto that Ipod.

[Beardo]

^ *pretends not to read the post above*

But no, really. I feel on many occasions it might serve useful since it loads faster etc. With your duas, inshallah I'll be buying one today or tomorrow. I found a good deal, such that I can resell it for the same price, if not more insha-Allah!

['Abd Al-Maajid]

I found a good deal, such that I can resell it for the same price, if not more insha-Allah!

^o) Dude, you must be joking.:X