10 Reasons Why I'll Never Buy An iPad
1. $500+ ??? Really Apple? I can buy an entire desktop system and some laptops for that kind of money, replete with all the software I need.
2. It's just a giant iPhone without the phone.
3. It's mostly just a toy. I played with my brother-in-law's when I was in NY this past November. Played is the keyword there.
4. A writer friend of mine bought one because she thought she could do line editing to her MS on the go. As I'm also a writer, that would be my only use for it, too. When she found out it wouldn't do what she wanted - she gave it to her kids. That's an awfully expensive kids toy.
5. If I watch movies I'm either in a theatre or in front of the television at home. I'm not on the road enough to need a small device to watch movies on.
6. If I need or want to listen to music on the go I have an MP3 player ($20).
7. If I need to surf the web on the go - my Blackberry does that already (free with service plan).
8. My BlackBerry also keeps me organized, keeps my grocery lists, watches all my bank accounts for me, etc...
9. I have a dedicated eReader. (under $150).
10. If I need or want to work - I have my laptop. What I need for work, the iPad can't do.
Finally - for what I could reasonably use the iPad for - I already got for $170. Why would I spend upwards of $500???
Not to mention I watched my brother-in-law try to sync all his Apple stuff (iPhone, iPad, iPod) to his apple computer and laughed my ass off when he lost his pictures, lost applications that he had to reload several times, and it took him 20 minutes longer to do anything than it took me to sync any of my devices.
I'm not really an Apple hater. Really, I'm not. I just don't see the practicality of designer, idiot-proof electronics, especially when they're more for show and status rather than actual practical, functional use.
2. It's just a giant iPhone without the phone.
3. It's mostly just a toy. I played with my brother-in-law's when I was in NY this past November. Played is the keyword there.
4. A writer friend of mine bought one because she thought she could do line editing to her MS on the go. As I'm also a writer, that would be my only use for it, too. When she found out it wouldn't do what she wanted - she gave it to her kids. That's an awfully expensive kids toy.
5. If I watch movies I'm either in a theatre or in front of the television at home. I'm not on the road enough to need a small device to watch movies on.
6. If I need or want to listen to music on the go I have an MP3 player ($20).
7. If I need to surf the web on the go - my Blackberry does that already (free with service plan).
8. My BlackBerry also keeps me organized, keeps my grocery lists, watches all my bank accounts for me, etc...
9. I have a dedicated eReader. (under $150).
10. If I need or want to work - I have my laptop. What I need for work, the iPad can't do.
Finally - for what I could reasonably use the iPad for - I already got for $170. Why would I spend upwards of $500???
Not to mention I watched my brother-in-law try to sync all his Apple stuff (iPhone, iPad, iPod) to his apple computer and laughed my ass off when he lost his pictures, lost applications that he had to reload several times, and it took him 20 minutes longer to do anything than it took me to sync any of my devices.
I'm not really an Apple hater. Really, I'm not. I just don't see the practicality of designer, idiot-proof electronics, especially when they're more for show and status rather than actual practical, functional use.
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