Apple's Tablet Gamble: Do You Want One?

I'm sure there are some techy needs out there that this device will fill. But I don't have any of them. I have an iPhone, I have a MacBook, and I would love to get an AppleTV, but this doesn't look like anything I would use. I mean, even if it runs the full Mac OS X platform, I would still rather go with a MacBook Pro.

I think it will be truly useful if it has a stylus. That way designers can use it for notes/doodling/designing. I don't think tablets are really useful for anything else.

Good insight. I never thought about how there was a phone, and portable music devices -- and they just improved (immensely) on both. Well I think that for sure eReaders will be dead in no time, because that's all they are...readers. If I could have a tablet (or any laptop) with great software to read books (as they have) I'd be all set. As for the tablet, it'll take his Keynote Speech to show me that I'll need one, or want one. I don't use a laptop now, but if they could show me all the cool things I could do with the tablet that are "better" than a laptop, I'd get one. I'm kind of hoping they have a QWERTY keyboard too as it'd be cool to type all fingers on a glass face. Anyways, it'll be cool, we'll just have to see if it becomes a requirement.

My interest goes as far as $300. That's the value I would put on it. I think Apple's values on their own crap are a little different...

That depends, can I put windows 7 on it?

if it's anywhere close to as groundbreaking as the iphone, yes, i want one. obviously, the needs it may fill are at least partially undefined, but if the iphone is any indication and apple stays true to form (awesome), it seems clear that this could be a breakthrough piece of technology.

i've been hoping they'd build one for years so i'd have something to sync with a desktop and not be endlessly limited by the low horsepower of a laptop.

Even though the new tablet will not be a "computer" it will find a niche that so far has remained unserviced. Perhaps it is a small niche or perhaps no one has bothered to figure it out. For those heavy computing individuals this will not be for them but for email, internet surfing, media playback and periodical/book reading this is exactly what will give people the ease and mobility for these daily, life contextual tasks. I think that this tablet will find its place in our world and soon people will look at their laptops the same way they looked at their desktops a decade ago.

If it can't run windows so that I can play my online games, then it is an overly expensive paper weight. If it can run windows and my online games then it is still an overly expensive paper weight.

if its gonna be anything at all it HAS to be fast with its loading. if its as slow as my android then fuck it.

if i can lay back on my bed with my comp off and still watch youtube, get on popsci or write a paper for my english class then im on board.

but if its slow there is no point

I would like to buy the tablet but I probably wouldn't use it as my primary gadget.

It might be mentioned that this isn't a real competitor to Kindle and other e-readers (however another tablet computer may be on the horizon that does everything a tablet does and also offers an e-ink screen with the flick of a button).

What I'm saying is that there are lots of good tablets around and they don't compete with Kindle and other e-readers for one simple reason--they don't provide an e-ink screen. Ordinary LCD screens are much less than optimum for reading books etc., and that's the whole rationale behind e-readers and the e-ink screens they offer.(Now if the i-tablet came out with a pixel qi dual LCD/e-ink type screen, then it would be a competitor to Kindle et all. Otherwise no. )

Can you still break the glass and lcd by touching it to hard?
Because that's what I love about the Iphone.

I have never liked Macintosh's ideals. They are making their products not for the common public, or for the common public to customize, like Windows, or Linux for that matter. Macintosh makes their products for the few who have the money and are into that kind of thing, like musicians or designers, as sprovoast04 said, even an artist can use it, to an extent. The thing with Windows that pushes people to Mac is that it has a reputation of being the best, true, and that Mac is the underdog, untrue. No matter, I am no critic, so what does anyone care? Why do we care what real critics, payed by the people their critisizing, say?

here's a simpler way: get a netbook, install a small touch screen, install a distro of linux , mod it to look like mac, slap an apple sticker on it, tablet.

here's a simpler way: get a netbook, install a small touch screen, install a distro of linux , mod it to look like mac, slap an apple sticker on it, tablet.

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I would get one IF it has a webcam/ichat built in, if not then its a deal breaker!

I wouldn't buy one. I'd get one for my 3-year old daughter that already pwns my friend's old, deactivated, 2G iPhone. (..)Then, I'd write a grant to fund the purchase of 10,271 of these babies to supply to each student in my district. Each would be a book replacement and a doorway into teaching kids about the future. (..)The iPhone is revolutionary, better than every other touch anything I've played with. Bring it on for student use. Delete all texts and 99% of paper. (..)Why the heck is this country's education system not digital yet. I'll change that.

Only if it is under 500 bucks..... hahaha likely not.

I have a desktop , I have a laptop , I have a Android smart phone . I won't be getting a tablet because I don't understand what it would be useful for .
You can think of it kinda like a laptop that is just the screen part no keyboard , the first thing that comes to mind is that if its not actually holding it it will be lying flat faceing straight up not exactly a Good viewing angle , also with no keyboard typing somthing out on it on the touchscreen would be a one finger exercise while having to hold it up with your other hand . Awkward and useless

I think everyone is forgeting about how this is about more than just the tablet itself. When the iphone came out apple had succeeded at creating a standard that other phones had to aim at meeting or exceeding in order to survive. The result of this raised bar in the industry are Operating Systems like Android and Palms new OS as well as improved hardware. This tablet will transend itself by revolutionizing how we integrate our lives with gadgets. I wouldn't be surprised if within the next few years this tablet, or competing alternatives, replace textbooks in our university classrooms.

Cool and pretty, but not good for much. Either I want something small I can fit in my pocket (iPhone), or something with computing power (MacBook or notebook PC). There is no point having a device too big for a pocket that lacks all the capabilities of a computer.

How nice...Apple has created another piece of glass!

Looks great..

i never liked apple except for their ipods. i would get this if it was windows definitely. i would like to know the battery life and how fast it is for internet. i would get it for $500. usb port would be nice so i can at least use a hard drive or thumb drive.i wanna know how the keyboard thing for it works and i dnt like stylus. there should be a webcam too.

In order to replys to the subject : yes i want one ;p That's really an amazing product, with endless possibilities.

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if its gonna be anything at all it HAS to be fast with its loading. if its as slow as my android then fuck it.

if i can lay back on my bed with my comp off and still watch youtube, get on popsci or write a paper for my english class then im on board.
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but if its slow there is no point

Je suis sûr qu'il ya des grincheux besoins là-bas que ce dispositif de remplissage. Mais je n'ai pas l'un d'eux. J'ai un iPhone, j'ai un MacBook, et je serais heureux d'obtenir un AppleTV, mais cela ne ressemble à rien je voudrais utiliser. Je veux dire, même si elle est pleinement la plate-forme Mac OS X, je serais encore mieux aller avec un MacBook Pro.

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Minusta se on todella hyödyllinen, jos se on kynällä. Näin suunnittelijat voivat käyttää sitä muistiinpanoja / doodling / suunnittelu. En usko, että tabletit on todella hyödyllinen mitään muuta.

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