Comments on Jim Smelley: Are you kidding, its going to be huge?

I have owned a tablet and liked it. It was a conv...

2010-03-11T21:09:13.450-08:00

I have owned a tablet and liked it. It was a convertible and I will always go for a convertible. Data entry on a touch screen is a challenge at best. I loved my tablet when I had it a few years ago.

I've been a fan of slate tablets since we inve...

2010-01-30T10:25:34.299-08:00

I've been a fan of slate tablets since we invented them over a decade ago with Windows CE and later Windows XP Tablet Edition. How nice of Apple to "create" a "new" category of computing devices.

Most of your arguments seem logical, but how can y...

2010-01-29T14:43:07.682-08:00

Most of your arguments seem logical, but how can you say browsing the web is better if a large chunk of websites that pop up will show you a plugin error because you don't have flash installed? How can you say viewing videos is better if you can't even watch Hulu? Why should they have to make an app for something that works perfectly fine in a browser (and should work perfectly fine in an iPad browser... but doesn't)?

Plus, its a 4:3 screen, so have fun watching widescreen videos.

Oh and to add to that, I won't be able to listen to Pandora and check my email? How they could leave out multi-tasking is beyond me.

The fact is, your assessments are based solely on a Tablet, not necessarily the iPad. A tablet fits all of your criteria, but a tablet done wrong, misses on a lot of them.

I have to say I was skeptical, but I generally agr...

2010-01-29T07:57:16.154-08:00

I have to say I was skeptical, but I generally agree with your assessment. I like typing on a keyboard so I doubt I'd type anything significant on that touchscreen, but maybe it will be easier than it looks. Your assessment of improved PowerPoint really surprised me, but after thinking about it, it is possible, especially if you do more drawing than typing.

I do hope you update this once you've used yours for a month or so. (I'm assuming you are getting one with this rave review!) And are you going to give up your books for this device?