Comments on: Why we sold our iPad

By: Dave Larson

Dave Larson — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:18:18 +0000

Cool! Thanks for pointing it out to me. It certainly got some good reviews.

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:12:15 +0000

I’m wanting to get the Asus EEE Transformer. I’ll probably end up getting the Prime version that is coming out soon. I want a tablet but I want something that is a little more flexible and open than a typical Apple product. I also really want a keyboard. I love the idea of the transformer so I am very interested in seeing how it works in Real Life ™

By: Dave Larson

Dave Larson — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:22:07 +0000

Yeah, it’s an amazing tool for some uses. I have an HP tablet now and love it, though I admit I’m waiting for Android to be ported to it to extend it even further.

By: Craig Button

Craig Button — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:56:57 +0000

One of the neat things about this business is that there is generally the correct tool for everyone.

Like you I’m in the social networking business but focus on using it for information curation and health care education. For my use the iPad was a perfect choice and an almost perfect tool, when combined with a stable desktop platform. I couldn’t do it with iPad alone.

It’s perfect for ME to collect information, to have available to send to people when they need it. For this I use twitter, Evernote, Dropbox, and the elusive perfect rss reader. All on an iPad. I got one about 9 months into it and haven’t looked back.

Yes flash is everywhere. But so is bad flash programming. One of my consulting topics is HIPPA, the health care privacy law, so I spend a lot of time dealing with security, flash is a nightmare, but then again so is have to some extent. It’s also an energy hog. But my world lives mostly in a PDF world. So I can live without flash.

I can also travel across the country, give a presentation, and fly home in a day with my iPad, a power cable and a VGA adapter in my pocket.

The biggest draw for me when looking at other platforms is a 7″ form factor.

But as I started this, it works for me. Not for everyone.

By: Dave Larson

Dave Larson — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:45:52 +0000

I understand. We went with the light netbook because we wanted a near-iPad-like experience, and we haven’t been disappointed. For example, we’ve found our Windows 7 laptop to boot very, very quickly. It’s not noticeably different from the iPad in everyday use (of course that depends on what you set the sleep settings for). I like the netbook because it has a built-in “stand” that the iPad didn’t have. I can easily set it anywhere in the kitchen, or where ever is convenient to show something on it to someone else.

The iPad’s apps are great, and many more innovations happening there every day. And certainly agree about the fun, and the value of a touchscreen with kids!

By: Dave Larson

Dave Larson — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:39:09 +0000

As they say, you can tell the pioneers by the arrows in their back. Sorry for your experience! Have been there myself with other products. I now won’t buy anything without reading a ton of user reviews, for example. Cheapest or not, you always need to have a lot of user experience to base buying decisions on for something as crucial as a computer. We’ve had a great experience with our Eee PC 1201PN, using it many hours every day. My brother has a Mac that the Apple store can never seem to fully fix. Years of (mostly relatively minor) problems for him. Reputation is no substitute for actual experience, unfortunately.

By: Court

Court — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:01:33 +0000

Hi, nice article. I just wanted to make a comment that I was an “early adopter” for the Eee Pc and, it was a horrible experience. The computer’s battery defected 4 days after arrival, and took nearly 6 weeks to get a replacement. The new Linux-based OS was crude, and connecting to wireless networks was a constant annoyance. Had it been an iPad, I could have gone to the nearest Apple Store for an immediate replacement. I don’t own an iPad–I plan on getting one after software has matured more fully on it. I replaced the Eee PC with a MacBook that is still running perfectly 3 years later–learning in the process that the cheapest solution usually isn’t.

By: Goranapp

Goranapp — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:42:41 +0000

Replacement for Laptop? I am using my iPad for so many things and in so many occasions I could never use any laptop before. So many times I wanted to show something to someone and I did not because I need many minutes to booth laptop, I could not read anything longer than a few pages, I could not play games with my kids with the same convenience (if you have children you probably know what kind of obstacle the phisical keyboard is), I could not use my laptot as a master device for my smart home system because it is absolutely not convenient, and I could not even imagine for how many different purposes a computing devices could be used as I discover now daily with quite inexpensive apps. Computer is not just for word processing, web browsing and social mrtworks. There is more, and it is fun.

By: Dave Larson

Dave Larson — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:29:54 +0000

I think the iPad will be much, much better once the apps mature, and Apple adds the other inevitable features…and lowers the price. I liked the touchscreen to a point. I would appreciate a touchscreen on a netbook, but the cost probably wouldn’t be worth the benefit gained. No other company would have been able to sell the same device as well though—the “Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field” is a huge competitive advantage to Apple

By: BTRIPP

BTRIPP — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:03:53 +0000

I can’t imagine anybody buying anything from Apple (yes, I’ve been a “hater” all the way back to the original Mac) anyway, but the iPad is so CLEARLY a “shiny thing” that costs way more than it should, and does way less than it should (i.e., a classic Apple offering). I have a $199.00 (refurb) Netbook which does everything that the iPad does (except expect me to push stuff around the screen with my fingers), but allows me to write … long form composition, even … from anywhere, and allows me net access where I can find a wifi signal. My netbook used to be easier to schlep around than a standard “trade” paperback, but then I added a ($34) 9-hour battery, and it’s now as easy to schlep around as an average hard-cover book. It’s pretty clear that Apple is to computers what Scientology is to religion … you’re either a koolaid-drinking fanboy, or you’re not part of that particular “in crowd”!