Apple Tablet Media Event Today: 'Come See Our Latest Creation'

[Minimoose 360]

How about no.


This has been a big bag of disappoint.

- No flash support? Come on.
- Bound to the App Store, again.
- Internal storage, really? Because I wanted another iPhone.
- Probably going to cost above $1000 because it's Apple
- Not sure about this, but no USB/FireWire ports were reported?
UPDATE - BOUND TO AT&T AGAIN! HAHA!


*sigh* Instead of iPad they should have called it "My First Tablet PC"

 

[miles01110]

A dongle? FAIL.

 

[Saturnine]

So let me get this straight...

In order to get my content (music/movies/photos) onto this thing, I have to have a computer already. Fair enough.

Just about everybody really needs to have a phone these days too.

So I've got my computer and I've got a phone. I'm all set! But wait ... I really don't *need* an iPad now, do I? :|

 

[Gix1k]

"The iPad syncs over USB just like an iPhone or iPod."

Oh joy! Still stuck with iTunes to do anything. FAIL!!

 

[KristenM]

Unlimited data for $29.99?! This is going to be a huge hit among people who travel around the US.

 

[mike-in-kansas]

This Is Not It

There is something missing here! Do you really think Jobs accidently went to a flash page that wasn't supported. Jobs has something up his sleeve. I really want to believe!

 

[snugharbor]

I think you have a good point, this has been staring me in the face for some time. I've clearly been in denial over it.

I agree that's the one negative thing about Apple. Sell you the razor real cheap and then hose you on the razors. However, many corps do the same thing. An HP official once said, we are not a printer company but an ink company.

 

[*LTD*]

3G included.

 

[ChazUK]

WHAT!

 

[budselectjr]

no contract is good.

 

[NSK123]

there's so many replies in this thread, I'm just going to say what I think.

Ooooohh man... did Steve drop the ball on this one or what?!

Seriously I already have an iPhone and I don't need another one. Just the fact that there are other tablets out there that run Full versions of Windows 7 shows just how much this thing sucks. No flash again? I mean COME THE FRAK ON..WHY? The whole point of getting one of these would be to watch videos of cats doing stupid **** on youtube.

Personally I was hoping that it would run some sort of watered down version of Snow Leopard, that way I could have installed uTorrent for downloading Tv shows and movies and then I could watch them in bed, or just light writing on homework, With this thing I can't do none of that.

2010 is suppose to be the year of the tablet so lets hope someone releases a good windows tablet or a tablet that can be hackintoshed.

Currently pretty happy with my Acer 1810TZ 11.6 inch netbook running windows 7, beats the tablet in every way.

 

[ShiftyPig]

No contract = no subsidy.

 

[nfl46]

Unlimited plan $20! No thanks...wi-fi for me lol

$30, not $20.

 

[lightpeak]

So how does this iPad "tablet" (actually just a big iPod Touch) compare to Windows-based tablets? Looks like a Windows tablet can dance circles around this POS at a fraction of the cost.

 

[benfilan]

Some people in this thread are effing crazy.

"I'M SELLING MY SHARES"

"I'M SO DISAPPOINTED, WHERE CAN I BUY AN iNOOSE?"


Jeez louise, settle down

 

[rjflyn]

Shawing- 3G
Ouch though kinda pricey- how bout a deal for us with AT&T

 

[Greydog]

Yeah, this totally sucks. Sucks to have a cheaper-than-the-cheapest macbook to do what 90% of macbooks are used for - media, web, gaming - in a package that is paper thin, long battery, rock solid OS - wow I can't believe Apple would waste my time with this!

- Where is the Terminal in 2-colors so I can manage my server farm?

- Why can't I run Win Quicken or that really cool. virus-laden windoze warez I got from a guy who knows a guy?

-Where can I plug my cell phone handset into????


I know, I will just keep bashing this even before the presentation ends because I am cool and this may help spark Kindle sales and Win7

 

[limesmoothie]

Thinking about a Dell Mini10 with OS X for $350 instead of this iPad thing

Using one now - its been great so far. Using it more than the MBP.

 

[BlasphemyCool]

$60 for 3G????? Are you kidding me?

 

[Heart Break Kid]

Another $30 / mo.

uff.

 

[mrbrightside623]

They are talking about models having 3G in it and I guess tiered pricing with 250mb and unlimited now

 

[smiddlehurst]

This is disappointing. A useless product. My iPhone and MBP takes care of all this.

Sorry to quote you but this is to all those in your position:

THIS IS NOT DESIGNED FOR YOU!

If you already have a MBP and an iPhone you're pretty much covered. There's nothing Apple could realisticly introduce that would do more for an acceptable amount of money that you'd want to buy. Not possible. The quicker everyone accepts that their needs are not EVERYONE'S needs the sooner the bitchfest will be over.

 

[Robert M.]

No contract!! Thats sounds good! I think you can buy it through the store!!

 

[Small White Car]

FINALLY! Tierd 3G plans?

Can I get this on my iPhone??? Wow!

EDIT: AND no contract!? Month by month? Fantastic!

 

[miles01110]

Can't believe AT&T is actually on board with this. Unlimited iPad data??????? LOL.