Why I never bought an iPad

[JBazz]

i buy stuff because I need it, not because it is "cool." i think it is retarded to plunk down 700 bucks for something "cool" like a 64GB ipad and not have a reason to do it. a high school kid with an ipad? who knows what kids do with ipads these days. whatever your reason for buying stuff is your own and none of my concern. i know I bought an ipad because my post-graduate schooling requires me to read a LOT and printing out tons of paper is more effort than I care to put into managing the piles of articles that can accumulate if I don't go digital.

so, yes, my ipad purchase was very well thought out like the rest of the stuff i buy. last thing i need is to buy crap that I don't need, have it lying around the apartment without a use. wasted money is money i could have used for something else more useful and fun...

Really? Was his post really that serious you had to call his opinion retarded?

I bought my ipad because I wanted it. Didnt "need" it. I had a macbook pro. But I despised the heavy thing. I love the ipad because I can now carry better/smaller handbag instead of constantly using a tote.

There is very little technology that I actually "need". Most of it is for enjoyment or to make my life easier. But if another persons enjoyment includes the thought that they seem cool, c'est la vie. Enjoy your life.

 

[Pez555]

I know the search function exists, and I know other people have said stuff like this but just stay with me here.

So obviously the iPad sells by the millions and its "revolutionary" and pretty dang sexy and honestly probably the best part about it is the tablet form factor. You can take this thing Everywhere. Well I have been in the market for a laptop or a tablet for a while now. At my high school the majority of the work we do is on the internet so I do need a device for myself. When I first started shopping for these the iPad was on my list. And as I researched the iPad started moving to the top of my list (apple does a great job on their website).

Now, being a high school student I don't exactly have buckets of cash to spend. I didn't have any money until after the iPad was on the top of my list followed closely by stuff like the galaxy tab. And as I started saving, the iPad started to seem like a bad choice. I realized I couldn't submit MS word documents through it and some parts of my school site wouldn't work. After about a month or so I completely removed it from my choices. THE COOL FACTOR WORE OFF!

So getting to my question. Have ANY of you bought an iPad for good reasons? lets be honest here. Or was it for very unimportant reasons mixed with how awesome it is? I don't think there are many people in my position that would have to save for a while for it. Most people that decide they want one just go out and get it pretty fast. Is the iPad a very thought out purchase for any of you?

I literally decided I wanted one then bought it a day later...

 

[jsh1120]

EDIT: Thanks for brainstorming with me here, because there is a way to do this after all! In GoodReader (send -> Email Summary) it generated a file (a little messy looking, but acceptable) of all my annotations in one place. All I have to do is copy that and paste it into a separate notebook. Wow. That is a huge help. Now I have one less reason to want multitasking capabilities in the iPad.

Hey, that's great! A little ashamed of myself for not thinking of GoodReader. It is truly the Swiss Army Knife App for the iPad. Have to say that the name of the app fails to convey its comprehensive utility.

 

[wrinkster22]

I know the search function exists, and I know other people have said stuff like this but just stay with me here.

So obviously the iPad sells by the millions and its "revolutionary" and pretty dang sexy and honestly probably the best part about it is the tablet form factor. You can take this thing Everywhere. Well I have been in the market for a laptop or a tablet for a while now. At my high school the majority of the work we do is on the internet so I do need a device for myself. When I first started shopping for these the iPad was on my list. And as I researched the iPad started moving to the top of my list (apple does a great job on their website).

Now, being a high school student I don't exactly have buckets of cash to spend. I didn't have any money until after the iPad was on the top of my list followed closely by stuff like the galaxy tab. And as I started saving, the iPad started to seem like a bad choice. I realized I couldn't submit MS word documents through it and some parts of my school site wouldn't work. After about a month or so I completely removed it from my choices. THE COOL FACTOR WORE OFF!

So getting to my question. Have ANY of you bought an iPad for good reasons? lets be honest here. Or was it for very unimportant reasons mixed with how awesome it is? I don't think there are many people in my position that would have to save for a while for it. Most people that decide they want one just go out and get it pretty fast. Is the iPad a very thought out purchase for any of you?

i cant understand all the negatives, anyone has there one opninion, the OP just does not like the iPad...

 

[thesiren]

i cant understand all the negatives, anyone has there one opninion, the OP just does not like the iPad...

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

 

[GaresTaylan]

I know the search function exists, and I know other people have said stuff like this but just stay with me here.

So obviously the iPad sells by the millions and its "revolutionary" and pretty dang sexy and honestly probably the best part about it is the tablet form factor. You can take this thing Everywhere. Well I have been in the market for a laptop or a tablet for a while now. At my high school the majority of the work we do is on the internet so I do need a device for myself. When I first started shopping for these the iPad was on my list. And as I researched the iPad started moving to the top of my list (apple does a great job on their website).

Now, being a high school student I don't exactly have buckets of cash to spend. I didn't have any money until after the iPad was on the top of my list followed closely by stuff like the galaxy tab. And as I started saving, the iPad started to seem like a bad choice. I realized I couldn't submit MS word documents through it and some parts of my school site wouldn't work. After about a month or so I completely removed it from my choices. THE COOL FACTOR WORE OFF!

So getting to my question. Have ANY of you bought an iPad for good reasons? lets be honest here. Or was it for very unimportant reasons mixed with how awesome it is? I don't think there are many people in my position that would have to save for a while for it. Most people that decide they want one just go out and get it pretty fast. Is the iPad a very thought out purchase for any of you?

My good reason was that I didn't buy it to be cool like you obviously did.

 

[BigTroll]

The longer I have it the more I use it, I almost prefer it now to my MacBook as it gets so warm when browsing and the iPad stays so cool plus I love to remote into my desktop at home while at work with team viewer and the iPad