A friend of mine will be buying it the day it goes on sale... just like he has whenever a new iPhone is released.

I'm considering buying it for my better half.

Never bet against or count Apple out... like Michael Dell did:

I'll never count out apple completely, but this piece of hardware is missing some VERY core features. To me, this is like the first iPhone... when it came out it was definitely VERY cool... but what REALLY clinched it for most people was the iPhone 3g. The iPhone 3G was what the first iPhone should have been.

I suspect that that will be what happens here. Personally, I WANT the iPad to do well. But I want it to do more...

I'm looking forward to the hardware I KNOW will come out, that will turn this thing into a legit netbook by giving you a proper enclosure. And frankly, when that comes out, I'll probably buy it. I LOVE the idea of it slipping into a holder and turning into a laptop, especially if the part where there's a keyboard gives the iPad ports and extra battery life.

But on that note, I am VERY curious to see how future macbooks are going to implement touch.

Lol, btw, when I posted this thread, I was almost positive Subtle would reply. Glad I wasn't disappointed!

John,

I agree that the tendency is for geeks to say "no" to Apple products. But I'm a geek, and picked up the first iPhone, have gone through two macbook Pros, have an Apple time machine, keyboard, mouse, iPod, and convinced my girlfriend to get a Macbook as well.

I totally admire and appreciate technology I don't have to fiddle with. The problem to me is that right now the iPad is missing big features for me. With the iPhone, I didn't give a crap about EDGE vs. 3G because at the time, 3G coverage was abysmal. I also didn't care about multitasking because the screen was simply not big enough.

I also didn't care about input being hardcore, because if I need to have some serious input, I will get a full-sized keyboard and go to town. The limitations I was willing to overlook with the iPhone in exchange for a superior interface on a smaller screen are the same limitations I can't ignore with a larger screen.

About the only thing I can truly say I like is the idea of surfing the web on a big screen very easily.

I'll admit that my denouncing of the iPad is probably going to turn out to be way off base. But I had the same vibe when I saw the Macbook Air, and so far that device has not really impressed.

The one thing really going for this tablet is the price point. It's actually not at all bad, considering how much you get out of it. But at least for me, I will wait until iteration two to see what Apple REALLY had in store for its device. Apple has a distinct pattern: invent something awesome and remove key features, only to introduce them slowly over the next few versions.

It's freaking brilliant, but I'm patient enough to wait for a year or so to see what else Cupertino has up its sleeves.

I agree that the subhead sucks. Four adjectives in one sentence is a bit much.

For me the price isn't a selling point at all. It's twice the price of a netbook and you have to pay a separate monthly fee for your data plan in addition to your iPhone.

Did you hear about the Apple iRack?

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enTourage eDGe, coming out next month, looks interesting too...

http://www.entourageedge.com/devices/entourage-edge.html

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450,000 iPads sold since Saturday.

Estimates are for 5,000,000 to be sold in 2010.

I checked one out a couple of days ago. Very cool.

600,000 digital books downloaded from the Apple store since Saturday.