Apple’s iPad smaller than laptop, more capable than smart phone BY JESSICA MINTZ AND RACHEL METZ The Associated Press with a staff report Gazette Reporter Ameerah Cetawayo contributed to this story.
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting. The iPad, which is larger in size but similar in design to Apple’s popular iPhone, was billed by CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday as “so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone.” Jobs, 54, a pancreatic cancer survivor who got a liver transplant during a 5 /2-month medical leave last year, looked thin as he introduced the highly anticipated gadget, though he seemed to have more energy than he did at Apple’s last event in September. The iPad has a 9.7-inch touch screen, is a half-inch thick, weighs 1.5 pounds and comes with 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes of flash memory storage. It comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity built in. Jobs said the device has a battery that lasts 10 hours and can sit for a month on standby without needing a charge. The basic iPad models will cost $499, $599 and $699, depending on the storage size, when it comes out worldwide in March....................>>>>............>>>>...........http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00801&AppName=1
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MobileTerminal
January 28, 2010, 7:12am
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Only problem is that most models take a couple days off every month, like being fed chocolate and enjoys flowers more than the imac. Other than that, I"ll be in line to grab me one!
MT--would this be a good thing for college kids? What do you mean takes days off each month? Do you want it because it would be a kick to have a new gadget or because you think its technology is better than laptop?
MT--would this be a good thing for college kids? What do you mean takes days off each month? Do you want it because it would be a kick to have a new gadget or because you think its technology is better than laptop?
Personally, I'd advise you hold off till version 2, affectionately known as "max-iPad"
Got the same situation in my house except we have three macs and one desktop. The other laptop broke so I gave my mac book to my son to use at college. The new Ipad looked interesting and I like new gadgets but will defer to MT's advice and wait on the next version.
My rule of thumb is never buy the "first" release of anything. Remember all the problems with the first iphones .. the first blackberrys, the first windows XP/Vista etc. After they work the bugs out, then I'll consider - but never on the release date.
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