This is a proper #iPad Review – @Mashable take note!
Well I’m pleased to say I didn’t partake in any of that nonsense. Oh no. Being a bonafide social media guru, I was able to get hold of mine last night. In fact, as luck would have it, it came to me totally unprompted, and I bet I paid a lot less than all of you people. Here’s how I purchased my iPad. I was just about to leave the Dog & Duck, having had a few pints of Parson’s Plums when the prawn man came in. I had the usual crab sticks and cockles, and then he started winking at me. “Weirdo” I thought, you’ve never done that before. Then all became clear, he opened the other side of his wicker basket to reveal a brand new iPad. “Fancy it?” he said. Bloody right I fancied it, more so than Dolly the barmaid, who was looking particularly buxom that evening. Anyway, after much bartering I got it off him for £6.99. I virtually skipped all the way home, only stopping for a kebab with extra chili sauce….which I can still taste now.
Look! I've got an iPad
So here is my review – watch and learn Mashable – and a few pictures as proof that I am not lying.
What I like:
- Battery life is good
- Nice form factor
- Clear screen
- Lightweight
- No wires or fiddley keys
What I don’t like (sorry Steve)
Social Media Guru at work....you wouldn't understand.
- It doesn’t do much
- Where’s the Internet gone?
- I can’t write zeros or “o”s
- No sound
- I can’t print
Other than that it’s fine. Overall I’d give it a 6 out of 10, which may sound harsh…but this, as you can see, is a proper iPad review. I really can’t understand what all the fuss is about to be honest. I heard @WillCooper talking about it on the transistor radio earlier, and some of his “colleagues” (that’s posh for mates) tweeted about it too. Anything for a jolly away for the office eh!
LOL!!! Superb review. I love the whole pub story part – not exactly part of you review I know, but my favourite bit anyway!
I have to agree with you – I’ve just got back from the Apple store in Bristol and I had a full demo from one of their in-house guru geeks. But even after all that, it just seems like a bigger iPhone.
I’ve got a laptop for when I’m out and about plus my iPhone and my laptop has a nice keyboard. I think the usability of the iPad is very awkward. It was fine in the Apple store on their clever, round pad thingy (which they don’t sell, but I think they should) but in my hands it almost feels too big. I ended up hugging it in one arm like all the TV and News presenters do and then typing and finger twiddling it with my other hand. But even that felt odd.
It’s only wi-fi unless you pay more for 3G BUT… then you need to sign up to a micro-sim contract which is more money each month when I’ve already got boat loads of data on my Orange iPhone contract. So I’d go for a wi-fi 32GB one but then I know I’ll just get frustrated when I’m out and not in a wi-fi zone.
I get the whole readability stuff – it’s lovely to read an eBook on the iPad and it is. But, I’m old fashioned – I still love proper paperback books – touchy feely page turny books. So I’m not sure I’ll ever be happy reading an eBook on a big flat screen, no matter how good it looks.
But hey, that’s just me. Everything I can do on the iPad I can do on my iPhone – but OK, yes agreed, on a smaller scale – and for everything else I have my laptop.
What have I missed? I’m happy to be convinced otherwise if you think there are awesomely good reason to get an iPad.
Ruddy Nora Dickie!! You’ve gone and covered the iPad very thoroughly indeed. For me, the two white buttons kept getting in the way, and every time I write something…like a blog post…I can’t cut and paste!! The text tends to disappear after a while too. Next time I see the prawn man, I’m going to trade it in for some winkles.
What have you done to your hair?!