It’s a new Mac! Of course we have to make an event out of it!
April 2010
Apple iPad Review – First Impressions
So I got the 32GB iPad yesterday too at Best Buy and didn’t really need to wait. In fact there was still at ton at the Apple Store when I went yesterday afternoon to pickup the case for this thing. So after going through the unboxing and powering up, the very first reaction to me it is an oversized iPod touch for the most part especially when navigating around the OS. It does however have some major differences that separate it from it’s handheld counterpart.
It is definitely much better to surf the web and type on this. I’m writing this post on the iPad right now as week speak. The case helps a lot in typing on a flat surface because you can set it to elevate to a more comfortable typing position. I love how you can pretty much view an entire webpage at a more readable screen size where as. You had to zoom and unzoom to different sections on the iPhone.
Another feature that really shines on the iPad is the iBook app. Someone suggested on another website to use Calibre to convert PDF based books and magazines and then just drag them into to the iPad via iTunes and it’s just awesome. I converted a bunch of books and magazines and reading them on the iPad has been an incredible experience whereas reading them on my MacBook Pro or a netbook is cumbersome and awkward. It just feels natural on the iPad.
Well today was the launch day for the iPad and I have mine. Here’s the unboxing…
I’ll have the actual review up soon. I’m going to play with the damn thing now!
