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Originally Posted by AustinChief
COURIER: Where do you get your information???? Courier is beyond prototype stage and is slated for a late Q3 release (which means Q1 2011). NOW, that said, all I said was I would wait for it to be out to judge if I wanted in this space... not at all certain it will fill my needs either.
IPAD: Things I can't do... - make phone calls
- sms/mms
- use external USB devices
- watch 1080 HD video
- use SD memory(great for easy storage of movie libraries)
- no camera whatsoever... not a webcam or a "real" cam...
- iR connect
- GPS
- carry an extra replaceable battery
- not suck
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Not a very convincing list, IMHO. FYI, I don't own an iPad, and currently have no plans to buy one.
I don't get the desire to be able to make phone calls or sms/mms on a tablet device - it's not a phone replacement. Do you really want to carry an additional cellular contract and phone number, just for a tablet? I sure as hell don't. Even if I owned a tablet device, I'd still carry my cellphone for use as, well, a phone. The iPad has a mic, so I assume VOIP would be possible via an app.
I'd be surprised if you could notice much screen resolution difference at the screen sizes in question.
IR connect? Really?
I believe the 3G-equipped iPad will have GPS capabilities.
I think removable storage is a push, depending on the user. 64GB should be sufficient for just about any user, unless you really want to carry around your entire video library. I can see it being an issue for some, though.
External USB storage is a valid complaint. Will be interesting to see if that is addressed at some point. They offer a way to connect cameras directly to the iPad, so I'd be surprised if we didn't see a way to connect USB devices.
No camera is a viable complaint, though the only real use for that I could see would be for video chat.