The stats
. 9.7-inch touch screen, a half-inch thick, 1.5 pounds
. Comes with 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes of flash storage; WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
. Battery lasts 10 hours
. Basic models, available in March, will cost $499 to $699, depending on memory. Models with 3G will be out in April and cost $629 to $829.
. Apple also will sell a version with data plans from AT&T that will cost $14.99 to $29.99 per month, depending on usage.
Criticism, beyond that name
Not everyone fell in love with the iPad when it was unveiled. Online reviewers and commenters had their share of criticisms. Some of the bigger problems they saw: lack of a camera; the battery isn't removable; it doesn't use Adobe Flash; and it has no phone. Oh, and that name! Here are some excerpts.
Joshua Topolsky, editor-in-chief of Engadget
There's no multitasking at all. It's a real disappointment. All this power and very little you can do with it at once. … The keyboard is good, not great. Not quite as responsive as it looked in the demos. … No Flash confirmed. So Hulu is out for you, folks!
Brad Stone, blogging live
for the New York Times
Expectations were very high for this device. Some missing features that many people were expecting:
• No ability to play Adobe Flash animations, widely used on the Web
• No camera, still or video
• No non-Internet phone function
• No removable battery for a device that can suck a lot of power
• No removable storage
A commenter on DigitalTrends.com
A little disappointed by Apple for me. The design is still not anything to jump out of your seat about. Idk lets see how it takes off. And seriously the iPad?? MadTV made a skit about this a while ago. check it out on Youtube.
Chris Duke blogging on AppModo
• No camera. Video conference calls over Skype or iChat with a front-facing hidden iSight camera would have been a killer feature.
• Picture frame. What's the deal with the humongo black frame? My guess is usability tests showed that it was necessary (the way users held the iPad), but it sure doesn't look as slick as if the screen met up with the edge of the case.
• Storage. 64GB is the best they could do? What about support for network drives, memory expansion, or even tossing in a small hard drive?
• Battery. Like all Apple products these days, there's no way to change the battery. A trend that nobody likes except for Apple.
Priya Ganapati for Wired magazine
• No multitasking. Apple hasn't commented on this but it looks like the iPad works like the iPhone when it comes to apps. It can run just one app at a time and there's no background processing.
• And no GPS for the Wi-Fi model. Though the iPad has Google Maps, the lack of GPS means you can't use it for turn-by-turn navigation or in areas where's there's no wireless connectivity.
Finch44 commenting at PCmag.com
*Yawn* So its the Iphone with a bigger screen and can read books? Fascinating. Wake me up in a couple years when something interesting happens.
Marty232 commenting at PCmag.com
I just hope they don't name the higher end model the "Maxi iPad"!
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