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Friday, November 26, 2010

Should You Buy an iPad?

Many of my clients that have an iPhone and an iPad are having buyer's remorse.

The major difference between an iPhone and an iPad is the size of the screen and the ability to act as a cellphone and folks who have bought both are finding that this may not be enough to justify having both an iPhone and an iPad.

Task
iPhone
iPad
Read books
Cellphone
X
Email
Browse Internet
√ (larger display)
Add Additional Storage Capacity
X
X
USB Port
X
X
Connect to Internet via WiFi
Print


If you have an iPhone, you might consider deferring your purchase of an iPad-like device until major players such as Samsung and Blackberry unveil their offerings. It is possible that non-Apple iPad-like devices may have additional features that will make it worthwhile to purchase a different vendor's product.

Here is a an link reviewing non-Apple iPad-like devices:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/gallery-non-apple-tablets/all/1