iPad - Who is going to get one?

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Originally Posted by mike31154

Same goes for X-Box & Playstation, hard drives! Come on now, I can remember back in the day when video games came on a solid state cartridge that was plugged into the console, no moving parts! As far as I'm concerned X-Box & Play Station are a step backwards with spinning drives, both magnetic & optical.

So, until I see something more to my liking, I'll be plugging away on my Compaq Presario Notebook that's close to 7 years old now and occasionally I'll fire up the PC with 800 Mhz processor & 13 Gig hardrive to keep Windows XP up to date.

Console systems can go the route of Flash drive video games, but they cant just scrap a 5 Year program now and change to flash drives.
Maybe the PS4 will have that, but now the world of online downloading games is becoming bigger because of less chances of stealing video games.

As technology advances, so does the technology to steal this.
So while were having a war with the decision of buying a PS3 or Xbox360 the companies are having a war with the decision of how there going to keep their profit from the last year. Their full job isnt to entertain you, but to make money.

You really cant be impressed with the iPad if your looking for a real computer to do hardcore computer things.
Its way to hard to fit more cores into slimmer packages like that, but somewhere in Japan some guys making a new core in his basement. (Itll be out in a bit with the upgraded iPad)
It may seem that your simple compaq still keeps you happy, but with such limited power you limit yourself to what you can do on your compaq.
If you cant push your computer you have currently to do even a fraction of what the computers can do now... Then its time to switch.
Computers can do sooo much more now, from Wireless controlling of entertainment centers, to security for your house!

Wasting time with slow load times is a thing of the past.
Widows XP isnt even considered a windows much anymore. You'll be much more happy with a newer computer that can open 5 Tabs at once without freeezing. It sounds like you dont use your compaq for much tho, which WOULD make the iPad a good choice for you.

Its very limited in upgrades of hardware but the iPad is mainly a netbook which im guessing you use your Compaq for? The iPad is your old desktop upgraded and ready to move around with you. Unless your Adobeing stuff or doing 3D max (Something Ram intensified) The iPad is a good replacement of a desktop computer.