iPad Short Review

I received my iPad (courtesy of winning a contest) yesterday.

Here is a mini-review so far, pre-IOS 4.2.

Design - The design of it is nice, very sleek. However, it is a heavier than I thought it would be. At 1.5 pnds, it's light enough to be portable, but heavy enough to be uncomfortable when reading in bed.

Screen - The screen is wonderful at 1024x768. Vibrant colors. Only upgrade would be to make it full 1080P, an upgrade from the current 720P.

OS - OK, here is the disappointment: For many years, Apple touted it's OS as being one of the first multi-tasking operating systems for personal computers. Yet, when they designed the iPad, they made it a single processing system? That doesn't make sense. Why? To test fully, I started playing a song and then tried to go to browsing. The song immediately stopped. Why would Apple do this? If Apple would like this to be used more widely by businesses, give it the power.

iTunes - Another complaint: if I'm not purchasing anything, why do I need to supply a credit card to iTunes store? With identity theft running rampant, what guarantees do I have that Apple will protect my information?

Apps - Still exploring. I did download the Nook app and got some free books. Will see how the eReader portion works.

There is still a lot left to explore, but my first impression was nice look and feel, bad implementation of software. Reminds me of Windows 3.1. Sorry Steve Jobs and Apple, I expected more from you.