Remember, the iPad uses a 10" LCD(though IPS) vs. a 15.6" (a huge % increase in area).
The problem is that you can't really compare on specs. The problem I had with the article was that it compared it to the evolution from Mainframes to Minicomputers to PCs. Each step there, the cost was an order or more of magnitude cheaper(correct me if I am wrong).
When you can get "PCs" (a cheap crappy netbook is still a PC) for $280, the comparison falls apart completely.
Eg. You can get more than decent desktops for less than $500.
See:
Vostro 230s
Also Includes Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit 2GB 500GB 21.5" Monitor DVD ROM $499.00
My problem was the premise of the article, not about the supposed "value" of the iPad.
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Who talked about "crappy netbooks on a tiny screen" ? When did you last shop for laptops? 2007?
See this:
Latitude E5510 Also Includes Intel Core i3 Dual Core 2.53GHz Windows 7 Home Premium 2GB 160GB 15.6" DVD ROM $499.00
That is neither a netbook, doesn't have a tiny screen either.
Whatever the post-PC devices might be, they don't seem to be cheaper than the PC devices.
What if you replace the 160GB drive with a solid state drive? Remember, the iPad uses SSD.
Remember, the iPad uses a 10" LCD(though IPS) vs. a 15.6" (a huge % increase in area).
The problem is that you can't really compare on specs. The problem I had with the article was that it compared it to the evolution from Mainframes to Minicomputers to PCs. Each step there, the cost was an order or more of magnitude cheaper(correct me if I am wrong).
When you can get "PCs" (a cheap crappy netbook is still a PC) for $280, the comparison falls apart completely.
Eg. You can get more than decent desktops for less than $500.
See:
Vostro 230s Also Includes Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit 2GB 500GB 21.5" Monitor DVD ROM $499.00
My problem was the premise of the article, not about the supposed "value" of the iPad.