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just do what i do and look at the pretty pictures :-)]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
The Keyboard + iWork could make this an ideal substitute laptop/ipod for College students.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
And if spending as much as the iPad, the Sony Vaio would win on portability and weight and convenience if wanting a physical keyboard. ]]>Apr 3rd 2010 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
I hear a netbook is lighter than an ipad and a seperate keyboard.

]]>Apr 3rd 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
lol that looks so 'gay'.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/NooO00! Dont leave us Nilay!]]>Apr 3rd 2010 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
/But honestly, that's pretty scarce. I guess they have to save money somewhere... Profits don't come out of thin air, y'know.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 4th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 4th 2010 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/i might have agreed with you if you didnt need to keep it in portrait only, and the fact that the specs on this arent great, and it had USB, and it was half the price it is, and ....


Etc., basically, if a student wants a product to take notes with, then any kind of laptop or netbook is a lot better in every way (especially price and usability, looks shouldnt matter but theres TONNES of amazing looking laptops/netbooks out there, people just have stop listening to apple about whats good looking or not :P)]]>Apr 4th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review//s

Seriously though, can you pair a mouse too? It seems like it would be painful to work with a separate keyboard on a touchscreen... (seeing Nilay reach over to touch the screen with his finger, lame)]]>Apr 4th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 4th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 5th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 5th 2010 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 6th 2010 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/]]>Apr 3rd 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Come on, get with the game, go buy a sausage!

/sarcasm

Meh, I'm great with my HP TM2T, Stylus and multi touch. Eagerly waiting Photoshop CS5]]>Apr 3rd 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
The problem with the stylus on a slate this size is that your hand is going to rest on the iPad itself when you write so you'd need to wear a glove or something similar so you don't activate the multitouch capabilities when trying to write.

Also, no handwriting recognition.]]>Apr 4th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
I've been using a ThinkOutside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard that I got an eternity ago for Pocket PC use. Folds down to pocketable size, but is as nice to type on as many notebook/netbook keyboards.

I don't think they make them anymore, but you could probably pick one up on eBay.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
One equation

iPad + accessories < macbook]]>Apr 3rd 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
You buy an iPad and all the accessories and you have a Macbook with an identity crisis. You buy a Macbook and you can still do most of what you planed on doing with your iPad.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
MacBook = $999
iPad + KB = $579]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
Just in case:
$579 < $999]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
Does your Macbook work with over 150,000 apps on the app store?]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
No ... but it does work with the millions of webpages on the internet. It also supports thousands of pieces of Mac software. Maybe millions of pieces of software when running Bootcamp.

All the Mac + Windows software is a heck of a lot more than what is available in the iTunes store.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/no, but it runs full applications like photoshop and not gimmicky cutdown and frankly pointless "apps". ]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
No. But it has flash.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
netbook = $300
you dont need to buy "apps" since you have the internet containing good free software. you dont need to buy a keyboard, you have a 160-250gb HDD or SSD, oh, and USB ports... and a webcam. ]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
I was making the same comparison as the people to which I was replying. The netbook comparison is for another discussion.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/two words: Macbook. Suckers.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/
This thing isn't even meant to be a standalone device. How do you print from it? Is 64GB meant to store everything? This is intended to be used as a secondary device that you take back to your main computer, like a netbook. The difference being, a netbook is much cheaper and could almost be used as your main machine.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/apple-ipad-accessories-hands-on-micro-review/Apr 3rd 2010 7:44PM