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RayB:
I'd try out one of the Slates / tablets first, see how well it tracks "touch" and handles motion. The thing about Apple's capacitive multitouch screens is they are the most accurate out of all the competing devices. Gotta give credit where credit is due...

Also, give it a year or two and they will new OS's for download that keep improving the product. Just look at 4.0. They've already addressed the multitasking complaints.

Level42:
What actually is that HP slate (sleigh ?) running ?
It seriously looks clumsy compared to the iPad.

@patrick: I kinda more meant that Amp than the iPad ;)
That amp easily costs a good multiple times the cost of the iPad.

The iPad will also double as navigation (yes TomTom available).

@Cheffo: Don't forget the total "bed worthynes"  of the iPad. I admit here that every once in a while I carry my company PC laptop into my bed to reference something really important (or so I claim) BUT, the set-up is clumsy in bed.
It's also noisy (both the stupid fan (that seems to make fun of blowing short "puffs" of hot air instead of running at a steady pace, making it sound like a whining cat) and the HD).

"O man, are you taking that iPad with you again ?"
"But darling, I'm reading my latest book !"

End of discussion. Then of course you can surf of to this forum and silently type some useful stuff. Or read PDF's :D

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Level42 on April 12, 2010, 05:42:23 pm ---What actually is that HP slate (sleigh ?) running ?
It seriously looks clumsy compared to the iPad.

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Windows 7


--- Quote from: Level42 on April 12, 2010, 05:42:23 pm ---@Cheffo: Don't forget the total "bed worthynes"  of the iPad. I admit here that every once in a while I carry my company PC laptop into my bed to reference something really important (or so I claim) BUT, the set-up is clumsy in bed.
It's also noisy (both the stupid fan (that seems to make fun of blowing short "puffs" of hot air instead of running at a steady pace, making it sound like a whining cat) and the HD).

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I'm not ... for either the reading or the porn ...

 ;)

shmokes:

--- Quote from: Level42 on April 12, 2010, 05:42:23 pm ---
The iPad will also double as navigation (yes TomTom available).


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This sounds pretty awful.  First I think the iPad doesn't have GPS in it unless you get the one with a built-in cellular modem for like $130 more or something.  On top of that, who would actually want this?  Where are you going to put the thing?  You really want a ten inch screen (plus one inch border) taking up a substantial proportion of your visibility?  And if you're not going to mount it on your dash, where will you put it?  On the passenger seat?  Looking down and to the right (or left Britons) to see the map doesn't sound very appealing or particularly safe.  And how much is this Tom Tom software going to cost?  In the end it seems to me that you'll get a much better experience from a dedicated 3-4" $80 device that will come with mounting hardware and a plug to draw power from your car's 12v outlet.

syph007:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 12, 2010, 04:11:31 pm ---
I finally got off of my butt and ordered 20 years worth of the Digital Archives of GameRoom Magazine on DVD. (highly recommended, BTW).


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Hey that sounds like a really good idea.... is there a buy all for a bundled price, or is it a buck an issue for each?

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