A few days ago, the Apple tablet that had been making a lot of noise finally came out! I just read some news about it, and I think the iPad is pretty good: it's cheap, and its battery is said to last ten hours. But I think the iPad has a few drawbacks:
  1. No Flash support
  2. No support for Traditional Chinese
  3. No multitasking (running many programs at the same time)

Of these three drawbacks, the only one that’s a serious problem for me is the lack of Flash; the other two are fine. My plan this time was to buy a computer mainly for checking email and browsing websites, so an iPad would actually be enough. But from a rational standpoint, I think a laptop is still better than an iPad, because with a laptop I can also write blog posts, while an iPad really only lets me check email. Still, I like the iPad because it looks really cool~~~

Apple iPad Introduction Video

The following is quoted from http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100128/17/1zl0q.html

Apple CEO Steve Jobs personally unveiled the new product on January 27. As widely expected, the long-rumored tablet computer made its debut under the name “iPad.” It supports multi-touch and runs the iPhone operating system. Games and other software can be downloaded from the Apple Store, and there is also iBooks, a newly launched online store dedicated to e-books, which can display e-books, newspapers, and magazines in color.

Jobs made the iPad’s positioning very clear: once consumers already have an iPhone and a laptop, the next product they usually want is a netbook. Netbooks are very cheap, but “they’re ugly, basically cheap laptops, and they waste people’s money.”

According to Jobs, Apple’s tablet, the iPad, runs the iPhone operating system and supports multi-touch. It has built-in apps such as Maps, Calendar, YouTube, and the iTunes Store. It is 1.27 cm thick and weighs 0.681 kg, has a 9.7-inch screen, supports the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and has a 1 GHz CPU. It comes with 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB of storage, has a standby time of up to 10 hours, and the battery can be replaced.

The iPad can already download games and software directly from the App Store. Apple has also launched iBooks, a store similar to the App Store, and has signed deals with major publishers, so iPad users can buy and download e-books in iBooks to read.

Jobs stressed that the iPad will offer an unprecedented browsing experience, far better than laptops and smartphones. It makes it more convenient to read books, play games, and watch videos.

The Wi-Fi-only iPad will go on sale worldwide in March, priced at 499US dollars for the 16 GB version, $599 for 32 GB, and $699 for 64 GB. AT&T will also offer two no-contract plans: $14.99 per month for 250 MB of data, or $29.99 per month for unlimited access. The 3G version will follow in April at higher prices: $629, $729, and $829 for the 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB versions.