> - Multitasking? Yeah right.
Effectively, all apps multitask. They stay in suspended animation
indefinitely. It's as good as multitasking will get on a tablet. If you
really feel the need for multiple windows concurrently (Why?) there's apps
for that.
> - Interfaceability with other devices and storage medium? Zilch.
Print directly to wireless printers for free, built in.
It can easily transfer files to any machine via FTP/sFTP, various apps that
do transfers, etc. Some are paid apps, some are apps from Cydia which
require jailbreaking. But many many choices there. Ifile seems to be a
popular one.
> Want to print
> something? That's a paid app.
Um....no. Seems like it can print natively, from what I have seen. (I have
an iPad2). Perhaps depends on app, but the ones I have tried have a print
menu - Safari, for example.
> Want to actually save PDF files? Paid
> app. The list goes on and on.
Jailbreak.
> As was previously mentioned, the image-management aspect of the iPad
> is so horrid as to be unusable. How about basic file storage,
> retrieval and transfer? The standard method for transferring a file to
> the iPad is to email it to yourself from your computer, open up a
> web-based mail client in ReaddleDocs (paid app), and save it to the
> ReadleDocs file system. Granted, if you are able to place both
> computers into the same WiFi LAN, you can do a web-drive app (paid)
> which allows you to FTP or brouse files in and out of the iPad.
> Sometimes. Unless the WiFi network is busy then it doesn't work.
Clearly you haven't explored all the options yet. Many apps allow direct
file up/downloads via iTunes. Jailbreaking it (Free and easy) allow any
sort of connectivity you could possibly want.
> Or my favorite: Most apps would be considered "thin client" programs
> and gain their functionality though "phoning home" and getting the
> data online. Lose your WiFi connection to the Internet? Most apps of
> any usability are toast.
I suppose it depends on what you mean by usability. If 100% uptime is a
concern, get the 3G version of the iPad.
-Ed
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