Specifications
- 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz) (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- Digital compass
- Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
- Accelerometer sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
- Weight: 242.8 mm
- Width: 189.7 mm
- Depth: 13.4 mm
- Weight: 0.68 kg (Wi-Fi model); 0.73 kg (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Full Specifications: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
Wi-Fi
16GB: US$499 = S$700
32GB: US$599 = S$840
64GB: US$699 = S$981
Ships in 60 days time
Wi-Fi + 3G
16GB: US$629 = S$882
32GB: US$729 = S$1,023
64GB: US$829 = S$1,163
Ships in 90 days time
Official Website: iPad
Not very impressive, I don’t see a need for a slate, being a tablet user myself. It will never be powerful enough to do descent work as a proper PC or for school, etc, yet too big to conveniently carry around as a portable device. For me, I will be putting my money for the next gen iPhone maybe coming out in June, that will be better.
Still trying to figure out who is the iPad going to appeal to. Kindle users? In my mind, the iPad is no replacement for a Netbook. It’s definitely a better iPod Touch if I don;t mind lugging a much bigger device around after digging deeper into my pockets. Still, 64GB of HDD? Then again, it might work as a in-car entertainment device. Just thinking out loud.