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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I've had a bunch of people, parents, aunts, etc. ask me about the Ipad and if they could do all their office work on it as well etc. so they are looking for more of a full computer rather than a media consumption device. There are a lot of people out there that think the Ipad is a Macbook without a keyboard. They also assume the screen is a lot bigger than it is just because of how it looks in pictures.
That said, I don't see why anybody would have trouble running office and work apps on an Ipad coupled with the wireless aluminum keyboard. I wish the wireless aluminum keyboard had a numpad though or I would have bought one.
My opinion which you will not agree with of course is that both iPads and Macbooks and basically any Apple product is overpriced. :P
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Ohh I see what you mean now. Yeah, the office stuff is definitely doable on the iPad. I've watched all the iWork videos and they look pretty impressive. I've even played with Keynote (Powerpoint) on an iPad and it's really well done.
I don't think it's a very good workplace desktop replacement, but it can most certainly handle all the basic office stuff. Especially with multiple exchange accounts going into a unified inbox. As an ex-Exchange Admin, I can tell you that that is all kinds of nice.
By the way... While I've obviously been impressed with the iPad, it wasn't until I actually laid my hands on one yesterday that I was completely convinced that I wanted one. I was on the fence before, but I've now fallen off.
I know all the reviews have been talking about how fast it is, but wow. It's even faster than I was expecting it to be. Keynote was pretty nice for sure. I wanted to play with Pages and Numbers a bit, but the guy had only bought Keynote.
Maps is very fast and extremely responsive. It's hard to describe, but you really get the feeling you're pinching and dragging an actual city from a seat on an airplane (in Satellite mode, of course).