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Technical Details
- 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).
- 32GB flash drive.
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
- Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery for up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music.
Product Description
Apple iPad Wi-Fi is a magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price and the best way to experience the web, email, photos, and video.All of the built-in apps on iPad are designed from the ground up to take advantage of the large multi-touch screen and advanced capabilities of iPad. And they work in any orientation. So you can do things with these apps that you can't do on any other device.The high-resolution, 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display on iPad is remarkably crisp and vivid. Which makes it perfect for web browsing, watching movies, or viewing photos. With iPad, there is no up or down. It's designed to show off your content in portrait or landscape orientation with every turn. And because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide viewing angle. So you can hold it almost any way you want and still get a brilliant picture, with excellent color and contrast.The multi-touch screen on iPad is based on the same revolutionary technology on iPhone. But the technology has been completely reengineered for the larger iPad surface, making it extremely precise and responsive. So whether you're zooming in on a map, flicking through your photos, or deleting an email, iPad responds with incredible accuracy. And it does just what you want it to.One of the first things you'll notice about iPad is how thin and light it is. The screen is 9.7 inches measured diagonally. So overall, it's slightly smaller than a magazine. You can use it anywhere. And a slight curve to the back makes it easy to pick up and comfortable to hold.With built-in 802.11n, iPad takes advantage of the fastest Wi-Fi networks. It automatically locates available Wi-Fi networks, which you can join with a few taps. iPad also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, letting you connect to devices like wireless headphones or the Apple wireless keyboard.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
2010-09-18
By Killerbeez
My first Apple experience and it has been delightful. It has been the most user friendly device that I have ever used. If I had it to do over again I would have bought the Wifi+3G for increased coverage and versatility.
2010-09-17
By Donna Hawersaat
Received the iPad in record time. It was everything I expected it to be.
2010-09-17
By Barbara Morefield (HOUSTON, TEXAS, US)
I was introduced to the Apple Ipad by my sister.
I fell in love with it. I haven't turn my desktop computer on for at least three weeks because everything that I used it for I can do on my Ipad. If your haven't purchased one yet, what are you waiting for? You will truly enjoy this. Oh, and by the way, it is very easy to setup and use.
2010-09-16
By Buster Brindle (San Francisco, CA)
I'm liking my iPad a lot more than I thought I would. Reading on it is a pleasure, especially on a crowded train. The New York Times free app has enough stories to get me to and from work, and the ebook reader is quite easy to use. There are a ton of free books out there, mostly books in the public domain, but that's fine with me since I like to read old literature. The music and game apps are numerous and very good. The web is extremely fast and the pad "just works".
On the downside, the iPad doesn't come with a clock or alarm clock utility. You can buy apps written for this purpose, but, since there's no multitasking, you can't depend on them to work. For example, if you have a meeting scheduled, and your alarm clock app set, the meeting notice will pop up and prevent the alarm on the clock from ever going off.
Magazines look awesome on the iPad, particularly Wired and Time. The downside is that you can't buy a subscription and have to pay a very inflated price. Hopefully, this will change in the near future. I wish more magazines were available, and I wish I could get the entire New York Times delivered to the iPad in one fell swoop since I don't have a wifi connection on the subway I ride (the workaround is to go to all the articles before leaving the house, which puts them in a cache for reading later).
Another downside is that you still have to sync the pad to itunes to do any kind of backup or file transfers, and the sync HAS TO be done via cable. At this point, with such a poweful technology, I cannot believe Apple doesn't just automatically sync/backup the ipad wirelessly when it gets near its "mother" computer. Likewise, there should be some way to map the free space on the pad as a drive to transfer files to and from the device.
The glare problem is bad if you're trying to read in bright sunlight, but I read mostly at night in bed and on the subway so it's not an issue for me. The backlighting is actually very nice for reading in bed.
Overall, a very nice device. The screen size is just right to watch movies and TV on the go. Lots of apps are available. The word processor and spreadsheet app (sold separately) are very nice, even if syncing back to a PC or Mac is a bit of a pain.
I've been taking my iPad on trips instead of my laptop PC--it is a good device for travelling and lets me get basic work done (e-mail, web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets).
I'm sure the device will only get better over time.
Please note that amazon's price for the 64-gig model is higher than buying it at the Apple store, even after tax.
2010-09-12
By rumseykc
I won a 64G 3G iPad from Rush Limbaugh several weeks ago, and since receiving it I have been absolutely satisfied with handy devise. I now have a reason to put digital copies of movies on an Apple product, surfing the internet while mobile much easier, it's easier to carry around than a laptop... The list goes on and on.
My only complaints so far has been the need for Leopard software on your Mac computers. I only have Tiger so I am forced to use my PC's iTunes. The other is the price. This thing is friggin expensive! Yes I got mine for free, but I wouldn't have paid basically 900 dollars for this tablet.
All in all this things is awesome! I would advise waiting a year or two when they become more common place and cheaper. anyway I give it a 5 out of 5!
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