Those of you that know me know that I love my iPad 2 for
many reasons. It is a tool that I use
daily and it serves me well in many ways.
The fact that I am a regular iPad 2 user also gives me the opportunity to
“kick the tires” on it and figure out the things that could be a little better
on it.
1. The iPad is great for consuming information
but not so great for creating information.
If you need to update your blog, type up a paper, or work on a webpage, it
can be somewhat clunky to do on the iPad.
It is still easier to do these things in the laptop/desktop world. The “Pages” word processing app for iPad is
also about $10 and sometimes it has some compatibility issues with other
business approved word processing programs much as MS Office. On the other hand, the iPad is way better for
taking in information such as music, books, photos, e-mail and web surfing.
2. Fingerprints on
the screen are annoying. Since the iPad
is used primarily with your fingers to navigate around you will find that the
oils from your hand will build up over time and you will have to use a soft
cleaning cloth to keep it wiped off for the best visibility.
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3. The battery is not
replaceable. It is sealed and
non-replaceable so after the rechargeable battery wears out, the iPad’s
lifespan is complete. The battery is
usually able to hold a 10 hour charge which for me is fantastic and only
requires me to charge it about 1 per week.
You can probably get about 1000 charges over the life of the battery.
4. No Flash support
– This is by far my biggest disappointment with my iPad. Frequently I receive links in emails and newsletters
that direct me to a movie that is created in Flash. The iPad does not have any built in ability
to support that so you have to look for 2
nd party apps that can play
Flash or you have to go back to your desktop/laptop computer to watch
them. Here is some more info in this
that explains it:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3675552?start=0&tstart=0
5. The iPad does not have USB port or an SD card slot. If
you want to print to a non-wifi enables printer of put some pictures on your
iPad from your sd card, you have to purchase separate $30 adapters.
With these things
being said, I still love my iPad and think if you are considering purchasing
one you should know that these features are less than the benefits that you
will find in having one. I will talk
about the benefits of the iPad in another post!
I would love to show
you the benefits of using one! If you
would like to have 1 on 1 iPad tutoring with me via Skype, Facetime or in
person(in Chittenden County, Vermont)
please feel free to contact me here:
http://www.jeanthecomputertutor.com/contact
