This past weekend I finally got my hands on an iPad for the first time. In my simplest explanation I see it more as a time waster, and less of a time saver. Now don’t get me wrong it is a beautiful device, and if you have an iPhone you will be able to tell right off the bat the functionality of the iPad blows away its little brother in response, speed and overall power. And if you are looking for a device to play, music, watch videos, read a book or general web browsing then by all means get it and you’ll love it. But, if you are looking for something to get some real work done on (besides general email) then the iPad falls way short on the power and flexibility.

When i first picked the iPad up my mind was a little confused. Right off the bat when i went to type something, my mind told my fingers to operate it like an iPhone. I went to the “two thumbs typing” iPhone motion as i thought to myself, wow thats stupid i should be using it more like a laptop when it comes to that. I then corrected myself and tried out a more regular “home row” keyboard typing model. I also felt a little better as I noticed the idiot to the right of me was typing like it was an iPhone as well, so i was not the only one. When i went to type something, the touchscreen keyboard felt more cramped then an normal laptop keyboard so neither motion felt quite right. Im guessing with time it would feel more normal but i also felt that a little larger screen would be a better solution as it would usher you to use it more like a laptop and less like an iPhone.

All in all, in my 10 minute opinion, the iPad for me is more of a want and not a need but it is one step closer to the possibility of a more powerful laptop or desktop with multi touch capabilities of the iPhone and iPad which i would take my light-saber and stack of harry potter books to go stand in line at an Apple store for.