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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 5069957" data-attributes="member: 114">I think I was hoping for more from the iPad than a bigged up iPhone. The flash memory doesn't seem enough (it is scarcely more than the iPhone, so what if I want to have lots more music or (especially) video on it?)The screen resolution isn't so great. 1024 x 768 or thereabouts, so it can't do top HD, only the lesser 720p HD for movies etc. Plus, when used in portrait mode many websites won't display properly (like ENworld for instance!). 10 years ago websites were largely designed to a width of under 800px, which would work fine, but far too many websites nowadays work to a minimum width of ~1024, which means it is landscape mode or cropped portrait (or shrunken webpage).I'm stuck thinking where it would be of most use personally. If I'm at home and I want to watch a movie, it wouldn't replace my TV (or PC). If I'm on the go it is too large to always be in my pocket like my iphone, so when exactly do I use it?It is also primarily a consumption device rather than a producing device; I'll not be doing programming, web development or writing on it any time soon. As a touch typist I'm probably much happier doing my email on something with a real keyboard too. Even posting on ENworld would be much more awkward than with a PC.I'll watch it with interest, but I'm not sure whether it will be a real game-changer or not.I suppose it all comes down to the content, really.Cheers</blockquote>

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