Okay, I admit it

The iPad, despite its insanely stupid name, is pretty nifty. Even if it is an overblown iPod Touch. I’m going to call it the iTab, because it was my boyfriends’ really good idea, & I think I might have to start cutting myself if I have to keep referring to it by its feminine products’ name.

I will not be getting an iTab for probably quite some time. Years, I’m sure. There are very specific reasons for this, that I plan to outline in the next few paragraphs. Follow along with me…

1 – There is no multitasking – This is big for me, since I prefer to swap between several things at once, to either copy/paste from one thing to another, verify information, or entertain myself while I’m waiting for a response from an IM or whatever.

2 – No expandable media – Its another big one for me, I like to keep either SD cards or USB drives around for transferring files or just storage. If this option came available, I’d totally snap one up.

3 – No USB ports – not so terrible when it has bluetooth available, you can get an earpiece/mic combo. But I’d also like to connect it to a flash drive or maybe even my USB condenser mic for super-quiet audio recording.

4 – Attached battery – This is far-flung into the future, I’m sure, but what happens if the battery craps out? I have to buy a whole new machine, or send it away for a replacement, that’s what. Also, they’re probably planning on all the Apple fanboys to throw down their Vers 1 iTabs in favor of whatever they bring out for Vers 2, totally making the worry of a battery wearing out or dying a moot point.

5 – No camera – This was a major fail on Apple’s part. I mean, even iPod Nanos have cameras now! Major fail.

6 – Flash support is iffy in iTab’s browser. I’ve read things that say “yea, it works” and other places say, “no, Flash fail.” So I don’t know which is true.

7 – Unless there’s a pop-up touch pad built in to the apps/programs you use, you need an external keyboard. I hate this. I either want to write ON it, which I CAN’T, or I wanna tap buttons to write. Unless I learn that this is available, this is another X in the No Wai category.

These are my gripes about the iTab so far. If you think my info is totally incorrect, please feel free to comment. Just post links in your comment of where you found your information