Rating 4.3 80 reviews
Manufacturer: Apple
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MacNN
16 years ago

Apple iPad

The Good Quality construction Attractive housing Vibrant, bright display 802.11n Wi-Fi 3G-enabled (certain models) 10 hours of battery life Fast processor App Store compatibility Usable virtual keyboard The Bad Lacks support for Flash content No multitasking with current firmware Screen difficult to...
Pros:
  • Quality construction
  • Attractive housing
  • Vibrant
  • bright display
  • 802.11n Wi-Fi
  • 3G-enabled (certain models
  • 10 hours of battery life
  • Fast processor
  • App Store compatibility
  • Usable virtual keyboard
Cons:
  • Lacks support for Flash content
  • No multitasking with current firmware
  • Screen difficult to view in direct sunlight
  • No camera
  • Heavy to hold for extended periods
  • Lacks HDMI output
  • native HD resolution
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eReader Central
16 years ago

Apple iPad

The Apple iPad isn't an eBook reader, which makes it very hard to compare it to other eBook readers. It doesn't use e-ink technology, it's heavy, you can't read out of it in bright places, and the display will strain your eyes eventually.
Pros:
  • Amazing design
  • Most intuitive interface yet
  • Full-color screen
  • Wi-Fi and 3G wireless
  • Will do just about anything
Cons:
  • LCD display is hard to read from in bright places and will eventually strain your eyes
  • Battery lasts only ten hours
  • Heavy
  • Costs almost twice as much as the Kindle 2 or Nook
  • Additional 3G wireless fees apply (around $130
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PC Magazine
16 years ago

Apple iPad (Wi-Fi + 3G)

The Apple iPad is a revolutionary, addictive Tablet PC with Wi-Fi. Add in 3G, and it becomes even more useful, just perhaps not $130 more useful, which is the premium you'll pay for always-on connectivity. And with 3G you have to tack on another $15 to $30 a month for service.
Pros:
  • Sleek design
  • Gorgeous, sharp, accurate touch screen
  • Improved iPod, Safari browser, photo, and e-mail apps
  • A plethora of downloadable apps
  • Flexible and affordable 3G service plans
Cons:
  • Costs $130 more than the Wi-Fi-only version
  • Some applications don't work over 3G
  • AT&T is the only U.S
  • carrier with 3G support
  • Watch our Apple iPad video review
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TechRadar UK
16 years ago

Apple iPad 3G review

Another fantastic device from Apple, but we're not so happy about the price premium you pay for the 3G version.
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3g
16 years ago

Apple iPad Review

It has its limitations but as long as you know this before you buy, the iPad is sexy, slick, fast and a real object of desire.
Pros:
  • Email and web were made for the iPad
  • games look great and play smoothly
  • the operating system is solid
  • speedy and oh-so-easy to use
Cons:
  • Flash player for webpage videos
  • no camera or webcam
  • costs a small fortune
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ITP.net
15 years ago

Apple iPad

Is it worth it? Put it this way. If you never bought one, you wouldn't miss it. But buy it and you'll soon wonder how you lived without it.
Pros:
  • Brilliant user interface
  • lovely LCD screen
  • great form factor and design
  • WiFi support
Cons:
  • Quite an expensive gadget
  • expensive accessories
  • no Flash support
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TechEye
15 years ago

Here comes TechEye's appallingly late iPad review

It's a very expensive but essentially fun toy. Not quite mobile, not quite PC, but engaging anyway.
Pros:
  • Fantastic design Easy to use Lends itself well to the average consumer
Cons:
  • Incredibly expensive Doesn't know what it wants to be Tough for work No Flash support
  • But you knew that
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naaptol
13 years ago

There are apps for displaying music and guitar tablature, doing some finger painting sketches, reading comic books, playing strategy games, planning a tube journey, booking a restaurant, checking your flights. The list is, quite literally, endless.
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Dooyoo
13 years ago

Never a bored night for me since getting my iPad

I was offered an iPad through my mobile phone network, as much as I grudge paying another bill on top of my mobile phone, I have to say I love the iPad. I have a laptop at home and also a laptop through work so my use for the iPad is more for pleasure than to be used in a business sense.
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Mobile Syrup
9 years ago

iPad (2017) review: Perfect for first-time tablet buyers

Conclusion One other thing to point out is that the new iPad does not include the Smart Connecter found on Apple's two current iPad Pro models. As such, it is incompatible with the company's Smart Keyboard attachment.
Pros:
  • Affordable price (for an Apple product
  • Fast and capable A9 system-on-a-chip
  • 1.3 million apps specifically designed for the iPad
Cons:
  • Non wide-gamut display that isn't fully laminated
  • Dated camera technology
  • Not compatible with Smart Keyboard or Apple Pencil
Read more on Mobile Syrup ↗
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