The iPad is small but heavy, good for typing (!) and very slick.
• Smaller than I though. Just like a 10" 4:3 digital photo frame, natch. (Of course everything looks smaller in BestBuy.)
• Heavy. When holding standing, need switch hands every minute, or find some new kind of grip exercise!
• While standing, with landscape iPad, either flat on table or on Apple's slightly tilted acrylic disc platform, CAN IMMEDIATELY TYPE WITH TEN FINGERS very rapidly, making few mistakes (like one a sentence. Can even glance away from keyboard and type "blind" for a second. Dragon Dictate also works great. Portrait typing will require some getting use to, and may even be impossible. Thumb typing is slow and awkward in either orientation.
• Keynote app is fantastic. Pick template, then double tap to edit text. Menus format, animate, and insert photos.
• 2x sized apps look fine. Text is noticeably blocky. Great for Grandma. Safari text can be small, but double tapping zooms as expected.
• iBooks is great. Buy just like App Store, or sample. Easily adjust font and size.
• $280 10" netbook was moved far away, but still suffers in comparison. Hardware and screen contents are much much uglier.
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