Unless you have been locked in an underground bunker for the last six months, you have probably heard of the Apple iPad. This new light "computer gray" portable Steven Jobs, is considered by many critics as a single oversized iPhone with serious delusions of grandeur.
However, all joking aside, the iPad is the ultimate student laptop or ideal? A careful examination of the characteristics of the iPad could answer this question. What the iPad does or does not tell you whether the iPad is a device suitable for students or not?
First, lets look at some of the outlets of the main iPad that highlight the student in all of us. It is lightweight and extremely portable at about half an inch thick and weighing at least about 1 ½ pounds, so the iPad can be easily carried anywhere. You will not even notice that you have in your backpack or briefcase and with more than 10 hours of battery life of the iPad will probably outlast your longest day school.
Second, it has a color screen 9.7-inch touch screen that all users of iPhone and iPod have been properly weaned. This touch screen will be very useful especially in a quiet classroom or conference room. The color screen will also read books and magazines much more enjoyable.
Third, the iPad is also convenient to surf the Web, watch videos and even play games. But it is the function of reading books that could possibly be the iPad a virtual "replacement" for all textbooks. Imagine, instead of dragging heavy manual 5 or 6 class every day, you have them stored in your iPad - ready for access. But what about highlighting all important text with a red marker pen - it's probably an app for that.
Now lets look at some characteristics of the iPad does not have that might discourage some people to wear this apple to school. Probably one of the major drawbacks must be the lack of multitasking. If there is something a young student has learned is how to do multi-tasking. Some young people have even developed into an art form. They know how to watch a video, the text of a message, send e-mail, download a movie and surf the web ... while doing their homework.
Second, the iPad does not have a keyboard that could make it difficult to type or take notes long. Although this handicap will depend largely on the skill of the user, keep in mind, young people are easy adapters of any new technology using the touch screen keyboard might not be a major problem for them.
Third, the iPad does not much in common that you see on a laptop or even a netbook. There is no Flash that will make web pages display less pleasurable. There is no USB port that will not be many people please, but you can use a dock connector. There is no SD card slot, not on HMDI and no full-fledged GPS. There is no camera or a webcam ... what are the rules well enough on sexting, parents will be relieved, but seriously, a truly portable communication device should have included a webcam. Perhaps future models will be the sport or perhaps Apple has given serious thought to privacy issues in the classroom and school environment. Device without a camera can be better received by school officials if the iPad does become the ultimate virtual guide.
In addition, some technicians have criticized the iPad for a 4:3 display which makes it relatively square, instead of a 16:9 ratio would be more ideal for watching widescreen movies. As you probably want the students to read textbooks, rather than watching movies, it's not really a design flaw.
The final consideration for most students is the price. The iPad is more expensive than a netbook, but a bit cheaper than most laptops, of course it depends on the size and brand of the laptop in question. Prices for the iPad range from $ 499 to $ 829. IPads will be more costly storage for all music and video files - although storage is in the low end, with only 16, 32, or 64 GB
Overall, the iPad does have many good features that make it a very decent laptop student: it is extremely portable, it has long battery life, it is small and light, its color screen and touch screen makes the reading of books, manuals and magazines by virtual pleasure. Furthermore, browsing the web, answering emails, watching videos and even play some games on this device, it is more of a "computer gray" than just e-reader like the Amazon Kindle . While the negatives: no flash, no multitasking, no camera, no USB, no full-fledged GPS and limited storage of only 16, 32 or 64 GB, leaving some buyers cold . Although the iPad will be many more takers, especially in the notebook market for students.
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