8 Things That Suck About the iPad (Taken from Gizmodo)

[Liberaliter]

http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad

''A lot of people are psyched about the iPad. Not me! My god, am I underwhelmed by it. It has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make buying one the last thing I would want to do. Updated

Big, Ugly Bezel
Have you seen the bezel on this thing?! It's huge! I know you don't want to accidentally input a command when your thumb is holding it, but come on.

No Multitasking
This is a backbreaker. If this is supposed to be a replacement for netbooks, how can it possibly not have multitasking? Are you saying I can't listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can't have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can't have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.

No Cameras
No front facing camera is one thing. But no back facing camera either? Why the hell not? I can't imagine what the downside was for including at least one camera. Could this thing not handle video iChat?

Touch Keyboard
So much for Apple revolutionizing tablet inputs; this is the same big, ugly touchscreen keyboard we've seen on other tablets, and unless you're lying on the couch with your knees propping it up, it'll be awkward to use.

No HDMI Out
Want to watch those nice HD videos you downloaded from iTunes on your TV? Too damned bad! If you were truly loyal, you'd just buy an AppleTV already.

The Name iPad
Get ready for Maxi pad jokes, and lots of 'em!

No Flash
No Flash is annoying but not a dealbreaker on the iPhone and iPod Touch. On something that's supposed to be closer to a netbook or laptop? It will leave huge, gaping holes in websites. I hope you don't care about streaming video! God knows not many casual internet users do. Oh wait, nevermind, they all do.

Adapters, Adapters, Adapters
So much for those smooth lines. If you want to plug anything into this, such as a digital camera, you need all sorts of ugly adapters. You need an adapter for USB for god's sake.

Update: Why stop at 8? Here are more things we are discovering that suck about the iPad.

It's Not Widescreen
Widescreen movies look lousy on this thing thanks to its 4:3 screen, according to Blam, who checked out some of Star Trek on one. It's like owning a 4:3 TV all over again!

Doesn't Support T-Mobile 3G
Sure, it's "unlocked." But it won't work on T-Mobile, and it uses microSIMs that literally no one else uses.

A Closed App Ecosystem
The iPad only runs apps from the App Store. The same App Store that is notorious for banning apps for no real reason, such as Google Voice. Sure, netbooks might not have touchscreens, but you can install whatever software you'd like on them. Want to run a different browser on your iPad? Too bad!''

 

[Julianking93]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly version of a lame piece of technology[/b]

 

[sirdanrhodes]

But alas, it will sell thanks to that over priced logo.

 

[Pimppeter2]

"Doesn't Support T-Mobile 3G
Sure, it's "unlocked." But it won't work on T-Mobile, and it uses microSIMs that literally no one else uses."

I call that one a blessing in disguise. I have T-mobile. It blows.

 

[joshthor]

OH GOD ITS CALLED THE IPAD!? i thought that you just spelled ipod wrong. hopefully its a flop and people start realizing apple is not god. however, people are lemmings and this thing will sell like holy water.

 

[blackshark121]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly useless version of a decent piece of technology[/b]

Fix'd.

Something can be big and ugly, but useful. And I love my iPod touch, even though I normally hate Apple.

 

[Go Fighting In The War Room]

Wait....

This isn't real right?

Just another joke from the Onion right?

Right?.....

*Waits for soothing lies to make this better*

 

[Liberaliter]

Wait....

This isn't real right?

Just another joke from the Onion right?

Right?.....

*Waits for soothing lies to make this better*

I'm sorry but this is as real a crappy idea as any.

 

[Sneakist]

I was reasonably disappointed, although I later found myself fantasizing about a huge wall sized version of this. The iWall. Hmm.

 

[Julianking93]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly useless version of a decent piece of technology[/b]

Fix'd.

Something can be big and ugly, but useful. And I love my iPod touch, even though I normally hate Apple.

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't have an itouch or iPhone then. I've got an 80gig iPod and I use a Mac but I still have a 2005 flip phone.

 

[Liberaliter]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly useless version of a decent piece of technology[/b]

Fix'd.

Something can be big and ugly, but useful. And I love my iPod touch, even though I normally hate Apple.

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't have an itouch or iPhone then. I've got an 80gig iPod and I use a Mac but I still have a 2005 flip phone.

I haven't got one either, can't stand the audio quality. I'm not even an audiophile, its just so damn bad.

 

[Julianking93]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly useless version of a decent piece of technology[/b]

Fix'd.

Something can be big and ugly, but useful. And I love my iPod touch, even though I normally hate Apple.

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't have an itouch or iPhone then. I've got an 80gig iPod and I use a Mac but I still have a 2005 flip phone.

I haven't got one either, can't stand the audio quality. I'm not even an audiophile, its just so damn bad.

On the phone? I haven't listened to one before.

 

[Liberaliter]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly useless version of a decent piece of technology[/b]

Fix'd.

Something can be big and ugly, but useful. And I love my iPod touch, even though I normally hate Apple.

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't have an itouch or iPhone then. I've got an 80gig iPod and I use a Mac but I still have a 2005 flip phone.

I haven't got one either, can't stand the audio quality. I'm not even an audiophile, its just so damn bad.

On the phone? I haven't listened to one before.

I've listened to a friends touch and iphone, to tinny for me. Wouldn't know about the 80gig.

 

[DoctorNick]

Well, here's my take on this:

Big, Ugly Bezel

Don't really care, I'll take funtionalty over pretty any day.

No Multitasking

Alright, this one does kind of suck I do admit.

No Cameras

This doesn't bother me either.

Touch Keyboard

And here we have the major beef I have with ALL keyboard-less devices. I said in another thread what I'd do is have some sort of little stand you can set it on along with a wireless mouse-n-keyboard that it'll autosync up with when near them. I fully expect that I'm not the only person with this idea so sooner or later we'll probably see a third party accessory that will fill this need.

No HDMI Out

Don't care again, if I want to watch HD videos on an HD tv then I'll hook up a computer.

Oh wait, that's right. I've NEVER done that and don't intend to start.

The Name iPad

Yeah, the name is kind of lame. I actually have made the iMaxi-Pad joke already elsewhere. But just like the Wii, if it catches on we won't be laughing come a year or two from now.

No Flash

And here's the first thing that might be a deal breaker to me. That is pretty god damned annoying.

Adapters, Adapters, Adapters

Meh, the only thing I will miss is USB, and as long as someone makes a little dongle that has one or two on it that doesn't stick out too much then I won't worry about it really.

Update: Why stop at 8? Here are more things we are discovering that suck about the iPad.

It's Not Widescreen


Meh.

Doesn't Support T-Mobile 3G

I can only see myself using Wi-Fi anyway, so boo hoo here.

A Closed App Ecosystem

This kind of sucks also, but I'm sure there are ways around it...

...

So, minor annoyances and only a couple things that MIGHT make me hate it, and even then they are fixable. Why did I waste my time here? Because different people will expect different things from a device like this and will likely not care about most of these things.

Also, it's only been out for one day and very few people have even touched one but we're already bitching about it?

Really?

 

[BlindMessiah94]

I don't know what apples problem is lately.
Everytime they announce some new piece of technology I cringe at some of the choices that make that end up being dealbreakers. Glass screens on macbooks with fewer USB ports and no firewire?
And now this crap...
But I'm sure it will sell, because it is so expensive nad it says "i" before it.

 

[Julianking93]

Here's the only one you need:

[b/]It's a big ugly useless version of a decent piece of technology[/b]

Fix'd.

Something can be big and ugly, but useful. And I love my iPod touch, even though I normally hate Apple.

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't have an itouch or iPhone then. I've got an 80gig iPod and I use a Mac but I still have a 2005 flip phone.

I haven't got one either, can't stand the audio quality. I'm not even an audiophile, its just so damn bad.

On the phone? I haven't listened to one before.

I've listened to a friends touch and iphone, to tinny for me. Wouldn't know about the 80gig.

80gig sounds just fine. Sounds just the same as on my computer or anywhere else but I use those skull candy earphones that make everything sound amazing.

 

[Liberaliter]

Well, here's my take on this:

Big, Ugly Bezel

Don't really care, I'll take funtionalty over pretty any day.

No Multitasking

Alright, this one does kind of suck I do admit.

No Cameras

This doesn't bother me either.

Touch Keyboard

And here we have the major beef I have with ALL keyboard-less devices. I said in another thread what I'd do is have some sort of little stand you can set it on along with a wireless mouse-n-keyboard that it'll autosync up with when near them. I fully expect that I'm not the only person with this idea so sooner or later we'll probably see a third party accessory that will fill this need.

No HDMI Out

Don't care again, if I want to watch HD videos on an HD tv then I'll hook up a computer.

Oh wait, that's right. I've NEVER done that and don't intend to start.

The Name iPad

Yeah, the name is kind of lame. I actually have made the iMaxi-Pad joke already elsewhere. But just like the Wii, if it catches on we won't be laughing come a year or two from now.

No Flash

And here's the first thing that might be a deal breaker to me. That is pretty god damned annoying.

Adapters, Adapters, Adapters

Meh, the only thing I will miss is USB, and as long as someone makes a little dongle that has one or two on it that doesn't stick out too much then I won't worry about it really.

Update: Why stop at 8? Here are more things we are discovering that suck about the iPad.

It's Not Widescreen


Meh.

Doesn't Support T-Mobile 3G

I can only see myself using Wi-Fi anyway, so boo hoo here.

A Closed App Ecosystem

This kind of sucks also, but I'm sure there are ways around it...

...

So, minor annoyances and only a couple things that MIGHT make me hate it, and even then they are fixable. Why did I waste my time here? Because different people will expect different things from a device like this and will likely not care about most of these things.

Also, it's only been out for one day and very few people have even touched one but we're already bitching about it?

Really?

Don't shoot the messenger. I personally think Apple could have done a whole lot better.

 

[Liberaliter]

80gig sounds just fine. Sounds just the same as on my computer or anywhere else but I use those skull candy earphones that make everything sound amazing.

Yeah good headphones really do make the difference, how are the skull candy ones? I have always wanted some.

 

[Something Amyss]

Don't really care, I'll take funtionalty over pretty any day.

In that case, why are you buying Apple at all? The iPod is a pretty MP3 player, but it lacks a lot in the features department, and I'm told that's the point. So when we get a "tablet" that's both feature limited AND unattractive, I'm having trouble with people supporting it.

 

[Julianking93]

80gig sounds just fine. Sounds just the same as on my computer or anywhere else but I use those skull candy earphones that make everything sound amazing.

Yeah good headphones really do make the difference, how are the skull candy ones? I have always wanted some.

Fantastic, dude.

I'd recommend getting them. They're a bit expensive, but they're worth it. They go directly into your ear so the sound quality is great and they completely block out outside noise.