Will you be buying an iPad? In this post I will be sharing with you my opinions on Apple’s new iPad and I will be telling you weather or not I will be purchasing it and why.

No, I will not be buying an iPad. (Yet) Why? Because… well.. It’s only the first generation. Like the first iPhone, The iPad is in my opinion, lacking many important features that are needed in order for me to pay $500 for it. One feature that I was really wanting to see was a front-facing camera for video calls. Thats not going to happen. USB ports? Nope. Also, there is no Flash player in the browser so no, you will not be able to play FarmVille on your iPad.

The price of the iPad is fairly reasonable though. Only $500 for an almost 10 inch screen and a 1 Ghz processor. The reasonable price will help the iPad compete with Amazon’s Kindle and Kindle DX.

Oh, and if the iPad were to run Mac OS X instead of iPhone OS, I would buy it.

What do you think? Will you be buying an iPad when it comes out?

[Photo: Apple]

Finally, Apple has announced the long awaited Tablet that they are calling the iPad. In this post I will be explaining the features of the new device as well as sharing some photos.

Larger Screen (9.7 in.)

The biggest feature of the new iPad is its large screen compared to the screen on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPad’s software makes good use of the larger screen with a bigger on-screen keyboard and drop-down menus.

iBooks

The iPad is perfect for iBooks with the large, hi res LED screen and the iBookstore app from the App Store. This feature will help the iPad compete with Amazon’s Kindle and other E-book readers. With the iPad’s iBookstore app you can purchase iBooks from the built in store and read them right on your iPad.

Accessories

Apple has announced along with the iPad that they will be selling accessories for the iPad like the dock to connect the iPad to your computer or to a power outlet. They also will sell a 30-pin Apple connector to SD card dongle so that you can load photos to the iPad from your digital camera. The iPad will also work with standard Bluetooth keyboards like Apple’s own keyboard for emailing, web browsing and everything else that requires text entry.

What are your thoughts on Apple’s new iPad? I will be posting my opinions on the iPad later so stay tuned to CPAley’s tech Blog.

[Photos: Apple]