Think before you get this Apple Pie (iPad)

Lot a buzz for the newly announced Apple iPad which would be available in market by the end of March 2010. Although the product looks quite interesting and the prices for same are kept quiet low there are few things which you must look before you try to check out this Apple Pie.

Ipad Screen is made of glass which means it’s super delicate.No Rough n Tough attitude goes with it.

Apart from docking connector, no other external media like hard drive, USB drive or camera can be connected to iPad directly. No X-fer from these devices directly.

Only special Apple dock & Keyboard can be connected to iPad which retails for US$69.

The iPad does not allow multitasking.Even the mobile phones few years back have multitasking capabilities and iPad doesnt have it.

The iPad does not support Adobe Flash, the popular internet video and animation standard. About 50 to 70% of websites now a days use Flash. Apple excluded Flash support in the iPad because it’s a resource hog and would slow down the device & It could also be seen as a security risk.

You cannot add more memory, upgrade the RAM or the processor.

Anything that you purchase is DRM protected, which means you cannot share it.

It does not have any direct video outputs, though video out can be enabled in much the same way as an iPhone of iPod Touch – using additional cables which you have to pay extra for.

AVI or DivX video files on it wont be able to play without some conversion. The videos will have to be converted to a supported format (MP4) and in a supported bit rate and resolution first, then transferred to the device using a PC or MAC (iTunes).

iPad has a screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio while everything now a days have gone 16:9 widescreen.

Most of these have been discussed at Ciol’s Website as well.