Attention my fellow gadget geeks! Apple has finally given us a look at their long-awaited “tablet” they’ve named the iPad. I don’t know about you, but I’m an Apple freak and was really looking forward to seeing what they were going to give us. From the looks of things, they didn’t disappoint! I haven’t held one in my hands and had the opportunity to play with it, so I can’t really give you a review of it, but I will give you my initial thoughts.

First of all, from what I’ve seen, it looks awesome! It’s like an iPhone or iPod Touch on steroids – but in a good way! Physically, it’s stunning with a screen that measures 9.7″ diagonally, weighs 1.5lbs, is 1/2″ thick, has up to 10 hours of battery life, is wireless and has 3G models. Features include: online access, email, a photo program, video, YouTube, access to all your music, app store, and an iBooks app to download books. Apple described it as the product between a smartphone and laptop. Those are the stats, and here’s what I’m thinking.

I have been contemplating getting a Kindle and definitely wanted to wait until Apple came out with their version, expecting it to be much better than what anyone else had on the market. It looks like everything I expected and more. The problem for me is that it may be MORE than what I actually want. Again, I was looking for a better version of the Kindle, and what they’re giving me is an lighter, thinner version of my MacBook Pro. Do I really want that? That brings me to the pricing.

Based on this pricing, I have to say I’m not sure I’m in. I know myself, and I would want the top of the line device. Immediately, that means $829 because I want Wi-Fi AND 3-G. If I wasn’t attached at the hip to my MacBook, I would think about that. THEN I have a problem with having to pay for a data plan. I am not ready to add another bill to my budget.

Bottom line for me, I think it is an incredible product, and if money were no object, I would be in! If they had a model that was just an iBook model that was cheaper, I would be in. But for me, I’m not yet ready to pay that much for a product with features that I feel are already served with other products that I have. Who knows…I say that now!

Well, that’s my humble opinion. What do YOU think?  I would love to hear from you! Feel free to leave your comments below!

Thanks for reading!

Just my humble opinion…Pebbles