Entrepreneur: iPad 2 – Is it Right For Your Small Business?
Scott Steinberg, CEO of high-tech consulting firm TechSavvy Global, says the iPad 2 has many attractive new features for small businesses, including cameras to enable videoconferencing and a processor twice as fast as the one in the first iPad. But it falls short in some crucial areas too.
“Slimmer, lighter and faster than its predecessor, Apple’s iPad 2 comes to market with a number of new improvements that might come in handy for small-business owners. The new tablet also falls short in several key areas. Entrepreneurs will need to weigh the pros and cons before determining if this second-generation iPad is the right fit for their business.
Among the positives, the iPad 2 comes with dual cameras for casual videoconferencing or high-definition video recording, is 33% thinner and 15% lighter, and packs roughly twice as much computing muscle via a speedier 1GHz dual-core A5 processor. It’s priced from $499 for 16GB WiFi units to $829 for 64GB WiFi/3G-enabled editions, comparable to first-generation iPad units. Most important of all, the iPad 2’s features continue to grow at a blistering clip, and receive unprecedented support from the third-party software development community. Business owners may find it more than a match for their needs, either now or before the year is out.”
