InformationWeek SMB: Review – iPad Office Tools
There are flaws in the e-mail tools and the iPad doesn’t support cloud computing as well as this reviewer would like. Bottom line: it’s not a laptop replacement.
“When Apple introduced the iPad in January, it pitched the device as a superior alternative to netbooks. It’s an ultra-portable Internet device that can be used for e-mail, Web browsing and other content consumption. The iPad’s use case as a media consumption device is fairly obvious. It is a great platform for watching movies, reading books, listening to music, and tackling e-mail. But can it really replace a laptop, netbook, or other dedicated computing device? Here’s what we found.
Typing: Before we get into some of the productivity software, first things, first: If you can’t type on it, you can’t be productive with it. (First a note about how I type. I was never formally trained to type. I started off as a hunt-and-peck typist, and have become extremely fast at it. I do not type by touch.)”