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In article <hmupe0$uq0$1@speranza.aioe.org>,
 JC Dill <jcdill.lists@gmail.com> wrote:

> John Slade wrote:
> > The iPad uses watered down everything and I 
> > don't know how well it will do given the netbook market and how the 
> > typical netbook is far more powerful and versatile than the iPad.
> 
> Not everyone wants (or needs) the most powerful and versatile item.  For 
> many people, ease of use is far more important, and this is where 
> Apple's design often excels over other items in the marketplace.  The 
> reason the iPod became the dominant mp3 player was because it is easy to 
> use - not just to play music but also to load/buy music.  The reason the 
> iPhone has become such a dominant phone/web/music appliance is again, 
> it's very easy to use, including an easy way to add applications.  If 
> Apple is as successful with the iPad's design, there's every reason to 
> believe that a large percent of the market will find "easy to use" and 
> "powerful enough" to be compelling reasons to buy, trumping "more 
> powerful" and "more versatile" but harder to use products from other 
> computer manufacturers.
> 
> jc

There was a review of a Lenovo Ideapad "netvertible" this week by some 
blogs.  It's about $500-600 and it features a twist around screen as 
well as being able to go to a clamshell form factor.

Performance was said to be bad and battery life was under 4 hours.

Most of the people who've had hands-on time back in January said the 
iPad was fast.  Of course, it's not trying to run things like Photoshop 
but on a 10-inch screen, maybe it's not the best idea.