iPad...for me still out of reach

When iPads came out I drooled over them like many other people.  I watched all the promos and advertising and started imagining all of the reasons I needed one of those little gadgets.  Then when I saw how much money they cost and realized that when I dug deep down and was honest with myself – the only role an iPad had in my life would be as a very expensive toy.  So, it promptly moved down on my wish list as other things took priority.  I have since found one legitimate reason I need one of these, but it’s not enough to break down yet – especially when I am saving for a newer, better camera.  A few of the other photo majors I have met here at CSUEB use their iPads as digital portfolios.

I know just like every other tech toy out there, it is only a matter of time before competition comes and the prices get better.  There have recently been a few tablets on the market competing with iPad’s place in the market which should lower prices and increase features.  Will tablets end up taking over the marketplace of laptops for students and travelling business people?  If tablets keep increasing their applications, memory, and overall usefulness this might happen.  I know, I often times have to decide whether to take my laptop with me because it’s so heavy and bulky – it would sure be nice to have something lighter that I hardly noticed I was carrying.  Well….until that happens or I can afford a new tech toy, I will be lugging the laptop around.