Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
So what do we know this morning?
The screen will suck battery life, making it a poor competitor for the Kindle et al e-readers, and knowing Apple the battery won't be user-replacable so bang goes carrying a spare.
Sparse storage for its price and no obvious way of connecting a hard drive, USB key or even an SD card.
Wireless keyboard which presumably means an Apple branded one only, no chance of using your favourite ergonomic keyboard.
No external display so there goes any chance of using it as a media player at home or in the office.
No camera - still or video - limiting its use still further.
No multitasking, even my Nokia can handle that and blummin' useful it is too.
Still no support for Flash, which even though it can be evil sometimes is still among the most widespread code on the t'internet - that'll really please advertisers.
Early versions won't have 3G capability, so as usual with Apple the early adopters are shafted when the upgraded version comes out.
I honestly don't get who this is aimed at. If you want an e-reader there are better and cheaper; if you want a proper laptop then this doesn't come close; and if you want a netbook then again there are far better and cheaper out there. I really think they've messed up with this one.
Oh wait! Of course, it's shiny and has an Apple badge.... silly me - it'll sell in its thousands. :s