I agree -- I don't see this as a laptop replacement; it's not 'heavy-duty' enough for that. But as an adjunct device that you can take with you when you don't need/want to carry your laptop, it's looking awfully good. There are things I would have like to have seen on it (a forward-facing camera for Skype/video conferencing or a built-in USB port, for instance) but accommodating everyone's feature 'wish list' would have kicked the price up to four-figures. I've heard some online complaints about the lack of multitasking, but that is already part of iPhone 4.0 software's feature set, so as soon as that arrives, we'll magically have that.
I like it. And -- like the iPods and iPhones, it will continue to evolve.
Re: it's pretty damn good
I agree -- I don't see this as a laptop replacement; it's not 'heavy-duty' enough for that. But as an adjunct device that you can take with you when you don't need/want to carry your laptop, it's looking awfully good. There are things I would have like to have seen on it (a forward-facing camera for Skype/video conferencing or a built-in USB port, for instance) but accommodating everyone's feature 'wish list' would have kicked the price up to four-figures. I've heard some online complaints about the lack of multitasking, but that is already part of iPhone 4.0 software's feature set, so as soon as that arrives, we'll magically have that.
I like it. And -- like the iPods and iPhones, it will continue to evolve.