Hands on with the iPad

My wife and I went to Best Buy for fun this past weekend and I got my first chance to see and try an iPad for myself.  They had a wi-fi connection so I could see how it did with connectivity. My first impressions when I walked up to it was that it look smaller than I’ve seen in the promotional pictures. It was only as bing as my hands side by side, and I have small hands for an adult. I picked it up and one thing the iPad has going for it is a very clear, bright screen. I could easily see what I was looking for and read without difficulty.  Depending on the light, I do still have to wonder if glare would be an issue. The one thing I heard was an issue and I have to agree is the weight of the iPad. It’s surprisingly heavy for how thin it is. When surfing, I held it in one hand and use the other hand to navigate, and my arm started to tire after holding it up for a while. So, if you don’t want to get too fatigued, you’re going to need both hands to hold it. But you then negate the value of the touch screen. The only reason I would buy an iPad is for the e-reader. I like the idea of being able to read a variety of books from one device easily.  But even the e-reader seems to be missing a crucial feature for me; the ability to highlight passages. There are bookmarks, but no highlight feature that I could see.  That might be a deal breaker.