iPad is finally out! BUT so sorry no student promotion for this gear..
Hundred of people queued from 6am just for for this gadget. The most hilarious part was a lady who told the news that her boss gave her off just to get her to buy the ipad!
Roy Tan, who was first in the line, expressed how he felt about the ipad: "The feel of the iPad.... because till now, I have yet to touch one. Now it's 15 minutes to the launch. So the moment I open the box, I'll get the iPad and touch it," he said. I was wondering how can a geek like him not touch a ipad up to now?!
Anyway due to launch of the ipad, service providers like singtel, starhub and m1 are coming up with their ipad data bundle plan. It is too bad that the service providers do not subside the cost of the ipad if we are taking up the their data bundle service. This means most of the ipad will most probably be taken up with young people ( nowadays auntie and uncle also like being trendy but they prefer the cheaper one with plan like the IPHONE). Thus if you would like to be classified out of the auntie and uncle clan, be unique, get the ipad! BUT do take note of the budget... if you cant afford it right now, dont buy it!! Compared to the APAD which cost $240, the ipad is like 4X more expensive! It serves almost the same function with additional features like being able to use the thumbdrive but the downside is that the screen is resistive( must use a sharp object) while an ipad's screen is capacitive( can use the finger!).
Latest update: Both the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G versions of the iPad will be on sale online at a price of between S$728 for the Wi-Fi 16GB model, and S$1028 for the top end 64GB Wi-Fi. The 16GB Wi-Fi+3G model should retail at S$928 and the 64GB Wi-Fi+3G model comes in at S$1228. There is also the 32GB iPad which should retail at S$878 for the Wi-Fi model and S$1078 for the Wi-Fi+3G. You can also choose the 12 months installment plan plus FREE Shipping to your home when you buy iPad in Singapore from the apple online store. The requirements is that you need to have a citibank credit card and the total order should be at least SGD$1,300 then you will be qualified to apply for the 12 months interest free installment plan.
Whether to get it, you decide :)
