never a fan of the ipod and ip3 shape in general due to it's propensity to shoot out of a top pocket, i too was a very reluctant convert to Apple. my brother-in-law bought the iPhone4 and i had a proper play with it, something that is nearly impossible to do with such a versatile device in the stores.
coming from a dedicated windows mobile environment (where apps were still called programs), and flirted with Nokia offerings, i had not appreciated while the device was more expensive that the magnitude of apps are fairly cheap in comparison.
the feel of the ip4 is sheer class, the pad 2 feel is also good, tbh i prefer the case of the original iPad as it is more like the angular ip4 than a bar of soap cut through. but the winner is to have a tablet that replicates the phone, as a small business owner it allows a familiarity and degree of disaster recovery if one fails or s lost.
i was using my iPhone4 more and more instead of a laptop, now the iPad2 is used for most things with the exception of my accounts program.
people often compare Hi End Android tablets to iPads, but the ones i've seen all take as long as a PC to boot, where the iPad is instant on, something once you used to it you taken as given - until your unlucky to have to use an Android
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