I went to the Apple store yesterday, which is code for “I wanna buy some shit!”, and I got my first hands on look at the iPad. I actually went there to buy a portable hard drive since I realized I haven’t backed up my machine since, well, I got it (not good). Of course, the iPads are positioned prominently up front for everyone to walk by, or rather, stop and check out for hours. I couldn’t resist the pull, so I nestled beside one and started playing around with it.
First impressions? Holy fuck! This thing is so cool. I want one, I want one, I want one. I actually looked around the room to see which Apple geek in a blue shirt was close enough to grab by the nape and say, “Gimme gimme gimme!” Thankfully a cooler head prevailed. Back when the iPad first launched, I decided to go ahead and wait for the 3G version, which actually hits stores tomorrow. It’s a little pricier, but I figured if I use it even half as much as I do my iPhone, then I’m going to need the extra access points beyond standard wifi hotspots.
Honestly, I’m not really prepared to buy the 3G yet either; I need to save a few more dollar bills before I do, but for a brief moment, I was ready to plunk down $500+ bones for the wifi model right there in the store. Maybe I should stay out of the store until I actually am ready to buy, just in case. I don’t want to be upsetting the Boss if I spend money outside of the discretionary budget. I’d have to find a good way to justify the purchase, like if I don’t buy it now, the terrorists win, or something like that. Actually, it’ll probably be more like, “Look at all the baby pictures I can share with everyone in full size and color.” That’ll win points.
I haven’t bought a new computing device in awhile. My laptop is a couple years old now and still trucking along. I have no real need to upgrade it at this point, but it gets a little cumbersome to haul around when all I really want to do is browse the web, read some blogs, write some posts, and of course, play Bejewelled. The laptop is great for power computing, and I couldn’t do my design work on an iPad, but I’m writing this post on my laptop from the comfort of the bathroom (no lie) and honestly, this damn battery is singeing the hair on my legs. I can’t tell what smells worse: the burnt skin on my thighs, or the fact that I’m, you know, in the bathroom.
Anyway, the point I’m trying to make is… oh, who am I kidding. I’m not really making a good point except to say I’m definitely getting one of those golden, god-sent tablets soon, and if you see me geeking out with it, and you don’t have one yet, I’ll be sure to say neener neener enough to make you want one. So there!
And if you’re keeping score at home, YES, I did actually buy the harddrive I went to buy in the first place.
