Originally Posted by
Derailed
I may buy an iPad for my upcoming tour (Northern Tier) because I don't have an iPhone. I do have an iPod Touch, which I love, but I'm not willing to commit to the recurring fees of an iPhone.
The iPod Touch would be fine, if only I could get pictures from my digital camera (Canon S90) to it without the use of a computer. I like the idea of being able to do some presorting of my photos along the way, rather to deal with two months of images when I return. Unfortunately, there's no (reasonable) way to move photos form a camera to the iPod Touch but, as has been mentioned, Apple does make this possible with the iPad.
I like the idea of an iPad over a netbook because of the small size and ability to power via USB. I have a Shimano front hub generator, and have ordered an E-Werk, so I'd have no trouble keeping it powered.
Yes, I bought an iPad for an upcoming tour (hasn't arrived yet). Never owned an Apple product, but after researching at
http://www.umpcportal.com/, the iPad fulfilled my needs best: 1.6 pounds, 10 hours battery life, small footprint, USB adapter, 64GB plenty of capacity for pics and some short vids, and no fragile spinning hard drive. With a Wi-Fi 3G model, sign up from the iPad for AT&T 3G for $29.99 per month with NO contract, month-to-month. I typed on one for the first time a few days ago, and in landscape mode the keyboard works very well for me. Much easier and faster than tapping on an iPhone or Droid.
For $30, the Griffin PowerBlock is a
little faster charging than the standard Apple iPad charger. Re USB charging, as somebody already mentioned, do some research on that because I think there are
some issues to consider.