On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Jim Adcock wrote:
The weight at 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilograms) is impressive, comparing to 1.2 pounds (0.5 kilograms) for the Kindle DX. [0.6 pounds (0.3 kilograms) for the much smaller Kindle 2] So at least this thing with be "reasonable" to hold -- as opposed to netbooks which weigh about 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms).
My netbooks weigh 2.2 pounds, and there are times when I wish they weighed a bit more, and they don't weigh enough to adjust the screen one-handedly. I'm presuming when you have the cover on the iPad it weighs the same, and it's cute because you can use it as a kind of picture frame. . . . I didn't see the price or weight, etc., but it seems obvious that if you buy the full boat iPads with keyboard and cover it's well over $1,000. However, I can tell you I would certainly buy the keyboard, and probably the cover, too. MEANWHILE!!! I've been wondering what happened to ye olde PALM/TARGUS foldup keyboards? I would LOVE to pay the full $99 for a USB version I could plug into my netbooks, PCs, Macs, and all other USB keyboard slots!!!!!!!! Any help? Any adaptors for USB from their Palm docks??? Many thanks!!! Michael