What's in an Apple IPad Tablet?

The Apple iPad seems to have done what the experts wanted. It is set to join print with digital all combined into one experience. The new device that Steve Jobs unveiled January 27, 2010 is a netbook computer, music and entertainment provider, e book reader and so much more.

When you buy an iPad tablet, what are you buying? You are buying a netbook size computer. It weighs less than two pounds and is only one half inch thick, yet you can surf the internet, courtesy of the spectacular Safari browser. Send your e mail. Download music, and video, and pictures. Edit your photos and share them. Use the office applications for all of your business needs. Find your way to a new location. Read an e book or a newspaper with constant updates and active links. You can type on a fully functional QWERTY keypad that is on your touch screen. View pages in portrait or landscape view with additional lists and information along side when using the landscape view. There is a lot more to an iPad than there is to your average netbook.

Where can you get your iPad tablet? At this time you will have to sign up at Apple to order an iPad. They will be released this spring. There is some talk that some electronics stores will also be allowed to distribute this modern electronic miracle. A quick search online will also let you know about various participation sites that say they are giving away a free iPod tablet. There are some honest sites that will give away the free iPad, for some participation. This is in order to get the iPad into the hands of the public letting it get the real world test.

There are 140,000 apps available for the iPad. Some are newly developed while others are apps that were originated for iPhones and iPods. All of them are available at the onboard App store. Other shopping opportunities for your iPad include the iTunes store, so you can get music and videos, and the new iBookstore where you can fill your iPad library.

Some details you will want to know when you buy an iPad tablet. There are three memory storage levels available. They go form 16 GB to 32 GB, and 64 GB. The iPad has two different options when it comes to accessing the internet. All iPads come equipped with WiFi, and the option to have 3G service is available for each memory level as well. In order to use the internet on your iPad you will need an AT&T data plan. It can range from $14.99 to $29.99 per month. The low end price for an iPad is $499. At that price point you get a netbook with 16 GB memory and WiFi access built in. At the high end of $829 the memory steps up to 32 GB and the iPad comes with both 3G access and WiFi. A pretty good price for a multi tasking device!