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From: wetpixel on 5 May 2010 02:18
In article <LTbpn.43244$sx5.42367(a)newsfe16.iad>, OP
<Otto.Philips(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> "sbt" <dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:200320101508101764%dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid...
> > In article <kqbpn.43237$sx5.6395(a)newsfe16.iad>, OP
> > <Otto.Philips(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I guess Steve Jobs thinks USB is better today.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Probably for the things it is meant to support...
> >
> > Firewire is preferable for tape-driven video cameras (not an input
> > device for the iPad because it's not meant for editing video), for
> > external hard-drives (also not an iPad accessory), and external DVD
> > burners (also not an iPad need).
> >
> > Why include another port at an additional cost in space and power
> > consumption that won't be useful?
>
> Not even for something "magical" and "revolutionary"? The only thing we see
> are the features it lacks, and nothing "revolutionary". And it has a 25 watt
> hour battery!

Okay, you're another who thinks he can make demands and predictions
about what the word 'revolutionary' has to mean -- so you don't get it
at all. Go look up the word, and go back to criticizing a specific
feature based on what the product actually is.

Firewire is for connecting high-speed storage and video devices. Don't
know which of those you think is necessary for iPad, which doesn't have
anything to do with video editing and which syncs data to a computer
(where the computer, clearly, can have such ports).

USB is for connecting peripherals and input devices.
Since this is a very portable device, connecting various mice is
unecessary, and a keyboard is already offered; in fact, it may have
some accessories like that, but they'll connect via a different port.
USB can also be a storage port (remember, this device needs to be
synched to a computer) and a printer port (remember, that computer
probably has a printer) and many of devices.

It should not be considered a computer replacement, so criticizing that
it isn't a computer replacement is simply correct.
That doesn't mean it isn't a great product, well-made, fascinating,
game-changing, and worth purchasing for many.
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