Are you getting the iPad or waiting for iPhone 4G?

It’s been sometime since I’ve written tech… so here we go again. Something I’ve always wanted to talk about is the iPad – sure, there are tonnes of videos and websites talking about how stupid the name is including this YouTube video which for some strange reason ‘predicted’ the creation of the iPad 4 years ago (viewer’s discretion advised).

Okay, seriously, WILL YOU GET IT?

There are 2 groups of individuals
Some people say it’s just an enlarged iPhone – larger screen, larger keyboard – BUT doesn’t make calls. Then there’s the group that say WOW! this is the must have gadget of the year – imagine using that LARGE screen… it’s like a laptop – just thinner and cooler AND if you get the 3G enabled option, you’d get to surf wherever you are!

Me?
Being me, I must admit, I do get excited over every tech gadget out there – especially when it’s got the Apple logo on it. So I’m on the latter group – the group that REALLY REALLY REALLY wants it.

The justification…
Why get the iPad? Well, I know it’s a bigger iPhone that doesn’t make calls but it really depends on what you plan to use the iPad for. I do a whole lot of net surfing on my iPhone, I do a whole lot of remote technical support looking at super tiny Windows or OS X screens – all these while, I’ve been using this puny screen. It does the job but I would do many strange things just to have a much larger screen.

The grandma theory
My grandma complaints… “every single time you take a picture of me, I NEVER get to see it – you NEVER develop it” – well, I don’t develop cause that’s REALLY old school… I leave everything in my notebook and I’m just too darn lazy to export it to my iPhone and end up viewing on a SUPER SMALL screen. With the iPad, I can finally show grandma her beautiful pictures in full Technicolor glory using that iPad.

As you can see, there are tonnes of applications for the iPad… I can imagine this MASSIVE media centre… the possibilities are endless and what’s more – imagine your favourite games like Command & Conquer for the iPhone, Doodle and the rest of the 100,000 iPhone apps on your glorious iPad screen. Never has a brand new gadget been released in the market with that many available apps – it’s just mind blowing.

BUT… don’t let me convince you…
At the end of the day, we must remember, there’s still the iPhone 4G that is looming near. Some say it’d be the coolest thing ever with a new type of screen that consumes less battery, a 5 megapixel camera, flash and possibly looks like this…

full article on the predicted 4G at Mashable.com

Since the next BIG announcement from Apple is just months away and not everyone has cash growing on trees, would you wait for the 4G or go for the iPad anyway?