I'm a lucky guy who got hold of an iPad in Sweden
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My name is Martin Weigert, I am a social web enthusiast from Berlin, living in Stockholm. Here I'll post my thoughts on the web (and life) that don't fit in 140 characters. If you understand German, head over to www.netzwertig.com where I am the editor.
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I might eventually choose to switch from iPhone to an Android mobile, but this plan never made me change my mind regarding the iPad. I wanted one, and the only reason why I didn't get such a device until now was the non-availability in Sweden.
But this morning, I had a look at Sweden's leading site for classifieds, Blocket, saw an iPad 16 Gig WiFi for sale in Stockholm, gave it a last thought and decide to go for it. In fact, the guy who sold it (he had bought it in the US for his girl friend who for some reason didn't want it) was surprised about the amount of calls he received. To me that was no real surprise, since he chose a price very close to the original store price in the markets where the iPad is available. Good for me, since I was the first to get in touch with him (15 minutes after he uploaded the ad).
And after having played with the Apple tablet for about 1 1/2 hours I have to say, it's breathtaking. Beautiful, extremely quick, and for an iPhone user very easy to dive into. Unlike other people I find the Google Reader iPhone site on the iPad being perfect. How can it get so fast?!
I haven't tried it out enough to come up with a full review, and I don't think this is necessary anymore considering all the articles and blog posts about the iPad out there. But in any case it looks like I made the right decision. As long as there is no Google/Android tablet that can compete with the iPad for real.
The only "problem" i stumbled upon so far is the virtual keyboard, which has some of the keys on a different position than on the Phone, and that makes writing pretty difficult in the beginning. Which is why I am typing these words on my Windows notebook...
Comments (5)
May 27, 2010
Michael said...
Hi MartinGlad you liked it :)
Im writing this from my iPad download in Marbella.
//Michael (the seller)
May 27, 2010
Martin Weigert said...
Haha the world is small :) How did you find this blog? Enjoy Marbella!
Jun 16, 2010
Dmitry said...
This is a superb post Martin Weigert’s thoughts on the social web. And life.
May 31, 2011
Sven said...
Well I got my iPad a while back after it was released here..and I agree with you..its an amazing device. I'm amazed at how something so sleek and compact can have so many functions. I'm able to use it for pretty much anything, especially wrt entertainment. There are so many neat apps for music - I particularly like pandora and another neat app freephoo with which I'm able to make phonecalls to my friends. I think it's right now available only in Sweden, so am waiting for it to be launched in other regions as well.
