Loving It.

For someone who loves surfing the net, the iPad makes it very convenient for me. Having said that, yup, I admit, I’m now a proud co-owner of an iPad (Other co-owners: Hubby and Shafiq, of course) We somehow or rather managed to get hold of the last available set of the 64GB model with WiFi + 3G at VivoCity last Saturday. (a day after the official release)

An extremely happy and excited Shafiq 

outside the Apple authorized reseller in VivoCity 

with the family's new iPad.

The iPad’s are selling like “goreng pisang panas” and most iPad models have been sold out on the first day of its release here in Singapore.

As we do not want to be labeled “kiasu” like the rest of the new iPad owners in Singapore, please be assured that we were not part of the hundreds (could be thousands, not really sure though) of eager customers queuing outside the 30 Apple authorized resellers last Friday (July 23, 2010), the official launch date of the much awaited iPad here in Singapore. I have read in the papers that many resorted to playing truant and taking time off from work just so that they could get their hands on the iPad. Some even resorted to queuing up outside the Apple stores as early as 6am. Talk about “kiasu” Singaporeans.

But then again, it’s not only them Singaporeans. Besides Malaysians, there are some who flew all the way from China just for the sole purpose of buying the iPads. Apparently after taking into cost of the flight tickets, it’s much cheaper to purchase the Ipads in Singapore than the ones in China. (Furthermore there’s no official launch of the iPad yet in China, so the ones being sold there are the ones bought in the US. Just like in Malaysia and other countries where the iPads are not officially released yet)

The WiFi-only models is selling for SGD728, SGD878 and SGD1,028 for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models respectively. As for the iPads with WiFi and 3G connectivity, is selling for SGD928, SGD1,078 and SGD1,228 for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models respectively.

As I do not own an iPhone or any smartphone ( I do own a Nokia N97 but I hate it coz it is giving me so much of problems), the iPad is indeed a wonderful devise with a very sleek design (basically an oversized looking iPhone) plus easy to use features, does not weigh as much as a Macbook/laptop with a big enough screen to make it easy for me to surf the net, check my emails or just toy around with their fabulous applications. I have never been a fan of surfing the net using mobile phones as the screens are way to small for the likes of me. As it is also very thin and light, it fits nicely into my handbag. Plus I don't really have to worry about the iPad running out of power as it has 9-10 hours of battery life before you need to recharge.

Furthermore, when I surfed the net yesterday for some new recipes to try out, I no longer have to print out the recipes or write it down anymore. I just bring the iPad to the kitchen. Talk about convenience. 

The iPad. I sure am loving it. :D