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It can't multi-task. So if you want to listen to music while you're looking at your photos, you might as well sing or get someone to sing for you. The iPad has no USB, so transferring data in and out of your iPad is a bit of a pain. It does not support Flash, so websites offering flash video formats are out of bounds. The LED-backlit screen with In-Plane Switching (IPS) has been praised as 'crisp and sharp'. Unfortunately it is not as power efficient as OLED devices and it tends to be harder on the eyes (compared to the e-ink screen used in Kindle). In addition to the above mentioned, the iPad complaint box includes the fact that it's difficult to hold or carry around, it's slippery, it's heavy and it's missing a stylus.

It is true that the iPad is 3 times heavier than Kindle and Steve Jobs seems to have 'forgotten' to add a few frills to his latest baby. However, what everyone seems to have conveniently forgotten is that Apple never said they're making an eBook reader or a really powerful laptop. So then why should iPad be compared to Kindle or even a laptop. The iPad is a portable eBook reader which doubles-up as a mini-laptop. In fact, it is a laptop with no bells and whistles. Ideal for someone who reads a lot and uses a internet quite often. Although it seems debatable, the $500 price tag is just right, although you could get a Kindle and an iPod touch for that money.