# Anyone underwhelmed with their iPad?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 14, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225 "2012-07-14T17:45:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225/61 "2012-07-22T16:54:43Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> Has anyone used it for video conferencing? I could see that being pretty cool.

We use it to Skype with the in-laws. It’s one of the major things that convinced me to give in and buy it - we didn’t own anything else at the time with a functional webcam. And the only portable computing is my phone. ( **Tom Scud** has a laptop, but it’s like 8 years old at this point, the wifi doesn’t work anymore, and it’s generally kind of cranky. Plus it’s huge - when he bought it, he needed a large monitor for graphic design work.) The iPad is very handy for Skyping and such.

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**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225/62 "2012-07-22T22:48:36Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> I know most people love their iPads, but I’m more interested in people who got one and thought it was kinda “meh”.

I bought one and eventually returned it. Here’s my [explanation why](http://andrewoneverything.com/dude-its-a-laptop-you-want-not-an-ipad).

FYI, I own an iPhone and love it.

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