TOPIC: iPad

The iPad is a content viewing device, not a content creation device.  I have found a couple of Motion Computing slate tablets for $200 each from another inspector. (he has several, these were backup machines) They should show up today now that UPS has dug out in IL.  I did thousands of inspection on my Motion LE-1600 over three years until it finally died.  I consistently beat other inspectors on gang inspections by a half hour or more while using it. One is an LS-800 (8 inch) and the other is an old LE-1400.(10 inch)  should be sweet if the 8 incher will be workable.

The iPad is a content viewing device, not a content creation device. 

Agreed. That's why it's so limited in ram. Hopefully they'll come out with a more powerful one in the future.

The new iPad2 looks good. Personally, I would like to be able to use the iPad2 in place of the CT2Go. Currently I use the CT2Go onsite to fill in the report information and then move the report to my iMac or MacBook, add the pictures and then finalize the report. Sure, others would like to do EVERYTHING onsite but like an earlier post, I would pay for a "lite" version just to do what I need.

You might get your wish We'll see....

Is the iPad fast enough now?
The "dramatically faster" iPad 2 boasts a dual-core A5 "system on a chip" processor under the hood, said Jobs, good for twice the CPU power and nine times the graphics performance of the original while maintaining the same 10-hour battery life.
Thanks!

We'll find out what the capabilities are when it comes out. They lack of handwriting recognition is still going to be a factor as it's hard to hold with one hand and type with the other. The capacitive pens are out but I haven't tried them yet.