I told her if she did, i'd have to move back out (i'm in the process of moving back in). This wasn't quite enough to convince her, so i did some Googling and sent this quick response:
Subject: What iPad? Is that a sanitary device?
iPad - $500-$700
Webcam? No.
Flash? No.
Multitasking? No.
USB!? ...No.
Freedom? HA!
Damn, even the developers are getting pissed off. And just look at all of the competition that isn't trying to rape their users with digital restrictions management and their developers off of other platforms~
WePad http://wepad.mobi/en
Comparison: http://wepad.mobi/
Bigger and faster!
OpenTablet 7 http://www.openpeak.com/
Even faster!
Attachable physical keyboard!
$299-399
Notion Ink http://www.notionink.in/
~$300-500
MSI Tegra http://www.engadget.com/
$500
Google's Android/Chrome OS Tablets
JooJoo https://thejoojoo.com/
Web-tablet (very sleek, but probably not everything you need)
$100
iFreeTablet http://www.
$400-$550
And SO MUCH MORE
Taiwan makers displaying 10 iPad clones
50 slates to come this year on ARM
So, you can buy an iPad, which has an Apple logo on it, or you can buy a real computer and stick an ugly apple sticker on it if you like.
