“If you’re the betting type, here are some more good odds: the tablet will be called an iSlate, have much more capability than simply an e-reader, boast a 10-inch touchscreen and sell for less than $1,000,” Kaneshige reports. “That’s all well and good-but at least one technologist isn’t convinced.”
Kaneshige reports, “Not about a 10-inch touchscreen, anyway.”
“Aaron Vronko, CEO of Rapid Repair, an iPod and iPhone repair shop, took a hard look at hardware options for a tablet that would impact system performance, battery design and power capacity,” Kaneshige reports. “His key conclusion: An Apple tablet won’t debut with a 10-inch touchscreen, which has been widely predicted.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Carl H.” for the heads up.]
It makes sense what the guy is saying… but we will see next week. We don’t know what battery they are using, screen etc. etc. etc. Wait till next analyst. I will predict that it has an on and off button. how bout that b!tches!!
And WHY? Is 9.842519685039″ the sweet spot because of? Really going out on a limb are they?
I dunno……whatever it is, it will be cool. Apple really knows what it is doing.
Because there is a fixed volume that is taken up by the CPU and other electronics, the larger the screen the more the battery volume/area matches the screen and bigger is better. So, Aaron Vronko’s argument has no logic behind it. Apple already showed us in the MacBooks that the battery can be everywhere in the unused space of a one piece machined aluminum body.
In other news, the guy at my local muffler shop says there will never be electric cars.
If a non-subsidized 3.5″ iPhone is $599 or whatever, then a larger, more capable tablet, not subsidized by a phone company, is going to cost more than people think. No way a 10″ tablet can come in under a G-note.
He really makes you think.
Certainly I wouldn’t discount what he says and even if he is right I will still be the first in line come January 27 to put in an order.
I think the sweet spot is 3Pi. That way you make it around at least 1.5 times.
Why does he ignore the third dimension? Apple can make it as thick as they need to for the battery to last as long as they want it to.
I believe a 7 inch display makes the most sense. Much bigger viewing area than an iPhone, much more portable than even a netbook.
I’ve got a “trusted” source that backs ChrissyOne’s claim, but adds that so-called hybrid cars will debut within 2 years.
Seriously, who in the hell thinks that a CEO of a repair shop for iPods and iPhone knows what they are talking about?
I think 10″ is too big.. I think it will be a 7″ screen
I want a 5″ folding display.
@bryan “I think 10″ is too big.”
That’s what she said.
I’m waiting for analysts to start predicting how many angels can dance on the head of a pin… (while listening to their iPhones, of course).
‘If it’s a myth, bring it to me in a bottle, and if it’s true, bring it to me in chains.’
When you think about it, a 10-inch screen would be gigantic, just 3 inches smaller than the macbook lid. Nobody would want that, it just wouldn’t be any more portable than the Macbook is, and if they’re going to spend $999, they’d just get the macbook.
I think the iSlate will be more like 7-inches. (And I really wish they would revive the iBook branding instead of iSlate. The iBook name would be just perfect for such a device.)
Screen size: 8½ because…
the drivel we’ve been hearing from the wibblers and witterers is just as confusing and surreal as Federico Fellini’s 1963 film “8½”
I thought 7 inches would be a better fit than 10, but who knows.
Going back (about) 4 years in time:
In other news, analysts say Apple will never build a phone. Apple as no experience in that arena, and the failed experiment with Motorola should have tought Apple about the telco market.
17″ roll-up.
The 7″ will be called the miniPad and the 10″ will be called the maxiPad. They will sell by the boxload.
@currentinterest
yes, I thought that too. Actually, at 7″, if you turn the tablet vertically and stretch your tumbs, you’ll find out that they can easily meet, therefore a digital qwerty keyboard like iPhone’s triggered by turning the tablet vertically.
@Snow Leopard
Boxloads? Like the iPhone nano?
HE IS RIGHT!; its going to be a 10.1 inch! DOH!