Glad you did read the links, I just like yanking people’s chains. I respect what you have to say.

But 2 years?? Remember, the iPhone shows the technology exists and can be mass-produced.

And to TIMSTIGATOR:I’m 38 years old and own a small business and made over $100,000 last year and if this tablet doesn’t make the light of day soon I WILL EAT MY OWN HAT!!!!!!

I agree that the whole thing fits together very well. That doesn’t mean it is an upcoming product as you describe it. If you happen to have read my previous comments on this site about multi-touch from Apple you will see that I have thought a lot about the future of the interface*, so no I don’t think iPods and iPhones are as far as Apple with take multi-touch.

Here’s where I stand in general on this: You’re right. Apple will release a tablet or primarily multi-touch platform, probably within the next 2 years. The device as you describe it, however, is just not that platform.

I can’t discredit specific claims that you are making. I think many things you describe about the tablet will prove true of it (runs Windows, etc.), but as a whole your description just doesn’t sit well in my mind. Yes, this is only my opinion, especially since I can’t give much reason for it.

*I don’t expect that you’ve read every comment, as I haven’t, but just in the event that you had read my comments on the issue.

Ethan, Ethan, Ethan.

READ THE LINKS I INCLUDED!!!!! Especially the one about the 8 cm optical drive, its a done deal.

This isn’t possible or well thought out?????!!!!!!! Dude, have you heard of the iPhone???? This, from an engineering standpoint, is nothing but a larger iPhone, without the actual cellular phone components, and therefore much simpler to make a reality.

And regarding Richard’s thoughts on 32GB or 64GB of NAND flash storage being unlikely, you realize 32GB versions are already available, right? And you can combine them internally, so a 64GB could be even four 16GB ones – these things are TEENY, check these links:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/23/s…a-bit-of-skin/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/03/s…heaper-faster/

And them re-read the link I posted about Apple procurring long-term contracts for NAND from Samsung.

DO YOU EALLY THINK THE IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH ARE AS FAR AS APPLE IS TAKING THE TOUCHSCREEN, LEOPARD “LITE”, AND NAND STORAGE DEVICES????

Wake up, any moron should see this device coming from miles away.

And the dock uses nothing but existing, off-the-shelf components. Joe Blow Technology Company Inc. could manufacture it tomorrow if they wanted.

I am largely speculating on price, I admit. Also exact software specs.

I think my later paragraphs are as erudite and well-composed as the early ones, but it was getting late when I wrote it.

As far as battery life: whatever, not worth arguing about at this point.

Keep the comments comin’! I love debunking them! In time, YOU ALL WILL EAT YOUR WORDS!!!!

Things start to fall apart around the last 5 paragraphs of email 1. Its obvious Doug’s ideas aren’t very well thought out in those paragraphs and it looks as if he is thinking of new stuff as he writes.

Worse is the idea that Apple would put an 8cm optical drive rather than a standard size drice in the dock. Doug, Doug, Doug! There’s nothing to even say about that. That’s insane.

On battery life: Even if Apple does usually under-promise on battery life you wouldn’t expect Apple’s promised 5-8 hour battery life to be real-life 8-12 hour – Apple doesn’t under-promise that much. Doug does imply that this is speculation, but I would speculate 6-10 hours if apple said 5-8.

All in all I believe Doug has some inside information, but he should not try to make his claims more believable with extra speculation. Just give the info as you get it Doug.

link 1
link 2

The first link is especially enlightening. The feature was deemed to be not-ready-for-prime-time at that point, and then Jobs decided it was distracting and off-focus for a consumer entertainment device, and it also solved one of the equations for a successful tablet/enterprise device, so was tucked in his back pocket until the rest of the pieces for the tablet Mac came into place.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2884727