I read this a few days ago and thought it was a bad comparison.... If they insisted on HPC Pro, they should have at least picked one of the better devices instead of the PV-5000.

The writer got the devices mixed up. He showed the Sharp PV-6000 in the picture, mislabeled it the PV-5000, and gave the PV-5000's specs (which are very different). I posted a comment there correcting this information.

mscdex is right, though - a better comparison would have been with the Fujitsu Stylistic CT2020 or even the Intermec 6651.

He is mad, but I've liked. :)

Compared to the HPC Pro, the iPad sounds like a piece of junk with a fast CPU. Why don't modern portable computers come with applications? Without something like Pocket Office (Pocket Appleworks?) what is the iPad good for?

I think I got converted to the "apple" side of the force. As soon as I bought my iPad I can't see a good use for my jornada... it's completly retired. And answering to BookWork, the iPad come with a "mobile" appleworks application. But they are not as good as the desktop version (same thing happened to pocket office). That's why I use 3rd party applications for office on my iPad. I hope someday SoftMaker makes a version of SoftMaker Office for the iOS. That would be perfect!

I was one of the first ones in Europe to have the iPad. I found it a complete waste. Granted, it wasn't where it is today with apps and whatnot and would probably have kept it and had another point of view regarding it.

But I liked the guys comparison. He's also using one of my favorite HPC Pro's!