No thanks! Why Luke isn’t rushing out for the new iPad

The tech world is gushing again over Apple’s unveiling of the latest version of the iPad. But while many will lineup to be the first to get their hands on the latest and greatest, Luke isn’t one of them.

“I’ve never been looking at my iPad thinking ‘god I wish this text from the New Yorker had like about 500 thousand more pixels associated with it’,” says the Ross and Burbank co-host about the new iPad. That’s despite it’s highly touted new HD display, 4g speed, improved camera and other bells and whistles.

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The new iPad is being called, somewhat surprisingly, “The New iPad.” But not only is Luke satisfied with his old iPad, the longtime Apple enthusiast admits while he likes it, he’s not evangelical like many others.

“It’s not a competition thing for me. I’ll be honest with you. I’ve been slightly underwhelmed by my iPad,” Luke says.

“It’s the large print version of my iPhone, that’s the thing. iPad mostly does the same things my iPhone does it’s just slightly less convenient. “

“How do you live with yourself knowing you only have an iPad 2 with its crappy resolution,” taunts Dave in listing off all the features of the new iPad. But Luke isn’t biting.

“They’re useful, but I have to say I’m not going to run out and buy one. Those are all nice things but for me none of those would be enough of a factor,” Luke says.

While the new specs are dazzling, Seattle tech expert Andru Edwards, editor in chief with Gear Live.com , agrees that the current iPad is still excellent especially now that Apple has announced it will keep selling the iPad 2 for $100 less.

“Just because they announced this new one doesn’t mean what you have is obsolete. They still see it as a viable product and an important product,” Edwards says.

And while everyone always points to the hardware, Edwards says another big story today is all of the upgrades to Apple software for everything from movie making to music. But even though it’s optimized for the new iPad, it’s available today for the iPad 2.

But Luke just wants it to be a true laptop replacement, and he argues without a keyboard it still falls short.

“Until it can mimic the tactile feeling of a keyboard, it’s never going to be as effective as a laptop,” says Luke.

“Maybe I should take the money I saved by not buying the iPad 1, iPad 2, the original iPhone, the subsequent iPhone and all the other Apple products I haven’t bought, and buy the new one,” jokes Dave, who says ultimately, he isn’t tempted by Apple’s latest and greatest.

“I’ve used PC’s for so long I know how to fix them when they inevitably break,” Dave laughs.

-Josh Kerns/My Northwest.com