Comments on: Would You Buy a CrunchPad?

By: Fusion Garage’s Grid-10 Tablet: Not the CrunchPad and Not the JooJoo. And Not Android, Either–Except That It Is

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:02:16 +0000

[...] Garage, known until now as the company which worked with Michael Arrington of TechCrunch on his CrunchPad tablet idea before cutting Arrington out of the project and releasing a spectacularly unsuccessful device [...]

By: CrunchPad, JooJoo, Whatever | Technologizer

CrunchPad, JooJoo, Whatever | Technologizer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:52:49 +0000

[...] News I like writing about gizmos a lot more than soap operas, so when the dream that was the CrunchPad crumbled into a spat between former partners, I sort of lost interest. For the record, Fusion [...]

By: Gary Nicholas

Gary Nicholas — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:29:25 +0000

Yes I would buy the new cruchpad tablet.
I woud use it for traveling and the internet also I like to drqw alot
I’m a inventor with the touch screen and a digital pen it would be nice.
Thank you for your time on this matter.

By: CrunchPad, We Hardly Knew Ye | Technologizer

CrunchPad, We Hardly Knew Ye | Technologizer — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:06 +0000

[...] all: News Weird! Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch and father of the CrunchPad tablet computer, has blogged that the CrunchPad project is dead. He says that the manufacturing partner in charge [...]

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:03:53 +0000

in the time since I posted a comment, my point of view has changed. The crunchpad is either vaporware or a pending failure. $400 is too much to ask for a one trick pony.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:47:36 +0000

Crunchpad is a perfect example of someone claiming how Apple, Dell, MS etc… are all raping us over high priced gadgets. Apple coming under fire weekly because their computers are expensive. Seems to me this is a great example of how expensive even the most basic pc of hardware is. If this thing was under 200 bucks It would sell just as a web browsing device, at 300 or over it won’t stand a chance with no keyboard, HDD or real OS. People will buy a netbook. The ability for Dell or HP to produce low cost devices is due to the BILLIONS these companies spend over many years in R&D and making supply chain deals to be competitive. Apple has never attempted to compete in the sub 300/400 range and it’s tablet will probably be 600 to 800 bucks and as usual sell like hotcakes.

Bottom line, if a device like this for 200 bucks was so easy to make, it would already have been released by one of the big boys. All the bloggers saying “it took a blogger to put out a real tablet under 200 err… wait 300.. crap now maybe 400??” This was releasing in July err.. Aug nvm… sometimes in the “near future”, Ya good luck with that, Crunchpad is/was a great idea if done for under 200 bucks, but clearly with Kindle and Sony putting out products for 400/500 range as e-readers this type of device was just not practical for the price. Any company has to make a profit to support long term tech support and ongoing development, this was a pipe dream at 200 bucks and probably won’t come to the market under 400 imo. Nice concept and painted a pretty picture of what could have been, but fails to deliver once reality set in.

By: A'lyric Miles

A'lyric Miles — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:53:52 +0000

Yes i would buy this im a student and this is me as long as the price was in the rage of 200-350 i would y this its cute slick and desirable. it would totally boost my confidence if i had this piece of equipment.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:00:33 +0000

I’m buying one when it becomes available. I want something to read read my news feeds or watch youtube videos on my couch or bed. I’ve considered laptops, but they can be so bulky. This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Everytime I hear of a new web tablet, i discover it’s a really small device. THIS is more like it. If I need to shoot off a long email, I’ll plug in a USB keyboard or pair a bluetooth board. Ideal man.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:20:22 +0000

If it were cheap enough (say sub $200) then I’d get one for the living room, kitchen, bed room etc. I like the idea of having an internet’s worth of data within easy reach. Laptops are easy too but I get tired of lugging mine around. Yeah I’m lazy.

Would be cool if they synced. So if you had one in your living room and bed room they would be the same for a given user. Or even if you had one at home and at the office.

By: Menace

Menace — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:58:31 +0000

Absolutely i would buy one of these for say ~$300. I want one hanging around the living room so i can look things up quickly. Its a wonder that something just like this isnt available yet. I think Apple may have something in the works.
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/11/steve-jobs-also-overseeing-apple-tablet-or-netbook-device/
But i’m sure it will be expensive.