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Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor
#13507148 - 11/19/10 12:30 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ipad owners take note
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/18/apples_ipad_2_suppliers_to_ramp_up_in_q1_2011_rumor.html
i may have to sell my ipad soon so i can get the upgrade, but the only bitch is im not sure i can transfer anything that i bought/downloaded staight to my current one, goddamn
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: skatealex2]
#13507719 - 11/19/10 05:26 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: frith]
#13507750 - 11/19/10 05:50 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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hahahaa
In all reality, I have played with a couple iPads, and I have say they are pretty cool little toys. They are so small and lightweight, they really would be good as something just to throw in my bag for surfing the web and reading e-books on campus.
I might even consider buying an older one once a few more new ones come out and drop the price of the old ones.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: cortex]
#13513368 - 11/20/10 07:29 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I am on my ipad now. I love it. My girlfriend has one too. It's a great device that has a unique place in my arsenal of electronics I use a regular basis. I find that after work, the last thing I wqnt to get is get out my laptop. I love it too, but when I amtrying to relax, the entire thing bothers me.
I love the simple touch interface and uni-tasking of the device. I a can completely zone in on what I want to and not be bothered by the rest. The games are pretty sweet and only getting better.
The battery life is awesome. My iPad lasts for days...just all day if I use it really heavy with games and video.
I really only am looking forward to come new features. This iPad has made me pretty content with gadgets, and set the bar pretty high..
The front facing camera will be a plus for video conferencing Hopefully they can make the device lighter without compromising the battery life More memory, faster processor (doubtful but possible)
My biggest complaint as a developer is the JavaScript engine...it's horrible and the blackberry playbook blows it out of the water. This is the biggest weakness for the iOS platform in my opinion.
Still the negatives by far outweigh the positives. Needless to say, I will be preordering one the moment they are available.
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Too true, frith!
I learned early, NEVER BUY THE FIRST GEN OF ANY APPLE PRODUCT. You'll soon be sorry.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: sporeboy]
#13550355 - 11/27/10 09:37 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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sporeboy said: Too true, frith!
I learned early, NEVER BUY THE FIRST GEN OF ANY APPLE PRODUCT. You'll soon be sorry. 
True but not true. Ive been enjoying my iPad consistently for the months I've had it. A good thing about apple products is that they have high resale value so even if the 2nd ipad is out in the next few months I'll likely be able to sell this one for a couple hundred dollars on eBay and get the new one for prob $100-$200 more. So not a big price to for an upgrade.
I hope they add some new features for the next generation. There is so much more they can do, one thing that would be nice would be if they added some features to the home screen and hopefully a bit more ram to give more potential to some of the programs. With all it's missing features this thing is probably still my favorite piece of technology I've owned in a long time,i just hope apple expands on it a lot more. I think something like garageband would be neat too if they can pull it off on future models. I have a multitrack recorder which is neat and lets me upload to soundcloud, but it doesn't really work well for loud recordings, like with an electric guitar turned to high volume.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: skatealex2]
#13553666 - 11/28/10 05:29 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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apple makes good products. its really hard to hate.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: sporeboy]
#13561399 - 11/30/10 06:32 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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sporeboy said: Too true, frith!
I learned early, NEVER BUY THE FIRST GEN OF ANY APPLE PRODUCT. You'll soon be sorry. 
Probably coming from a guy who has never actually owned a first gen Apple product and just repeating what other people have said. Every good second gen (and later) should be better than the first. It seems silly to always be waiting for the 'next better' model to be released.
No technology or device is perfect, but the iPad comes pretty close. I have no complaints about it, I use it everyday and charge it once a week. What other computer can do that? (Let alone on the first gen.)
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dummy said: apple makes good products. its really hard to hate.
i like to customize things.. cant do that very much on apple products.
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daytripper05 said: I use it everyday and charge it once a week. What other computer can do that? (Let alone on the first gen.)
IIRC the ipad doesnt multitask at all. every computer could run that long if there was no multitasking ability.
and, depending on your usage, an N550 based netbook can last that long.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: frith]
#13562967 - 11/30/10 01:32 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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So you MUST be able to customize everything you buy? And you must always be doing everything possible at once on every device too? How many things do you want to do while reading on the internet or playing a game? Point is, you have a computer to do that. But when the time come for an ultra portble and super long batter life that has a cheap 3G connection built in without a contract, good luck getting a netbook to do that...plus a netbook isnt a tablet.
Ironically enough, when we got our first ipad, my girlfriend and i immediately knew we had to get another one. The ipad is the mos personal device i have, more so than my phone. In my opinion, not much can compare to the ipad right now. Even my macbook pro is lame in comparison. Sure it cn tecnically do more, but there are so many things from the ipad ported over to the pc world for simplicity. Filesystem archecture just gets in my way, but yet is still has a place but there are better solutions.
Its the old tech guys that are going to be most resistent to change, while the average user will adopt the easier to use new mobile technology. The days of digital media, cloud computing, mobile, and productivity is the way thing are moving. People get moe done when tasks are streamlined and focused. Days of tinkering with the ole pc is like rebuilding your carbarator (?) engine to get more power. Sure people still do it, but it's not by very many people and more modern technology took over.
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daytripper05 said: So you MUST be able to customize everything you buy?
every electronic device. yes.
my computer has been tweaked literally to the point that no one else can use it. because i can custom tailor the workflow to what is best for me, i can do things a lot faster than most other people. that is a huge plus for me.
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daytripper05 said: And you must always be doing everything possible at once on every device too?
i dont think playing music while browsing the web is such a crazy idea..
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daytripper05 said: Days of tinkering with the ole pc is like rebuilding your carbarator (?) engine to get more power. Sure people still do it, but it's not by very many people and more modern technology took over.
id rather take the time to rebuild a carb than buy a whole new car..
i look at a 10 year old computer and think.. i could probably get 3 or 4 more good years of use out of that thing. im just not a fan of apple's disposable business model. 
im definitely not an old grey-beard computer user. i like getting the newest thing just like anyone else. tablets arent anything new though.. i never thought there was much of a point to them beyond stuff like inventory control systems or like when a nurse/doctor is taking medical records. its easier to type on a regular keyboard when i need to get real work done and its more convenient to carry my phone when im on the run.
just my preference..
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: frith]
#13564114 - 11/30/10 05:56 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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daytripper05 said: So you MUST be able to customize everything you buy?
every electronic device. yes.
my computer has been tweaked literally to the point that no one else can use it. because i can custom tailor the workflow to what is best for me, i can do things a lot faster than most other people. that is a huge plus for me.
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i dont think playing music while browsing the web is such a crazy idea..
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daytripper05 said: Days of tinkering with the ole pc is like rebuilding your carbarator (?) engine to get more power. Sure people still do it, but it's not by very many people and more modern technology took over.
id rather take the time to rebuild a carb than buy a whole new car..
i look at a 10 year old computer and think.. i could probably get 3 or 4 more good years of use out of that thing. im just not a fan of apple's disposable business model. 
im definitely not an old grey-beard computer user. i like getting the newest thing just like anyone else. tablets arent anything new though.. i never thought there was much of a point to them beyond stuff like inventory control systems or like when a nurse/doctor is taking medical records. its easier to type on a regular keyboard when i need to get real work done and its more convenient to carry my phone when im on the run.
just my preference.. 
I agree a little on the customization thing. I think for the ipad it would be cool if the add some more options to that, but still you can organize folders, change settings/backgrounds,etc........
Since day one as far as I know you could listen to music on the device while web browsing and they released multitasking last week so you can switch between programs easily from screen to another while saving progress or work.
Also for sure if you have a lot of computer work or need to do word documens all the time a computer is much better for that, but it's actually a lot more convient for me than a laptop cause I can turn this thing on in one second and check all my emails and anything online if I'm using it quick or if not I still find it enjoyable to use and ive been good without my laptop since.
Its not a computer replacement but since I have a Mac in my house I can download and transfer tv shows and stuff like that on the Mac and tansfer to the ipad.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: skatealex2]
#13564173 - 11/30/10 06:11 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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skatealex2 said: I agree a little on the customization thing. I think for the ipad it would be cool if the add some more options to that, but still you can organize folders, change settings/backgrounds,etc........
yeah.. if i got something i would expect to be able to completely rip out the GUI layer and replace it with something else if i wanted. just having the peace of mind that its an option makes a device more appealing to me.
also, 90% of my interaction with the computer is through the keyboard. even on home computers, i use the mouse very little. telling me not to use a keyboard is like asking me not to speak for a month.. i could probably do it but i wouldnt like it.
oh wells...
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: frith]
#13564396 - 11/30/10 06:49 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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the ipad is not a replacement for a computer, at least for average to above average users. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I had the money, hopefully by Feb. I'm curious to see what chip they stick in this thing
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: tak]
#13564458 - 11/30/10 06:59 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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tak said: I'm curious to see what chip they stick in this thing
id be shocked if it was anything but an updated A4.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: tak]
#13564479 - 11/30/10 07:02 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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If I had money to waste, and wanted to buy a cool new toy I would go with one of these.
Also, this picture pretty much sums up my thoughts on the iPad:

I mean, c'mon people, it's a giant iphone. That's it. Actually, I guess it's more like a giant ipod touch.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: cortex]
#13564668 - 11/30/10 07:31 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah it was weird to see they just blew up the iphone/ipod touch..
everything at apple gets smaller.. 
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: cortex]
#13564735 - 11/30/10 07:41 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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cortex said: I mean, c'mon people, it's a giant iphone. That's it. Actually, I guess it's more like a giant ipod touch.
Isn't that the point?
It's a pretty solid device, don't buy one if you don't want one.
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Re: Ipad 2 in Feburary rumor [Re: tak]
#13566628 - 12/01/10 06:21 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have an iPhone too, even though the iPad is running the same os, it feels like a new machine. My girlffriend and I held out for a while to buy the iPads for the reason the seemed so much similar. Once we got them we immediately though, wow this is surprigrsingly different. Wile technically the same experience, the devices have completely different uses. It's only people that don't own one that will same it's an oversized IPod touch.
Virtually all my complaints are from the software side. My biggest complaint has to do with the speed of the execution of JavaScript. Chnces are few people would even notice it...I only because I write a lot of sottware using JavaScript and use the iPad for a test device.
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