I had to stand in line for 1 hour and 20 minutes, but damn it was worth it. Simply the most amazing piece of technology I've ever seen.
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I know I want one, I'm just not sure I need one. Or could afford one. Or could justify getting one.
I was tempted to get up and go down to the Apple store yesterday morning for the launch. I probably could have gotten away with the cheapest one, but I really want the one with 64 GB of memory. I couldn't justify an extra $200 just for the memory.
You're supposed to change those out at least once a day or you risk TSS.
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2010, 01:38:27 PM
I had to stand in line for 1 hour and 20 minutes, but damn it was worth it. Simply the most amazing piece of technology I've ever seen.
I just read this out loud to Ursus. What I thought of when I did was "Dang- poor BD never saw the Space Shuttle."
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I love my iphone, but my question is is the ipad basically a bulkier iphone or is it that much better than a laptop?
I thought it had LESS functionality than a laptop.
I don't get the point of them, really.
It does have less functionality than a laptop. It is more in the netbook range in terms of functionality. I think one of the things that makes this attractive is the multi-touch screen, its size/resolution and the wide range of non-traditional computing tasks you can do with it. The creative and media teams where I work is already planning on incorporating them into their sales presentations and trade show collateral so that they can have high-def video and slideshows running in extremely thin panels.
The way I see it the thing not only competes with netbooks and laptops for light-duty tasks, it also reaches into the digital photo frame and Kindle/eBook market space. It's good for movies and music, too. And with the productivity apps for $10 each it's going to be something that people who travel a lot are going to want to take on the road for short trips instead of carrying a bulky laptop bag or briefcase.
After getting used to an iPod touch over the last year I'm pretty excited about it. But I doubt I buy one until either the price comes down or they add some more features to make it worth it to me.
How much are they anyway?
$499-699 for the models that don't have the built in cell broadband connection. I figured that most every place will soon have WiFi service soon so I'm not spending the extra money on the cell connection (plus the monthly fee).
I am finding myself using for web, email, ebooks and streaming video so far. I haven't even really made a dent in it's memory yet.
I getting mine next month. I played with a friends over the weekend and it really is amazing.
It will be useful for school...especially when more textbooks are available on it.
I could also use it as a portable portfolio.
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Quote from: eo000 on April 08, 2010, 07:04:08 AM
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Awesome! I have one of those!
Quote from: ReBurn on April 04, 2010, 09:17:28 PM
It does have less functionality than a laptop. It is more in the netbook range in terms of functionality.
i have yet to play with it, but i soo want too.
only 3 more days! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
My wife can't wait for hers too.
I <3 my iPad.
Guess who got on iPad for her birthday! :D
Welcome to the world of awesome.
Thanks! I need to see if I can find an anti-glare shield that works -- know of one?
No, but I just ordered this really cool case for my iPad: http://www.dodocase.com/