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I read a lot of posts that kept on saying "it's a big iPod Touch". Okay so what's wrong with that, I love my iPod touch.
Now being bigger I can watch video easier, internet becomes easier and it's touch  . I can play Madden on here now, much better than an iPod touch. It'll start up quicker than a netbook, well because it's instant .
Now a netbook has advantages of it's own, but it can be a pain in the ass at times. It can be awfully slow, constant rebooting, and slow ass browsers. Don't forget about the memory links. You can talk about Apple and their pricing, and you're right but Microsoft is no cheap alternative.
Someone said no camera is a deal breaker , this is 10 inches, who is going to take this to the street and take a picture, LMAO.
I love my netbook but I could see me using an iPad for some tasks that are less tedious than on a netbook. I could see buying one for the wife (which I of course would use, a lot). She couldn't use a keyboard and mouse to save her life. This could be perfect for her.
Flash is a little concern to me but not much and I don't multitask on my netbook so I would not need it on an iPad.
And lastly, I'm 44 have a good job and can afford it . Actually I spend very little on myself so I use it on a product like this once in awhile.
Nonetheless, not for the masses but I'll like it.
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Hehe 14 pages of APPLE hate that was unexpected 
edit: what I think people mean is that you shouldn't buy it unless your sitting in an oil well because there are way better ways to spend that money.
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My $300 acer netbook out performs this in every aspect lool
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It's probably been posted before, but it displays my opinion in the best possible way.
But of course if you like to be trendy and cool the Ipad is far better than the stone!!!
why was this thread bumped in the first place? o0
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On March 21 2010 07:16 ShaperofDreams wrote:Hehe 14 pages of APPLE hate that was unexpected edit: what I think people mean is that you shouldn't buy it unless your sitting in an oil well because there are way better ways to spend that money.
Like what? Eating out when you can eat in? Turning the heat on when you can wear a sweater? Always ways to save money for toys
Regardless what comes out new, someone will buy it.
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Just get an Iphone 3g........
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Nothing with a lower-case "i" in front of the product's name is worth buying.
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On March 21 2010 07:13 mitchblue wrote:I read a lot of posts that kept on saying "it's a big iPod Touch". Okay so what's wrong with that, I love my iPod touch. Now being bigger I can watch video easier, internet becomes easier and it's touch . I can play Madden on here now, much better than an iPod touch. It'll start up quicker than a netbook, well because it's instant . Now a netbook has advantages of it's own, but it can be a pain in the ass at times. It can be awfully slow, constant rebooting, and slow ass browsers. Don't forget about the memory links. You can talk about Apple and their pricing, and you're right but Microsoft is no cheap alternative. Someone said no camera is a deal breaker , this is 10 inches, who is going to take this to the street and take a picture, LMAO. I love my netbook but I could see me using an iPad for some tasks that are less tedious than on a netbook. I could see buying one for the wife (which I of course would use, a lot). She couldn't use a keyboard and mouse to save her life. This could be perfect for her. Flash is a little concern to me but not much and I don't multitask on my netbook so I would not need it on an iPad. And lastly, I'm 44 have a good job and can afford it . Actually I spend very little on myself so I use it on a product like this once in awhile. Nonetheless, not for the masses but I'll like it.
Wait a second...you say netbooks can be slow but do you realize that the ipad comes with a 1GHz processor made by Apple (with god knows what terrible architecture they are using)? Whereas a netbook is easily 1.83GHz dual-core made by Intel?
If you spend very little on yourself, you might wanna just save your money and get something that's more worth it 
And a netbook would easily be half the price of the cheapest ipad model.
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On March 21 2010 08:55 writer22816 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 21 2010 07:13 mitchblue wrote:I read a lot of posts that kept on saying "it's a big iPod Touch". Okay so what's wrong with that, I love my iPod touch. Now being bigger I can watch video easier, internet becomes easier and it's touch . I can play Madden on here now, much better than an iPod touch. It'll start up quicker than a netbook, well because it's instant . Now a netbook has advantages of it's own, but it can be a pain in the ass at times. It can be awfully slow, constant rebooting, and slow ass browsers. Don't forget about the memory links. You can talk about Apple and their pricing, and you're right but Microsoft is no cheap alternative. Someone said no camera is a deal breaker , this is 10 inches, who is going to take this to the street and take a picture, LMAO. I love my netbook but I could see me using an iPad for some tasks that are less tedious than on a netbook. I could see buying one for the wife (which I of course would use, a lot). She couldn't use a keyboard and mouse to save her life. This could be perfect for her. Flash is a little concern to me but not much and I don't multitask on my netbook so I would not need it on an iPad. And lastly, I'm 44 have a good job and can afford it . Actually I spend very little on myself so I use it on a product like this once in awhile. Nonetheless, not for the masses but I'll like it. Wait a second...you say netbooks can be slow but do you realize that the ipad comes with a 1GHz processor made by Apple (with god knows what terrible architecture they are using)? Whereas a netbook is easily 1.83GHz dual-core made by Intel? If you spend very little on yourself, you might wanna just save your money and get something that's more worth it And a netbook would easily be half the price of the cheapest ipad model.
a netbook uses the intel atom @ 1.6 Ghz... which is about as fast as a 1Ghz celeron. the focus of the atom is efficiency/low power usage. everyone knows apple products are over-priced and im not arguing against that, but until there are benchmarks, the 1Ghz ipad processor may very well be faster than an atom. not to mentioned it would be optimized for ipad apps...
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ROFL AT THAT PIC ABOVE LMAO
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On March 21 2010 07:28 ggrrg wrote:It's probably been posted before, but it displays my opinion in the best possible way. But of course if you like to be trendy and cool the Ipad is far better than the stone!!! why was this thread bumped in the first place? o0
Hmm, how do you multitask a stone?
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The trouble with things like this is that you very rarely have an actual need for them, in almost all cases I would say no it is not worth buying.
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On March 21 2010 09:05 Vin{MBL} wrote:Show nested quote +On March 21 2010 08:55 writer22816 wrote:On March 21 2010 07:13 mitchblue wrote:I read a lot of posts that kept on saying "it's a big iPod Touch". Okay so what's wrong with that, I love my iPod touch. Now being bigger I can watch video easier, internet becomes easier and it's touch . I can play Madden on here now, much better than an iPod touch. It'll start up quicker than a netbook, well because it's instant . Now a netbook has advantages of it's own, but it can be a pain in the ass at times. It can be awfully slow, constant rebooting, and slow ass browsers. Don't forget about the memory links. You can talk about Apple and their pricing, and you're right but Microsoft is no cheap alternative. Someone said no camera is a deal breaker , this is 10 inches, who is going to take this to the street and take a picture, LMAO. I love my netbook but I could see me using an iPad for some tasks that are less tedious than on a netbook. I could see buying one for the wife (which I of course would use, a lot). She couldn't use a keyboard and mouse to save her life. This could be perfect for her. Flash is a little concern to me but not much and I don't multitask on my netbook so I would not need it on an iPad. And lastly, I'm 44 have a good job and can afford it . Actually I spend very little on myself so I use it on a product like this once in awhile. Nonetheless, not for the masses but I'll like it. Wait a second...you say netbooks can be slow but do you realize that the ipad comes with a 1GHz processor made by Apple (with god knows what terrible architecture they are using)? Whereas a netbook is easily 1.83GHz dual-core made by Intel? If you spend very little on yourself, you might wanna just save your money and get something that's more worth it And a netbook would easily be half the price of the cheapest ipad model. a netbook uses the intel atom @ 1.6 Ghz... which is about as fast as a 1Ghz celeron. the focus of the atom is efficiency/low power usage. everyone knows apple products are over-priced and im not arguing against that, but until there are benchmarks, the 1Ghz ipad processor may very well be faster than an atom. not to mentioned it would be optimized for ipad apps...
You can get a ~400 dollar netbook with a dual core CULV (or dual core AMD Neo). Wattage is similar to an Atom but its significantly faster. Mines has similar everyday performance as my PC and handles any game that isn't gpu heavy.
The target market for iPads is pretty much people with an insatiable boner for Apple.
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On March 21 2010 08:55 writer22816 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 21 2010 07:13 mitchblue wrote:I read a lot of posts that kept on saying "it's a big iPod Touch". Okay so what's wrong with that, I love my iPod touch. Now being bigger I can watch video easier, internet becomes easier and it's touch . I can play Madden on here now, much better than an iPod touch. It'll start up quicker than a netbook, well because it's instant . Now a netbook has advantages of it's own, but it can be a pain in the ass at times. It can be awfully slow, constant rebooting, and slow ass browsers. Don't forget about the memory links. You can talk about Apple and their pricing, and you're right but Microsoft is no cheap alternative. Someone said no camera is a deal breaker , this is 10 inches, who is going to take this to the street and take a picture, LMAO. I love my netbook but I could see me using an iPad for some tasks that are less tedious than on a netbook. I could see buying one for the wife (which I of course would use, a lot). She couldn't use a keyboard and mouse to save her life. This could be perfect for her. Flash is a little concern to me but not much and I don't multitask on my netbook so I would not need it on an iPad. And lastly, I'm 44 have a good job and can afford it . Actually I spend very little on myself so I use it on a product like this once in awhile. Nonetheless, not for the masses but I'll like it. Wait a second...you say netbooks can be slow but do you realize that the ipad comes with a 1GHz processor made by Apple (with god knows what terrible architecture they are using)? Whereas a netbook is easily 1.83GHz dual-core made by Intel? If you spend very little on yourself, you might wanna just save your money and get something that's more worth it And a netbook would easily be half the price of the cheapest ipad model.
mitchblue isn't referring to the raw processing power but the nature of its software. does your mp3 player boot up and be ready to use before your pc finish its booting? yes!
ipad definitely can't compete with a netbook's capabilities. It's designed to be a simple tablet-like-pc. It target consumers who need a very simple portable computer that does certain tasks.
Possible user story?
Joe is a business man who loves to read newspapers and novels in starbucks. He time to time have to check his email or browse tl.net while heading to/in the elevator. Sometime after work he have to shop whatever in his grocery list. etc etc
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Netbooks = half the price, twice as useful.
And seriously, I'm so sick and tired of this touchscreen nonsense. Wiping off the screen of an iPad every 2 seconds so you can see what you're doing sounds fun.
If I can quote Maddox... Old but still applies.
"Nokia uses a technology that's even more advanced than the iPhone's tap screen, allowing you to actually feel the keys you press as you're pressing them! The technology is called "tactile response," and it allows you to do things like dial a phone number without staring at your screen like a shit-chucking ape. In fact, every other cellphone ever made has this technology, sometimes called "buttons.""
Regardless though, whatever niche this thing is trying to fill, it's a tiny one. IMO only for die hard Apple fanboys or people who just never heard of a netbook.
Edit: On March 21 2010 12:02 artofmagic wrote:
Possible user story?
Joe is a business man who loves to read newspapers and novels in starbucks. He time to time have to check his email or browse tl.net while heading to/in the elevator. Sometime after work he have to shop whatever in his grocery list. etc etc
Sounds like Joe would be better off with a Kindle or a B&N nook. For half the price even!
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I thought it could be relatively useful until I realized there is absolutely no flash on these things.
Do they not realize like, everything has Flash?
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Steve Jobbs is an idiot and he is super anti-flash. He knows that everything is flash tho.
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Sydney2287 Posts
Interesting bump.
As can be seen in my original posts in this thread, I couldn't really see any point to getting an iPad but since the announcement I have had some time to think about it and I believe it has some potential as a handheld gaming device. Not just for the 'casual' games you get on the iPhone and iPod touch atm, but also hardcore games. I've had a few ideas for what I want to do so I'll probably be getting one to dev for.
Beyond the potential for gaming, I'm still struggling to see how it would fit into my life atm (have a laptop) so I still wouldn't get one without that.
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I think the ipad is a cool idea, I think it has a lot of potential... Just wait within a few years its going to have everything, fully functional computer (just plug in usb mouse/keyboard/speakers) phone, internet, everything.
The only reason I say not worth the buy is because in 6 months they will have a new version thats twice as good for 1/2 the price... its apple.
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