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Ipad, is it worth buying? - Page 2
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
If not, no thank you please. | ||
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:06 Whiplash wrote:they should be trying to replace a pen and pencil with it. If they're in fact trying to market it as a tablet PC, then that's the idea  On January 28 2010 05:06 Ecael wrote: Southlight, I doubt Apple has anything inhouse that would be capable of doing much in the graphics end, I think Jobs demo'd something using iWork though. Yeah, and with the added hurdle of it being an Apple-based OS (as opposed to Windows) the likelihood of significant programs being compatible goes down. That's why I mentioned there's gonna hafta be some hefty software backing for this to kick off to a big chunk of whom I believe would be the target audience for something like this. There're other, crappier tablet PCs around, but nowadays they can run Windows, and thus illustrator programs, although not particularly quickly, which is why you see people still stick to Intuos/Cintiq. But that's a pain in the ass to work with, and far less mobile, so... yeah. That's why I'm excited about the step forward, and just explaining why there's a good audience waiting for this sort of stuff, because most people here seem puzzled about why this would exist. :D | ||
Hyde
Australia14568 Posts
10 hours worth of battery? I don't think so. Funny thing is recently Amazon released its new Kindle DX or whatever, I think this blows the kindle out of the water. This does so much more. | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:10 Southlight wrote: If they're in fact trying to market it as a tablet PC, then that's the idea Yeah, and with the added hurdle of it being an Apple-based OS (as opposed to Windows) the likelihood of significant programs being compatible goes down. That's why I mentioned there's gonna hafta be some hefty software backing for this to kick off to a big chunk of whom I believe would be the target audience for something like this. There're other, crappier tablet PCs around, but nowadays they can run Windows, and thus illustrator programs, although not particularly quickly, which is why you see people still stick to Intuos/Cintiq. But that's a pain in the ass to work with, and far less mobile, so... yeah. That's why I'm excited about the step forward, and just explaining why there's a good audience waiting for this sort of stuff, because most people here seem puzzled about why this would exist. :D From the way that they are attaching 3G to it though, I feel like they are going closer along the "Family use" thing that ICD's Tegra-powered tablet is going rather than appealing to the professional end. Especially with how the presentation seems to focus on daily use - if it has enough graphics capabilities, Apple definitely would've demo'd something more impressive than just paint. Granted, given enough power, I think the 3rd party Apps community would be able to come up with something usable for professional needs (at least up to a certain extent). As for netbook vs this, to put myself in a mainstream audience position, I'd find this far more attractive in all likelihood. | ||
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Ian Ian Ian
915 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:13 Hyde wrote: This is more of a giant itouch than an iphone. I probably wouldn't get one, although I think it looks cool. 10 hours worth of battery? I don't think so. Funny thing is recently Amazon released its new Kindle DX or whatever, I think this blows the kindle out of the water. This does so much more. That's actually so true. You would think they would wokr on a longer batteyr life for something like this.. something mobile.. :/ | ||
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tirentu
Canada1257 Posts
I have an iPhone and have no need for this. What a revolutionary product. Snooooore... | ||
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Vernom
Spain374 Posts
I would wait 1-2 years until that is 100-200€ cheaper | ||
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Ian Ian Ian
915 Posts
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:17 Ecael wrote: From the way that they are attaching 3G to it though, I feel like they are going closer along the "Family use" thing that ICD's Tegra-powered tablet is going rather than appealing to the professional end. Especially with how the presentation seems to focus on daily use - if it has enough graphics capabilities, Apple definitely would've demo'd something more impressive than just paint. Granted, given enough power, I think the 3rd party Apps community would be able to come up with something usable for professional needs (at least up to a certain extent). 'Tis what I'm afraid of most at this point, but yeah ;/ Was talking to a friend in architecture about it, and he was like if it had a good-sized screen and was able to run stuff like AutoCAD he'd be all over it. Would be able to bring around designs to people, edit it on the spot, etc. But it's gonna hafta have program compatibility, power, size, all that stuff for professional-end usage. We'll see, it's baby steps - the first generation probably won't be able to fill these sorts of needs but maybe they'll find the market interesting enough to pump out professional edition stuff, or something. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20169 Posts
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Ho0ps
United Kingdom216 Posts
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Hyde
Australia14568 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:21 Ian Ian Ian wrote: I would wait 1-2 years for them to release a second version with better software and longer battery life. Like they did with the iTouch Yeah I would wait too. Lol you can get a keyboard for it and a stand too should you have to do some serious typing hahaha keyboard charges it apparently. ![[image loading]](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/01/28/technology/28ipad6/blogSpan.jpg) On January 28 2010 05:24 Ho0ps wrote: Having no multitasking makes it a real let down. Is that confirmed? Because that is a total let down to anyone who would buy this. | ||
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peacenl
550 Posts
Otherwise absolutely not worth your money. The Apple marketing machine turns at full power and can sell you the same thing you have bought a couple of weeks ago with a couple of new features. Save your money for things you truely need, a new toothbrush, home, food and you name it. | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
and i think the name is okay. average. | ||
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temps
Canada62 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:06 Ecael wrote: I agree about the price point, considering it was something from apple, I was honestly expecting >$1000. I was also expecting it to be ~$1000 but I was also expecting it to be a computer.. not a large ipod | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On January 28 2010 05:32 temps wrote: I was also expecting it to be ~$1000 but I was also expecting it to be a computer.. not a large ipod Why is everyone just saying that it is a large iPod? Because in all honestly, that's quite a compliment, to take the kind of functionality of an iPod and pushing the size up like that. Just by being larger it gains more usability, really. On January 28 2010 05:24 Ho0ps wrote: Having no multitasking makes it a real let down. Coupled with no flash support, i dont think i would think about getting it unless i was looking to get an ebook reader. Engadget have a small hands on and from what they are saying, its lightning quick. No Flash support? Really? That'd be pathetic. On January 28 2010 05:23 Southlight wrote: 'Tis what I'm afraid of most at this point, but yeah ;/ Was talking to a friend in architecture about it, and he was like if it had a good-sized screen and was able to run stuff like AutoCAD he'd be all over it. Would be able to bring around designs to people, edit it on the spot, etc. But it's gonna hafta have program compatibility, power, size, all that stuff for professional-end usage. We'll see, it's baby steps - the first generation probably won't be able to fill these sorts of needs but maybe they'll find the market interesting enough to pump out professional edition stuff, or something. Yeah...what I don't like here is how they used their in-house chipset, to be honest. When Apple finally stepped away from using their own things exclusively in Macs, I think that made a huge difference and really pushed up the usability of the product. Here they are going back to something like that instead of using other solutions (Tegra, anyone?) that would probably be far more versatile. The experience itself would probably be excellent, but I have serious doubts on how far this tablet can be pushed. Really this just makes slates for the windows end look better to me. But like you said, this is just the first generation, iPhone changed a ton in the relatively few incarnations it had, so this is probably just the first step to test the waters, we'll probably see more attractive things in the future. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Give it a few months, if not longer, before you bother trying it. | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32282 Posts
It actually has a robust power source; it is powered almost entirely by the user's sense of self-importance. | ||
CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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