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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #59 on: April 04, 2010, 07:13:40 AM »
I'll probably buy one in a couple of years, once they get to the third revision. Definitely needs a camera in the front for video conferencing. I like form factor, smaller than a laptop; I dont like netbooks, a bit too small for me. I can see myself ditching the laptop for one of these ipads.

Id really like to see how the oreilly safari books work on these devices, whether they're readable. I could definitely see myself plumping for a safari subscription, heck would be worth it what I spend on tech books every year.

In the end, still too expensive, when they get a model down to $300, thats the sweet spot for me.
 

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #60 on: April 04, 2010, 08:06:43 AM »
Does anyone know what speed the screen is? 2ms? 5ms?
I have no trouble reading on a 2ms/75hz refresh screen, but an 8ms screen is shocking.
I still wouldn't get one though without at least 250GB of storgae in it. It would be cool to rip all your movies onto it.
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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #61 on: April 04, 2010, 08:48:09 AM »
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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #62 on: April 04, 2010, 09:07:12 AM »
Camera,,? It can do GEN Y but it's definitely a GEN X "me, me, me" machine.

If it does : 720p, 30 frames per second i guessing its gotta be around 5ms unless they've divorced the rate from the display.

It doesn't need a lot of local storage keep it on the cloud man.

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #63 on: April 04, 2010, 12:45:25 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUppxoJUVg


And that, is how you use an iPad


I watched some videos of these things in use, and I don't see any point.   Its a buncha people pokin around at the internet and looking clumsy while doing it.   When/where is the footage of them being used like hi-tech covert ops espionage devices.  

Someone explain!
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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #64 on: April 05, 2010, 12:23:44 PM »
A waste of Daddy's money me thinks.

Society's to blame. Half a tuppence for a lump of sh*t sir.

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #65 on: April 05, 2010, 12:47:08 PM »
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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #66 on: April 05, 2010, 03:09:22 PM »
But does it blend?
 

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #67 on: April 05, 2010, 03:44:12 PM »
The day hell freeze over ill buy one of those, also if everyone in the world starts using iBAP ill buy one ;)

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #68 on: April 06, 2010, 12:41:12 PM »
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Ohh No. A bigger screen!! does this mean MORE puny humans to squash..?

Ohh the humanity !!

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #69 on: April 06, 2010, 12:53:09 PM »
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Ohh No. A bigger screen!! does this mean MORE puny humans to squash..?

Ohh the humanity !!

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Hahahahahaha! Yeah, actually I got a terse email form Apple last night, stating that in my next update I must disable the vibrate function when the apps runs on the iPad... I didn't know it couldn't vibrate! :(

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #70 on: April 06, 2010, 12:59:00 PM »
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUppxoJUVg

And that, is how you use an iPad

Somewhere out there, children are actually starving to death.  And this is what these guys are spending their money on...

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I watched some videos of these things in use, and I don't see any point.   Its a buncha people pokin around at the internet and looking clumsy while doing it.   When/where is the footage of them being used like hi-tech covert ops espionage devices.

Most people seem to think of the iPad as a "laptop killer", but it isn't.  It's something else.

I remember people being just as upset when the iPhone arrived.  "It's too big!", "It's too expensive", "There's no keypad!", etc.  Yet now even those that whined the loudest have one in their pocket.
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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #71 on: April 06, 2010, 01:22:45 PM »
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Hahahahahaha! Yeah, actually I got a terse email form Apple last night, stating that in my next update I must disable the vibrate function when the apps runs on the iPad... I didn't know it couldn't vibrate! :(


Well now I'm definitely going to have to get one..
 

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #72 on: April 06, 2010, 02:18:25 PM »
It amuses me to read some of these comments about items such as the IPAD..   OF COURSE Amiga fans aren't impressed by the IPAD... We spend our time tweaking the guts of our OSes and editing config files and such.  I have no doubt that most Amigaphiles as well as most Heavy Gamers and most power users will look at the IPAD with disdain... This does not however, mean that there is no market for it.  The following folks are going to snatch these things up.

1) Elderly.   They HATE computers due to the complexity. They want their machine to simply WORK. They couldn't care less about the power or anything else.  (Like a friend of mine used to tell me.. Don't give me all the sorted details, just dial tone. When I pick up the phone I don't care how it works, it just gives me a dial tone.)

2) Casual surfers.  I have tested the Ipad and for things like surfing, youtube, facebook, email...  It is SWEET.  Easy to use, no long boot times, just touch the screen and it works. (MANY people hate mice and the trackballs and trackpads suck. Hell I HATE trackpads myself.)

3) Gamers..  Especially younger gamers that aren't interested in simulations that have entire keyboard overlays to play. This thing will become a force in the gaming community for simpler, cheaper games than Nintendo, PS3 and Xbox.  A new gaming niche.

And finally, I know you guys all hate this thing, but after using one I will tell you one thing.. Don't let your wife/girlfriend use one or you will never get it out of their hands... For all the reasons I stated above. Girls LOVE this thing and will sit in bed, outside on the porch or in the coffeeshop, wherever surfing their cute little asses off...  

Hard to believe guys, but there ARE other markets out there beyond us power users and Apple is going to get filthy rich selling to them...
 

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #73 on: April 06, 2010, 04:30:04 PM »
I have gone right of apple products the quality is rubbish since they changed to intel. Even the ipod are getting cheap with bad build quality. Save my pennys for a X1000 roll on july 23rd
 

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Re: Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering
« Reply #74 from previous page: April 06, 2010, 04:38:31 PM »
yeah cause the x1000 wil be amazing build quality :)
 
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