iPad 2

[djnick]

iPad sold well last year because it was first to market, and there were no viable competitors until late in the year. Pretty much all analysts I've seen expect Apple's sales to be significantly outnumbered by competitor within a year, though they might remain the largest individual player.

Just like Android is easily overtaking iOS as a larger platform despite Apple's lead.

So to say that other tablets don't sell is misleading.

I have seen / tested Galaxy Tab last month and I was amazed - it has quick response, looks and works good, has cam etc. I decided to buy [it is very very very expensive here, ~1000 EUR!] it but just to check iPad first. When I tried iPad... OMG. It worked 10 times better, faster, smoother than anything I`ve seen! So - after V2 coming, I definitely decided to buy myself one At least it has front HD cam that none of those others has

I have read many tests in computer magazines here - and iPad is definitive - the leading tab.

[dentunes]

But it their stupid lock down I hate not just on software but hardware, why have they not got sd card slot or hdmi connection, why do I need to pay £30 to get a hdmi connection, why cant I replace the battery for maybe a better one or when the battery final dies why does it cost £300 to replace, why does a so call internet central device not support flash, (i know a lot of people have no love for flash on here, but I do and it is part of the web weather you like it or not). why, why, why.

300 pounds for a battery? Really?

It is actually $99US plus $6.95 delivery and they simply ship you a new iPad with a new battery instead of replacing the battery. I am not sure what the UK price is though the exchange rate would suggest it wouldn't be 300 pounds.

[zylesea]

The iPad two must be great, Apple had two self gradulatory videos in one announcement.  And no more one last thing!

Seriously, I'm in full tilt this time, 64Gb, wifi, GSM.  Comes out of my App store earnings...

Probably better than the 1st edition and a nice device, but also nothing to wet the pants about.
One of the most interesting uses of the ipad I'se seen so far was Geit's use as secondary monitor for the Mac mini running MorphOS with the virtual gfx driver: http://www.geit.de/tmp/mosdualipadscreen.avi
That's fun stuff!

All in all I think Apple usually delivers working products, but the hype is really annoying and not justified to that amount. Personally I think that most things by Apple starting *not* with an "i" (OS X, macbook, powermac, garageband) are the real good things and the i-stuff (ipod, iphone, itunes, iphoto) is that consumer stuff I am not too enthusiastic about for myself(exceptions are the old ibook and the iMac though), but see the market.

[AmigaNG]

Yes sorry it actually £80 from Apple and they do give you a new/refurbished iPad for you. I think I remebering a different story from a friend who dropped his ipad and it wasn't covered and they offered him a replacement for £300. Still locking off access to the Battery I dont quite understand why they do that, I dont think it would hurt the design. But any way, I completely respect Apple for what its done and its products and I would be a support of them if they just opened up a little more.

I think their 1985 advert perfectly sums up Apple all too well. :-)

[kolla]

I've never seen a person yet that's tried the iPad rev. 1 that didn't say that it was a neat concept and most stated that they could see the appeal, even if it wasn't what suited their needs.

What do you think I'm posting this from?

[nicholas]

I have seen / tested Galaxy Tab last month and I was amazed - it has quick response, looks and works good, has cam etc. I decided to buy [it is very very very expensive here, ~1000 EUR!] it but just to check iPad first. When I tried iPad... OMG. It worked 10 times better, faster, smoother than anything I`ve seen! So - after V2 coming, I definitely decided to buy myself one At least it has front HD cam that none of those others has

I have read many tests in computer magazines here - and iPad is definitive - the leading tab.

Anyone played with a Xoom yet?

[Franko]

Anyone played with a Xoom yet?

I used to when I was younger, but stopped when the doc told me I would go blind...

[jacadcaps]

Why is there no USB host adapter so I can dump images from my camera directly on to the ipad? No memory card reader?

Wrong, Apple offers these, see http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A

[jj]

What a load of rubbish. It's married with telling people what they want and need and then marketing it very successfully. I'd have far more respect for the company if they just said it like it is. They have long since surpassed Microsoft's darkest ambitions for completely controlling what their users do (and can do) with their products.
 
As it stands, if apple were smote from the face of the Earth tomorrow by a vengeful God, I'd not shed a single tear :lol:

 
My Fav bit, and don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet as not read through rest of thread.  Was the round of applause for a fucking cable.  Here you go gulible stupid public, HDMI mirror video output, but you will have to buy an extra dongle, what a lod of shit.

[jj]

The iPad is the cheapest of the tablets... But if you want something like a netbook or a £300 laptop then it is over priced.
 
 
 
Have to say, but most people who buy macs do so because they don't care about the hardware/looking smart/etc... They just want something that works... That's why I bought a mac... I don't feel superior or smarter I just don't have to worry about my system doing something weird when I need to rely on it.
 
 
 
yeah, I'm probably an Apple fanboy, not as much as I am an Amiga fanboy (the platform's been dead for 20 years and I'm still here!)... But really I just like the tight integration of hardware and software... For a few years I made my living using Macs running MacOSX with Apple's Logic Pro... (While selling my work via iTunes!) A complete apple solution which didn't give me any problems (unlike my previous Windows setup)...
 
I find myself coming to depend on my ability to write Apps for devices like the iPhone and the iPad to make ends meet... Apple make it really really easy for small developers like us to get our software to over 100 million users... So he'll yeah, I'm into that

Yeah but its the over exaggerated finger movements to scroll of smug bastards on the train using their  iPhones and iPads.  makes me want to slap them.
 
What the connection between the new iFap2(Pad) and Steve Jobs.
 
They are both 33% thinner

[jj]

Commodore is dead, Amiga is dead, Apple is flying high. This really is more about jealousy than anything else. Apple succeeds by selling the public what it wants to buy, not a netbook mother board stuffed into a 30 year old case, nor a dual core sub 2 GHz computer for 1500 quid, where you can't even use the two core together.
 
It's an integrated tuned piece of hardware that is easy to program and easy to sell programs for. It supplements your computer, your tv and your other Apple products. It's isn't a PC, it's the ultimate post PC product.
 
As far as the lockdown, well, try to do anything with Android without rooting it first....

Thats why I went the maemo/meego route with my portable computer/phone

[dentunes]

My Fav bit, and don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet as not read through rest of thread.  Was the round of applause for a fucking cable.  Here you go gulible stupid public, HDMI mirror video output, but you will have to buy an extra dongle, what a lod of shit.

Well, what about the fact that the xBox 360 first came out without HDMI and what did you have to do to get it? Buy another IDENTICAL xBox360 which simply had an HDMI port added on. Nothing else was different.

I prefer a dongle, personally.

[dentunes]

Yeah but its the over exaggerated finger movements to scroll of smug bastards on the train using their  iPhones and iPads.  makes me want to slap them.
 
What the connection between the new iFap2(Pad) and Steve Jobs.
 
They are both 33% thinner

NICE!!!!!!!   lol

[whabang]

Yeah but its the over exaggerated finger movements to scroll of smug bastards on the train using their  iPhones and iPads.  makes me want to slap them.
 
What the connection between the new iFap2(Pad) and Steve Jobs.
 
They are both 33% thinner

*groan*

On a serious note, I hope the guy makes it. No matter what one thinks about Apple, Jobs is one of the original gangstas who pioneered home computing.

[jj]

Well, what about the fact that the xBox 360 first came out without HDMI and what did you have to do to get it? Buy another IDENTICAL xBox360 which simply had an HDMI port added on. Nothing else was different.
 
I prefer a dongle, personally.

 
My xbox 360 elite came with HDMI cable.  I never buy new tech first genereation

[jj]

*groan*
 
On a serious note, I hope the guy makes it. No matter what one thinks about Apple, Jobs is one of the original gangstas who pioneered home computing.

 
I got no ill feeling towards the guy and hope he make a full snd speedy recovery.