iPad 2
Posted by MikaHalpinen
I'm now getting to a point of embarrassment when it comes to the iPad - I still for the life of me can't understand what people do with it, and how that price is justified. Having said that, I read about the launch of the iPad 2, and apart from having a forward and rear facing camera and is now thinner, nothing's really changed? I just don't get it 
My girlfriends dad and her stepmum had one for christmas - it more or less was a larger, steamrolled iphone that had been castrated.
It plays angrybirds for those with fat little sausage fingers.
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
It plays angrybirds for those with fat little sausage fingers.
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> Hype, impulse, and stupidity
Think different be dumb and buy Apple
Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?
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> Hype, impulse, and stupidity
Think different be dumb and buy Apple
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I wouldn't go that far. I'm probably noted for my dislike of the Apple sheep (rather than the products), but the iPad is useful to those who just want to read internet pages, or I'm sure use a few apps that also suit it. For me, it's not much use beyond that, but if that's all you want from a device, then the only issue is the price - and that's down to an almost believable £330 now.
I'll never buy one, but at a respectable price and depending on how well you'd use the extremely limited capabilities, tablets might be an option. Maybe in 20 years, when the cloud is dominating the market to the extent that your gaming is being processed on another PC, but certainly not currently.
For the vast majority, they're a fashion accessory. I prefer tools myself.
Erm, changing currency does not equal cheaper. $800 IS £500 converted, which is a stupidly high price for what it is. It's meant to be filling a gap between a laptop and a netbook, and you can get a decent laptop in this day and age for £500. You aren't going to even attract your target audience when the benchmark you're going against is doing it for about £200 cheaper a unit.
I do have an iPad, and I do think it depends on your set up. It's great for just lounging around browsing the net, or twitter and watching youtube videos. I also have a Synology NAS box here with all my videos/music etc on, which can stream not only to my xbox but also the iPad (dnla compliant app called Airplayer). So I can just pick it up and watch anything I want really, which is great! The price is slightly high in my opinion, but that should now start coming down to a more acceptable level.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/04/2011 12:04AM by 97kirkc.
I do have an iPad, and I do think it depends on your set up. It's great for just lounging around browsing the net, or twitter and watching youtube videos. I also have a Synology NAS box here with all my videos/music etc on, which can stream not only to my xbox but also the iPad (dnla compliant app called Airplayer). So I can just pick it up and watch anything I want really, which is great! The price is slightly high in my opinion, but that should now start coming down to a more acceptable level.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/04/2011 12:04AM by 97kirkc.
Bugger! I was looking for that yesterday morning in reply to Gui's post, but couldn't remember where it was.
...that...doesn't make any sense. OS not made for a laptop, what?
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