Apple release iPad tablet

rcorporon said:
I wouldn't go that far. I really like my iPod.
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I really like my noname (sanDisk) iPod equivalent, half the price for same storage capacity, better sound quality, with a microSD slot that will let my expand it to as far as 40GB... As the icing on the cake, it's classy and well designed.

As far as the iPad goes, as always, other brands will basically pull out the same functionality, with less drawbacks and an open environment, for a better price.
Yet I'll stick to my laptop for the moment.
 
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Ratty said:
iPad. Because I can think of nothing better to do with my $600 than spend it all on an underpowered, barely functional netbook that takes the worst traits of mobile phones (lack of keyboard, software limitations) and portable computers (battery life, need to be carried around in a bag) and combines them in one shitty device.

In summary: iPad? iPass!
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aenemic said:
yeah I love my iPod too and I loved the one I had before that, but both could easily be replaced by an mp3 player that would probably be more reliable but not nearly as pretty. I've had problems with both my iPod's. in the first, the battery became useless only weeks after I got it, and it was buggy as hell. with my current, it often screws up the playlist and it shuts itself off at random. and a couple of days ago my friend had to turn in his brand new iPhone for a two week repair because the charger wouldn't charge it.

if these were isolated cases it'd be one thing, but I hear stuff like this all the time about Apple products.
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The joys of anecdotal evidence.

My iPod is nearly 3 years old, and I've never had trouble with it... ergo Apple's products never break. See the problem?
 
Touch screens are great for phones and mp3 players and such. But am I crazy to really like using an actually keyboard for typing and whatnot?
 
Professor Danger! said:
Touch screens are great for phones and mp3 players and such. But am I crazy to really like using an actually keyboard for typing and whatnot?
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one does not exclude the other though.

think of playing Fallout 1/2 on the iPad by using a stylus instead of a mouse.
that'd be awesome wouldn't it?
(i'm not saying it'd work btw, just saying there's cool opportunities out there, like scrolling with your finger as you read an e-book etc)

i tried FO1/2 on my gigabyte netbook, but the touchscreen stuff doesn't act like a mouse obviously, so the game doesn't recognise the commands. bummer.
 
Wasn't there already an actual laptop that also had a touchscreen. A friend of mine used to have one. I don't remember how it worked exactly but he could write with a pen directly on the screen and it would recognize the text. This thing seems like half of that laptop, pretty much.

The joys of anecdotal evidence.

My iPod is nearly 3 years old, and I've never had trouble with it... ergo Apple's products never break. See the problem?
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In my experience, Apple products are pretty reliable.

What I hate about them is how much shit I have to put up with to use them. I'm used to the whole Itunes, Syncing, special folders procedure of iPods by now, but when I first started using one I thought it was insane. My other Mp3 player enabled me to just throw songs in like files onto a flashdrive and delete them directly off the player's memory. Apple is never that flexible, they want you to do shit their way and no other way.
 
Wasn't there already an actual laptop that also had a touchscreen. A friend of mine used to have one. I don't remember how it worked exactly but he could write with a pen directly on the screen and it would recognize the text. This thing seems like half of that laptop, pretty much.
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PocketPC of some sort?

Apple is never that flexible, they want you to do shit their way and no other way.
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I pretty much hate every company that does this. I should be able to do whatever the fuck I want with my stuff. Which is why I'll never bother with an iPod, especially since they're more expensive than any other mp3 player out there.
 
Fujutsi was first!
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maximaz said:
Wasn't there already an actual laptop that also had a touchscreen. A friend of mine used to have one. I don't remember how it worked exactly but he could write with a pen directly on the screen and it would recognize the text. This thing seems like half of that laptop, pretty much.
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Touch sensitive laptops have been around for quite some time. If you mean stylus it has been around for years.
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Fujutsi

None of them have been really that great at translating your pen/finger to screen though. And cost a lot more (more "computer" for the buck though) Apple technology stands quite good in comparison to todays standards. But a lot is happening in that area.

Anyway, if I buy this it will be for painting. I was building my own wacom-laptop once, but the screen was just too hard to pull apart so I saved the computer at the last moment. And the iPad is a lot smaller than that laptop.

Also, I do appreciate my iPhone to an unhealthy extent. It was my first step into the expensive world of apple. Still very satisfied.

also also,

weird when there's no camera in it... yet?
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I think i'd rather have a touch screen monitor for my desktop. That way I could use it for the few things that i'd actually use it for and still have my mouse and keyboard.

I have a regular netbook, but I don't use it very much. Maybe the iPad would be more useful if I were a traveling businessman.
 
rcorporon said:
I wouldn't go that far. I really like my iPod.
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Just wait until something in it breaks and they refuse to fix it because they claim that it's serial code doesn't exist.

aenemic said:
if these were isolated cases it'd be one thing, but I hear stuff like this all the time about Apple products.
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Yeah, they get more reliable as new versions are released but their battery life is particularly notorious for being horrendous.

maximaz said:
Wasn't there already an actual laptop that also had a touchscreen. A friend of mine used to have one. I don't remember how it worked exactly but he could write with a pen directly on the screen and it would recognize the text. This thing seems like half of that laptop, pretty much.
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Yep, it's not new technology (been around for like 10 years I believe) and the only advantage of this over the old touchscreen/tablet laptops is the price, everything else is worse.

Professor Danger! said:
I think i'd rather have a touch screen monitor for my desktop. That way I could use it for the few things that i'd actually use it for and still have my mouse and keyboard.
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There are some really damn nice tablets for PCs (basically full screen monitors with really good touch recognition for artists). Seems like the better way to go.

Professor Danger! said:
I have a regular netbook, but I don't use it very much. Maybe the iPad would be more useful if I were a traveling businessman.
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I don't see the iPad being of much use to a businessman as the virtual keyboard doesn't work very well (Jobs was making tons of typos while showing it off, though you can plug in a real keyboard), the battery life is sure to be poor (Jobs claimed 10 hours, he's notorious for gross overestimations), the software is going to be limited (it's going to be months to a couple of years before a good suite is available, and open-source will likely be a no-go without unlocking it), and the only situation that I see it being better for would be presentations.

To me it seems like a cheaper version of tablet notebooks with more restrictions and less functionality. Being able to work well with fingers is nice but if it doesn't come with a stylus and slot for it then there's an issue because fingers are not exactly fine input instruments. If this were basically a macbook touch then I'd say that it's a fine product, you would still have to deal with it being a mac (plus for some, minus for others), but at least it would be building off of a fully functional notebook rather than trying to be a super iPod touch.
 
UncannyGarlic said:
Just wait until something in it breaks and they refuse to fix it because they claim that it's serial code doesn't exist.
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So Apple's customer service and secondary care sucks. Doesn't mean the product is crap.

aenemic said:
if these were isolated cases it'd be one thing, but I hear stuff like this all the time about Apple products.
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This means nothing at all. All you're going to hear is whining about a crap product, because those who have the bad luck of getting stuck with a crap product are the only ones posting 5-page rants on the internet.
 
No USB support? No built-in camera or microphone? No SD card slot? No ethernet port? Mono sound? No headphone jack? No Flash support? iPhone OS, meaning that I have to use the app store and can't multitask? Have to pay an extra $130 for 3G? $500 for the 16gb model without 3G?

Fuck this thing, for real.
 
Astiaks said:
I would rather buy a netbook with that money.
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My netbook cost a lot less than the iPad and I have EeeRotate, so I can hold it like a book, if i'm reading an ebook...if I so choose. Plus, I can multitask and do computery stuff.

Take that, apple.
 
Leon said:
No USB support? No built-in camera or microphone? No SD card slot? No ethernet port? Mono sound? No headphone jack? No Flash support? iPhone OS, meaning that I have to use the app store and can't multitask? Have to pay an extra $130 for 3G? $500 for the 16gb model without 3G?

Fuck this thing, for real.
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No headphone jack? Impossible.
 
Yeah, it certainly has a headphone jack.

But, the limits on its audio and video processing make it seem like a really overpriced iPod.
 
Ah, it does. I missed that somehow. Regardless, I couldn't put it in my pocket to enjoy tunes on the go, and the rest of the limitations still make it a steaming turd. 3.5mm headphone jack is no savior here. :P
 
Well, but for accuracy's sake...

Also, I wonder how DOES it connect to a PC?? The specs page says it can charge from a PC USB, but how does it connect there?
 
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