iPad Reviews Are Out

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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited April 2010
    polkatese wrote: »
    Sort of funny story: I've promised my 11 yo daughter a laptop and I've been in the market to find the right one for her. She uses it mainly for (occasional) home work, or mainly Farmville (FB). So, when the iPad launched yesterday, I asked her if she'd be interested, her answer is a definite NOOOOOO! I said why not? "No Keyboard!"...

    (or perhaps she knows that I want a new toy) :p

    Oh, and in case no one mentioned it yet...Farmville is a FLASH game, and the iCrap...er Pad, doesn't support Flash.

    Unless they have an iPod-friendly version of it somewhere.
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited April 2010
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    Caught this in my Twitter feed.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlysound/4490601295/
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2010
    iCat holder for your iPad.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2010
    it just looks like it was designed to break about 10 minutes into ownership.
    Yeah, so much better than a textbook. How about I just use my nasty old
    notebook for that? Or wouldn't that be trendy enough? I think Steve Jobs'
    string of success has ended with this one. Useless. Move on.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited April 2010
    I was actually considering getting a ipad but after seeing that I can buy a desktop mac instead "mac mini" I will go with that instead.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited April 2010
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    it just looks like it was designed to break about 10 minutes into ownership.
    Yeah, so much better than a textbook. How about I just use my nasty old
    notebook for that? Or wouldn't that be trendy enough? I think Steve Jobs'
    string of success has ended with this one. Useless. Move on.

    One thing about apple is that there products are very solid and sturdy. I highly doubt this will break in 10 minutes. Like my old mac that lasted 6 years and with 3 drops in that time.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2010
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    One thing about apple is that there products are very solid and sturdy. I highly doubt this will break in 10 minutes. Like my old mac that lasted 6 years and with 3 drops in that time.

    Your old Mac wasn't a giant sheet of glass either.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2010
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Your old Mac wasn't a giant sheet of glass either.

    You'd think that Mac would've addressed that problem with some polycarbonite/plexiglass or whatever. I've seen WAY too many iphones that have been dropped and cracked. Yeah, they still work but they look like $hit and continue to crack...you know, like a windshield that starts to crack.

    cnh
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited April 2010
    I picked one up and I love it...It won't replace my laptop, though. I knew this before I made the purchase.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2010
    Sami wrote: »
    Well, we have to wait for how to jailbreak them like the iPhone. Shouldn't be too long.
    Nope!

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100405/bs_nf/72575
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited April 2010
    Picked up a few ipads today with a guy that sells them on ebay. Opened one up to p[lay around with it could not do much because it needs to be programed but pretty cool.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited April 2010
    I see a LOT of naysayers here. The same that said the iPhone wouldn't fly. Let me ask one question, have you TRIED it? Try it. then try some of the other products you are saying is better and you will see that some of the comments made on this thread are just silly.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2010
    xsmi wrote: »
    I see a LOT of naysayers here. The same that said the iPhone wouldn't fly. Let me ask one question, have you TRIED it? Try it. then try some of the other products you are saying is better and you will see that some of the comments made on this thread are just silly.


    What's so silly about the comments? Its too large. The I-phone and it's clones are better than just a cell phone or just a PDA. How it that better at $500 than a laptop? Oh yeah, no keyboard. That's really handy. And it will fit into the pocket of my clown pants, won't it? I can't use it in place of my
    laptop on a business trip, it doesn't look to be very handy in the car or out by the pool. But I guess if Kindles are selling, why not.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited April 2010
    All I am asking is try it.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited April 2010
    xsmi wrote: »
    All I am asking is try it.
    Have you tried cat ****?

    I have not tried cat ****, but I can guarantee you that I don't like it.

    This notion that you have to try something before you know if you like it or not is dumb. I can look at the specs, see what it is, list all thee features that it DOESN"T have, and know without trying it that it won't meet my needs and I won't like it - that's the beauty of a little thing called research, you don't just have to go out and buy everything to decide if you want one.

    I really like my iPhone, but I'm not purchasing another mobile or PC product that won't support Flash.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2010
    xsmi wrote: »
    I see a LOT of naysayers here. The same that said the iPhone wouldn't fly. Let me ask one question, have you TRIED it? Try it. then try some of the other products you are saying is better and you will see that some of the comments made on this thread are just silly.

    Defending a PRODUCT is far more silly. It's a product. Designed by a huge corporation. Your buddy didn't invent it, Apple will make a billion friggin' dollars off of it. The idea that people treat Apple with kid gloves is LUDICROUS.

    The whole "try it" thing is silly. It's a shiny new gadget, with a LOT of flash and "wow" factor. Trying it for an hour is LESS informative than reading the specs and making an informed decision. No one can pick up something like that and not be wowed by it for a while, ti's the nature of shiny new gadgets, which is why all these "first impression" reviews this week are meaningless. But knowing the features it lacks lets me know that even though I may love it when I first play with it, as a platform, once the novelty wears off, it'll just be anohter very expensive toy with very limited functionality.

    Look at it this way : if you bought a new sports car as your main form of transportation, and it was FAST and looked cool, you'd love it when you first drove it. Then after a week, you'd realize the suspension was rough, and commuting in it was starting to hurt your back. You'd realize one hot summer day that it didn't have A/C - it's a sports car, why should it? Oh, and no radio. You might never get tired of driving fast, but once the novelty wore off you'd realize you were stuck with something that doesn't fit your needs, even if it's flashy and cool.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited April 2010
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    Have you tried cat ****?

    I have not tried cat ****, but I can guarantee you that I don't like it.

    This notion that you have to try something before you know if you like it or not is dumb. I can look at the specs, see what it is, list all thee features that it DOESN"T have, and know without trying it that it won't meet my needs and I won't like it - that's the beauty of a little thing called research, you don't just have to go out and buy everything to decide if you want one.

    I really like my iPhone, but I'm not purchasing another mobile or PC product that won't support Flash.

    If I had a nickel for every time we told someone to try something...Just give it 10min of your time. Cat ****, not called for...If I riled feathers with silly, I'm sorry. I have just watched people dog products without giving them a shot. Like hi-fi, those articles we read where people say we are wasting our time and have never stepped foot into a hi-fi shop but see a 100wpc amp that cost 10X's the price of a Sony at Best Buy. What they don't get is that the whole is more than the sum of it's parts. And yes that does apply to this argument.

    My Blackberry spec wise is far superior to your iPhone. There are MANY things it does (on paper) that your iPhone does not. However, in practice I affectionately call it the worst best phone I have ever had. I wish I had put my hands on the iPhone BEFORE I re-upped with verizone and got this POS. So, give it 10min.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2010
    I don't need 10 minutes. I don't need a new $500 toy.
    Once again, I've got a laptop, and I don't have a "smart" phone.
    I don't twitter, tweeet, text, or facebook. I 'm not a 16 girl or
    a gamer. I don't watch 100 u tube videos a day. I spend too much
    time checking up on work stuff now in my off time. I'm over 50 and
    can't think of a single reason to have one.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited May 2010
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    I don't need 10 minutes. I don't need a new $500 toy.
    Once again, I've got a laptop, and I don't have a "smart" phone.
    I don't twitter, tweeet, text, or facebook. I 'm not a 16 girl or
    a gamer. I don't watch 100 u tube videos a day. I spend too much
    time checking up on work stuff now in my off time. I'm over 50 and
    can't think of a single reason to have one.

    I do not like them in a box.
    I do not like them with a fox.
    I do not like them in a house.
    I do not like them with a mouse.
    I do not like them here or there.
    I do not like them anywhere.
    I do not like green eggs and ham.
    I do not like them, Sam I am.

    Sorry, but I could not pass up the opportunity!:D:D:D:D
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2010
    The only thing I would use it for is reading. Probably catching up on the forums, etc but not much other reason. I like toys and have been debating on the purchase for a few weeks. As of now I am holding out.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited May 2010
    I want to get one, paired with a a creston controller, there are several apps that allow the ipad (like the iphone or ipod touch) can be the slickest remote control out there. Add to it the screen size, I can remotely monitor cameras, or take it in the kitchen as an incredibly useful receipe book. Its a Kindle with more features.

    As someone said before, it is a content user, like a netbook. Totally worthless for any thing above the lightest of usage, but fine for simple interaction with content.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited May 2010
    xsmi wrote: »
    All I am asking is try it.

    I would love too..........but fishing season has opened and some things are more important..BUT if you wanna send me one to sample for a few weeks I would be more than happy to "give it a try" getting my read on while waiting for the fish to bite, might help pass the time quicker... otherwise the $$$ = walleye/northern bait :)
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2011
    reported
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2011
    Spam! :biggrin:
    Jake
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2011
    Sherardp wrote: »
    The only thing I would use it for is reading. Probably catching up on the forums, etc but not much other reason. I like toys and have been debating on the purchase for a few weeks. As of now I am holding out.

    So much for holding out huh. I ended up buying one. Loving it.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,610
    edited January 2011
    I am digging mine so far... For work it is a godsend
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • ysss
    ysss Posts: 213
    edited January 2011
    I was skeptical at first, now I'm a believer.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited January 2011
    ipad 2 is going to have a sd car slot and some other nice things rumor is that flash will be in as well. But they are rumors.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2011
    I would bet good money against flash. Adobe and Apple will never agree.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2011
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    ipad 2 is going to have a sd car slot and some other nice things rumor is that flash will be in as well. But they are rumors.

    lol yeah...flash will never come to the iFamily (not counting desktops).

    I played with an iPad for a while...it's definitely a pretty product.
    That's about all it's got going for it IMO.

    I'm eagerly waiting for HP/Palm's WebOS tablets and phones. Should find out all about them on Feb. 9th.
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


    TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV
    HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server.
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