1 week iPad owner - forever to go..

macabouttobe · Nov 26, 2010, 10:07 PM

Team,

Let me just say this is now our laptop in the family. Home base is an iMac of course for the heavy lifting. All 4 members of my family use it constantly. Not constantly at my hip like an iPhone of course, but quite the gadget right now. I'm loading software that means something to me and my family - I believe it will be an often used device. Is it rocking our world? Sure now, but the novelty will wear off. Something I have absolutely no regrets for purchasing? Definitely.

I timed the purchase of my iMac so perfectly in the technology/upgrade cycle that I'm personally taking the blame for the latest rumor of a "new one" in January

bowlerman625 · Nov 27, 2010, 07:34 PM

Cool story bro

Tom G. · Nov 27, 2010, 07:42 PM

I do the same thing with the iMac. Between it and the iPad I'm pretty much set.

ngenerator · Nov 27, 2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bowlerman625

Cool story bro

Egg Zackly. These little "cool stories" were at least tolerable in April, you're kinda late to the party pal.

Check out Twitter, it's probably more to your liking

Capt T · Nov 27, 2010, 07:57 PM

Congrats. With 4 using it good luck only having one in the family.

Jackintosh · Nov 27, 2010, 07:58 PM

Sent from my bathysphere
"There is no reason for owning a BMW or an iPad 3G unless you intend to use them to humiliate the less fortunate."-boltjames

Somebody's signature line here exhibits a near fatal case of severe arrogance.

spiralynth · Nov 27, 2010, 09:47 PM

@op

Pretty impressive for a 1 week old to operate an iPad let alone own one. Really says a lot about the iPad. I don't know about forever, but you've got your whole life ahead ya kid, and I can already tell you'll do really well.

gatearray · Nov 27, 2010, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngenerator

Egg Zackly. These little "cool stories" were at least tolerable in April, you're kinda late to the party pal.

Check out Twitter, it's probably more to your liking

I'll gladly take another one of these "cool stories" over another whine fest about the mute switch change, and I'd bet that I'm not the only one.

"Wah-wah-wah, the orientation lock changed!" Boo-effing-hoo, get a life.

To the OP, it is a cool story. Most of us here are very accustomed to our iPads and take them for granted. To read about someone who just bought one 7 months after we did and it's sort of blowing his mind and changed his family's computing life makes me happy.

Reading about mute switches and possible "retina display" iPads for the ten millionth time makes me sad.

AldoRay · Nov 27, 2010, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gatearray

I'll gladly take another one of these "cool stories" over another whine fest about the mute switch change, and I'd bet that I'm not the only one.

"Wah-wah-wah, the orientation lock changed!" Boo-effing-hoo, get a life.

To the OP, it is a cool story. Most of us here are very accustomed to our iPads and take them for granted. To read about someone who just bought one 7 months after we did and it's sort of blowing his mind and changed his family's computing life makes me happy.

Reading about mute switches and possible "retina display" iPads for the ten millionth time makes me sad.

This is probably the best post I've read in these forums. Very cool post, bro.

ngenerator · Nov 28, 2010, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackintosh

Sent from my bathysphere
"There is no reason for owning a BMW or an iPad 3G unless you intend to use them to humiliate the less fortunate."-boltjames

Somebody's signature line here exhibits a near fatal case of severe arrogance.

Haha, I'm assuming you haven't had the pleasure of reading any of boltjames' posts? Do yourself a favor and search him up. I put a quote of his in my sig because I thought it funny, not because it's my mantra or anything

bentrider · Nov 28, 2010, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngenerator

Egg Zackly. These little "cool stories" were at least tolerable in April, you're kinda late to the party pal.

Check out Twitter, it's probably more to your liking

Being a snarky d-bag isn't tolerable any month of the year.

Check out XBox live. It's probably more to your liking.

bentrider · Nov 28, 2010, 09:33 AM

This is my combo now too. Replaced my old Macbook with an iMac and an iPad rather than a new Macbook Pro. Don't regret it one bit.

Phil A. · Nov 28, 2010, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gatearray

I'll gladly take another one of these "cool stories" over another whine fest about the mute switch change, and I'd bet that I'm not the only one.

"Wah-wah-wah, the orientation lock changed!" Boo-effing-hoo, get a life.

To the OP, it is a cool story. Most of us here are very accustomed to our iPads and take them for granted. To read about someone who just bought one 7 months after we did and it's sort of blowing his mind and changed his family's computing life makes me happy.

Reading about mute switches and possible "retina display" iPads for the ten millionth time makes me sad.

Well said - I couldn't agree more with you on this: It's great to hear someone else has "discovered" the iPad and is as thrilled with it as I am mine. I too get completely fed up of continual moaning about the mute switch, or people asking if they should but now or wait and get the next iPad!

jdcell100 · Nov 28, 2010, 10:03 AM

Great story I'm so sick of hearing people complain about that stupid mute switch

Nov 26, 2010, 10:07 PM	#1
macabouttobe macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan	1 week iPad owner - forever to go.. Team, Let me just say this is now our laptop in the family. Home base is an iMac of course for the heavy lifting. All 4 members of my family use it constantly. Not constantly at my hip like an iPhone of course, but quite the gadget right now. I'm loading software that means something to me and my family - I believe it will be an often used device. Is it rocking our world? Sure now, but the novelty will wear off. Something I have absolutely no regrets for purchasing? Definitely. I timed the purchase of my iMac so perfectly in the technology/upgrade cycle that I'm personally taking the blame for the latest rumor of a "new one" in January __________________ iMac 2.8, 24",500gb HD,4GB Ram 16 Gig iPhone 4, 8 Gig iPhone 3g now used as ipod iPod Touch 4, Various shuffles and a nano
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Nov 27, 2010, 07:34 PM	#2
bowlerman625 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago, IL area	Cool story bro __________________ Have Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apple TVs - enjoy the products and sometimes the kool aid too!
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Nov 27, 2010, 07:42 PM	#3
Tom G. macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Champaign/Urbana Illinois	I do the same thing with the iMac. Between it and the iPad I'm pretty much set. __________________ Tom G. Sent from my iPad2 24" Aluminum iMac 2.93 GHz; 8 gig retina screen MBP; iPhone 4s White 64G, iPad White 64GB 4G.
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Nov 28, 2010, 09:33 AM	#12
bentrider macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	This is my combo now too. Replaced my old Macbook with an iMac and an iPad rather than a new Macbook Pro. Don't regret it one bit. __________________ Bryan J. Ball Writer/Stand-Up Comic iPhone 4 32 GB, iPad 64GB WiFi, iPhone 3G 16 GB, 21.5" iMac, Ancient white MacBook, Apple TV
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Nov 27, 2010, 07:57 PM	#5
Capt T macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2010	Congrats. With 4 using it good luck only having one in the family.
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Jackintosh macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Blue State Illinois	Sent from my bathysphere "There is no reason for owning a BMW or an iPad 3G unless you intend to use them to humiliate the less fortunate."-boltjames Somebody's signature line here exhibits a near fatal case of severe arrogance.
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Nov 27, 2010, 09:47 PM	#7
spiralynth macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	@op Pretty impressive for a 1 week old to operate an iPad let alone own one. Really says a lot about the iPad. I don't know about forever, but you've got your whole life ahead ya kid, and I can already tell you'll do really well.
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Nov 28, 2010, 10:03 AM	#14
jdcell100 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2010	Great story I'm so sick of hearing people complain about that stupid mute switch
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