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First Impressions of Apple Watch: Incredibly Comfortable, Unique and Easy Setup

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While the first Apple Watch reviews published over two weeks ago, the devices are now making their way onto customers' wrists, allowing us to see broader first impressions of Apple's first new product since 2010's iPad.

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Several posters in our forums have pointed out an unboxing experience fairly unique to new Apple products as it appears that the traditional Apple stickers are not included with the packaging. Additionally, several posters have reported receiving emails notifying them that they can schedule an online Personal Setup where Apple will, through a video session, walk a user through setting up the Apple Watch and pairing it with their iPhone.

Another aspect of the Watch that users are noticing is how comfortable it is to wear. One user on Whirlpool pointed out that while he was originally going to use the sport band for exercise, he thinks its nice enough to wear regularly. One MacRumors reader told us that the Watch is indeed comfortable to wear with the build quality being "perfect", but that he found the sports band slightly awkward to put on at first.
I have a 42mm Apple Watch Sports in Space Grey. Watch is incredibly comfy. However the [black sports band] feels backwards to me, the holes and the pin make it slightly awkward to do up. I'm sure I'll get used to this. Setup was simple and intuitive, asked me if I wanted to transfer all my current apple watch apps across during the process.
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Other bands that have seen favorable impressions include the Milanese Loop, which also has a post dedicated to its unboxing in the MacRumors forums. Other early impressions include users finding certain less advertised features of the Apple Watch, such as the "Ping" feature that allows users to ping their iPhone from their Watch, to be very useful.

Finally, while most users are reporting easy setup and pairing processes, some are having difficulty pairing their iPhone and Apple Watch, with the Watch not displaying the needed pairing code (Update: Restarting appears to fix the problem). Others are noting that syncing a 1 GB music playlist is taking longer than desired.

For ongoing coverage of photos and first impressions, readers are welcome to follow our Apple Watch impressions threads in our Apple Watch forum.

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citi

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Why anyone would need 1gb of music on their watch is beyond me. My running iPod has like 100 songs and that's like 250mbs. Do you really need 400-500 songs?

FYI, the slowness is probably because the software is compressing the songs as it transfers.
 
OneMike

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Still not really interested in owning one. I am interested in seeing how those who did order like it.
 
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macUser2007

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MultiMediaWill said:
And I'm still processing:(
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...and processing..., and processing.

The reviews seem to indicate that many apps are soooo sloooow that you might as well use your phone.

Please, other than much better fit and finish and a good Apple Pay implementation, how is this better then a decent Android Wear watch, and what is the real point of it?
 
AlecZ

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I'd feel bad for someone who bought the Edition version and had issues out of the box pairing it. I guess it's like dealing with the confusing dials on fancy analog watches. :p

I won't buy one, but I really want to try it and see.
 
Cubeeless

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OneMike said:
Still not really interested in owning one. I am interested in seeing how those who did order like it.
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Writing this is like going to a store and waiting in front of the cashier watching people checking out TV's.
 
ksuyen

ksuyen

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macUser2007 said:
...and processing..., and processing.

The reviews seem to indicate that many apps are soooo sloooow that you might as well use your phone.

Please, other than much better fit and finish and a good Apple Pay implementation, how is this better then a decent Android Wear watch, and what is the real point of it?
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For one thing, many Apps are soooo much faster the best Android Wear could offer. :D
 
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MatrixSJD

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My girlfriend who ordered the 38MM SS with BSB at 12:04AM PST on 4/10 will have hers delivered tomorrow. I on the other hand, who ordered a 42MM SS with BSB at 12:05AM am still waiting for my payment to go through.
 
QCassidy352

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citi said:
Why anyone would need 1gb of music on their watch is beyond me. My running iPod has like 100 songs and that's like 250mbs. Do you really need 400-500 songs?
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Need? Maybe not. But if you can have more music with you to choose from, why not?
 
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Michael CM1

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MatrixSJD said:
My girlfriend who ordered the 38MM SS with BSB at 12:04AM PST on 4/10 will have hers delivered tomorrow. I on the other hand, who ordered a 42MM SS with BSB at 12:05AM am still waiting for my payment to go through.
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When I was browsing before I bought mine last weekend, the 38mm SS was the only one claiming 4-6 weeks. Everything else was June. I purchased a 42mm SS on Sunday and nothing has changed. I'm hopeful it'll come in a couple of weeks since most of these are moving up.
 
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whiteboytrash

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The video was amazing, I watched it 4 times. The guy in it is very dynamic, he should think about doing TV.
 
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Albert00000

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Has anyone in the U.S. Or in California gotten any movement in their watches mine is still processing I got the 38 stainless steel link braclete it looks like they authorized the AppleCare plus which I hope is a good thing but Still no movement with the watch ugh :/
 
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