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Apple iPad Pre-Orders to Begin February 25th? Speculation about Other Features?
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Oh, man, I can't wait to dump all my comic books on to this thing. Hope the iBookstore turns out to be awesome.
Seems like you're wrong:
Location
Wi-Fi
Digital compass
Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Am I right or not?
I'm so all over this.
I'm starting to do sales for my company and with the inclusion of the iWork suite, it's a no brainer. I won't have to lug around my MBP and I can yank the iPad out and instantly demo our website, display presentations, look up client info......
I'm starting to do sales for my company and with the inclusion of the iWork suite, it's a no brainer. I won't have to lug around my MBP and I can yank the iPad out and instantly demo our website, display presentations, look up client info......
Not necessarily. While Apple can't take orders until it has FCC approval, once FCC approval in in-hand doesn't require Apple to start taking orders immediately. For all we know they received approval last week.
Apple's page says it clearly:
Assisted GPS ONLY on the Wi-Fi+3G model...right? Otherwise there would be no need to specify it.
No look at the Cellular part it says (Wi-Fi + 3G model) the Wi-Fi only iPad doesn't include cellular.
The model with wifi only is the 'Wi-fi model'
The model with wi-fi and 3G is the 'Wi-fi + 3G model'
The tech spec page clearly says GPS is only in the 'Wi-fi + 3G model'
The model with wi-fi and 3G is the 'Wi-fi + 3G model'
The tech spec page clearly says GPS is only in the 'Wi-fi + 3G model'
OHHH yes you are correct... we assumed Wi-Fi + 3G model meant both the WiFi and the 3G models... whereas apple refers to the one that coes with 3G as the "Wi-Fi + 3G model"
Think LCD screen on the face of the key... Then the key becomes any key, assignable in software, shows on the key face. Nice. Except I touch type. Still, nice.
All the international Apple websites give the same rough shipping dates as the US one. I'm hoping we can pre-order at the same time as the US. Why would they stagger pre-orders? They may as well just get the orders in. The order in which they fulfill them is still up to them.
A larger iPodTouch would be wonderful for browsing the web away from my desk. Yet I strongly suspect that the iPad will be a great deal more than just a larger iPodTouch. We see... At least those of use who get them.
I kinda wish Apple included a 3.5mm Line-in jack for audio. The iPad would make a great portable tool for recording audio given that some cool apps come out for it. An Audacity app for the iPad would be amazing IMO.What do you guys think?
Agreed. That would be superb. Maybe this is the place for an adapter item though that hooks up to the 30 pin connector. Sounds like just the thing.
Well there was an article on the Guardian site which said Apple UK had said that UK pricing wouldn't be announced until the iPads release at the end of March. Kind of hard to do a pre-order without announcing pricing.
I hope they change their mind though, been waiting to order since it was announced.
I would like to see updates to the Apple Store this tuesday to include the Mac Book Pro and the iPad. I would order both.
Hear, hear!!!
Well said! People expect too much these days. And it's not like this isn't the first iteration. Look how far the Touch has come in what, 3 years.
Version 1.0 is going to be a big seller to REGULAR people who find the iPod Touch screen too small. Old people, road warriors, travelers, school/uni kids, ebook readers.
It's priced right (at the low end - Apple should get a bit real about the price of memory - and extra $100 to go from 16 to 32G is hard to swallow when RETAIL memory sticks are under half that).
Other computer companies are going to be trying hard to get Win7 to work like this does and are going to come up short. Instant on, low OS overhead, long battery life, slim, lightweight, stylish design.
I've yet to see anything else that comes close - and when you throw in Apps that already exist, I would be very worried if I was backing MS horse.
Microsoft already admitted being caught flat footed with iTunes. The new Win7 mobile is certainly a step in the right direction: a reboot of their dreadful mobile platform. Wish I had all the financial resources they've squandered on poor business decisions over the years. When I use Windows, I still find XP and Office 97 does what I need. There has been so little innovation since.
I guess when my laptop eventually dies I will get Win7 thrown in. I'm certainly not paying retail for it. Not a fan of running Windows on my Mac - it works but seems too slow but that might be limited memory in my iMac but it works enough to do the jobs I need it to
Well said! People expect too much these days. And it's not like this isn't the first iteration. Look how far the Touch has come in what, 3 years.
Version 1.0 is going to be a big seller to REGULAR people who find the iPod Touch screen too small. Old people, road warriors, travelers, school/uni kids, ebook readers.
It's priced right (at the low end - Apple should get a bit real about the price of memory - and extra $100 to go from 16 to 32G is hard to swallow when RETAIL memory sticks are under half that).
Other computer companies are going to be trying hard to get Win7 to work like this does and are going to come up short. Instant on, low OS overhead, long battery life, slim, lightweight, stylish design.
I've yet to see anything else that comes close - and when you throw in Apps that already exist, I would be very worried if I was backing MS horse.
Microsoft already admitted being caught flat footed with iTunes. The new Win7 mobile is certainly a step in the right direction: a reboot of their dreadful mobile platform. Wish I had all the financial resources they've squandered on poor business decisions over the years. When I use Windows, I still find XP and Office 97 does what I need. There has been so little innovation since.
I guess when my laptop eventually dies I will get Win7 thrown in. I'm certainly not paying retail for it. Not a fan of running Windows on my Mac - it works but seems too slow but that might be limited memory in my iMac but it works enough to do the jobs I need it to
Yeah, I'm just hoping they announce UK pricing at the same time as opening pre-orders. If they say on the UK site that they're shipping in 60/90 days like in the US, they'll have to.
I hope!
PS. I think the Guardian were guessing - I doubt they have any concrete information. They were just taking the 'uk pricing yet to be announced' thing and adding it to the 'shipping in March' thing and guessing that's when the UK pricing would be announced.
"Although it announced US prices for all six versions of the touchscreen "tablet" device with and without 3G connectivity at the launch on Wednesday night by Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs, the UK office said today that there will be no UK prices offered until the launch, expected in 60 days' time – or 90 days for the 3G versions."
I just got that from the article I think you're referring to. I'm hoping it just means we'll get the prices at the point it becomes available to everyone.
Sigh. i just want my iPad...
they need better OS for iPad.
iPhone OS just makes this device a big iPod Touch
maybe you can use it as GPS
It's generally agreed that a full OS on such a device is not a good idea, for a variety of reasons.
Apple hit gold with the iPhone OS. And A "big iPod Touch" (with a few extras thrown in + more powerful apps) is the whole idea. And it's the right idea.