I still love the "because it sells alot means it great" argument. Or "Because it sells alot it doesnt need to add X features."
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Apple Issues Invitations for March 2nd Media Event to Introduce Next-Generation iPad
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I still love the "because it sells alot means it great" argument. Or "Because it sells alot it doesnt need to add X features."
iPhone 4 was 8 days later, and iPad preorders were almost two months after the original announcement in Jan.
The MBP's are being revealed this Thursday apparantly...
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It depends. Sometimes with Apple products they go up for pre-order right after the event, however last year for example, the iPad didn't go up for pre-order over a month after the event. It's hard to say.
Yeah right........
Apple sells millions of these things with very small updates because they've brainwashed people like you with marketing campaigns. The iPad 2 will be far inferior to the specs of most othe 2011 tablet releases. This will be a ridiculously minor update.
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Yeah whoops got a little ahead of myself there with the "2." lol, but ok. Guess I'll be returning it, I hope it gets released soon though, I don't want to be without it! I love this thing so much!
IOS 5.0 bro when the Iphone 5 comes out.
They might even preview IOS 5.0 next week....
While i don't expect the "retina display", i would like a better resolution. Compared to my iPhone 4, my iPad looks straight up blurry. Especially when you're typing and the little magnifying bubble pops up when trying to place the cursor. Sorry, but the iPhone 4 screen quality is SO good, that it makes everything else look like crap. I do understand the issues this could cause with the app developers, so it isn't like i'll be one of those irate fanboys fuming over the "latest upgrade fail".
My wish list: Faster Processor, higher resolution, cameras. If it only has a faster processor and cameras, i may not upgrade. If they bump the resolution, i'm upgrading for sure.
My wish list: Faster Processor, higher resolution, cameras. If it only has a faster processor and cameras, i may not upgrade. If they bump the resolution, i'm upgrading for sure.
I have to agree with the other poster.. I think they're more ready to go than that and will be shipping within a week of announcement.
Excellent news.
I will be buying on release day.
I guess they could have cleaned up the corners a bit, but unprofessional?
You're right unprofessional is the wrong word, it looks a bit sloppy. Like you said, the corners could use some touching up. The bottom of the invitation with the grey sides also looks odd to me as well.
On another note, it should be an interesting event.
What are you talking about man?
The IPAD 2 will have the A5 chip which will be a dualcore Cortex A9 at least 1 GHZ or greater...and lightpeek port...Not other tablet has this port...
People are missing the hint, the major news out of this won't be iPad 2 (which of course will be announced) it is what 2011 will be the year of... CLOUD COMPUTING FROM APPLE. They will demo iOS 5.0 and the free MobileMe (or whatever they might rename it) services such as iOS wireless backup and sync, photo/video/music cloud computing and more. Perhaps even cloud computing initiatives that sync with Lion, but this is going to be the year Apple gets real with cloud computing.
I'm kind of surprised that the image of the iPad behind the peeled back calendar seems to be the exact same one as the current iPad. This doesn't necessarily mean that it won't look different, but you'd think they would show off a corner of the new version...similar to how they did with OSX Lion when they announced that event...
I would like the bezel to be thinner. I don't need that much blank space just to hold the device, I can hold my iPod Touch without any problems and it has a bezel of like 3 mm on the sides. The iPad could be much smaller and could look much better with a thinner bezel, and I'm sure Apple would do everything they can to reduce it if technology would allow. Apparently, it's not possible just yet.
Retina Dispal
If you look at the iPad image in the background, it has the same wallpaper the iPhone 4 had when they intorduced the Retina display. I wonder if this is also a hint...
If you look at the iPad image in the background, it has the same wallpaper the iPhone 4 had when they intorduced the Retina display. I wonder if this is also a hint...
YES!!!!! I've been waiting for this day for so long. Watching the rumors and finally we get the invite sent out. My birthday is in March so isn't that convenient....wonder what to get 
I don't care what it has, I'm getting it. And I'm pretty sure they will ship as soon as it is announced. Cannibalism is going to happen if it doesn't. Osbourne effect anyone?
I don't care what it has, I'm getting it. And I'm pretty sure they will ship as soon as it is announced. Cannibalism is going to happen if it doesn't. Osbourne effect anyone?
I'd say so. The PPI on the current iPad is 133ppi. That is more than most laptops and about the same as the current MBPs.
The highest spec I could find on an announced tablet was the Xoom at 152ppi (if I remember right). Not that much different. The iPhone is over 300ppi.
