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Current iPad owners, what can apple do to make you buy iPad 2?

EssentialParado said:
What the heck is with so many people asking for ”a better screen"? Am I the only one who ended up with an iPad with a gorgeous IPS display, with an outstanding 132ppi pixel density, and which outclasses any screen I've ever seen on any other PC/Mac/laptop/netbook/tablet?

I'd leap at the chance to have this screen on every computer I own. And yet, if a stranger saw this thread and all the comments on the screen, they'd probably think the iPad must certainly have a terrible quality display.
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You would leap to have a 9.7" 1024x768 IPS screen for your home computer?

Well, I'm sure some people might be able to find one of this spec if it's really important for you.

Personally I enjoy a larger screen with a higher resolution.

But to each their own, as they say.
 
Unless they drastically decrease the weight and/or dramatically improve the display quality, I will follow my general iDevice rule: Upgrade when the next software update does not fully support your hardware.
 
Must haves
1. Lighter
2. More storage - 128Gb

Things that would speed up the purchase
3. Better battery life
4. Front facing camera for Facetime (no interest in rear camera)
5. Better screen
 
This is what I'd like:

  • FaceTime (front + rear cam)
  • Retina display; 2048x1536 resolution (264 PPI)
  • Dual-core "A5" (ARM9) @ ~700MHz + more powerful graphics chip
  • Min. 512MB RAM (1GB ideal)
  • ~20% Lighter
  • Similar battery life
 
MythicFrost said:
This is what I'd like:

  • FaceTime (front + rear cam)
  • Retina display; 2048x1536 resolution (264 PPI)
  • Dual-core "A5" (ARM9) @ ~700MHz + more powerful graphics chip
  • Min. 512MB RAM (1GB ideal)
  • ~20% Lighter
  • Similar battery life
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1. Dear God only the one cam (front facing).
2. Hasn't it been explained enough why this will NOT happen?
3. iPad 3 or 4.
4. Finally. Hopefully.
5. Are you kidding?
6. Reasonable.
 
Despite what some here may think and say.

I am absolutely 10000% positive that a rear mounted camera will have more use and be used more by more people more often than a facetime front camera for video chatting over WiFi

Apart from "special events" and a few odd cases, most people are not interested in Video Calling.

It's been proven over years and years now.
 
I could care less about facetime and looking all dopey in video chat but what I would upgrade for even though I just bought a 16GB iPad wifi-


Rear facing camera and iMovie for iPad.

I'd like a usb port as well but isn't make or break for me.

The resolution on the current iPad is gorgeous IMO and I would rather have the current resolution rather than retina display (whatever that is) if the required processing power to drive it would lessen battery life.
 
I would say better file management or a file management system similar but more simplified; it's non-existent right now. Although if this happens it will more than likely come to the current iPads in a software update as well as the new iPad.

Built in camera is a must too and although slightly unrelated - more features and options in the iWork suite for iPad and arrow keys on the iPad virtual keyboard (software update).
 
sapporobaby said:
1. Dear God only the one cam (front facing).
2. Hasn't it been explained enough why this will NOT happen?
3. iPad 3 or 4.
4. Finally. Hopefully.
5. Are you kidding?
6. Reasonable.
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  1. It won't have only one camera, because it will be "FaceTime" which allows you to switch between the front and the rear. It will definitely be getting both.
  2. Just because some people say it won't happen, doesn't make it so. I believe it very well could.
  3. No way, they'd be so far behind the times. Apple needs to compete and the best way to increase performance is to introduce a dual-core CPU, further increasing the clock speed of the A4 will just drain the battery life too much and generate more heat.
  4. Finally? What? Are you being rude?
  5. Of course not, the new iPad is rumoured to be lighter and slimmer, shaving off ~20% can't be too hard.
  6. If the major things above aren't implemented I'd want at least an additional 30% battery life.
 
sapporobaby said:
This will look even dumber than those who use the Samsung Tablet. Front facing it probably a given for the next tablet, but a rear facing cam to take pictures and scan stuff is taking the iPad out of its sweet-spot. It is simply not designed for this. So far everything you have posted has been aimed at a very small market which will guarantee that it never comes to fruition. The Wacom like device, the OCR ability, etc... I don't think you understand the concept behind the iPad. A Windows based tablet might be more in line with what you want.
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You might want to take a look at something like Evernote and consider if it might signal the future how these mobile devices such as the iPad will change the way people collect, store and retrieve, all the information they run across in their lives. An integrated camera will always be much more convenient than having to use, and then import from another device.

Not everything about cameras is about taking arty shots .... or looking cool doing it

..... Nikon owners ..... :rolleyes:
 
More ram, a bit more processor/graphics speed, lighter, cheaper storage.

Basically incremental stuff... which is what they will likely do... so I'm out $500+ in April ;)
 
Interesting question. I have to buy about 10 new iPads for my company next year, but if I were to put my request in now, dual cameras front and back, higher screen resolution, thinner form factor, larger storage capacity, gyroscope, and did I say make it thinner and lighter?
 
I use both a large Wacom and large monitor and PS and LR. I just would not want to deal with a tablet the size of the Ipad for processing similarly. Though I might like a touch (with stylus) screen I would want a large docked one, not a mobile screen. I like my Ipad for how I use it now and do think it can be improved for photographers and graphic artists (esp, with improvements to the Photo app, organization, etc) but don't want it to become unwieldy in both size and use.

Vaebn said:
Same screen size. Higher resolution. I think that a mere doubling of the pixel density would be sufficient.
RAM memory at least on par with the iphone 4. It just feels "wrong" to have less.

Sure enough I too want less weight, cameras yadda yadda, but they are not necessery. I also wouldn't go for then, unless the first two conditions were satisfied.

And now for the hard one.

An additional wacom like digitizer under the screen and a stylus.

Onoes D: Blasphemy I know. But look.
I get it why not on the iphone. I agree. However the iPad is a completely different device.

It is no secret that a lot of Apple's fans are "artists" and Photoshop users. There is then a class of devices, called graphics tablets, which Apple could so easily hit. And hit hard, if only it did that thing. While make-ing the ipad a true moleskin sketchbook / electronic canvas replacement.

There are a lot of screen-less graphics tablets, which had always been a bit awkward to use, because you have to draw in one place, and look at another (I never got the hang of them). There are also a very select few which combine a screen and graphics tablet (the Cintiqs) which are pretty much the dream of any photoshop artists, if it weren't for their outrageous prices. Ie: http://www.wacom.eu/index2.asp?lang=en&pid=96

That's right. A stand alone, wired, device that does one single thing. Which does nothing more than mirror a screen and relay back the position & pressure data of a pen, actually costs more than an ipad!

And that's the "small & cheap" one. You don't want to know about the other one.

If Apple put such a sensor (one which at no point requires the capacitative screen to be taken out. You would still have multitouch and a glass surface) it would literally decimate wacom, and it would go a long way towards justifying the ipad's price and as a special category of device. Presumably it would also make it more useful when it comes to "taking lecture notes" and such, you often hear people complain about.

Ideally the ipad would be differentiated between "stylus having" and "not so", rather than the current "sim slot having" and "not". And I for one, wouldn't mind paying £100-£200 extra just for that.
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• Lighter
• Higher PPI — not a retina display, that can't be done for now on a 9.7"
• USB, but considering that this is nearly impossible, I would be happy with something like the Camera Connection Kit accessory that can mount external drives.

Talking about software... A Finder App. I really don't understand why Apple doesn't release a Finder app just like on a Mac. Obviously hiding the system files.
 
knucklehead said:
You might want to take a look at something like Evernote and consider if it might signal the future how these mobile devices such as the iPad will change the way people collect, store and retrieve, all the information they run across in their lives. An integrated camera will always be much more convenient than having to use, and then import from another device.

Not everything about cameras is about taking arty shots .... or looking cool doing it

..... Nikon owners ..... :rolleyes:
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Sounds like camera envy.

Seen it, done that. The iPad as currently marketed by Apple does not fit your definition of the future. The iPad is to limited with its storage and OS systems. Again, it is meant for media consumption, not geared towards content creation. Surely you've recognized this by now. It's only been 9 months since it hit the market. Importing from one device might be inconvenient but judging from the way Apple does things, this is how they will proceed in the future.
 
MythicFrost said:
  1. It won't have only one camera, because it will be "FaceTime" which allows you to switch between the front and the rear. It will definitely be getting both.
  2. Just because some people say it won't happen, doesn't make it so. I believe it very well could.
  3. No way, they'd be so far behind the times. Apple needs to compete and the best way to increase performance is to introduce a dual-core CPU, further increasing the clock speed of the A4 will just drain the battery life too much and generate more heat.
  4. Finally? What? Are you being rude?
  5. Of course not, the new iPad is rumoured to be lighter and slimmer, shaving off ~20% can't be too hard.
  6. If the major things above aren't implemented I'd want at least an additional 30% battery life.
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1. Prove it with a fact, as opposed to a feeling.
2. Again, maybe you've missed the million or so threads explaining the technical reasons behind why a Retina Display (marketing jargon which you seemed to have clearly fallen for) is simply not feasible in the iPad due to physics. Apple maybe be good at many things but they can't out do the laws of physics. Do a search of this forum and you will find many explanations why this will not happen soon.
3. Again, until the dispute between NVIDA and Intel is settled, Apple will be forced to use a certain type of processor in many of its designs. Have you seen the new MBA with the older Dual Cores? I did not say it will not happen but not with the next iPad upgrade. If it does, I would be completely surprised.
4. Rude? No. You just made a point that was salient and on the mark.
5. Rumors come and go, but the more you add to things the more they will weigh. Battery technology since the first iPad has not progressed far enough to warrant a major change from the old battery. Again, Apple may have something up their sleeve. They have been known to do this.
6. Not remotely realistic based on current technology.
 
Diane B said:
I use both a large Wacom and large monitor and PS and LR. I just would not want to deal with a tablet the size of the Ipad for processing similarly. Though I might like a touch (with stylus) screen I would want a large docked one, not a mobile screen. I like my Ipad for how I use it now and do think it can be improved for photographers and graphic artists (esp, with improvements to the Photo app, organization, etc) but don't want it to become unwieldy in both size and use.
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Exactly. Again, the iPad is a media consumption device. It is not built around creating loads of content.
 
Nothing!

I love to snuggle down in the corner of the couch, surfing, face-booking, gaming, in the evening with CNN in the background on the 55" LCD. I LOVE it, use it a LOT, daily, fits my lifestyle perfectly! dual camera's, meh!. Matter of fact ,the wife has one coming for Christmas, hers will be 3G just for car use while we travel in the Motorhome, for maps campground reservations, etc.
It is so perfect for us:cool:
 
Piggie said:
Despite what some here may think and say.

I am absolutely 10000% positive that a rear mounted camera will have more use and be used more by more people more often than a facetime front camera for video chatting over WiFi

Apart from "special events" and a few odd cases, most people are not interested in Video Calling.

It's been proven over years and years now.
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I'm sorry, "proven"? Mind showing us that "proof"? And how many people are going to be using something the size of an iPad to take pictures?
 
MythicFrost said:
  1. It won't have only one camera, because it will be "FaceTime" which allows you to switch between the front and the rear. It will definitely be getting both.
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The new MacBook Air's webcam is marketed as a "FaceTime" camera by Apple instead of iSight.
 
Lighter, more memory, new screen . . . but keep the same shape! Not kidding--I have enough in cases for this thing that if the shape changes I will be less likely to upgrade.
 
sapporobaby said:
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3. Again, until the dispute between NVIDA and Intel is settled, Apple will be forced to use a certain type of processor in many of its designs. Have you seen the new MBA with the older Dual Cores? I did not say it will not happen but not with the next iPad upgrade. If it does, I would be completely surprised.
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How does the NVIDIA/Intel dispute affect Apple's CPU choices for the iPad in any meaningful way? Apple are an ARM licensee and it's almost inconceivable that they would switch (in 2011) to an x86 core for the iPad or iPhone so any transition from a Cortex-A8 based core to a Cortex-A9 based core wouldn't be affected by this dispute would it? All that technology and IP comes straight from ARM with some extra in-house optimisations probably being added by Apple itself for the stuff that ships in 2011.

I find it hard to imagine that the 2011 CPU will be based on Cortex-A8, I'm pretty convinced that it will be Cortex-A9 based but I'm uncertain as to whether it will be single or dual core. If you pushed me then my guess would be a single core Cortex-A9 clocked at the same speed as the current iPad or maybe a bit higher (no more that 1.2GHz).

- Julian
 
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