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First Hands-On Impressions of 'The New iPad'

Rizzn said:
So the verdict on the name is "The new iPad?" We definitely can't just call it iPad, as we reference the original iPad all the time.
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When holding the iPad, there will be no room for mistaking the iPad with iPad gen.1.

Clever marketing. Clever old apple.
 
Got my email!

Woo hoo! 1st iPad is on its way! The HD iPad...iPad 3...iPad (2012)...the new iPad!

I suppose we'll just be referring to these products like we have for the MacBooks now. MacBook Air (late 2011)....etc.
 
tlevier said:
Woo hoo! 1st iPad is on its way! The HD iPad...iPad 3...iPad (2012)...the new iPad!

I suppose we'll just be referring to these products like we have for the MacBooks now. MacBook Air (late 2011)....etc.
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The official name is:
iPad (3rd Generation). The same naming system as used on the iPods. They call it 3rd generation on the iPad video. They don't use the year naming like with the Macs.
 
Sign ME up :)

Damn I have to wait till the 16th for them to take my money... But oh my god that screen looks gorgeous !!!!!!

Edit: Just realised a lack of flash on the camera but I guess I have my phone for that.
 
mandis said:
So what's the story with the new A5X chip? Still Dual Core? Is it based on ARM A9 or A15?

I understand that modern tablets come with quad or penta core SoC like the Tegra 3. Will there be an iPad 4th Gen coming out this year?:confused:
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The A5X is just an A5 with a bumped graphics processor. So yeah, still dual core but that won't be a problem since apps are written for this specific processor (unlike with Android).
 
daxomni said:
What's amazing to me is that you can blow through your entire monthly data plan in fifteen minutes. What happened to all those unlimited data plans that were going to allow Apple's iCloud to become a serious storage platform? In an era of ever increasing resolutions and ever shrinking data plans, why are we expected to settle for local storage that is less than a tenth of what the PC era gave us? Each of us has different expectations as to what makes a great tablet, but I don't recall reading post after post and thread after thread about how bad the resolution was or how slow the processor is. So why is Apple so busy fixing what isn't even broken and yet so hesitant to address (or even acknowledge) what people are actually upset about?
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Because the contracts put in place by third parties have nothing to do with apple. I suggest you get a better provider. On t-mobile uk here. Unlimited data, unlimited texts, unlimited calls, £35 a month. Go complain at yor cellphone provider, not Apple.
 
iPad as a personal hotspot.

Now for the first time, you can share the high-speed data connection on your iPad. If your carrier supports it, iPad can act as a personal hotspot for connecting up to five devices — such as a MacBook Air, an iPod touch, or another iPad — over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB.
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"IF YOUR CARRIER SUPPORTS IT"

Anyone know how much EXTRA it will cost for hotspot tethering?
 
I ignore mark up or down as noise or malicious efforts unless it hits at least 5 either way. This ain't Slashdot. :) /.

My Verizon iPhone 4S data plan charges $10 for tethering unless you get the $50 tier plan. It is postpaid. The iPad plans are pre-paid and are incrementally more costly.

I would think with pre-paid tethering would be actively encouraged so you use more data and get charged for it, and on a premium rate if you don't pre-buy bigger buckets of data.

Rocketman
 
the8thark said:
I agree. But it is NOT the post-PC era now. iPads are PCs. Just a different type of PC to what most people are used to calling a PC. So every time Apple says post-PC I cringe a little inside. Because I know how very wrong Apple are in saying that.
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PC equates to desktop personal computer. That is what most people think of when thinking of a 'PC'. The days of the average consumer needing that device are iver. If you choose not to get that, then that's up to you. The rest of us just accept the point, the semantics are irrelevant.

This is a solid update and again the 'rivals' are left to pay catch up.

Screen quality, ease of operation, available software, infrastructure. This is what is vital, apple win hands down in every aspect.
 
kingtj said:
90% of the market using a desktop computer has requirements over and above anything these iOS devices can do. How much RAM is in the latest iPad now? 1GB How much is in the typical newer Mac or Windows PC today? At least 4x that much! How about video capabilities? You *really* think the iPad's video processor is anywhere near as capable as a mid-grade (never mind a "high end") video card from nVidia or ATI?

IMO, this has never *really* been about tablets supplanting desktops. It's about a world where you have more OPTIONS. If you really don't do much more than consume information (such as reading e-books on the go, checking email and surfing the web), an iPad is probably just what you need. If you actually write your own software (or heck, even design web pages), it's FAR from adequate.
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So you feel 90% of the market writes software or designs web pages? What planet are you living on?
 
Rizzn said:
So the verdict on the name is "The new iPad?" We definitely can't just call it iPad, as we reference the original iPad all the time.
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So what happens by this time next year? Will it still be called "The New iPad"? It seems that Apple will have to change the name sooner or later.

Maybe the 2013 iPad will be "The Really New iPad" followed by "The Ultra New iPad" in 2014.
 
You don't NEED more than 1GB to run iOS, so that's a pretty silly statement. In fact, comparing an iPad to a Desktop or Laptop or Phone or whatever else is ridiculous. Of course a real computer is more capable. So what? They are completely different devices with completely different use cases and requirements. My mom doesn't need a desktop computer to read email and play solitaire. The "post-pc" moniker is legitimate though because for 90% of people... all they need or want is email, Facebook, Angry Birds, Twitter, etc. I also design for print and the web as well as writing HTML & CSS and coding in PHP and C#. And I do it on my 27" iMac + 27" Cinema display... not my iPad (obviously). But when I'm sitting on a plane watching a movie on or the couch looking up a pop culture reference from Family Guy or laying in bed at night reading the latest issue of The Walking Dead... I LOVE LOVE LOVE my iPad. Trying reading comic books in bed with your Dell Tower.

kingtj said:
90% of the market using a desktop computer has requirements over and above anything these iOS devices can do. How much RAM is in the latest iPad now? 1GB How much is in the typical newer Mac or Windows PC today? At least 4x that much! How about video capabilities? You *really* think the iPad's video processor is anywhere near as capable as a mid-grade (never mind a "high end") video card from nVidia or ATI?

IMO, this has never *really* been about tablets supplanting desktops. It's about a world where you have more OPTIONS. If you really don't do much more than consume information (such as reading e-books on the go, checking email and surfing the web), an iPad is probably just what you need. If you actually write your own software (or heck, even design web pages), it's FAR from adequate.

To use a construction analogy, the iPads are a little bit like having an electric jig-saw. Very useful tool in its own right, and depending on the work you do, might be all you really need. But quite likely, you also need to cut a lot of 2x4s and other such "structural wood". A jig-saw's blade isn't long enough for some of that, and it would take too long, and be harder to achieve a straight cut, in other cases. Think of a desktop PC as your circular saw.

All in all, I'm not sure I'd even care much about what you're proposing here; a way to interface a large hard drive to my iPad? I can imagine it'd be useful in a few niche cases, such as photographers who need to change up what's actually displayed on their iPad, on the fly, from a large "master collection" of images on the external drive.
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ChrisA said:
So what happens by this time next year? Will it still be called "The New iPad"? It seems that Apple will have to change the name sooner or later.

Maybe the 2013 iPad will be "The Really New iPad" followed by "The Ultra New iPad" in 2014.
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Yes. Because that's what they're calling the MacBook Pro these days. The Ultra New MacBook Pro.

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Takeo said:
Trying reading comic books in bed with your Dell Tower.
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Do I have to?
 
I am amazed so many cannot seem to comprehend the naming of this device. iPod Touch (insert gen here), Macbook Pro (insert year)...it ain't that hard. I'm actually surprised they haven't already done it with iPhone.
 
After hours of fighting with the order button. I was able to place my order for a 32GB Wifi Ipad with engraving in the back "Insert My Name Here"
 
mindvent said:
Right, because everytime apple refers to 'the Mac' they are clearly talking about the original 1984 model and not their current generation..?
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If you look back in history...

There are many different models of "Macintosh" computers. And one of those models is actually called "Macintosh" and nothing else. The first one. The second one was "Macintosh Plus". There were many different models of Pentium processors. And the very first one was called "Pentium". There is one model of the iPod that is called "iPod" and nothing else.

"What was the first iPod that you bought"? "An iPod".
"No I mean _which_ iPod". "An iPod".
 
Initially, I said I was going to wait, but after reading all the specs I ordered a 64 gig black/WiFi only. Just one, no eBay extra to sell, even though I considered it.
 
kingtj said:
90% of the market using a desktop computer has requirements over and above anything these iOS devices can do. ....

IMO, this has never *really* been about tablets supplanting desktops. It's about a world where you have more OPTIONS. If you really don't do much more than consume information (such as reading e-books on the go, checking email and surfing the web), an iPad is probably just what you need. If you actually write your own software (or heck, even design web pages), it's FAR from adequate...
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I agree that there will always be a need for powerful computers but I think your arguments are wrong

1) 90% or even more of user don't do anything more then read web pages, play games and watch videos. They never even think of making any content themselves except maybe a few vacation snap shots. Maybr I should have said "99.9%".

2) One can write software on very low end equipment. What really do you need other than a text editor and a few terminal windows? I've written software on machines that had 12-bit words, 4K or RAM and toggle switches for a front panel. You do need a machine that is like the "target" machine for realistic testing but other than that anything that can run the compiler and a text editor is good enough. I've been dong this now for about 30 years, current application area is aerospace and defense, some radar and some telemetry processing. Using small 8-bit uP and big Sun/Oracle servers.


But I do use the desktop machine for running Aperture, Logic some LabView work. I can't imagine running either of those on a small screen
 
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