Maybe the netbooks can't do all that circus stuff but at least they can get some work done.
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Hands-On Impressions of Apple's New iPad
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Maybe the netbooks can't do all that circus stuff but at least they can get some work done.
It sure would be nice to be able to keep listening to Pandora while gaming. Or checking email. Or sending IM's. Or browsing the internet. Or doing a combinatin of the above.
Aside from multitasking, which I expect in a software OS update, I have no complaints. I see people yammering on about it not making calls, or being a full-fledged computer. I guess they missed that HUGE segment where Steve explained EXACTLY how this device was IN-BETWEEN those two functions. And a webcam? Why? So you can skype in video on a train like a d-bag? Save that stuff for a full computer, where it belongs.
Miffs and ums
Just gone through a lot of the posts here, and I will reinforce what I have said in the past, that Apple devotees/product enthusiasts are the most difficult to please.
Ladies and Gents this is a first gen product. It does substantially more than a Kindle and if I were not in the market for a new MBP this is something that I would certainly consider purchasing. This product is far superior to what the PC manufacturers have released over the years, oversized clunky devices with absolutely no finesse at all. It explains a great deal on why MS monkey decided not to provide specs on the HP slate.
This is a great product, yes it's missing a few things, but that doesn't make it an awful product. It looks wonderfully designed, the display looks crisp and it looks as though the apps work well.
Synonymous Apple product delivery.
This product will get more add ons such as camera etc.
Now watch the PC makers release their specs and look as though they're delivering a worthy product. Same group who gave us the original UMPC!
Just gone through a lot of the posts here, and I will reinforce what I have said in the past, that Apple devotees/product enthusiasts are the most difficult to please.
Ladies and Gents this is a first gen product. It does substantially more than a Kindle and if I were not in the market for a new MBP this is something that I would certainly consider purchasing. This product is far superior to what the PC manufacturers have released over the years, oversized clunky devices with absolutely no finesse at all. It explains a great deal on why MS monkey decided not to provide specs on the HP slate.
This is a great product, yes it's missing a few things, but that doesn't make it an awful product. It looks wonderfully designed, the display looks crisp and it looks as though the apps work well.
Synonymous Apple product delivery.
This product will get more add ons such as camera etc.
Now watch the PC makers release their specs and look as though they're delivering a worthy product. Same group who gave us the original UMPC!
anyone remember the joojoo internet tablet that was supposed to come out soon?
With the ipad at the same price point no one will ever buy the joojoo now
With the ipad at the same price point no one will ever buy the joojoo now
It looks promising to me. I didn't really expect it to be a workhorse and wouldn't want to bog it down w/the necessary software to make it such. I can see it being a big hit w/families and soccer moms/dads that don't care to lug around a laptop but looking for a timefiller/saver that won't eat the phone battery- not to mention the ability to clearly see what you're viewing. For me personally, it would be much cheaper to add the 3g service to another device rather than getting the mobile wifi.
Either you download SO many books that you'd break the 14.99 limit, or you have zero patience to get home. Such a low low price point on the connectivity is hardly a sticking point.
The hype building up to the iPad was at such hyperbolic levels, that unless it turned lead into gold it was sure to be a letdown to some.
Anyway, I don't understand all the crowing about the lack of a front-facing camera. Big deal. The camera on the iphone sucks and has always sucked, but Apple still sold 75 million iphones.
Anyway, I don't understand all the crowing about the lack of a front-facing camera. Big deal. The camera on the iphone sucks and has always sucked, but Apple still sold 75 million iphones.
I haven't had time to look through all the posts, but does anyone know what the sound quality is like?
Mutlitasking is everything on a machine like the Macbook Pro. For us Macbook Pros are workhorses. You want an example? How about everyday use. This includes email, running VMWare so we can tap into our Bloomberg proprietary accounts for business information, Adobe Acrobate Pro, Safari, and running Office 2008, both Word and Excel -- and this is just the minimum. (Note we use Mac Pros with dual screens in our offices, and our office runs on Apple pro products.)
We regularly create and give presentations to clients. This requires using Keynote, Adobe Acrobat, Word, multiple spotlight searches for relevant photos and materials, on a Macbook Pro. Regular Macbooks don't come close to cutting it for us, too underpowered. We run topflight stuff, pro NEC monitors, decked out Mac Pros and Macbook Pros, etc. Again, this is the minimum.
Can't tell you the number of times I've used the Macbook Pro and target disk mode (firewire) to remotely access harddrives on desktop Pros and iMacs to do stuff, so useful.
iPad? I can't even begin to think what we would use it for. I can't even transfer files via USB to it. Waste. It's a glorified and underpowered webbrowser and Kindle.
Better Idea
I have a better idea. I'll just buy a cheap win7 netbook and I'll be doing EVERYTHING that the ipad can (except go into the app store, big loss I know) and them some.
I have a better idea. I'll just buy a cheap win7 netbook and I'll be doing EVERYTHING that the ipad can (except go into the app store, big loss I know) and them some.
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Yes you can. Sign up for a developer account and check the new OS features, my friend.
Actually he mentioned PDF in the keynote and highlighted it as something it is supposed to do well.
Are there any specs, or a price announced for the HP slate? Or are you just going to decide to buy something without any of that info?
Regardless of anyone's personal feelings about the iPad, what about an actual comparison to a competing unit? What is the best PC offering in a similar price range?
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Out of interest, for those that crap on netbooks for being cheap, low profit crap flooding the market, what makes this any different?
I've seen numerous complaints and digs at the netbook market here, now we have the iPad with fewer features than a netbook but it's the best thing ever.
What makes Apple selling a crippled (to some) device any different than HP, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Sony (et; al) selling netbooks?
Out of interest, for those that crap on netbooks for being cheap, low profit crap flooding the market, what makes this any different?
I've seen numerous complaints and digs at the netbook market here, now we have the iPad with fewer features than a netbook but it's the best thing ever.
What makes Apple selling a crippled (to some) device any different than HP, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Sony (et; al) selling netbooks?
What a Joke
What a huge let down. This could have been an epic product if you could have video conferenced with it. Why on earth would they leave that out? I mean did anyone at mac think of this?
No Camera? No Multi-tasking? what am I supposed to do with this when my laptop does all of this.
Great I'm gonna drop 1K on a device so I can surf the web? No Thanks!
And if your thinking about iBooks get a Kindle, much cheaper.
Apple usually hits home runs but IMO this is a huge STRIKE OUT.
And if you want the 3G model you're still married to AT&T UUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!
What a huge let down. This could have been an epic product if you could have video conferenced with it. Why on earth would they leave that out? I mean did anyone at mac think of this?
No Camera? No Multi-tasking? what am I supposed to do with this when my laptop does all of this.
Great I'm gonna drop 1K on a device so I can surf the web? No Thanks!
And if your thinking about iBooks get a Kindle, much cheaper.
Apple usually hits home runs but IMO this is a huge STRIKE OUT.
And if you want the 3G model you're still married to AT&T UUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-first-hands-on/
A bit sluggish on the response time from each touch action. Need to see how well Apple A4 processor perform. The aluminum back cover may make into the next iPhone update? I wonder if a similar UI with mini OSX dock will come with iPhone OS 3.2 update.
A bit sluggish on the response time from each touch action. Need to see how well Apple A4 processor perform. The aluminum back cover may make into the next iPhone update? I wonder if a similar UI with mini OSX dock will come with iPhone OS 3.2 update.
Apple doesn't build things that you say you want, they build things that you will need in the future and don't know you want yet. This wasn't supposed to be a powerful replacement for the macbook or macbook pro... we have a macbook pro and a macbook for that. This is going to be a hit in the common household for people who aren't power users or power users who like to chill out and surf the web in between working in photoshop/ableton/maya whatever on their high end desktops.
Personally I can't wait to get my hands on one, my ipod touch is good for sticking in my pocket and going, my macbook is good if I have a power plug nearby, and this will be awesome if I just want to chill on the couch and surf the web or read a book.
Personally I can't wait to get my hands on one, my ipod touch is good for sticking in my pocket and going, my macbook is good if I have a power plug nearby, and this will be awesome if I just want to chill on the couch and surf the web or read a book.