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iPad Tech Specs: Cortex A8, 256MB Ram, PowerVR SGX 535
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wow256mb of ram? fail much? well there goes backgrounding
Kids these days, no historical perspective.
Unix started out in the early days with full background operation, and multitasking with all of 16K memory.
MobileMe can sync movies, podcast, and,photos, and music? It CAN'T only a netbook, or a REAL computer can. a Pad can't
Must be something you are doing wrong or have done to it. Don't see that on my original iPhone. Each new OS has made it faster.
Essentially you are talking rubbish.
In any speed test, my Mum's 2006 MacBook would win over my 2005 eMac with ease. But in usage it doesn't. Don't ask me why, but my eMac feels a lot speedier than the specced-up MacBook. Same applies to this I think
You'll have to show us one of those computers.
The iPhone/touch have multitasked for quite a while; and so does the iPad.
Well iPhone/iPad apps are small and there's little multitasking. More than 256MB or RAM in this first generation iPad might just be overkill.
256 MB RAM?
It feels quite fast...but future options seem to be limited...
Now I'm pretty sure... just a big iPhone... but a nice toy
Still waiting for both new MBP and MP for WORK Mr. Jobs...
It feels quite fast...but future options seem to be limited...
Now I'm pretty sure... just a big iPhone... but a nice toy
Still waiting for both new MBP and MP for WORK Mr. Jobs...
Oh my... I guess Pages, Numbers and Keynote don't actually work as advertised.
Someone else must be making new documents on something else, then sneaking them on to my iPad and iMac while I'm not looking.
Do you have to work at this sort of thing, or does it come naturally?
I would just like to point out that the ps3 has 256mb ram and look what that can do! It not how much, but using it efficiently!
Five years = not long ago? (And that was 10.3.9)
That must have been the really early days. I started with version 7, which used, as I recall, 128KB - 64K for the system and 64K for the active user process.
There's iWork - how is that not creating media?
There apps to alter your photos. How is that not creating media?
I never do heavy content creation on a netbook anyway. Most people I know don't either. Being able to whip up a quick Keynote presentation or update a simple spreadsheet is all I'd ever need on a 1.5 lb device with 10 hours of battery life.
What the iPad is designed to do, it does better than every netbook on the market. Content creation is periphery for the device (as it is for most netbooks). But if you're contention is that it is a little easier to do content creation on a netbook than it is on an iPad, then fine you are probably right. But understand, content creation isn't what the iPad is TRYING to be good at - and netbooks are still bad at it.
Steve's point was simple. Netbooks weren't targeted at a particular set of tasks, they were targeted at a particular demographic; people who wanted cheap laptops. Period. They weren't trying to be good at something, they were trying to be cheap.
The iPad isn't as flawed as your conception of what it is trying to be is. If you need a laptop, then buy one. If you need a cheap laptop (e.g. netbook) then buy a non-Apple netbook. If you need a content consumption device - consider the iPad - it has a lot going for it. And oh, by the way, you can even do some simple content creation on it - isn't that nice?
Thanks for the smile. But as well all know, all that matters is the specs. Actual performance simple does not matter - MB, GB, and MHz, that's what matters to the true geek. I'm not interested in how easy it is to use - I want the geek badge that says my device is theoretically faster than yours.
No. I'm not. when on 2.2.1 my original iPhone was faster opening App, and the animation was smoother. Why does Asphalt 5 stutter on my friends iPod touch 1st gen, and not on my iPhone 3G. I not have a 3GS, but my 3G didn't stutter. Maybe my iPhone was slower because I had 205 3rd party App Store apps on it?
RAM only matters for old fashioned desktop OS's and desktop CPU's. Arm isn't ram hungry.
Yes with another 256mb ddr3 at the gpu.... at 700mhz
Your point? it has way more ram than the ipad in reality
The PS3 is a game console. Its the GPU that really matters there. Its also a gaming machine, not a computer.
So it's something you have done then - load a ridiculous amount of Apps on there. Do you really need all those apps?
As I said, My 1st gen iPhone has gotten faster and faster with each release. So your original statement is incorrect.
Actually, Jobs directly compared the iPad to netbooks when it was announced. A netbook replacement is precisely what it's supposed to be.
I am disappointed in the low amount of RAM. 512 would have made a lot more sense, coupled with the ability to use the flash storage as virtual memory.
That being said, I am really enjoying my iPad quite a lot.
Lets just remind ourselves what a significant portion of the iPad apps are. Games.
Your right! Lets take the MacPro for example, its a common computer with 32GB of ram. I use it for iTunes and Mail.
...NOT
Actully 256 is ok because its a closed, optimized environment like a gaming console for example.
Netbooks are rubbish. And you can't get one off the shelf with OSX.
256 and 512 are just numbers. Have you actually encountered any situation where you need that extra ram? Of course, everyone wants more, but does every one need more?