Live Coverage of Apple's 'Come See What 2011 Will Be the Year Of' Event

[tron1971]

iPad2RD (iPad2 Retna Display), no need to call it a completely new thing.

Yep, I don't see anything on the iPad 2 that would make me want to buy it besides the missing Retina Display. I am surprise Thunderbolt is missing, who wants to transfer 64GB though USB 2.0, ugh.

I think more people would have been happy with the iPad 2 if Apple never released a Retina Display iPhone 4, but once rumors starting talking about iPad with a Retina Display who wants to have a low resolution?

 

[smiddlehurst]

Nothing does lol. This is a weak release by apple. I expected more.

Then you had unrealistic expectations. Sorry but the only thing they didn't do which was even remotely possible was the Retina display and that was always going to be unlikely. Not just for cost reasons but manufacturing and CPU / GPU requirements as well. Next year yes, I'd agree if they don't do it then it'd be a problem but this year they're about spot on.

 

[pixpixpix]

128g

128G option would be nice. My iPad 1 is full, even without video.

256??

 

[SidewaysTakumi]

Argh!! I'm ready to order!!!

 

[bushido]

german store is back up as well but with the old iPad wtf ... the price is lower i think tho

 

[Apple Corps]

US Store is up, but you can't order the damn thing until March 11th! Let me order it and be done with it and not fight on the 11th. Ship the damn thing on the 11th!

What makes it a "damn" thing? Perhaps you should expand your vocabulary a bit.

 

[Tones2]

You do realize there are 5 different things in your first two lines right? Not to mention the fact "faster" includes upgrades to both the CPU and GPU.

Yes, and except for processor speed, they are trivial. That's why Apple themselves put them on two lines.

Tony

 

[S.B.G]

Darn! No pre-ordering on the US Store! Orders begin on March 11th.

 

[lukefinch]

There's no one more thing...?

I am disappointed

 

[danpass]

Yep, I don't see anything on the iPad 2 that would make me want to buy it besides the missing Retina Display. I am surprise Thunderbolt is missing, who wants to transfer 64GB though USB 2.0, ugh.

I think more people would have been happy with the iPad 2 if Apple never released a Retina Display iPhone 4, but once rumors starting talking about iPad with a Retina Display who wants to have a low resolution?

I was thinking the same thing while watching the video on the Apple site.

"all this and nothing with the actual display"



<------ spoiled by Retina display

 

[hexonxonx]

Steve made up my mind for me today.

I'm going out this weekend to buy a used iMac at my local used Mac store. Thanks Steve!

 

[TigerWoodsIV]

Pretty much. lagging behind in technology again. lower resolution screen to Xoom, back camera only does video while Xoom is 5 MP. Very sad. Not one little adjustment to the display. Ridiculous.



Sony's New PSP will have quad core arm CPU And GPU. As powerful as the ps3 on a portable device. Hardly old crappy tech with no horsepower

Back camera doesn't only do video. Know the specs before you talk down on them. Screen resolution also very similar, not like the Xoom has a retina display. I would never buy a Xoom over this, especially since it's more expensive.

 

[KPOM]

US Store is up, but you can't order the damn thing until March 11th! Let me order it and be done with it and not fight on the 11th. Ship the damn thing on the 11th!

It looks like they are trying to manufacture another event at the stores. It's at 5:00PM on a Friday night. Still time to get an iPad and then show it off that evening. Anyway, I think I'll take the plunge this time.

That said, there may be people who change their minds between now and next Friday who would have pulled the trigger today.

 

[gramirez2012]

I thought for sure that MobileMe would be a "One more thing..."

 

[Tears Apart]

Guess the one more thing got lost on the way.

 

[adztaylor]

wtf on the uk store if you refresh it looks messed up and it says iPad from £329? seriously im not joking or anything... check

That's probably the last gen new price.

 

[Cougarcat]

Pretty much. lagging behind in technology again. lower resolution screen to Xoom, back camera only does video while Xoom is 5 MP. Very sad. Not one little adjustment to the display. Ridiculous.

There won't be a display update till they can double the resolution.

Sony's New PSP will have quad core arm CPU And GPU. As powerful as the ps3 on a portable device. Hardly old crappy tech with no horsepower

Can't do that and maintain the 10 hour battery life yet.

 

[jdym]

any word on iPad 1 pricing now? or is it discontinued?

 

[KPOM]

Wow. No MobileMe announcement.

 

[Reed Rothchild]

wtf on the uk store if you refresh it looks messed up and it says iPad from £329? seriously im not joking or anything... check

yeah noticed that myself. That's gonna piss off a lot of ebay sellers looking to dump prior to iPad2 .

Still overpriced though.

 

[URFloorMatt]

Sony's New PSP will have quad core arm CPU And GPU. As powerful as the ps3 on a portable device.

And with a battery that lasts about 3 hours. But that's irrelevant since the NGP will have to survive with essentially no component upgrades for at least 3 years. There will be another new iPad in a year, and then another a year after that, and so on.

And the NGP isn't coming out until Holiday 2011, so comparing it to the iPad 2 is pointless. You have to wait for the iPad 3 to make any technology comparisons. That said, I have no idea how Apple plans to implement Retina, a quadcore A6, and keep anything close to a 10 hour battery on the iPad 3.

 

[jonnysods]

Time to check the MR Marketplace for a first gen deal.

 

[lukefinch]

Looks like the old iPad is £100 cheaper in the UK now.

 

[macgeek18]

iPad 2!!! Woo! Time to get my iPad! I have waited for the refresh and it was worth the wait.

 

[VeNoMiZeD]

So the "Personal Hotspot" is for Iphone 4 users, right? So I don't have to jailbreak my phone which I was about to do soon. Just want to confirm this! Also, do you think they will charge extra? I have an Iphone 4 and just recently bought a MBP and always wanted internet on my MBP while on the go.