That makes two of us. I have exactly the same 64 3G iPad and will be buying the new one as soon as it comes out. I was hesitant at first to buy the iPad but now, it's always with me when I travel together with my camera.
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That makes two of us. I have exactly the same 64 3G iPad and will be buying the new one as soon as it comes out. I was hesitant at first to buy the iPad but now, it's always with me when I travel together with my camera.
I think you'd be a bit of a bell end to get an iPad now, they're only going to to upgrade it next year.
At this stage it actually makes the 'Airbook' look embarrassing, but I guess it creates a new for of Sofa user, eh?
Grow up and get a real Mac
At this stage it actually makes the 'Airbook' look embarrassing, but I guess it creates a new for of Sofa user, eh?
Grow up and get a real Mac
Why? I bought mine even before it was released in Australia (shipped from the US) and I'm not regretting it, it's a great device and I've enjoyed my time with it.
I'll definitely be upgrading to the newer iPad if it has a retina display.
all i want from the new ipad is front facing camera, 512 ram, and a 128gb +3G model... and also a way to view flash videos (sites like megavideo, etc.) but that'll never happen.
What? What is 8.5"? iPad is 9.7".2048x1536@8.5"=301ppi
lol, usb port
Cameras are obvious.
Do you hold an iPad closer to your face than a phone then? The "Retina" tag is based on the 'normal' distance from your eye when you use it, and pixel density just needs to comfortably sit above the limit of individual pixel detection, which is just a benchmark of how crisp it looks. Maybe you're confused...
Eh - why not? Apple's already got their eye on USB 3, so it could be something in conjunction with that. But if so, the iPad 2 won't be out until 2011.
http://www.mopo.ca/2010/11/apple-foregoing-usb-3-0-for-light-peak-in-early-2011/
http://www.mopo.ca/2010/11/apple-foregoing-usb-3-0-for-light-peak-in-early-2011/
I don't. They have a cool device now. You know, a year from now, those of us who buy the 2nd generation iPad (which I will) will probably be sorry we didn't wait for the 3rd generation. I guess if I never buy one, I'll never have regrets.
One other comment about people wanting all these beefed up features... you do realize the iPad is designed to be ultra portable. Long battery life, and for light duty computing. Not a replacement for your laptop or desktop. For what it is, it's great and I guess most people agree since it's the hottest selling device out there right now.
I feel sorry for people going outside today.
If they would only wait a six months - it will be so much warmer.
Blast from the past...
Did you ever wonder when Steve had the vision for the iPad? From 1987... The Knowledge Navigator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGYFEI6uLy0
I remember when this was sent out to developers. I was with Aldus Corp. at the time and they showed it to us as being an idea of Apple's vision for the future. Sort of amazing how close we are now to this. I wonder if they did a vision video these days, what would it look like?
Did you ever wonder when Steve had the vision for the iPad? From 1987... The Knowledge Navigator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGYFEI6uLy0
I remember when this was sent out to developers. I was with Aldus Corp. at the time and they showed it to us as being an idea of Apple's vision for the future. Sort of amazing how close we are now to this. I wonder if they did a vision video these days, what would it look like?
However, you're forgetting that Apple chose the 1024x768 resolution on its touchscreen for another reason: cost. Going beyond a 1024x768 resolution touchscreen would have made the iPad just too expensive for the price point Jobs wanted for the device at the time.
But now that production costs with suppliers are probably lower, Apple could get reasonable pricing on 1280x768 or 1280x960 touchscreens for the 2G iPad. Going to a higher resolution--which will of course require an update to iOS 4.x--allows for better quality display graphics, better looking text, and native display of 720p HD video downloaded through the iTunes Store and copied to the iPad through iTunes.
I highly doubt they'll increase the resolution because that'd require developers supporting both iPad 1 and iPad 2, which means more work. If Apple does anything, they'll do what they did with the iPhone 4 and double the resolution -- it's seamless and requires little effort from developers.
I don't understand your point? Why should I wait 5 months for the new ipad? I could buy one now, sell it in 5 months and buy the ipad 2. Sure I'd end up losing about £50 resale value but I'm pretty sure it's worth it.
Why? It works just as well as the day I got it, and *anything* new on it that's been mentioned is either not worth the upgrade or is something that I won't use (Facetime). I never use FaceTime on iPhone 4 either (only about five times in 5-6 months). The people who have iPad now have been AHEAD of the curve, enjoying the latest tech right when it came out (and it's been ULTRA useful to me...completely replaced my laptop). I feel more sorry for the people that have waited and missed using it for this year, living with a vapor product in their head.
Lastly, if I sold my current $829 64GB 3G iPad today for $329, it would have been worth every penny I lost for the productivity I've had with it this year.
You have to understand things like this before you post a blanket statement of blindness.
I am not forgetting anything. For a device like this, Apple gets screens that are custom designed, which means higher up front costs, which they will want amortize over a few years production.
Just look at the history of the iPhone. It was Gen4 before it got a resolution upgrade and it was way behind for years before it happened. How many years of 24" iMacs as top resolution of 1920x1200?
Apple has their product planning zoned and they did not spend years of planning to release a new device only to change it's resolution after less than a year. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see a resolution increase until iPad4. Because that is Apples history. Big release followed by minor tweaks for a couple of years, then another big release.
iPad 2 will just be slightly tweaked (camera, bump in RAM).
macbook air and windows 7 partition
what should I be partitioning my new macbook air when installing windows 7? i will be using the windows OS for mainly email (microsoft outlook) and internet surfing, videos. I will be using the Mac OS for itunes and iphoto only. I plan to load windows via boot camp
Thanks,
what should I be partitioning my new macbook air when installing windows 7? i will be using the windows OS for mainly email (microsoft outlook) and internet surfing, videos. I will be using the Mac OS for itunes and iphoto only. I plan to load windows via boot camp
Thanks,
Not the place to ask, but you don't need a dual boot setup, from things you listed, both OS's would do fine.
You would just need a different program other than iPhoto on windows
In addition to the reasons mentioned, I think one other reason apple will bump the resolution in the iPad 2 - or should we start calling it the iPad hd - competition.
Apple wants to stay ahead of the curve - iPhone was stagnant at 480 x 320 and that gave android an "in" - apple needs to take advantage of the fact that they'll likely sell 40 million next year, by using economies of scale to get higher spec'ed parts at reasonable prices.
I expect iPad 2 to have higher res., faster CPU, more memory, and whatever bells and whistles apple decides to throw in.
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