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Thinner, Lighter 5th Generation iPad to Arrive in March 2013?
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You are wrong to think Ipad will just get small updates.
Things like NFC, Thinner, improvements to IOS, Facetime HD cameras are all ground breaking improvements and I'm sure Apple will bring many better ones we don't expect to see.
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I think Ipad 2 will be the discontinued model.
Ipad 4 will probably continue to be made and come in at £329.
I hope Apple are dropping update schedules. Release new versions when they are ready. That way we don't have new tech getting old before it is released, or features rushed to meet an irrelevant calendar date.
Some people I know actually prefer the iPad 4 over the iPad Mini.
They say even if the Mini had the Retina display, they like the bigger screen on the iPad 4.
It would be great if Apple could engineer the bigger screen + light weight factor and keep the solid metal construction, not going the way of cheap feeling plastic tablets.
Well said. The iPad2 will do the same thing as the next iPad does when it comes out. How often will you use it to shoot or take pictures with it? How does making it lighter also make it more functional?
Apple is trying to maintain its market share. If it does not introduce an iPad every six months it will lose the market to its competitors. But that does not mean you have to sell your old ipad for the newest one introduced.
There was a time when I absolutely had to have the latest model of everything and anything less made me feel inadequate somehow.
Then I stopped being retarded.
Still enjoying my iPad2 and iPhone 4S
Then I stopped being retarded.
Still enjoying my iPad2 and iPhone 4S
None of those things sounds groundbreaking at all. Just minor improvements.
I must admit that I'm sitting here laughing at all the people freaking out over Apple improving their products quickly. How on earth could anyone not consider that a good thing?
iPad 2 is sticking around...there is a reason...called the Federal Government.
the iPad 2 is the only iPad that has been cleared/qualified for Federal Government purchases. That's why it's still around. Whenever the FEDS get around to testing a new one, then it will qualify.
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Not if it doesn't support the latest version of iOS.
I'm a little confused by some of the terminology here and maybe it's just translation issues.
If the design of this new device is inspired by the Mini, then wouldn't this new "5th gen" iPad = Mini 2. I think they are giving the impression that this device will be an iPad 5.
There was a time when I absolutely had to have the latest model of everything and anything less made me feel inadequate somehow.
Then I stopped being retarded.
Still enjoying my iPad2 and iPhone 4S
I don't need to have the latest and greatest either, but my iPhone 4 was killed by a botched Batteries Plus battery install, so I ended up going ahead and upgrading to the iphone 5 with the cash they gave me for the screw up.
Then, to keep everything lightning connector and not have to keep two sets of cables, accessories, etc. and the fact I'm a photographer and thought the retina display would make a bigger difference... and because I definitely don't buy every update, but try to at least upgrade every other update, I sold my iPad2 and it's 30 pin accessories to upgrade to iPad4.
I don't usually fall for all the hype, but frankly I was expecting more of a improvement. I've got a fairly keen eye as a photographer, here's some of my work HERE + HERE + HERE
I compared hi-res images between both the iPad2 before I sold it, and the new iPad4... there really isn't a huge difference. Yes, the iPad4's retina display is a little better on normal viewing, but it's really marginal and only noticeable side-by-side. The iPad4 is heavier and I don't get nearly as much time off the battery as I did with my iPad2. It's going to cost me almost double to replace my iPad2 accessories for lightning ones.
To be honest, if I could go back... I would not have fallen for all the reviews, specs, hype, etc. from sites like this one and others... and I'd still be a happy owner of an iPad2.
These non-stop updates lose a little bit of thrill with each one. And, in real world use, they aren't really that much better than the previous models. I've been waiting for the new iMac to upgrade my 2010 iMac21, but I really don't see that the new one is all that much better than what I already have. In some respects, it seems like a step backwards and will likely just get a refurbished 2011 model instead.
This constant upgrading and short cycles are ridiculous and seem to be mostly marginal improvements anyway.
The iPad one isn't getting iOS 6 because in doesn't have the hardware to take advantage of the added functionality of iOS 6, nor does it have some of the hardware features like cameras. It is an outlier in that is was created without knowledge of what the market would want. Apple did pretty well, considering that the iPad is the model for most "Post PC" tablets. It is obsolete only in terms of comparison with newer models, and is completely functional for what it was purchased for.
I would expect that the iPad 2 would have a much longer supported life.
Your case agains iOS is not accurate as iOS on iPhones and iPads is certainly less fragmented than Android OS on all of the OEM hardware, especially if you look at percentages of iOS devices in use that run the most current iOS version.
Your view that iOS is lagging behind Android OS and Windows is subjective, but I would note that Apple's update model with OSX isn't any different than iOS. Both iOS and OSX have and will evolve up until there is a major rewrite on the underlying kernel, code or interface, and people will consider both "stale" until the happens.
Perhaps you would be happier moving to a combination of Chrome OS, Windows OS and Android OS to meet your desires and needs?
I'm a radiologist and look at black and white (mostly) images whole day on professional monitors. For me the improvement from retina screen is huge and actually the reason I did not use iPad 1 or 2. I admit that difference is mostly how clear is the text, not how clear are the images.
FWIW , I would like to see { hear } stereo speakers in the next generation.
Later
Gary
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I held off buying one because of the single speaker , YES I know , "Bluetooth" external speakers. However it still would be nice to see the next one with 2 speakers , U know like the Mini !
Just my 2 cents
Later
Gary
PS:
I held off buying one because of the single speaker , YES I know , "Bluetooth" external speakers. However it still would be nice to see the next one with 2 speakers , U know like the Mini !
Just my 2 cents
Maybe in some ways but having just set up and installed movies, music, photos and books on my Mum's new Kindle Fire HD I can safely say iOS is far better than that modded kindle Android OS. The iPad mini is a MUCH better device full stop. All I miss on the Apple devices is the option of just plugging them in as a "Mass storage device" for easy file transfer, the OS itself is slicker than any Android device I've seen or touched and that's why people like it.
No, I completely agree with you! There is absolutely nothing wrong with them moving to a semi-annual cycle. I was just stating something for no reason, lol.
I upgrade my phone every two years when my contract is up. But for my iPad, I first got the iPad 2, in July 2011. And I upgrade every time another iPad comes out, ONLY because I am able to sell my current one for at least $450-$490 (I only get the 16GB Wifi). So each time, I am spending a little extra money to upgrade, but it's a small sacrifice I am willing to make.
Per Sir Ive:
Were keenly aware that when we develop and make something and bring it to market that it really does speak to a set of values. And what preoccupies us is that sense of care, and what our products will not speak to is a schedule, what our products will not speak to is trying to respond to some corporate or competitive agenda. Were very genuinely designing the best products that we can for people.
I just hope I am not going to get 5 iPads for christmas this year like a year ago. I am running out of bathrooms.
That should actually be the next iPad with Bootcamp, Chromecamp and
Androidcamp.
Imagine no more jailbreaking necessary and the incrowd people can F^$%up anything they want on their iPads, making Apple responsible that it doesn't work right.
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Please e-mail me, I am ready to receive FREE iPads anytime.