Do they have a choice ?
Funny you should ask. They follow rumors and releases more than me. They're figuring out purchase plans for Friday as I type.
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Upgraders : WHY?
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Funny you should ask. They follow rumors and releases more than me. They're figuring out purchase plans for Friday as I type.
Upgrade Reasons:
* A verizon option is now available (important to some due to coverage areas)
* Insane graphics and cpu speed up. Absolutely insane.
* More attractive, thinner and lighter design
* And for me personally: Facetime
This update has been poked fun of in the media, but I can assure you the effort to remove 1/3 thickness, CDMA and GSM carrier support, and a broad sweeping CPU/GPU update is a very big undertaking.
Nonupgrade Reasons:
* Cover magnets. Nice bonus (and should be very interesting with 3rd parties)
* White option. Neat. I am on the fence.
Unknowns:
* RAM. I would bet money there is at least 512 MB based on the iPhone 4. 256 MB resulted in some tight areas resulting in thrashing or reloading. If its > 256 MB this becomes a major upgrade reason. iOS 4.1+ experience seems to do very well with 512 MB so I would have no concerns if its < 1 GB despite iPad's more complex GUI interactions over the iPhone.
* A verizon option is now available (important to some due to coverage areas)
* Insane graphics and cpu speed up. Absolutely insane.
* More attractive, thinner and lighter design
* And for me personally: Facetime
This update has been poked fun of in the media, but I can assure you the effort to remove 1/3 thickness, CDMA and GSM carrier support, and a broad sweeping CPU/GPU update is a very big undertaking.
Nonupgrade Reasons:
* Cover magnets. Nice bonus (and should be very interesting with 3rd parties)
* White option. Neat. I am on the fence.
Unknowns:
* RAM. I would bet money there is at least 512 MB based on the iPhone 4. 256 MB resulted in some tight areas resulting in thrashing or reloading. If its > 256 MB this becomes a major upgrade reason. iOS 4.1+ experience seems to do very well with 512 MB so I would have no concerns if its < 1 GB despite iPad's more complex GUI interactions over the iPhone.
The only thing I REALLY cared about in the iPad 2 was it being lighter, and that means it would be thinner too. I am also going to find great use of the cameras and iMovie has me drooling. Also the fact that I can do some band recording with garageband is awesome. Then when I saw the 9x graphics, I just knew that I was getting this. It's pretty easy to upgrade, just sell it on eBay or in my case someone I know.
I for one am not planning on upgrading to the iPad 2. I have other priorities this year that will demand my money. (new car and a cruise, ironically the car is also named Cruze). If it weren't for these, I might have upgraded, but at the same time I am very happy with my iPad.
As for being heavy, seriously you think it's heavy. maybe you need to hit the gym more often.
Faster, It's fast enough, is that millisecond going to kill you. Each year CPU's get faster and faster, so I can still wait another year or two.
Thinner, it's still thinner than the laptop you had no problem lugging around for years and as far as the 2 subject notebook goes, the current iPad one is thinner and lighter than even that. I just tried it out at Target.
Camera, Seriously why are we in this mentality that every single electronic device out there these days needs to have a camera built into it. I don't see the point. If you want to take pictures, by something called a camera. Cameras in cell phones are nice, but the picture quality of a dedicated camera is so much better. I think a camera in an iPad is just ridiculous. For the Facetime aspect that is cool, but the rear facing camera, no so much.
As for being heavy, seriously you think it's heavy. maybe you need to hit the gym more often.
Faster, It's fast enough, is that millisecond going to kill you. Each year CPU's get faster and faster, so I can still wait another year or two.
Thinner, it's still thinner than the laptop you had no problem lugging around for years and as far as the 2 subject notebook goes, the current iPad one is thinner and lighter than even that. I just tried it out at Target.
Camera, Seriously why are we in this mentality that every single electronic device out there these days needs to have a camera built into it. I don't see the point. If you want to take pictures, by something called a camera. Cameras in cell phones are nice, but the picture quality of a dedicated camera is so much better. I think a camera in an iPad is just ridiculous. For the Facetime aspect that is cool, but the rear facing camera, no so much.
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Because if I wait until the iPad 3 drops to sell my iPad 1 I'll get practically nothing for it. Gotta sell/upgrade now.
Because if I wait until the iPad 3 drops to sell my iPad 1 I'll get practically nothing for it. Gotta sell/upgrade now.
I agree with some of what you said. I don't think the weight difference will be that noticeable. Nor is the fact that it is thinner a big deal. However, although I wouldn't use tha camera that often, it would be nice to have when I wanted it. I disagree with you on that statement. I am on the fence now. I will wait until they are in stores and check it out. If the speed is that much better I may upgrade.
I used my iPad for mostly web browsing, so the extra ram (come on, we all know it has 512mb), and the faster processor, will make the web experience alot zippier than before. I felt the original iPad was a touch slow when it came to rendering pages. I guess all I really care about is the horsepower under the hood. Gonna make the device so smooth and quick. I would have upgraded just for that. Could care less about cameras, and the rest is just gravy.
I will say I am excited for iMove as well. I have it on my iPhone and always thought it would so much better to use on the iPad.
I will say I am excited for iMove as well. I have it on my iPhone and always thought it would so much better to use on the iPad.
Better web browsing is a compelling reason,
add to that new apps that take advantage of the speed bumps.
Have to see with multiple tabs open if it really is that much better first...
For a guy with such an abundance of outdated tech in his sig, it's hard for me to understand why you of all people might care.
For me, it's faster web browsing, lighter, and the kids are looking to Facetime with Grandma and Grandpa, and their cousins who live out of state.
For a guy with such an abundance of outdated tech in his sig, it's hard for me to understand why you of all people might care.
Ohhh, well I do currently own all in my list
I only put it up, as I thought it was sad seeing people with a whole range of Apple devices on their list. "I've got a iPhone, and an iPod, iPad, iMac, Apple TV, Macbook etc etc"
But when I focus on something I want the best one.
I also enjoy not having the latest in some things as I can look at others fighting and arguing about who'd got the best without feeling the need to compete
Then you see I come from an Era when every time a new product came out you threw away all your old software and enjoyed all the new software for the new device. Wiping the slate, so to speak, clean every time.
People these days, general consumers, are not used to that, and would not be able to cope with it.
because i like the new ipad and if i can sell my old one and then only have to pay a $100 on the new one it is worth it. boom
My wife has one, I do not.
Safari rendering will be my biggest test. I don't really like the checkerboards too much, in fact it sucks.
We shall see.
Safari rendering will be my biggest test. I don't really like the checkerboards too much, in fact it sucks.
We shall see.
Indeed, I'm 100% with you there.
I was a bit upset to see checkerboard on the new iPad on an Engadget video, but I'm hoping that may have been down to the WiFi in the room.
I guess, I also would like the see a Xoom and iPad2 side by side for web page rendering speed.
For me its the camera. my family is spread out across the globe and Skype is important. This is one reason why when I traveled I would take my laptop. Now I don't have to. Also the rear facing camera is great for my trade where I need to snap a quick photo, write about it on the fly and email it or save it for later use. Taking a picture with a camera, uploading it later on a computer, and writing about it hours later is way too time consuming for me.
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The ipad2 is our last chance to upgrade in 2011!
"No, there is another...in September...ipad3," Yoda.
"No, there is another...in September...ipad3," Yoda.
I'd just like to say, in regard to my post about browser speed and the video's I've seen so far.
The iPad2 does seem a LOT faster.
I just again tried my iPad on the Engadget main web site and it's painfully slow. Especially if you start scrolling down as soon as it appears, you have checkerboard above and below as you scroll up and down.
iPad2 looks a LOT better.
Not up to the speed of my PC by quite a margin, but much faster than iPad1.
The iPad2 does seem a LOT faster.
I just again tried my iPad on the Engadget main web site and it's painfully slow. Especially if you start scrolling down as soon as it appears, you have checkerboard above and below as you scroll up and down.
iPad2 looks a LOT better.
Not up to the speed of my PC by quite a margin, but much faster than iPad1.
Why?
... because it has better hardware specs
... because it looks better
... because I want to
... because I can
Is that really so hard to comprehend?
Most people upgrading are selling their original iPad, so the cost to them to have owned the hardware for a year is whatever they lose on the sale. Those same people will probably sell and upgrade to the iPad 3 whenever that comes out as well.
I would say that two lots of losses on upgrading from iPad to iPad 2, and then iPad 2 to iPad 3 will be lower than the total loss compared to upgrading from iPad to iPad 3. By the time the 3rd one comes out, you are not going to get much money at all for your 2 year old kit, so you do the maths.
newer is better
Desktop, laptop, iphone.... every time I have upgraded from a previous generation apple device the user experience has been better. That is their job. Until I upgrade and feel as if I made a mistake I will keep upgrading as long as it is in the budget.
Also, having something new makes me feel good, having something that is vintage makes me feel good. Having something that falls in between makes me feel sad....JK - the end.
Desktop, laptop, iphone.... every time I have upgraded from a previous generation apple device the user experience has been better. That is their job. Until I upgrade and feel as if I made a mistake I will keep upgrading as long as it is in the budget.
Also, having something new makes me feel good, having something that is vintage makes me feel good. Having something that falls in between makes me feel sad....JK - the end.
Not sure if I'm upgrading, but if I do the main reasons are that its thinner, lighter, and faster. The original iPad is laggy compared to my iPhone. Sometimes it takes 5+ seconds just to open the iPod app. Let alone the weather channel app lol. Plus, the original iPad is still to heavy to feel comfortable holding for long periods of time, so any weight loss is a good thing. Yes, the upgrade is not necessary, but it certainly isn't a waste to get it.