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but real talk, I agree with the first part and got wifi but only 16GB. didn't really plan on and so far haven't been listening to a lot of music on my ipad, so yes i'm perfectly content.
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made me lol
but real talk, I agree with the first part and got wifi but only 16GB. didn't really plan on and so far haven't been listening to a lot of music on my ipad, so yes i'm perfectly content.
64gb white WiFi. Would originally have preferred black 3G, but took what was available at retail. I'm glad I got WiFi, because it was cheaper and the hotspot feature tethered to my iPhone works great. Turns out white is great too. Looks sharp, and makes for good contrast with reading and web surfing. Maybe I'd love black more, but I'm super satisfied with what I have.
I waited in line on the Canada release day and got got the 64GB 3G in black.
Do u think you should have gotten the 3G version?
I haven't made much use of the 3G yet, but I got it because I travel a lot and I've found the "free" airport wifi to be unreliable at some of the places I visit.
Do u think that you should have more GB on your ipad?
I got the maximum 64GB and I'm glad. Many of the remote places I visit don't have useful Internet, so I tend to keep a couple of movies and i have hundreds of video podcasts to show in the schools I visit. I spend my idle time during travel reviewing videos to find the useful ones. They take up a lot of room.
Did u get it in Black or White?
I got black but I don't care one bit. If I ever want to change the colour I would just put a GelaSkin on the bezel.
What do you think?
I think it is awesome! It cost a lot of money but I will use it for many years. My employer would have bought one for me, but I wanted one for my own use anyway. They are getting me a MacBook Pro instead
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Do u think you should have gotten the 3G version?
I haven't made much use of the 3G yet, but I got it because I travel a lot and I've found the "free" airport wifi to be unreliable at some of the places I visit.
Do u think that you should have more GB on your ipad?
I got the maximum 64GB and I'm glad. Many of the remote places I visit don't have useful Internet, so I tend to keep a couple of movies and i have hundreds of video podcasts to show in the schools I visit. I spend my idle time during travel reviewing videos to find the useful ones. They take up a lot of room.
Did u get it in Black or White?
I got black but I don't care one bit. If I ever want to change the colour I would just put a GelaSkin on the bezel.
What do you think?
I think it is awesome! It cost a lot of money but I will use it for many years. My employer would have bought one for me, but I wanted one for my own use anyway. They are getting me a MacBook Pro instead
.I bought the first iPad2 I could find, which ended up being a White 64GB ATT 3G
I had ordered a Black 32GB ATT 3G through apple.com, but found the white one at a Walmart, so I bought it and canceled my Apple.com order.
I had ordered a Black 32GB ATT 3G through apple.com, but found the white one at a Walmart, so I bought it and canceled my Apple.com order.
ha ha. That's the same thing in my house ! My skeptical hubby is now a big fan as are my daughters. I think Apple should do a commercial with a mom who can't get her hands on her iPad.
I got white, 3G, 64BG.
Was planning to get 32GB but they were sold out so had to get 64GB,
So glad that I did because I've put more than 32GB on it already.
Haven't made much use of the 3G feature yet but I'm going to London at the weekend so I reckon that's when it will be extremely useful when I'm travelling.
Was planning to get 32GB but they were sold out so had to get 64GB,
So glad that I did because I've put more than 32GB on it already.
Haven't made much use of the 3G feature yet but I'm going to London at the weekend so I reckon that's when it will be extremely useful when I'm travelling.
64gig wifi black
i got my ipad2 64gig at walmart the day it came out. lov it, ordered a 32gig wifi in white for wife 3 days later. i have a iphone4 32gig with unlimited data plan.
the more i read and use my ipad, the more i want a macbook (air). I am thinking of selling one of the ipad2's and getting laptop.
main pc is new HP with 27'' monitor. apple tv, ps3, xbox 360, netflix on all
i got my ipad2 64gig at walmart the day it came out. lov it, ordered a 32gig wifi in white for wife 3 days later. i have a iphone4 32gig with unlimited data plan.
the more i read and use my ipad, the more i want a macbook (air). I am thinking of selling one of the ipad2's and getting laptop.
main pc is new HP with 27'' monitor. apple tv, ps3, xbox 360, netflix on all
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Got a 16GB WiFi in Black (no need for 3G or extra space). I liked it a lot but it has just been collected for return. Wasn't a fan of the screen bleed, and to be honest i just can't justify splurging for an iPad right now. It's nice but it's just a luxury toy to me.
Maybe i'll rejoin the group when iPad 3 rolls out...or at least the screen bleed issue is fixed.
Maybe i'll rejoin the group when iPad 3 rolls out...or at least the screen bleed issue is fixed.
Just picked up a 64gb white wifi. I had a 32gb white wifi on order but it wasn't even going to ship till April 28th. I was lucky though I found this one at a walmart in caroll Iowa. Last one they had. Yeah for towns with less than 10,000 people.
Still on my first gen iPad. Bought the 16 gig WiFi and it's awesome. No need for 3G. Always load it up before I set off and most places I go have WiFi anyhow.
I use Zinio for magazine subscriptions. Pages for writing. And iBooks for reading scripts.
Best device ever!
I use Zinio for magazine subscriptions. Pages for writing. And iBooks for reading scripts.
Best device ever!
I had the original iPad 64GB Wifi and sold it first week of March in preparation for the 64GB Black iPad 2 I bought on launch day. I load my devices up, so I always get the max capacity available.
No need for the 3G version because I have a "modified" Clear iSpot that lets me connect up to 8 devices anywhere I am. Surprisingly, coverage is better than expected and 4G truly unlimited Internet for $25, can't be beat(if coverage area works for you).
All in all, I got in line at 2:30pm EST on lunch day, and by 5:30pm I was out the door with my iPad 2 in hand. I like my setup and wouldn't change it.
No need for the 3G version because I have a "modified" Clear iSpot that lets me connect up to 8 devices anywhere I am. Surprisingly, coverage is better than expected and 4G truly unlimited Internet for $25, can't be beat(if coverage area works for you).
All in all, I got in line at 2:30pm EST on lunch day, and by 5:30pm I was out the door with my iPad 2 in hand. I like my setup and wouldn't change it.
Black 64 wifi 1st ipad. Very happy; the iPad is everything I expected/wanted and more
I dont commute or travel for work mostly use it @ home and lots of other places I might take it have wifi (work, hotels, restaurants, etc.).
If I cant find a connection, I have almost 50gb of non-network required stuff to keep me occupied (games, ebooks, movies, music, etc) and if I ever have to have 3G for some reason, I can always tether black because it seems more professional/sophisticated no offense to you whities, strictly a personal thing any way
I dont commute or travel for work mostly use it @ home and lots of other places I might take it have wifi (work, hotels, restaurants, etc.).
If I cant find a connection, I have almost 50gb of non-network required stuff to keep me occupied (games, ebooks, movies, music, etc) and if I ever have to have 3G for some reason, I can always tether black because it seems more professional/sophisticated no offense to you whities, strictly a personal thing any way
16GB wifi black for me. I stream music from Pandora and don't watch videos on it other than the free stuff from YouTube and review websites so that saves a lot of space for. I only really use mine at home so the lack of 3G doesn't really bug me much. So far I'm loving it!
I have the white 32GB WiFi.
3G: I have WiFi access 99% of the time, and on occasions when I may want 3G, I will just pay $20 for that month to activate hotspot on iPhone 4 (which would also serve GPS data to iPad). Although GPS would be fun once in awhile, I can't justify $129 premium.
Black: White bezel shows very little fingerprints, if any. Plus, white is less distracting when viewing websites, email, etc. And I view video mostly in the cover of darkness or on my TV.
64GB: More storage is always nice but 32GB is right for my needs. I use iPad to backup photos from SLR, as well as casual video edit (iMovie) from iPhone. 16GB is a bit tight for these tasks.
3G: I have WiFi access 99% of the time, and on occasions when I may want 3G, I will just pay $20 for that month to activate hotspot on iPhone 4 (which would also serve GPS data to iPad). Although GPS would be fun once in awhile, I can't justify $129 premium.
Black: White bezel shows very little fingerprints, if any. Plus, white is less distracting when viewing websites, email, etc. And I view video mostly in the cover of darkness or on my TV.
64GB: More storage is always nice but 32GB is right for my needs. I use iPad to backup photos from SLR, as well as casual video edit (iMovie) from iPhone. 16GB is a bit tight for these tasks.
Black 32GB Wifi
There are hot spots everywhere these days so I really didn't think I needed 3G. Plus I consider this my 'starter' iPad
In terms of 32GB, I had a mini crisis after loading up apps and what not on my iPad so thought about exchanging for 64GB. I've loaded some music, podcasts, various documents, etc and I'm still doing good on sizing. So 32GB seems to be perfect so far.
In terms of Black/White, I like the Black.
So no regrets.
There are hot spots everywhere these days so I really didn't think I needed 3G. Plus I consider this my 'starter' iPad
In terms of 32GB, I had a mini crisis after loading up apps and what not on my iPad so thought about exchanging for 64GB. I've loaded some music, podcasts, various documents, etc and I'm still doing good on sizing. So 32GB seems to be perfect so far.
In terms of Black/White, I like the Black.
So no regrets.
I just bought a clearance 32GB Gen 1 Wifi from Verizon Wireless Corporate Store.
First iPad, two days in, really like it for night/bed browsing. Remote app is awesome too, caters well to my laziness and does a better job than remote on iPhone (because of screen size/navigating limitations).
I saw breakdowns between Gen 1 and Gen 2 and the difference isn't THAT huge (assuming you're not a hardcore gamer, which I have 360 for and which I let collect dust). I'd rather play with this thing. [jailbroken, no less -- limera1n exploit doesn't work on Gen 2... and no exploit yet] and wait for the 3rd gen if it has the alleged retina display.
Still, the screen on this thing is a beauty. I prefer the build of Gen 1. And all those threads of horribly obvious light leak scare me!
Plus the price was right. Never *needed* an iPad, but glad I have one now. And if it gets old/lies in the corner unused, I can resell it and get my money back. But I think it's gonna be hard for me to extract myself from this thing.
First iPad, two days in, really like it for night/bed browsing. Remote app is awesome too, caters well to my laziness and does a better job than remote on iPhone (because of screen size/navigating limitations).
I saw breakdowns between Gen 1 and Gen 2 and the difference isn't THAT huge (assuming you're not a hardcore gamer, which I have 360 for and which I let collect dust). I'd rather play with this thing. [jailbroken, no less -- limera1n exploit doesn't work on Gen 2... and no exploit yet] and wait for the 3rd gen if it has the alleged retina display.
Still, the screen on this thing is a beauty. I prefer the build of Gen 1. And all those threads of horribly obvious light leak scare me!
Plus the price was right. Never *needed* an iPad, but glad I have one now. And if it gets old/lies in the corner unused, I can resell it and get my money back. But I think it's gonna be hard for me to extract myself from this thing.
After returning two 2s for issues I am SOOO tempted to do this.. A "Classic" iPad 1 64GB 3G for $529 is WAY tempting.. so funny that my wife is even telling me to go iPad 2 due to resale value (she knows I update annually most of the time) but I am just bothered by the idea of shelling out $900 only to wait for a refurb without issues to replace it in whoknows how many months. I guess the plus side is if I went 2 and had issues my iPad 2 would be that much newer when I sell it in 2011 for the 3.. but $331 of savings NOW is no joke..
I just read your thread.
I would go with gen 1 in your case. Of course I am biased though, but so is everyone. Even people who own both, are emotionally neutral towards electronics and whatever, I'm happy with the first and not really wondering what I'm missing out with the 2nd. I like the raised edges of the first on the side, makes it easier to grip. And as some have pointed out, and been flamed for, I don't like the feel of gen 2 as much (despite being thinner and lighter).
Plus, i have an i4 and rarely use FaceTime as it is. the 5MP/HD cam combo is good, but if iPad 2 takes iPod touch quality photos (NOT quality), i'd rather have no cams. And that new speaker look, ew.
If anything, the 3rd (if its light years above the 2nd and more specifically the first one, the one I own) will be a MAJOR upgrade from what I'm currently using.
I also have been a long time mac user and I feel like whenever Apple capitalizes on praise (gen 1 is built so solidly), they sometimes do a follow up refresh that's lackluster in quality control or even the same generation but crappier quality as production goes along and economies of scale kicks in.
Don't believe me? iPhone gen 1.
All the launch displays were fine (excluding dead pixels, etc on a few of a bad batch). Then they came up with multiple LCD suppliers and having a phone with 'negative black' (crushed blacks, x-ray appearance) was more common than one WITHOUT problems. I've been through multiple iPhone 4's now because of manufacturing defects: home button stopped working, one was DOA, one was unstable (without JB for native apps -- faulty memory), one had horizontal interlaced lines, this one seems fine (and I'm not looking at it with a magnifying glass because I'm sure i'll find an issue, but geez get it together)
Since iPad 2 is becoming more streamlined with the average Joe's wants, the quality is being streamlined too (interpret it as you will, YMMV).
And iPhone 3G/3GS, horrible build quality. They rode on their reputation from the first gen (and launch phones when the reviews poured out). After that's over, they could care less whether you are annoyed with backlight bleed or not.
And why should they? These things are still flying off the shelves, despite what issue you may or may not take with backlight bleed/battery/design differences/etc.
Plus think about it. Takes 1 second longer to render a safari page than gen 2... with two processors and double the ram. You'd think it'd be more impressive than that. For games, sure. But I won't be playing many games (and particularly none that aren't Angry Birds simplistic). Yet you wait in line for 6+ hours (or days of calling stores and 'expending' your time). That's 21,600 seconds+ that you've spent. By the time I've waited 21,600 additional seconds for my ipad 1 to render pages on safari, I should be onto iPad 6 with optional surgical integration into my body at least at the rate they're going.
Kind of like the i5/i7 roll out from intel. the latest and greatest is the best but I sold my 15" C2D to get an i7 and for what little encoding I do (and no gaming), in real world differences it didn't matter. So I sold it and went back to a 13"... Still happy with my 13" MBP that has 320M Nvidia graphics card and not that Intel graphics card (might have improved from previous gen HD integrated, but that was A HORRIBLE card and on-the-fly switching was not as cool as it sounded on paper let me tell you).
I would go with gen 1 in your case. Of course I am biased though, but so is everyone. Even people who own both, are emotionally neutral towards electronics and whatever, I'm happy with the first and not really wondering what I'm missing out with the 2nd. I like the raised edges of the first on the side, makes it easier to grip. And as some have pointed out, and been flamed for, I don't like the feel of gen 2 as much (despite being thinner and lighter).
Plus, i have an i4 and rarely use FaceTime as it is. the 5MP/HD cam combo is good, but if iPad 2 takes iPod touch quality photos (NOT quality), i'd rather have no cams. And that new speaker look, ew.
If anything, the 3rd (if its light years above the 2nd and more specifically the first one, the one I own) will be a MAJOR upgrade from what I'm currently using.
I also have been a long time mac user and I feel like whenever Apple capitalizes on praise (gen 1 is built so solidly), they sometimes do a follow up refresh that's lackluster in quality control or even the same generation but crappier quality as production goes along and economies of scale kicks in.
Don't believe me? iPhone gen 1.
All the launch displays were fine (excluding dead pixels, etc on a few of a bad batch). Then they came up with multiple LCD suppliers and having a phone with 'negative black' (crushed blacks, x-ray appearance) was more common than one WITHOUT problems. I've been through multiple iPhone 4's now because of manufacturing defects: home button stopped working, one was DOA, one was unstable (without JB for native apps -- faulty memory), one had horizontal interlaced lines, this one seems fine (and I'm not looking at it with a magnifying glass because I'm sure i'll find an issue, but geez get it together)
Since iPad 2 is becoming more streamlined with the average Joe's wants, the quality is being streamlined too (interpret it as you will, YMMV).
And iPhone 3G/3GS, horrible build quality. They rode on their reputation from the first gen (and launch phones when the reviews poured out). After that's over, they could care less whether you are annoyed with backlight bleed or not.
And why should they? These things are still flying off the shelves, despite what issue you may or may not take with backlight bleed/battery/design differences/etc.
Plus think about it. Takes 1 second longer to render a safari page than gen 2... with two processors and double the ram. You'd think it'd be more impressive than that. For games, sure. But I won't be playing many games (and particularly none that aren't Angry Birds simplistic). Yet you wait in line for 6+ hours (or days of calling stores and 'expending' your time). That's 21,600 seconds+ that you've spent. By the time I've waited 21,600 additional seconds for my ipad 1 to render pages on safari, I should be onto iPad 6 with optional surgical integration into my body at least at the rate they're going.
Kind of like the i5/i7 roll out from intel. the latest and greatest is the best but I sold my 15" C2D to get an i7 and for what little encoding I do (and no gaming), in real world differences it didn't matter. So I sold it and went back to a 13"... Still happy with my 13" MBP that has 320M Nvidia graphics card and not that Intel graphics card (might have improved from previous gen HD integrated, but that was A HORRIBLE card and on-the-fly switching was not as cool as it sounded on paper let me tell you).
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