The Apple iPad

Fox 6 · 01-27-2010, 04:01 PM

The $499 price kinda surprised me.

manasecret · 01-27-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox 6

The $499 price kinda surprised me.

LOL I had the same reaction.

Everything is typical Apple. Take a regular tablet, remove most of the features but make it sleek and look sexy, and then call it "magical" and overcharge for it. So it has everything of their typical product except the overcharging.

Which to me is my biggest complaint of Apple products. I don't care if you take away features from a product, but don't then turn around and charge even more for something with less.

EDIT: Then again, as far as price, compared to the Kindle and Nook this is much more expensive. So I take it back -- this is exactly another typical Apple product. I'm sure it will sell billions.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid, on the other hand, looks like everything the iPad should be.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/l...d-impressions/

But I'm sure it won't sell nearly as much.

Vampyr · 01-27-2010, 04:54 PM

This is also much better than the Nook and the Kindle.

It's basically a large iphone, and it's cheaper than the iphone, which is logical since smaller technologies are more costly to produce.

I'm not saying it isn't over priced, but it's not as overpriced as some are making it out to be.

manasecret · 01-27-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

This is also much better than the Nook and the Kindle.

It's basically a large iphone, and it's cheaper than the iphone, which is logical is cheaper technologies are more costly to produce.

I'm not saying it isn't over priced, but it's not as overpriced as some are making it out to be.

I assume you meant smaller technologies.

And I revert my opinion once again. You're right, the price for how much it can do vs. the price for a Nook or Kindle and what they can do is very fair. I think it being "much better" is too subjective of a meaning, but it can certainly do more.

And since it seems to be sans Apple Tax, this looks like it might be the first Apple product I consider buying.

Typhoid · 01-27-2010, 05:43 PM

So it's just a large iphone minus being able to call people, then?

Fox 6 · 01-27-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

So it's just a large iphone minus being able to call people, then?

I's say its more along the lines of a netbook lite.

Typhoid · 01-27-2010, 07:31 PM

Well I just saw a little blurb on it - and the guy they were interviewing said it's basically a large iphone - and for the first while will only have the same apps that the iphone has.

Whoever pays 900 bucks for this thing is a fool.

Vampyr · 01-27-2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by manasecret

I assume you meant smaller technologies.

And I revert my opinion once again. You're right, the price for how much it can do vs. the price for a Nook or Kindle and what they can do is very fair. I think it being "much better" is too subjective of a meaning, but it can certainly do more.

And since it seems to be sans Apple Tax, this looks like it might be the first Apple product I consider buying.

Yeah, I meant smaller.

Some of the guys I work with and I were talking about it today - I'm not sure why anyone would want the 3G, or be concerned with having another device with a camera. It seems silly to pay for another 3G dataplan when you probably will not be carrying this thing around outside your home. And if you're going on a trip, load it up before you leave.

Also I'm pretty sure it connects to your computer, so there's your expandable storage.

I'm not sure why I'm defending it, though, since I probably won't get one. I just feel like it's getting a bad rap for no reason.

gekko · 01-28-2010, 01:37 AM

I don't get it. I'm already carrying a phone, and I can get an Air for a light laptop. I don't really see the market for a middle product.

Bond · 01-28-2010, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gekko

I don't get it. I'm already carrying a phone, and I can get an Air for a light laptop. I don't really see the market for a middle product.

Me either. The only thing I see, from a business perspective, is that Apple is trying to undercut the competition with the $499 price tag.

Vampyr · 01-28-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gekko

I don't get it. I'm already carrying a phone, and I can get an Air for a light laptop. I don't really see the market for a middle product.

The same reason you would buy a kindle or a nook?

This thing will definitely not be a flop - I've already heard a ton of people in classes and at work talking about how much they want one.