The Apple iPad

[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.

[Bond]

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]

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.

[gekko]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

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

I would be interested in a Kindle due to the screen which is easy on the eyes. Not sure what a Nook is. I don't really like reading on a monitor, so I'd like to give one a try some day. The iPad, from what I can tell, is another LCD.

Even if I had an iPad, I would always have an iPad + iPhone, since it can't make calls (and I wouldn't want to hold it to my ear). So any minor stuff I need to do, like check a calendar, I would still do on my phone. If I have business to do, I'll need a laptop since the iPad wouldn't allow me to do any work.

[ZebraRampage]

I don't see myself ever wanting to use this, even if it gets more applications added to it in the future. I really have no desire to have any screen being touched by my fingers either. Steve Jobs actually said that, everyone has a laptop and a smart phone these days. I JUST got my laptop on Tuesday, and I don't have a stupid smart phone. I don't want to live my life on my phone like most people do who have them. Also, whoever gets this iPad isn't going to use it for its full potential. It'll just become another device to go on facebook with, or whatever applications most people use these days. I know that this doesn't apply to everyone, but you can't disagree that a lot of people get this new stuff just because it's new and looks shiny and allows them to do the same few things they do on their computers anyway.

[Acebot44]

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by gekko

I would be interested in a Kindle due to the screen which is easy on the eyes. Not sure what a Nook is. I don't really like reading on a monitor, so I'd like to give one a try some day. The iPad, from what I can tell, is another LCD.

Even if I had an iPad, I would always have an iPad + iPhone, since it can't make calls (and I wouldn't want to hold it to my ear). So any minor stuff I need to do, like check a calendar, I would still do on my phone. If I have business to do, I'll need a laptop since the iPad wouldn't allow me to do any work.

I spend the majority of my time reading off of monitors, so I'm either immune to the effects or they are way overhyped.

And like I said, I can't imagine anyone carrying this around with them outside their home, other than on road trips or flights, so no real need to even mention it's calling capabilities.

The only thing I consider "bad" out of all the things I've heard about it is the battery life. 10 hours in "optimal"...so average will probably be a lot less than that. Not bad for use around your house, but if you were on a long trip or something that would be annoying.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

I spend the majority of my time reading off of monitors, so I'm either immune to the effects or they are way overhyped.

And like I said, I can't imagine anyone carrying this around with them outside their home, other than on road trips or flights, so no real need to even mention it's calling capabilities.

The only thing I consider "bad" out of all the things I've heard about it is the battery life. 10 hours in "optimal"...so average will probably be a lot less than that. Not bad for use around your house, but if you were on a long trip or something that would be annoying.

Mmm well the iphone eats batteries like candy as well, so this doesn't surprise me. And I can guarantee it wont get 10 hours even at optimal setting. Probably apple sat in a room with optimal temp, optimal lighting, and optimal assholes to predict this number.

Still think the only product apple has made so far that I still consider a good investment is the iPod. So much time spent with music, and my 30 GB video iPod is still rolling along. iPod is so tasty.

My thoughts about iPad:

It will be hella useful for so many jobs.
Those uber douche types will buy it because it's from apple.
I really expected some serious innovation from Apple. Hate them as I might, they're always the first to make new things, and then other companies improve those things for me later. Giant iPod touch/iPhone. I actually don't understand why this wasn't created a year or 2 ago bar from the fact that the internal parts might have been quite a bit behind. I remember one day being like "Lol, probably should just make this iPhone 10x bigger and sell that shit to people" Tah dunh! They're doing it now.

Also Lack of Flash = Lack of pretty much the internet anyway.

[dropCGCF]

Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

Also Lack of Flash = Lack of pretty much the internet anyway.

DING DING DING.

Let's pay all this money for technology that we *may* get some free apps for someday.



It's honestly like licensing hardware, which BELIEVE ME, is a bad idea.