The Apple iPad

[manasecret]

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]

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

[Fox 6]

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]

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.

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

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.

$499

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Fox 6

$499

The high-end version is $849.


So yes, if you want the worse version - 500 is correct.

[Thespis721]

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.

Agreed on this point. I don't think anyone can REASONABLY make an argument that this device is TOO expensive or has an Apple Tax. It's not the cheapest thing in the world, but when you compare it to devices in it's class, the Kindle and Nook are similarly priced at their deluxe editions and this does an amazing amount more. Also, if you look at the iPod touch, it's only a few hundred more and it has significantly more features then the iPod.

Originally Posted by Typhoid

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

Well it does a lot more then an iPhone does already with iWork, the e-books, etc, etc. It DOES look like an iPhone, which is is disappointing. Plus, I guarantee that you'll be able to make VoIP calls or Google Voice with it. It's already been established that you can attach a bluetooth headset to it and iCall works with it.

Originally Posted by dropCGCF

$499 for the 16 GB Wi-Fi ONLY version.

No expandable storage?
No Flash?
No camera?

NO THANKS.

Exactly my point. It's missing that stuff which makes it immature, but all technologies MUST start somewhere. Computers didn't come out of the box feature rich, neither did the cell phones, smartphones, TVs, etc. You gotta see how it develops.

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.

I think there's a vast difference between $1500 for a laptop or $500 for an iPad.

[Vampyr]

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]

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.