So who's getting an iPad 3 ???

[shock]

iPads just make me laugh, I work in I.T., and people are always trying to find a way to make the iPad fit into their job somehow to make it easier or more productive. 99% of the time it just ends up a big waste of time and the iPad ends up doing what it does best, filled with mindless apps and games.

I always wondered about this, too. are you being serious?

who here is gonna camp outside the apple store to be one of the first to buy one then jump for joy at the exit fist in the air

I'm serious. It's not a productive piece of hardware. There's only so much that can be done with software, and with how closed off the software is, makes for a pretty useless productivity device. I'm very good at what I do, and although I repeatedly tried to help people and businesses with it, in the end it just too limited. Try getting a stable VPN connection on an iPad, printing a document, designing something, or entering large amounts of data, what a joke. I understand why people are trying to replace a PC with an iPad, and why they pay me to help. Doing anything productive on an iPad is no so simple as the commercials would have you believe.

[shock]

I work in I.T.

I'm sorry to hear that..

So, let me ask you, what % of your work is MS/PC related?

I'm not sure about a percentage, but I work with Microsoft, Apple and Linux on a daily basis. Just depends on what client I am working with. Don't get me wrong, I like Apple and the iPad because they keep me paid. People buy into it thinking it's so easy, but in the end still have just as many problems with setting it up. I know there are iPad guru's out there, but let's be honest, most iPad users are buying it because they fail on a PC to start with.

So to formally answer the question, no I will not be buying an iPad 1, 2 or 3. I have to use them too much making a living for any interest in owning or using one on my spare time.

[shock]

If one is so inclined, they can build a serious mac pro workstation for less $ than a fully decked out iPad. Granted it is against the terms of use, but I paid for the OSX software so am going to use it how I please.

Sad part is I could put a white apple sticker over the LG, tell an apple fanatic it's an iTV and sell it to him for $5,000

[full-throttle]

Um.. don't you think you're missing the point of a tablet??

ipad or android based, they're not to replace PCs, enter data or do CAD work - they are there to access data like photos, videos and web.

Personally, I don't really need USB and SD support, but the lack of Adobe Flash is annoying. Doesn't Ice Cream Sandwich have a blanket ban on Flash? [EDIT: looks like it's been resolved http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397772,00.asp ]

[MikeFairbanks]

^^^
The above point makes sense. But if a tablet is never going to be productive and is primarily for entertainment then the price is silly. Too expensive.

About the iPad 3: all they really did was enhance resolution. It's certainly not revolutionary.

[Ykick]

Web developers seem to have noticed 10's of millions of these things popping up and have made HTML5 more priority than Flash. As a working muso the iPad has revolutionized my work with scores and charts. No more stand lights, clothespins or waiting for copies from a printer.

Nope, orchestrator can send me charts in PDF, open in Forscore and with the Bluetooth footswitch I'm ready to go. Plus the recording apps and of course the ability to browse web/email much like a small laptop.

Convince your righteous selves its all POS if you must but it's been a revolutionary tool for me and many other working musicians.

Will I buy ver 3? Probably not, ver 1 still works fine for my purposes.

[MikeFairbanks]

You have a very good point about music. I love composing and recording now. I bought an Irig and can plug in a guitar, bass, anything. I even have my iPhone plugged into the iPad and I can take eight tracks in garage band from my iPhone and bounce it all to one track in GarageBand on the iPad (we have a 1) and effectively have 64 stereo tracks. Levels are easy, editing is easy.

Too bad I don't have crap for talent musically, and sing like a dork.

But the days of clipping, buzzing, popping and hissing are over.

My crappy song have never sounded so clear.

The best thing going is the 99 cent Moog synthesizer. Unreal sounds.

[shock]

It is pretty amazing. I was an obese unemployed loser until I bought the iCool app and plugged it into my iFit accessory, which then allowed me to effortlessly become a fit sex object with the swipe of a finger. How did people even exist before Microsoft invented the tablet concept in 2000?

[motorino magnet]

I'm getting one-never had the original and it will compliment my 4s since we don't get internet her....isther///

[Hillhater]

To be specific ....
..i dont believe its officially called the.. " IPad 3".
..Its just known as the " New IPad" . !

[voicecoils]

To be specific ....
..i dont believe its officially called the.. " IPad 3".
..Its just known as the " New IPad" . !

The iPad 2 also just reads 'iPad' on the back of the tablet. Still, 1 2 and 3 are an easy way of distinguishing them.

Personally, I would have preferred if they'd all been named 'Slate' instead of iPad as it was first rumored to be called.

[voicecoils]

I have my new 3rd gen iPad now, I picked it up on Friday when they were released.

Ended up getting the 32gb 4G model which gives me more room to upload photos when traveling. The screen is stunning as expected, 197x148mm with 2048x1536 pixels. The ability to play 1080p video displayed natively on something so portable is also sweet.

To set it up, all I had to do was connect to wifi, and it remotely downloaded a backed up copy of everything on my old iPad 2 from the iCloud servers.

The 5MP camera is surprisingly good although I can't imagine using it out of the house, except in desperation.

The extra weight & thickness do not detract from usability/portability and I'm happy to have a 70% bigger battery as a tradeoff. More lipo!

[dkw12002]

I have a PC and the newest I-phone. The I-pad falls through the cracks for me. It's too big to fit in my pocket and doesn't do what I want a computer to do. I think smart phones is where the growth and innovation will be. I hope so anyway.

[Sacman]

Nice! Well at least one person here bought one.
My friend bought and iPad3 too on Friday and we spent about an hour comparing it to my iPad2. We used lots of hi-res pics and videos to compared the screens and both came to the conclusion that the iPad3's screen IS much nicer and clearer but not by much. Most of the time we really had to be looking hard to spot the difference. When we brought out the magnifying glass that's when we could relly tell the difference. Colors on the iPad3 seemed to be softer and slightly less saturated too... I dare to say... little more natural.

I have my new 3rd gen iPad now, I picked it up on Friday when they were released.

Ended up getting the 32gb 4G model which gives me more room to upload photos when traveling. The screen is stunning as expected, 197x148mm with 2048x1536 pixels. The ability to play 1080p video displayed natively on something so portable is also sweet.

To set it up, all I had to do was connect to wifi, and it remotely downloaded a backed up copy of everything on my old iPad 2 from the iCloud servers.

The 5MP camera is surprisingly good although I can't imagine using it out of the house, except in desperation.

The extra weight & thickness do not detract from usability/portability and I'm happy to have a 70% bigger battery as a tradeoff. More lipo!

[thedarlington]

also remember the $250 asus memo pad is coming out this month or early next and it should give all ipads a run for their money at half the price, its also got that quadcore cpu, in my opinion some of this stuff like retina display should of come out in gen 1 but jipping customers into having to buy into the next model is a big reason why apple is so huge nowadays, and thats the funniest thing when u see those yuppie trendy dudes that are buy everything local yet theyre hardcore apple when apple is like the hummer of all pcs n stuff, that said i think its an awesome product but my main reason for not buying is i dont like to have too much resting on something i can easily wipe out with the common fall (try getting an otterbox for that!) im more a netbooks type of guy than having to be extra careful with something all the time, for anyone interested, the much cheaper china pads coming in these days go for something like $100-150 and offer the same experience as an ipad 1-2 for a fraction of the price, which is good for my first tablet so i get the hang of things, i bought the hyundai A7 cuz it was on sale for $100, however, the nicer china pad model alot of ppl go for is the Ainol elf or paladin (ips screen) which have an extra cam vs just 1 and has 1 gig ram vs 512 and both boast android 4.0 noteven available in anything sold in US so far, i would recommend either one of these or the Memo pad for someone whom the ipad is out of their price range, or dont wanna have to worry about having it mess up on them, but if u can afford it ipads a pretty nice product, ull definitely get ur moneys worth with any decent tablet im sure

[Hillhater]

The Ipad maybe wonderful, ( i dont know, i have no need for that type of portable product ) but it is the underlying ethics of Apple that would prevent me buying one.
Why restrict the connectivity ?, memory card slots ?, USB connectivity ?, Flash player ? ..etc etc..its just simply manipulating the market into a monopoly situation.
And the Apple stores are obscenely ostentatious ! Way overdone and in the most expensive retail areas.
Ditto the Iphone... No, no matter how good the products , apple wont be getting my custom. !
Anyone who doesnt see they are being sold $10 worth of product for 100 times its value by a cynical corporate money machine myst be blinded by the glossy new screen.
I will patiently await the ICrash that will eventually come when the next ultra fashionable product dumps on apple !

[full-throttle]

And the Apple stores are obscenely ostentatious ! Way overdone and in the most expensive retail areas.

22,000 people a week entering a store on average! That's 6.5 every minute.

Over 15 million ipads sold

While the global economy is down

If you know of anyone doing better than that let me know

[Hillhater]

22,000 people a week entering a store on average
If you know of anyone doing better than that let me know

How about the oil companies/ petrol retailers ??.
Or.Colombian drug producers ?
.....more captive , manipulated markets. !

Of course they are successful, a very effective marketing campaign , very good for Apple.
.. but is that a GOOD thing for the industry or the population in general ?

[full-throttle]

Lets keep it to consumer electronics only

. but is that a GOOD thing for the industry or the population in general ?

Define GOOD

[Dee Jay]

22,000 people a week entering a store on average! That's 6.5 every minute.

Over 15 million ipads sold

While the global economy is down

If you know of anyone doing better than that let me know

personal computers are no longer about being slick enough to making computers do useful things. Apple turned computers in to overpriced fashion accessories. Computers are now all about status symbol and keeping up with the joneses, that's just dumb

[full-throttle]

personal computers are no longer about being slick enough to making computers do useful things

What about this?

Computers are now all about status symbol

Umm.. not for me and def not for voicecoils - I saw him using his old ipad for work when he was down here.


Just had a play with the new ipad at lunch (one of my colleagues bought one) and the webpages are as readable as if they were printed on paper. Photos and videos are ok.

[jonescg]

...Computers are now all about status symbol and keeping up with the joneses...

You're probably well ahead of this Jones

[Dee Jay]

What about this? Image

oh nice! that's what I'm talking about.. computers don't need to be diamond encrusted and all the bling

...just remembered those goldplated audio connectors that audiophiles think makes the music sound better, what a scam

oh yeah, I've even seen a gold plated Technics 1200 record player.. as if spinning on them would me a better DJ

Would't be surprised if Apple products go goldplated, too

RaspberryPi would be perfect birthday present for my boy who just turned 7! We went to Toys R Us yesterday so he can pick out a cool toy but there weren't anything cool. I suggest a neat RC helicopter but we both knew he'd get bored of it quickly.. i want to give him a head start on programming, I hope the makers will produce program training software, like I did on the vic 20 copying game programs from a book.

Pi would be perfect for ebike battery monitoring using a small usb monitor, and a webcam as rear view mirror..

thanks for the link!

[Dee Jay]

...Computers are now all about status symbol and keeping up with the joneses...

You're probably well ahead of this Jones

If I'm living under a rock, where are you living, the center of the earth?

[biohazardman]

I don't gonna buy anything i as they is way overpriced for what you gets. Then again I am not easily swayed by the marketing swindlers either. It's really kind of sad how many have to have an i-phone, I-pad, certain car or brand of shoes ect to think they are up to date or ahead in some way when it's really all about how you serve those around you that counts.