Anyone pick up an iPad yet?

mca47

A cellphone and a small laptop is going to give you more functionality and practicality than the iPad.

The iPad is a giant waste of time IMO.

Pretty sure Apple could put out pretty much anything these days and it would sell a quarter million on the first day. Don't get me wrong, Apple has put out some cool stuff, but the iPad was pretty weak IMO.

Kel Varnsen

kenny olav wrote:

Also, I really don't see the appeal of a semi-computer that has no USB or Flash. And I never want to read iBooks.

Even if I was in the market for something like this, the no Flash/USB and minimal multi-tasking would annoy the hell out of me. I mean 90% of what I use my laptop for is watching movies or TV shows. If I can't use flash I can't watch tv shows that stream either on any of the tv network's sites or on youtube. WIth no USB and I would assume no dvd drive, I can't watch movies from a DVD either directly or transferring. And with minimal multitasking, I can't download something (ie a torrent) in the background while doing something else.

dunkman

LikeAnOcean wrote:

rrivers wrote:

Heavy and awkward....that's priceless.

So.. you going to take a library with you when you go on vacation?

no, just 3 or 4 books that don't require a euorpean traveller adapter to recharge them... although you are american so perhaps you wont need those travel adapters

I have no idea what you do on your vacation but why would you want to sit in front of a monitor and read thousands of books simultaneously?

for the record, i use Apple Macs at work all day, i have an iPod thingy.... i'm not anti-apple at all... but this thing is just a gimmick. It's an expensive book... nobody else has pointed out one more thing it can do that makes me want it. It's a giant book. thats it?

I prefer my paperbacks still.

blackredyellow

I think I'll eventually replace my laptop with one...

Right now we have 2 laptops... one newer one for daily use, web browsing on the couch, paying bills, everyday crap. The other is a much older one in my basement, that basically is just a file/print server and gets occasional use.

I'm thinking that when the older one finally goes, I will put the newer one down there in a little office area, and have the iPad for surfing, e-mail, photos, etc. in our living room. Maybe by Christmas, a 2nd gen one will be out for cheaper.

Can the iPad access network drives for files or does everything have to be on there?

LikeAnOcean

dunkman wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

rrivers wrote:

Heavy and awkward....that's priceless.

So.. you going to take a library with you when you go on vacation?

no, just 3 or 4 books that don't require a euorpean traveller adapter to recharge them... although you are american so perhaps you wont need those travel adapters

I have no idea what you do on your vacation but why would you want to sit in front of a monitor and read thousands of books simultaneously?

.

Why would anyone need to take thousands of songs with them on an iPod? Why not just 3 or 4 cds?

Convenience.

Rygar

LikeAnOcean wrote:

dunkman wrote:

no, just 3 or 4 books that don't require a euorpean traveller adapter to recharge them... although you are american so perhaps you wont need those travel adapters

I have no idea what you do on your vacation but why would you want to sit in front of a monitor and read thousands of books simultaneously?

.

Why would anyone need to take thousands of songs with them on an iPod? Why not just 3 or 4 cds?

Convenience.

CDs don't really make the same argument. Who would finish multiple books on vacation? And who has (other than students I guess) many books on the go at once, too?

dunkman

LikeAnOcean wrote:

dunkman wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

So.. you going to take a library with you when you go on vacation?

no, just 3 or 4 books that don't require a euorpean traveller adapter to recharge them... although you are american so perhaps you wont need those travel adapters

I have no idea what you do on your vacation but why would you want to sit in front of a monitor and read thousands of books simultaneously?

.

Why would anyone need to take thousands of songs with them on an iPod? Why not just 3 or 4 cds?

Convenience.

what's convenient about having a big screen in front of you that needs recharged every so often?

and you're comparison is weak amigo.... songs last about 4 minutes long... you can shuffle 40,000 songs and skip the ones you don't want to listen to, etc etc etc...

having 40,000 books on an electronic library is convenient on a vacation how? If i buy "Grapes of Wrath" to take on holiday its because I want to read it... and i will... and then after that one i finished i might go onto the next book i brought on holiday with me. The only difference is you might read the first 10 pages of "Grapes of Wrath" and then think its not that great a book.. and then go on to something else... which is cool i grant thee... but is it really worth all that money and hassle just so you dont have to read "grapes of wrath'?

Plus i like to read a book.. just as some people like vinyl... but if the only plus side to this IPad is the ability to look up an online library and read whatever then i'm quite happy without one thanks

LikeAnOcean

dunkman wrote:

what's convenient about having a big screen in front of you that needs recharged every so often?

and you're comparison is weak amigo.... songs last about 4 minutes long... you can shuffle 40,000 songs and skip the ones you don't want to listen to, etc etc etc...

having 40,000 books on an electronic library is convenient on a vacation how? If i buy "Grapes of Wrath" to take on holiday its because I want to read it... and i will... and then after that one i finished i might go onto the next book i brought on holiday with me. The only difference is you might read the first 10 pages of "Grapes of Wrath" and then think its not that great a book.. and then go on to something else... which is cool i grant thee... but is it really worth all that money and hassle just so you dont have to read "grapes of wrath'?

Plus i like to read a book.. just as some people like vinyl... but if the only plus side to this IPad is the ability to look up an online library and read whatever then i'm quite happy without one thanks

Using it on vacation is just an example, so don't look into it much.. on the train, bus, at work, business trip, school, whenever..

And the thing lasts 8 hrs between charges. I don't know anyone who reads for 8 hrs straight.

Some people don't exactly have room for thousands of books in their home too.

I'm just trying to justify this thing. I'm not saying I've been completely sold on it yet.

norm

it's not my time of the month yet

dunkman

LikeAnOcean wrote:

dunkman wrote:

what's convenient about having a big screen in front of you that needs recharged every so often?

and you're comparison is weak amigo.... songs last about 4 minutes long... you can shuffle 40,000 songs and skip the ones you don't want to listen to, etc etc etc...

having 40,000 books on an electronic library is convenient on a vacation how? If i buy "Grapes of Wrath" to take on holiday its because I want to read it... and i will... and then after that one i finished i might go onto the next book i brought on holiday with me. The only difference is you might read the first 10 pages of "Grapes of Wrath" and then think its not that great a book.. and then go on to something else... which is cool i grant thee... but is it really worth all that money and hassle just so you dont have to read "grapes of wrath'?

Plus i like to read a book.. just as some people like vinyl... but if the only plus side to this IPad is the ability to look up an online library and read whatever then i'm quite happy without one thanks

Using it on vacation is just an example, so don't look into it much.. on the train, bus, at work, business trip, school, whenever..

And the thing lasts 8 hrs between charges. I don't know anyone who reads for 8 hrs straight.

Some people don't exactly have room for thousands of books in their home too.

I'm just trying to justify this thing. I'm not saying I've been completely sold on it yet.

on a train, bus, work or travelling i'd still rather carry about a small paperback book than the iPad...

i don't keep thousands of books either, but i know what you meant... all my books are read, if i enjoyed a book greatly then i keep, otherwise i pass them on or give them to a charity shop or something.

it's the computer equivalent of a man... it cannot multi-task

Jeff Murray

Curious how the on-screen keyboard works? You either have to have long ass thumbs or go back to the old hunt and peck style of typing. I doubt anyone will plug in a physical keyboard while on the train, might as well have a laptop.... I really don't see the need for this, basically an over-sized iTouch for Senior Citizens with cataracts....

Starfall

dunkman wrote:

on a train, bus, work or travelling i'd still rather carry about a small paperback book than the iPad...

i don't keep thousands of books either, but i know what you meant... all my books are read, if i enjoyed a book greatly then i keep, otherwise i pass them on or give them to a charity shop or something.

it's the computer equivalent of a man... it cannot multi-task

I'm not sold on the iPad either, but when was the last time you used a paperback book to check your email, listen to music, or both at the same time?

norm

Starfall wrote:

dunkman wrote:

on a train, bus, work or travelling i'd still rather carry about a small paperback book than the iPad...

i don't keep thousands of books either, but i know what you meant... all my books are read, if i enjoyed a book greatly then i keep, otherwise i pass them on or give them to a charity shop or something.

it's the computer equivalent of a man... it cannot multi-task

I'm not sold on the iPad either, but when was the last time you used a paperback book to check your email, listen to music, or both at the same time?

i didn't think the iwhatever could multitask?

norm

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/ptech/04/0 ... .problems/

rrivers

kenny olav wrote:

I've never purchased an Apple product and don't think I ever will. Maybe the biggest reason is Steve Jobs has forever creeped me out. Dude is always wearing that same black mock turtleneck and blue jeans, which is stupid of course, but it's his demeanor that really bothers me. He's just a creepy fucking weirdo. Their ads have always felt like hype to me. I'd rather deal with Bill Gates, that fuck. My Zune is badass, I have Dell and HP computers that run fine, and yep, life is good outside of Apple Nation.

Also, I really don't see the appeal of a semi-computer that has no USB or Flash. And I never want to read iBooks.

I could care less who runs a company if they put out a good product. My ipod is the greatest thing I've ever purchased.

rrivers

dunkman wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

rrivers wrote:

Heavy and awkward....that's priceless.

So.. you going to take a library with you when you go on vacation?

no, just 3 or 4 books that don't require a euorpean traveller adapter to recharge them... although you are american so perhaps you wont need those travel adapters

I have no idea what you do on your vacation but why would you want to sit in front of a monitor and read thousands of books simultaneously?

I prefer my paperbacks still.

Me too and I don't think the argument comparing an e-reader to an ipod holding thousands of songs holds water. Over a trip you can listen to thousands of songs. Very few people are going to read more than five books on a trip and most people won't even finish one.

Sorry, Rygar, I see you made my point. I should read the whole thread before commenting.

rrivers

Starfall wrote:

dunkman wrote:

on a train, bus, work or travelling i'd still rather carry about a small paperback book than the iPad...

i don't keep thousands of books either, but i know what you meant... all my books are read, if i enjoyed a book greatly then i keep, otherwise i pass them on or give them to a charity shop or something.

it's the computer equivalent of a man... it cannot multi-task

I'm not sold on the iPad either, but when was the last time you used a paperback book to check your email, listen to music, or both at the same time?

Why do we have to do everything at the same time? I'm fairly smart but it would be very difficult for me to read a book and check my email at the same time.

dunkman

Starfall wrote:

dunkman wrote:

on a train, bus, work or travelling i'd still rather carry about a small paperback book than the iPad...

i don't keep thousands of books either, but i know what you meant... all my books are read, if i enjoyed a book greatly then i keep, otherwise i pass them on or give them to a charity shop or something.

it's the computer equivalent of a man... it cannot multi-task

I'm not sold on the iPad either, but when was the last time you used a paperback book to check your email, listen to music, or both at the same time?

i don't. But then you couldnt do that with the IPad either i believe? It's a one function at a time kinda thing isnt it? even if it could... I don't check email every 5 minutes as 1) I'm not into that whole viagra for $1 offer and 2) I'm not at work and it could wait till i was at home

I listen to music on my iPod... which is a small compact thing i can put in my pocket. I can't put the iPad in my pocket.

but then all of this is moot. I cant read, listen to music and read at the same time... i'm a man.

rrivers

http://larryfire.wordpress.com/2010/04/ ... -the-ipad/

know1

Jeff Murray wrote:

Curious how the on-screen keyboard works? You either have to have long ass thumbs or go back to the old hunt and peck style of typing. I doubt anyone will plug in a physical keyboard while on the train, might as well have a laptop.... I really don't see the need for this, basically an over-sized iTouch for Senior Citizens with cataracts....

This is what I've thought as well. It doesn't seem that a larger touch keyboard could be typed on any faster than the two thumb method that you use on the phone. Since it doesn't have physical keys, it will be difficult to type as you could on a normal keyboard.