Is Anyone Buying the Ipad? - Page 2

pbradley · 04.02.2010, 08:53 PM

I'd rather have a Kindle.

Norma J · 04.04.2010, 07:26 PM

We're all going to own one some day - although some of you will own the knock-offs that will be contributed back to Apple.

deflinus · 04.04.2010, 08:23 PM

i'm going to say i love the ipad even though i have no use for one nor can i afford one. but because 'hating it' is the new thing. and i want to be cool

automatic bzooty · 04.04.2010, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norma J

We're all going to own one some day - although some of you will own the knock-offs that will be contributed back to Apple.

fuck no

i'll finally go neo-luddite if that's how things go

Norma J · 04.04.2010, 09:03 PM

You think iPads wont be standard in 20 years, or even 10 years time?
8-track users in the 70s would have said the same thing about digital music.

I personally think I'll always prefer a hard copy of literature, but I was once against downloading music too, which is how I get most of my music these days. Books in the future will become antiques and secondhand bookstores will go ramped and charge obscene prices for things you buy today. Even libraries are starting to move into online-digital lending, and you've been able to 'borrow' films online for awhile now. It's the way of the future.

I wont be buying one just yet, but I will most likely embrace them fully in the future.

automatic bzooty · 04.04.2010, 09:16 PM

i think the ipad is more in line with 8 tracks and betamax and that sort of shit

tw2113 · 04.04.2010, 10:08 PM

ipads circa today will be obsolete within a few years. technology is constantly evolving.

Norma J · 04.04.2010, 10:14 PM

iPads won't be obsolete, this current model will be though.

EVOLghost · 04.04.2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Norma J

iPads won't be obsolete, this current model will be though.

Once they get a proper OS and also proper ports on that hardware....I thnk it'll be more useful...but I don't see my self getting one of the current models..

Norma J · 04.04.2010, 11:52 PM

I'd get one if I were rich and I bought stuff on the basis of it being a cool idea. But alas, that's not the case.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 04.05.2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by EVOLghost

Once they get a proper OS and also proper ports on that hardware....I thnk it'll be more useful...but I don't see my self getting one of the current models..

Exactly.

I was able to play with one at Bes Buy on Saturday.

No thanks, I'll stick to my laptop.
Apple can suck it.
Perhaps it's open source competitors will be more impressive.

EVOLghost · 04.05.2010, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norma J

I'd get one if I were rich and I bought stuff on the basis of it being a cool idea. But alas, that's not the case.

I'd probably take this route if I was maaaaaad rich. Like to the point if I was buying lawn ordaments that cost like 84950683726284950monies

!@#$%! · 04.06.2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

Exactly.

I was able to play with one at Bes Buy on Saturday.

No thanks, I'll stick to my laptop.
Apple can suck it.
Perhaps it's open source competitors will be more impressive.

the Tampon Droid?

looking forward to that

Toilet & Bowels · 04.06.2010, 08:10 PM

i don't really know anything about them, if they have no dvd drive, no usb ports, etc, what are the advantages of an ipad over a laptop?

!@#$%! · 04.06.2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

i don't really know anything about them, if they have no dvd drive, no usb ports, etc, what are the advantages of an ipad over a laptop?

you have to go through Steve to get your movies!

basically you're a captive audience for the itunes store

funny, that 1984 apple ad

FreshChops · 04.06.2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

the Tampon Droid?

looking forward to that

haha!

Norma J · 04.06.2010, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

i don't really know anything about them, if they have no dvd drive, no usb ports, etc, what are the advantages of an ipad over a laptop?

It's primarily for the use of digital literature etc, which is a bit advanced for these times anyways. Well that's the adverts I've seen of it anyway. Instead of buying a book in hardcopy, you'll buy a digital book and read it on an iPad, aswell as general browsing of the net. There's much more use than just this, but I think that's been the main spin.

They keep being compared to laptops but they're meant for different purposes, even though you can do everything on a laptop as you can on an iPad, but they're also only a quarter of the price than a Macbook.

nicfit · 04.07.2010, 05:49 AM

Being backlit, the screen of the ipad is quite bad for reading e-books etc.
A decent solution could be inverting the colours, making the pages' background black and letters white.
It would also cut a bit the power draw.

I see it as a big portable thing to use at home, instead of carrying around a laptop to write something or browse the net, emails etc.
not much more.
the lack of flash support is horrid, it cuts out a good portion of the whole internet experience.
if you drool over useless (but admittedly funny/interesting in some cases) apps it could be worth buying if you had some spare money.
along with this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml

Lamont Cranston · 04.07.2010, 06:13 AM

designed obsolescence
DRM
the sensitive electonics in the explosion of these person devices - mobile phones, mp3 players, ereaders - as well as more common electronics are made from minerals sourced from the Congo. The mines are commonly controlled by the rebel militias or the army, often worked under conditions of human rights abuses or just plain slave labour, and the profits fund their unending war.
the dubious recycling of these personal electronic devices (and ordinary computers it should be pointed out), if they're recycled at all and not just thrown into a landfill which is another issue all together, in China is also abhorrent: over a fire or hotplate with a grill placed over it the circuit boards are held so the solder melts and the parts shaken lose. This is done by hand and workers are directly inhaling the toxic fumes.

tesla69 · 04.07.2010, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Norma J

You think iPads wont be standard in 20 years, or even 10 years time? <<SNIP>> Even libraries are starting to move into online-digital lending, and you've been able to 'borrow' films online for awhile now. It's the way of the future.

the business model you endorse says you don't own the right to anything. You own the right to use it. So Amazon.com o Apple can without permission remotely delete your stuff. You'll pay just as much, but own nothing.

Its "Cloud Consuming".

It amazes me that no one questions anything. Its got to be the flouride in the water. I pointed out to a coworker the headlines on the free newspaper today : celebrity Sex tapes, David Barton planted story, and of course Tiger Woods. The world is falling apart but this is what the Elite wants you to think about.

GOOD SLAVE.

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04.02.2010, 08:53 PM	#21
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I'd rather have a Kindle.
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04.04.2010, 07:26 PM	#22
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	We're all going to own one some day - although some of you will own the knock-offs that will be contributed back to Apple. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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04.04.2010, 08:23 PM	#23
deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	i'm going to say i love the ipad even though i have no use for one nor can i afford one. but because 'hating it' is the new thing. and i want to be cool
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04.04.2010, 09:03 PM	#25
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	You think iPads wont be standard in 20 years, or even 10 years time? 8-track users in the 70s would have said the same thing about digital music. I personally think I'll always prefer a hard copy of literature, but I was once against downloading music too, which is how I get most of my music these days. Books in the future will become antiques and secondhand bookstores will go ramped and charge obscene prices for things you buy today. Even libraries are starting to move into online-digital lending, and you've been able to 'borrow' films online for awhile now. It's the way of the future. I wont be buying one just yet, but I will most likely embrace them fully in the future. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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04.04.2010, 09:16 PM	#26
automatic bzooty invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,859	i think the ipad is more in line with 8 tracks and betamax and that sort of shit
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04.04.2010, 10:08 PM	#27
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	ipads circa today will be obsolete within a few years. technology is constantly evolving. __________________ Shake shake
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04.04.2010, 10:14 PM	#28
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	iPads won't be obsolete, this current model will be though. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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04.04.2010, 11:52 PM	#30
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	I'd get one if I were rich and I bought stuff on the basis of it being a cool idea. But alas, that's not the case. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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04.06.2010, 08:10 PM	#34
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	i don't really know anything about them, if they have no dvd drive, no usb ports, etc, what are the advantages of an ipad over a laptop?
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04.07.2010, 05:49 AM	#38
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Being backlit, the screen of the ipad is quite bad for reading e-books etc. A decent solution could be inverting the colours, making the pages' background black and letters white. It would also cut a bit the power draw. I see it as a big portable thing to use at home, instead of carrying around a laptop to write something or browse the net, emails etc. not much more. the lack of flash support is horrid, it cuts out a good portion of the whole internet experience. if you drool over useless (but admittedly funny/interesting in some cases) apps it could be worth buying if you had some spare money. along with this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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04.07.2010, 06:13 AM	#39
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	designed obsolescence DRM the sensitive electonics in the explosion of these person devices - mobile phones, mp3 players, ereaders - as well as more common electronics are made from minerals sourced from the Congo. The mines are commonly controlled by the rebel militias or the army, often worked under conditions of human rights abuses or just plain slave labour, and the profits fund their unending war. the dubious recycling of these personal electronic devices (and ordinary computers it should be pointed out), if they're recycled at all and not just thrown into a landfill which is another issue all together, in China is also abhorrent: over a fire or hotplate with a grill placed over it the circuit boards are held so the solder melts and the parts shaken lose. This is done by hand and workers are directly inhaling the toxic fumes. __________________ This is how it will all end: not with floods, earthquakes, falling comets or gigantic crabs roaming the Earth. No, doomsday will start simply out of indifference.
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