Apple iPad Discussion Thread

[Nicko]

I've never been an Apple supporter.

The last time I touched a Mac was back in 1988 when Coles were donating Apple Macs to schools. I was in grade two, and PC's weren't even mainstream yet. Mac by rights should have had the upper hand?

Only recently did I upgrade from a cheap chinese ebay "no-pod" to a proper Apple iPod - I have since learned that iTunes is a big load of bloat-ware sheep crap that is only installed on PC my when I need to update my iPod music library. And then uninstalled again afterwards...

Since then, I have seen all of the wankers out there shoving their iPhone in my face and telling me how awesome and special they are, but I don't buy into it.

I have managed to destroy my bosses iPhone by dropping it (once) yet, my nokia has been hurled at the ground at least 10 times and still works...

I'm not anti-mac, but I am against having to have shit installed that I don't want or need. And that seems to be the thing that mostly shits me about Apple stuff.

However...

I am seriously looking into the iPad as soon as I can get my hands on one.

And there is a serious chance that we will make AE86DC iPad friendly in time.

Who else will be splashing out on the iPad?

[dave2221]

not me.... if i am going to spend $600 odd for a touch computer.... it has to be a computer.

the ipad is halfway between a phone and a computer and has none of the qualities of either.

iWASTE if you aske me

[Nicko]

I like the fact that it is light, easily portable and can run for 12+ hours on a charge.

See, I used to do a lot of travel, and laptops got max of 2.5 hours (flight to perth is 4.5 - 6 hour trip) and also laptops were too bulky to have "open" when people had finished lunch / dinner and put their seats back.

Also, I see a lot of magazine subscriptions happening in digital (PDF) format soon, so it would be awesome to travel with.

*shrug* I like the idea, lots.

[dave2221]

i like the idea....

i have a 9" laptop... would prefer that any day of the week over ipad.

all the benefits of portability, with USB add on... replacable batteries, a keyboard for typing (touch screen would be nice tho)
i just dont think having the ipad for books and video's is worth it....

[Pidgey]

I've been looking into them, and they seem relatively good. Same price as a laptop (approximately), but can do lots of additional cool stuff. Plus, it would be handy for note-taking etc at uni.
If AE86DC became iPad friendly I would definitely get one.

[marvis]

Ipods are cool. I like them.. Maybe some of their notebooks also.

But as you mentioned, the software for their ipod's etc is full bloatware. It's frustrating. I wish it could drop and drag etc.

Iphones suck.

[Nicko]

It is on the cards...

Its too much info to cram into an iPhone screen. But iPad might well make me get off my butt and make it happen!

[sun_moon]

man... Kevin Poon has been overhypeing i-pad lately.

i find i-pone is suck. but i enjoy to use i-pod.

if u ask me, i-pad is half way between a computer and a phone.

[shift_rook]

yeah i'd probably egt one, magazine subscriptions and stuff would be ace to have backed up, good idea, will probably sell pretty well, doubt as well as iphone though, i swear every second person i see has one now

[ArbPotatoes]

Needs USB ports and actual file manager... and multitasking. THEN I'd consider it.

I'll probably grab an iPhone 4G though, sick of carrying around my crappy phone and an iPod Touch. 4G seems to address some of the problems, with a bigger battery, better wireless connectivity, ect. Would only consider it if it was able to be jailbroken though. And I like the new, square look.

That can be fixed I believe, I wouldn't use FLAC or any other lossless codec on the go though, takes up way too much space. 320kbps MP3 is just fine.