iPad2!!!!

Stevescat · Mar 02, 2011, 18:36:08

iPad2 available in UK on March 25th. That just happens to be my birthday....wonder what I'll be getting?

Rik · Mar 02, 2011, 18:37:59

A pair of socks?

wdforte · Mar 02, 2011, 18:48:21

A Flash plug in?

Hope they have sorted out their Flash problem?

Stevescat · Mar 02, 2011, 18:53:45

Definitely no Flash on the iPad. Flash is the

Steve · Mar 02, 2011, 18:54:37

I think the words 'hell' and 'freeze over' spring to mind.

pctech · Mar 02, 2011, 18:55:26

Think the iPad is named wrong, it should be called the iSlab

Stevescat · Mar 02, 2011, 18:57:02

iPad 2 is 33% thinner!

Rik · Mar 02, 2011, 18:57:23

I wish I was.

Stevescat · Mar 02, 2011, 19:01:12

Steve · Mar 02, 2011, 19:02:11

Looking at the upcoming apps i.e GarageBand and iMovie the iPad tablet is becoming a real laptop replacement.

Technical Ben · Mar 07, 2011, 16:32:07

Quote from: wdforte on Mar 02, 2011, 18:48:21
A Flash plug in? Hope they have sorted out their Flash problem?

There is no Flash problem. It's a FEATURE.

Rik · Mar 07, 2011, 16:33:22

I've seen a few of them in my time.

Niall · Mar 07, 2011, 19:54:03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW37nPzpAwY

That's quite amusing

You know what's odd? I can't stand the way Apple do things, and try to control every aspect of the media world, trying to force everyone to do things their way, and yet I was sitting in work today mulling over getting an ipad2. I want a laptop, but for it to be any good for what I'd want, I'd have to spend a lot more than the £349 these will apparently cost, according to a few preview sites I was reading last night. Okay it's just a big iphone (oh and my headphones died on the iphone the other week after next to no use at all. Great. I use them 5 times a week, 20 minutes a time!) but it would be the perfect thing to have around the house now I've got wireless enabled. It would be easy for my mum to use, and I could set it up easily for her to access her emails (or not, now I know the source of my aunts virus problems! They were emailing each other spam jokes via email, a couple of which had links to virus sites on them, which luckily my mum didn't click but my aunt did!).

It's an actual solution to her not having a laptop, and me wanting one but not having the near £2000 I'd need to spend to get one powerful enough to do what I'd want. I hate being restricted by things! As I have a camera and 3 lenses to buy, amongst other things, the laptop is waaaaaaay down the list.

* Niall ponders

Stevescat · Mar 08, 2011, 07:51:05

While your ponder, Niall, you won't get an iPad2 for £349. The Apple Store are currently selling the first iPad for £329 (16Gb WiFi only). The new iPad is going to be around £439? (16Gb WiFi only). This could make a big difference to your decision.

Steve.

Simon · Mar 08, 2011, 09:33:59

What's the extra for? The '2'?

Rik · Mar 08, 2011, 10:15:13

It's available in white...

Simon · Mar 08, 2011, 10:26:20

Ah, that would explain it.

Rik · Mar 08, 2011, 10:29:19

It's the pigments, you know.

Simon · Mar 08, 2011, 11:31:07

Yes, white pigments are extremely rare, hence the additional cost over black ones.

Rik · Mar 08, 2011, 12:05:09

Odd that car manufacturers do it the other way round.

Simon · Mar 08, 2011, 12:18:57

Any colour you like, as long as it's black?

Rik · Mar 08, 2011, 12:21:55

That used to be the way, didn't it. Fashion's a funny thing.

Technical Ben · Mar 08, 2011, 16:03:25

Quote from: Simon on Mar 08, 2011, 12:18:57
Any colour you like, as long as it's black?

But that's not a colour!

Rik · Mar 08, 2011, 16:06:24

True, neither is white, only less so - unless, of course, you use subtractive primaries.

Niall · Mar 08, 2011, 18:07:26

Quote from: Stevescat on Mar 08, 2011, 07:51:05
While your ponder, Niall, you won't get an iPad2 for £349. The Apple Store are currently selling the first iPad for £329 (16Gb WiFi only). The new iPad is going to be around £439? (16Gb WiFi only). This could make a big difference to your decision.

Steve.

Well I don't really know much about their products, but one of the seemingly main review sites has stated they'll come out at the price the original one did. I dunno what that is though, but they quoted a figure around that. Like I say, I have no idea how true, if at all, it is. It'd be okay for that price, but at £439 I'll buy a decent netbook instead!