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Is anyone else really bothered by the black strip on the 3G?
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I don't really think the black strip is a problem. It's actually pretty nice, except for one thing... it's also visible at the front and it's cutting of the metal frame around it. That's a big dissapointment.
No, its not a joke. Here's news: some idioms in the US aren't the same as they are in the UK.
Never heard of sarcasm? Wouldn't saying "I could care less" in a sarcastic manner have exactly the same meaning as saying "couldn't care less" in a non-sarcastic manner?
Language, isn't it great?
My main consideration to not get the 3g was the fact that I wont use it much. However the strip is so ugly, my main complaint is that the black plastic goes all the way to the screen if it was only on the back it wouldnt be that much of an issue.
What are you guys going to do if the new iPhone looks similar to the iPad 3G? Not get it because it has a black strip? Let's see how many people put their money where their mouth is. As for me I like it, I don't mind the strip. It just signals the higher end model. But to each is own.
I don't know why you would think it needs a logic discussion.
If you care less than you care now, there's room to go down.
If you can not care less than you care now, there is nothing lower.
Hey, look! First hit on googlePretty straightforward.
I think it's possible to care less than zero. That's when you are so obsessed with not caring that it actually means you care more than you think you do.
I feel sorry for people whose vanity outweighs their logical capabilities. It wouldn't make a difference for me either way, I'd get the iPad with the most functionality, but I think the black strip looks cool.
I guess it's a moot point. I won't be getting an iPad until at least gen 2.
I guess it's a moot point. I won't be getting an iPad until at least gen 2.
Doesn't bother me ... I will be keeping the device in a case anyway, so it won't really matter too much.
I just hope that Incipio comes out with a feather light case for it.
I just hope that Incipio comes out with a feather light case for it.
At this point in time, I would not care if it had a purple stripe.........
I just want my iPad 3G already!!!!!!!!
I just want my iPad 3G already!!!!!!!!
This is one thing I don't enjoy about being sucked into the apple product vortex.
People with this hyper-inflated and ocd-like problem with minor aesthetics. I don't really enjoy it. Kind of weirds me out actually.
To each their own, but to be bugged out by something like that, which for most people is going to be likely inside a case just doesn't make much sense to me. However you are free to like what you like.
People with this hyper-inflated and ocd-like problem with minor aesthetics. I don't really enjoy it. Kind of weirds me out actually.
To each their own, but to be bugged out by something like that, which for most people is going to be likely inside a case just doesn't make much sense to me. However you are free to like what you like.
The first iPhone had a black plastic bottom and aluminum back. It looked great.
or people who don't care about reception could just buy a new aluminum back meant for a wifi model
Just turn it upside down and think of the black strip like the carbon-fiber diffuser of a high performance sports car.
The black stripe is the shizzle! Y'all be trippin'!
I actually feel oppressed that I can't get it on the Wi-Fi only model.
Haterz out there probly just don't like it 'cuz it's BLACK.
I actually feel oppressed that I can't get it on the Wi-Fi only model.
Haterz out there probly just don't like it 'cuz it's BLACK.
I concur, but the thing will end up in a case where it won't really be noticeable so it's not a big deal in the end.
I do agree it mars the way the 3G iPad looks though.
Yeah. We all know the technical reasons. The thread is about the aesthetics.
To answer... yes. It does bother me, but I ordered one anyway and will probably completely forget about it 3.243 seconds after turning it on.