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Ordered up an ipad, should I cancel?
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there will always be something newer, better, and improved on the horizon. get what meets your needs when you need it.
if you're going to wait six months for an update to the ipad, why wouldn't you wait another year after that for the next update? or wait again.
get what meets your needs/wants now.
if you're going to wait six months for an update to the ipad, why wouldn't you wait another year after that for the next update? or wait again.
get what meets your needs/wants now.
1) Strangers on an internet forum should not be making purchasing decisions for you.
2) At some stage in time a new iPad will come, whether that is January 2011 is anybody's guess at this stage.
3) Nobody knows whether the next iPad will have a front facing camera or 'retina display'. Currently it appears that it is unlikely to have a 'retina display'.
Apple can sell a lot of iPads this year. I think that Apple will not include the retina display or front facing camera in the next release of iPads because Apple still can sell them. They may add more RAM or make a battery bigger or improve the A4 chip.
I guess we can see the big change of the iPad in the next twe years
I guess we can see the big change of the iPad in the next twe years
I know, I know, all of the "get it now and enjoy it, the next one will never have all of the features of the one after that" stuff, but since I'm not much of an entertainment "consumer" (movies and the like) via my Apple hardware, I'm waiting for FaceTime on the iPad.
Facetime on the iPad will be phenomenal.
Basically if the ipod is lacking features which 'you need' in order to enjoy it, then wait.
If those extra features are only supplemental and not fundamental then get one now.
iPad 2 will no doubt have a camera. Retina Display is highly unlikely. Remember if like the iphone it doubles the pixel density it would mean your 9.7" display would go from 1024 x 768 to 2048 x 1536 which is a considerable leap. The iPhone 4's 960 x 640 is still lower than the current iPad. So for the ipad to leap resolution would not only require a considerable bump in graphical power, CPU and therefore battery usage also. No one actually manufactures Retina Displays to anywhere close to that size, and therefore would require a massive leap for the manufacturers also. Something which is highly unlikely to be here in 12 months let alone 6, and then the cost would be considerably higher too.
The reality is a 10-20% mhz boost in CPU & GPU, internal mem upgraded to 512mb and a camera are the iPad 2's most likely advances.
With the ipad still not launched globally, and only the third wave of countries in line for the end of July, with more to come and of course the ipad's first 'holiday season' - the chances also of new refreshed ipad devices in Jan are very slim. If anything it will be April / June 2011.
9.7" retina displays are way off in the horizon.
If those extra features are only supplemental and not fundamental then get one now.
iPad 2 will no doubt have a camera. Retina Display is highly unlikely. Remember if like the iphone it doubles the pixel density it would mean your 9.7" display would go from 1024 x 768 to 2048 x 1536 which is a considerable leap. The iPhone 4's 960 x 640 is still lower than the current iPad. So for the ipad to leap resolution would not only require a considerable bump in graphical power, CPU and therefore battery usage also. No one actually manufactures Retina Displays to anywhere close to that size, and therefore would require a massive leap for the manufacturers also. Something which is highly unlikely to be here in 12 months let alone 6, and then the cost would be considerably higher too.
The reality is a 10-20% mhz boost in CPU & GPU, internal mem upgraded to 512mb and a camera are the iPad 2's most likely advances.
With the ipad still not launched globally, and only the third wave of countries in line for the end of July, with more to come and of course the ipad's first 'holiday season' - the chances also of new refreshed ipad devices in Jan are very slim. If anything it will be April / June 2011.
9.7" retina displays are way off in the horizon.
Possible but unlikely because A4 is already a very improved chip, or better say it's a chipset as it combines CPU, GPU and RAM I/O, as far as I know. Actually A4 is the best thing about iPad, though hidden behind the other shiny features, but to me it's the best....or make a battery bigger or improve the A4 chip...
No one knows for sure but most likely the next iPad will not be released in January. 2nd quarter is far more likely. Front camera: maybe though I'm sure tests have reveled to Apple R&D that it would be very unwieldy on an iPad. As for display Apple may increase the resolution but probably not to the "Retina" specs since this would be far to costly.
Keep your order. If in fact there is a new one in January, you can always sell your "old" one. Personally, I don't use iChat at all on my MacBook... and Retina won't be on the new one... for sure.