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People think the iPad is a fail? Wow..

I still don't understand the iPad. No USB is a serious limitation. So is no multitasking, what a pain in the arse. And a 1024 x 768 screen, that's pretty low.

I just can't figure out why I would want one. Now some of the iPad defenders are saying this iPad is even easier to use that notebooks and netbooks, and people who don't need a full-feature notebook will get an iPad. So if I understand the point, the iPad is for computer noobs who do nothing but surf TMZ and pr0n.

Yes?
 
Sounds like a great device, I will definitely be checking it out at the Apple store when possible. Fail? I don't think so.. although I must admit I giggled at the name when I first read about it. :)
 
jbrent89 said:
but this is way better than my laptop for notes and other simple things.. my laptop is just too heavy and bulky to actually take to class.. sure its super portable, but to actually take to class is a whole other thing
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How are you going to take notes on this iPad? It has no text recognition or stylus to allow you to write. That leaves you with an onscreen keyboard. And I promise you you'll hate typing on a flat-screen, non-tactile keyboard after just a few minutes -- to say nothing of the fact you need to lay the thing down to type, which means you can't see the screen.


So, tell me again, how in the heck can you use the iPad to take notes? I don't get it. And any tactile keyboard is going to crush the iPad -- crush it -- for the speed and ease of taking notes.
 
Velin said:
How are you going to take notes on this iPad? It has no text recognition or stylus to allow you to write. That leaves you with an onscreen keyboard. And I promise you you'll hate typing on a flat-screen, non-tactile keyboard after just a few minutes -- to say nothing of the fact you need to lay the thing down to type, which means you can't see the screen.


So, tell me again, how in the heck can you use the iPad to take notes? I don't get it. And any tactile keyboard is going to crush the iPad -- crush it -- for the speed and ease of taking notes.
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welcome to typing ont he iphone, and texting on my LG chocolate... and if even looked at the website ud see there is an amazing looking case that puts it at an angle with a very large, nice looking keyboard that dissapears when i dont need it, and isnt tacticle (annoying for mobile)
 
Velin said:
I still don't understand the iPad. No USB is a serious limitation. So is no multitasking, what a pain in the arse. And a 1024 x 768 screen, that's pretty low.

I just can't figure out why I would want one. Now some of the iPad defenders are saying this iPad is even easier to use that notebooks and netbooks, and people who don't need a full-feature notebook will get an iPad. So if I understand the point, the iPad is for computer noobs who do nothing but surf TMZ and pr0n.

Yes?
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No cause you would need flash and other video codecs to be the full featured porn device.
 
please see my above post, but this device is amazing for porn, literally touch booby and drag it around.. revoultionary products from :apple: once again

edit: i actually read the second part of your post (im sleepy), Ive got a laptop, its too heavy for class, id still take it over a bulky desktop anyday tho... now for actual class, no way im carrying that thing around, i tried it and im done with the heavy backpack
 
Agathon said:
This is because you lack the imagination to understand that most people are not like you. If you need to use Photoshop and Illustrator when you are on the go, then you are not like most people
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he doesn't REALLY

he just thinks it's cool to pretend he does
 
The people who think the iPad will fail are like the potential customers who told Henry Ford that they really wanted a faster horse.

Now horses didn't die out with the advent of the "motorized carriage", but the percentage of people who depend on horses has dropped to a tiny fraction of the population. Same thing may eventually happen to laptop and flash users. There's some possibility that the iPod Touch and iPad may be the Model T's for this future. They will, respectively, greatly outsell MacBooks and MacBook Airs, IMO.
 
Agathon said:
This is because you lack the imagination to understand that most people are not like you.

The iPad is fine for its intended audience, which is not you. Do you take it as a personal slight because Apple designed a product for the average user and not for you?
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I knew Steve wasn't gonna give us a real alternative to a netbook. We all know what he thinks of them... That's why i have a Hackintosh Mini 10 for travel. Cost about $499 to make.. BTW Runs full OSX pretty flawlessly...

i know Apple was never gonna give me what *I* want.. I would VERY much like a full laptop in a tablet form factor. However, i'm an artist and it would have been cool to actually whip out my ArtRage3 or Photoshop and ect and draw to my heart's content. I knew that was never gonna happen tho.. :rolleyes: I guess i will still have to lust after a modbook pro - that cost a million bucks more than a regular mbp.

I think the iPad is cool.. it's a sup'd up book reader. I might get one when my iPod touch is no more. It IS an over lap product tho.. and the only reason for me to even want one is a larger screen and the fact i have lots of money invested in iapps. the end.

i don't know why people are getting so worked up. If it doesn't fit your needs don't buy it. it will fail and Apple will either have to change it or discontinue it. It's not the end of the world.

Breath people.
 
Velin said:
So, tell me again, how in the heck can you use the iPad to take notes? I don't get it. And any tactile keyboard is going to crush the iPad -- crush it -- for the speed and ease of taking notes.
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A point worth pondering and responding to. Actually, pen and paper are the best tools for taking notes, not laptops or tablets. IMHO.

Recall that the iPad (some think it will be called Canvas by March) is a satellite product to the computer. It does not require USB ports, monitor ports, FireWire ports or a DVD drive. Apple knows how to say 'no' to features. They've been doing that perfectly since 2001.

Flash is going to die, and just in case it doesn't, Apple will help kill it. Open standards FTW. YouTube is moving to H.264. Slowly but surely. YouTube is all that I need Flash for on the desktop computer.

I understand, but don't agree with, the notion that it should have a front-facing camera. Nobody with half a brain, though, could want a standard camera on this thing. But it should - and will - have applications that edit photos and video, iPhone apps notwithstanding. That's a given.

Imagine this scenario: you're an engineer, called to a large complex with lots of machinery. You have the iPad with you, loaded with all the relevant manuals for said machinery. You hold it in one hand, while with the other hand you are directly viewing and manipulating the data on the screen. A smooth, seamless way to work. Try this with a laptop.

I think that there are lots of intellectually lazy people out there, raised on long out-dated and fundamentally unsound '90s sensibilities when PC laptops were 2" thick and Apple was supposed to make PC clones. That is why the Mac is a 'fail', that is why the iPod is a 'fail', that is why the iPhone is a 'fail' and that is why the iPad is a 'fail'.
 
Velin said:
How are you going to take notes on this iPad? It has no text recognition or stylus to allow you to write. That leaves you with an onscreen keyboard. And I promise you you'll hate typing on a flat-screen, non-tactile keyboard after just a few minutes -- to say nothing of the fact you need to lay the thing down to type, which means you can't see the screen.


So, tell me again, how in the heck can you use the iPad to take notes? I don't get it. And any tactile keyboard is going to crush the iPad -- crush it -- for the speed and ease of taking notes.
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Dude, are you actually advocating handwriting recognition over a touch keyboard? That just goes to show how out of touch you are... Jeez, handwriting recognition, what a mess! If you can't touch type on the iPad faster than you can handwrite, then u really should take some typing classes. Also you can see the screen fine when it's laying flat, did you even look at any of the hands on photos?

A keyboard might crush a virtual one, but a virtual one or ANY keyboard crushes handwriting recognition, give me a break!

A macbook air would be better for typing but it's also 2x the weight and 3x the price! So clearly you do not get the appeal of this product. Maybe if your laptop was 1.5 lbs

Pikemann Urge said:
A point worth pondering and responding to. Actually, pen and paper are the best tools for taking notes, not laptops or tablets. IMHO.
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Oh wow you can hand write at 90 wpm? That's pretty impressive! ;)
I get that some ppl aren't good at typing and like pen and paper better, but there's no way a person can write even close to as fast with pen and paper as they could on a keyboard. Not to mention how useful it is to be able to go back and edit stuff after you type it.
 
I don't think the iPad is a fail in anything except the name ;) I do feel that Apple could have done way better and that it is likely to have no where near the success of the iPhone, but I think Apple have released a solid product that has the potential to shake up, at the least the eBook reader and netbook markets. And while both are niche markets, they are both growing exponentially.
 
andyOSX said:
Oh wow you can hand write at 90 wpm? That's pretty impressive! ;)
I get that some ppl aren't good at typing and like pen and paper better, but there's no way a person can write even close to as fast with pen and paper as they could on a keyboard. Not to mention how useful it is to be able to go back and edit stuff after you type it.
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Most of the notes (ok, all of the notes) that I take as a technical person are not text-only, but a mixture of text, drawings, sketches, etc. Doing this on a keyboard is obviously impossible. For my purposes I'd rather have something with a stylus that can capture all of this. Maybe something can still be done to accommodate that need, we'll see.
 
From a marketing point of view, I'd say that anything that compels people to repeat the same things over and over again ad infinitum has succeeded comprehensively.
 
personally i think it would be good for around the house when you dont want to set up your laptop to check somthing on the web or your schedule.. i wish i could afford one right now but i think im gonna wait a couple years untill the 2nd or 3rd gen comes out.. and once i get an iphone but i will definatly be getting one in a couple years
 
Chaos123x said:
So this is marketed toward novices that hate computers but have $500 bucks to burn? Face it those people buy Dells. The only people buying this thing is people who either really want a e-reader or people who just buy anything with a apple logo on it ie: the same people who bought the :apple:tv
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well hold on a sec the ATV has a specific purpose getting my Itunes Content to my TV. And it does it very well.
 
it was a far safer option for Apple to build a device based on a platform that works the iPhone/Ipod Touch, for apple to make another custom version of OS x could mean a whole new development costing more money,by using the Iphone OS the same dev team can support both devices.


the fact is all the Hardcore Apple fans wanted the Holy Grail of devices but sadly even if they had built it no one could afford it, the economy across the world is shot and you guys are moaning about it at $499, with what most people expected it to have it would have been $1500, then we would have the its to expensive crap again, also what would the point apple selling the Ultimate tablet then it only selling very small quantities, Apple had to produce a device that was with in the reach of the masses, then by locking it down they get money from the app sales pushing the profit up from the low initial margin.

the biggest fail for me was the launch, it felt very rushed, its not ready to ship for 2 months, no carrier details until june across the world, they would have been better keeping the lid on it until everything was in place.

i think they need to add multi tasking for certain things like MS Messenger as thats going to be a major part of what the this will be used for, then downloading options to allow documents ect. then its going to be a decent product, obviously we want flash but i have stopped believing thats ever going to happen

in the end i get the feeling this was not built for us hard core fans, it was made for the unconverted.
 
andyOSX said:
Oh wow you can hand write at 90 wpm? That's pretty impressive! ;)
I get that some ppl aren't good at typing and like pen and paper better, but there's no way a person can write even close to as fast with pen and paper as they could on a keyboard. Not to mention how useful it is to be able to go back and edit stuff after you type it.
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To be fair, nobody could possibly type 90 wpm on a virtual keyboard with any accuracy either.
 
I dont understand, if this is a netbook replacement or whatever.. then why do I need to hook it up to ANOTHER computer in order to.. umm download music... or update software??

Its suppose to be a computer of come sorts but i need to hook it up to another computer? Ironically I could hook this up to a netbook LOL
 
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