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Sold my 32 gb 3g ipad
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Oh, here I am thinking how great and useful my iPad is, when in fact I am just brainwashed by apple and their delicious kool aid. Thanks for setting me straight.
http://www.protocolsnow.com/2010/04...newbie-to-lifetime-ban-in-one-week/#more-1387
You don' t have to upgrade every two years or one year. Apple isn't the only company that releases new updates every year or two years either. Actually, if I remember correctly, Apple is one of the few companies which DOESN'T release new equipment so fast. Two years is actually really long. Most companies release within a year or so. And the iPhone every year is just like some cell phones: HTC Touch Pro line (about five or so) was all about a year give or take a couple months. Palm Pre was released June 2009 and the Palm Pre Plus (kinda like iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S) was released January 2010 (less than a year). BlackBerry Storm was November 2008 and the Storm 2 is October 2009. The Sony Readers were all about a year so are the two Kindles. See how many consistent companies released 15" notebooks at the length the MacBook Pro people were waiting before (more than a year and a half). I can almost guarantee that most companies have updated theirs within a year or maybe a couple months over.
The iPad has ALWAYS been a device of convenience, nothing more. Which is what I paid for. if you expected more, then you are the foolish consumer not doing their homework. You conveniently dismiss that lack of due diligence as drinking the Apple kool aid, which is nothing more than your lack of follow up. I would hope that you don't follow that same path for all of your purchases.
In case you didn't notice, car manufacturers come out with new models each year, so your "oh by the way" marketing ploy argument applies to any manufacturer worth their salt in a competitive industry. Still not sure what point you are trying to make, but the comment again touches on your lack of purchasing foresight.
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I got jumped on for making a comment in a thread that the thread was more like a facebook status than a useful/informative thread. This thread falls in that catagory too. It's nothing more than someone thinking that every mundane decision/thought they have is so important that everyone must know about it.
Look at me...me...me...me. Gets boring fast.
I got jumped on for making a comment in a thread that the thread was more like a facebook status than a useful/informative thread. This thread falls in that catagory too. It's nothing more than someone thinking that every mundane decision/thought they have is so important that everyone must know about it.
Look at me...me...me...me. Gets boring fast.
What were you expecting from the iPad ? A fully functional computer? All the pre-sales hype and the Apple presentation all showed the iPad as a device that consumes media. Good for reading books, playing games, surfing the internet, etc. And that is exactly what the iPad does. What makes you think there is going to be USB on the next gen iPad?
Your second comment about new iPhones coming out once a year..... Technology changes so quickly that the lifespan of a smartphone, computer, etc is only a few months until something better comes along. Just be thankful that new iPhones come out once a year. Take a look at the droid phones, those are coming out so fast that the day you buy one, a better version is available the next week. Google's Nexus 1 was released in Jan of this year and already Google has announced that it will not support it.
Your second comment about new iPhones coming out once a year..... Technology changes so quickly that the lifespan of a smartphone, computer, etc is only a few months until something better comes along. Just be thankful that new iPhones come out once a year. Take a look at the droid phones, those are coming out so fast that the day you buy one, a better version is available the next week. Google's Nexus 1 was released in Jan of this year and already Google has announced that it will not support it.
Ok, I'll bite. Since it seems everyone else is giving you ****, I'll give you my situation:
I have been considering an eReader for some time (Kindle or iPad). I came on here, asked some questions, did some research and decided that over the long haul (I'm not upgrading this thing every two years) the iPad was better because of A) more space B) color screen (I mainly read in bed at night) and C) the potential to do MORE than just read if I ever so desired.
So I finally bit the bullet and picked one up yesterday. I was intending on getting the 16gb wifi only version simply because it was to function as a READER FIRST...anything else second. I already own a new 15in mbp and an ipod touch (sorry, I'm an Android addict when it comes to my phone).
For some reason, I'm standing there in the Apple store, and I say "32gig"...I guess since in my mind I knew this was a "long-term" purchase, there was no problem in finding the middle ground.
It's been just under 24 hours and I am 110% satisfied with my decision. Not only were the members here spot-on in that it is an excellent reader, but it CAN do more if I so desire. I only loaded one playlist of music to test the speakers and they were better than I had assumed. The very few basic apps I put on it (Chase mobile, eBay, Pandora) were much more extensive than they are on my Android phone and iPod Touch. The screen is responsive (enough for a reader but haven't "tasked it" yet) and easy to read. The weight of the device is comfortable.
The only things that worry me are really more personal issues than iPad issues:
1.) What if I really DO want it for a lot more later, and wish I had gotten the 64gig model?
2.) Every Apple product entices me to buy accessories...and lots of them. Just bought a 15in mbp and of course, had to get a zipper sleeve to put it in before putting it in my backback, a hardshell clip on case, a palm guard, a keyboard guard...agh! Now with the iPad I am going to want...a zipper sleeve, a rubber guard for the backing of the device, a keyboard, a dock...argh!!! But this is MY problem, not Apple's.
3.) Could I be more efficient at work with this thing? I'm a store manager for a wireless carrier and I work extensively on developing my sales reps...standing on the floor, observing. Could I sell more mini-hotspot air cards by being in a NON ATT store and hooking this thing up to one and letting customers see how much better the iPad is sans ATT's joke 3g network? Could I take notes on it to transpose into coaching sessions for my rep's later? Will these task force me to revisit point 1 again?
All-in-all, any purchase like this is based on expectations of what you're getting. If you walked into Apple thinking to yourself "this will replace a laptop, this will replace a laptop, I will have a 3 ounce laptop in just a few minutes, no more 5lb laptop" then I'd guess you'd walk out disappointed and bitter. I walked in thinking "I need to read text, all I care about is if it's easy on the eyes and light weight". Now that I'm seeing what else it can do (today is my first day even clicking on the "iPad Forums" link), I'm starting to feel REALLY REALLY good about my decision of iPad over Kindle...like REALLY good.
I had told my wife I was buying an eReader. I planned to buy an eReader. I walked out of the store thinking I owned a GOOD eReader. I am now thinking that I ended up with more than that and I feel pretty good about it...excited actually.
To lump all of us who bought this device into the category of "show-off" is wrong. Even I didn't do that, and the first thing I ever said to my wife about this product was "Um...wow...I think for the first time in a long time Apple is going to have dropped the ball big time on something people won't buy". That's what I get for 2nd guessing Apple.
I heard an analyst on CNBC last month talking about the iPad crossing the 500,000 unit sales mark. His comment was something to the effect of "It's not just that Apple sold half a million of this unit. It's that Apple just sold half a million units of a product that, until it was launched, there was not even a market for. Effectively, over night Apple just created a new market".
Just because you set the bar too high doesn't mean that I, or anyone else for that matter, did the same thing and is in the same "regret" pool that you are. Others of us are one or two days into their purchase and thinking "Damn, I really made a good call on this one!"
That's OK. It takes a certain ruggedness and fortitude to be an early adopter pioneer. Not everyone is cut out to take the arrows along the way.
Correct. There is already evidence of the iPad cannibalizing the MacBook. Placing a USB into this will only just add fuel to this fire.
Tried to like it but not enough usability yet. I made a nice little profit alsoBuying a i5 mbp 2.4 in the morning.
Gee thanks for the update. Did you also email Steve Jobs and let him know as well?
Not supposed to be a laptop
When I first glanced upon the iPad, I thought "Hey, it's the iPod Big." Having a couple of hundred dollars in gift certificates at Best Buy expiring, I checked randomly and there were iPad's available. I am an attorney who is in court almost all week. I have an iPhone and a uMBP. I carry both with me everywhere. Fortunately, there is wifi in the New York City Courts. The iPhone screen is a little to small and it gets archaic when the keyboard pops up, to do work, research, lite editing/drafting. Because of that, I carried my uMBP every day with me. Having had every incarnation of the iPhone, I was not expecting to be wowed by the device. It did some new things, but still believe the "magical" nonsense was over the top. It has the great iPhone interface at blazing speed, more accessible, more options. I truly love the device, not because it is all that groundbreaking, but I love the iPhone interface (and Mac OSX, too) so it is an easy sell once you have it in your hand and loaded up with some stuff.
Stuff...that is the difference here. In order to make it productive, you need to invest in some real apps this time. Pages is good, although you can probably get away with some of the cheaper alternatives. Numbers sucks until they fix the .xls import/export feature, then I will buy that.
iDisk is worthless. In anticipation, I uploaded all of my office documents to it, nearly two gigs, and all it can do is look at them...there in not even an iPad app for iDisk yet. Hopefully, along with Numbers, iDisk will be fixed and more functional.
In lieu of that, I spent the $29.99 on log me in, and it works great. I can preview docs fast in iDisk and e-mail them to myself remotely with logmein. Many of the attorneys I know that have invested (HA!) in a netbook use remote desktops but don't use cloud storage. I have recommended it a hundred times, but they don't get it. I wish I could use my cloud storage. Point is, netbooks that are decent are $500.00. If you plan to do only light word processing and websurfing, I don't see how the iPad misses at all in that department. When you add things like mindnode and some reference apps, it make for a killer trial attorney device (and distracts your opposing counsel).
I read in a review somewhere that you will need about a hundred bucks in apps to get it where you want. I think that applies to casual and business users alike. Will it replace my iPhone? Never. Will it replace my uMBP? Never. Real work gets done on that. However, on the go, the IPad has proved to be a formidable mobile computing device. I think the OP wanted to have it ready to go out of the box. No laptop is ready to go out of the box. Why should the iPad be? There is no single user configuration beyond hardware. The iPad and iPhone and iTouch are indicative of Apple devices like the Macs. They are simple to begin with. You can enrich your user experience to make it more robust or complex as you see fit. It is not a perfect device and I am just as critical about Apple as I am a fan of what they do. I had to admit it, but Jobs was right, it does fit in between the iPhone and Macbook/iMac. I think you kind of need to be with those two devices to understand that need. Windows users/non iPhone/iTouch users may not see it.
When I first glanced upon the iPad, I thought "Hey, it's the iPod Big." Having a couple of hundred dollars in gift certificates at Best Buy expiring, I checked randomly and there were iPad's available. I am an attorney who is in court almost all week. I have an iPhone and a uMBP. I carry both with me everywhere. Fortunately, there is wifi in the New York City Courts. The iPhone screen is a little to small and it gets archaic when the keyboard pops up, to do work, research, lite editing/drafting. Because of that, I carried my uMBP every day with me. Having had every incarnation of the iPhone, I was not expecting to be wowed by the device. It did some new things, but still believe the "magical" nonsense was over the top. It has the great iPhone interface at blazing speed, more accessible, more options. I truly love the device, not because it is all that groundbreaking, but I love the iPhone interface (and Mac OSX, too) so it is an easy sell once you have it in your hand and loaded up with some stuff.
Stuff...that is the difference here. In order to make it productive, you need to invest in some real apps this time. Pages is good, although you can probably get away with some of the cheaper alternatives. Numbers sucks until they fix the .xls import/export feature, then I will buy that.
iDisk is worthless. In anticipation, I uploaded all of my office documents to it, nearly two gigs, and all it can do is look at them...there in not even an iPad app for iDisk yet. Hopefully, along with Numbers, iDisk will be fixed and more functional.
In lieu of that, I spent the $29.99 on log me in, and it works great. I can preview docs fast in iDisk and e-mail them to myself remotely with logmein. Many of the attorneys I know that have invested (HA!) in a netbook use remote desktops but don't use cloud storage. I have recommended it a hundred times, but they don't get it. I wish I could use my cloud storage. Point is, netbooks that are decent are $500.00. If you plan to do only light word processing and websurfing, I don't see how the iPad misses at all in that department. When you add things like mindnode and some reference apps, it make for a killer trial attorney device (and distracts your opposing counsel).
I read in a review somewhere that you will need about a hundred bucks in apps to get it where you want. I think that applies to casual and business users alike. Will it replace my iPhone? Never. Will it replace my uMBP? Never. Real work gets done on that. However, on the go, the IPad has proved to be a formidable mobile computing device. I think the OP wanted to have it ready to go out of the box. No laptop is ready to go out of the box. Why should the iPad be? There is no single user configuration beyond hardware. The iPad and iPhone and iTouch are indicative of Apple devices like the Macs. They are simple to begin with. You can enrich your user experience to make it more robust or complex as you see fit. It is not a perfect device and I am just as critical about Apple as I am a fan of what they do. I had to admit it, but Jobs was right, it does fit in between the iPhone and Macbook/iMac. I think you kind of need to be with those two devices to understand that need. Windows users/non iPhone/iTouch users may not see it.
I should have bought one...
I should have bought one too, so I could of sold it. The LA market is quite a profit zone isn't it?
I should have bought one too, so I could of sold it. The LA market is quite a profit zone isn't it?