The "Delivered iPad" and Impressions Thread

[talkingnewmedia]

I bought a 16GB iPad to use for school....

The apps...

-New York Times (Free) - This app is a little disappointing. Only shows the editors choice articles and there are not that many. It would best to go to the website.

You are absolutely right. I find the app rather strange -- like they felt they had to have an app ready to go on the first day.

The Times web site, on the other hand, has been optimized for the iPad -- their front page videos will play with no problem.

I have a full review on my site now. I think the app is not essential, but the Times may spend some time now thinking about what they want to do and issue updates -- at least, I hope so.

 

[alex2792]

Had my iPad delivered they left it at the leasing office and the lady was nice enough to bring it over to my apt. Typing is ok, I did this post on iPad!

 

[AJsAWiz]

The Jury is in

Just got my iPad! It took all day but I finally got it
First impression . . . what a piece of work! I'm thoroughly impressed. This latest Apple product did not disappoint I found everything to be "as advertised"
Now for the apps . . decided to stick only with iPad or universal apps. I'm not keeping or putting any iPhone apps on it unless I find the app absolutely indispensable. Looks like only 2 or 3 (not including 4 favorite games) have fallen into that category. From here on out it's iPad or universal apps only for future installs.
The iPad fits PERFECTLY into the case i crocheted for it
It also fits into one of my extra netbook sleeves but the case I made is so eloquent and colorful . . . that will be my case of choice.
Typing on the keyboard is not too different (slight tactile improvement though) than typing on my iPhone so eventually I may get either the keyboard dock or a bluetooth keyboard. But for now the onboard keyboard will work.
The display is crisp and clear. The colors . . . stunning and brilliant!
That's it for now. I'm going back to play

 

[psyjayne]

Just got my iPad! It took all day but I finally got it
First impression . . . what a piece of work! I'm thoroughly impressed. This latest Apple product did not disappoint I found everything to be "as advertised"
Now for the apps . . decided to stick only with iPad or universal apps. I'm not keeping or putting any iPhone apps on it unless I find the app absolutely indispensable. Looks like only 2 or 3 (not including 4 favorite games) have fallen into that category. From here on out it's iPad or universal apps only for future installs.
The iPad fits PERFECTLY into the case i crocheted for it
It also fits into one of my extra netbook sleeves but the case I made is so eloquent and colorful . . . that will be my case of choice.
Typing on the keyboard is not too different (slight tactile improvement though) than typing on my iPhone so eventually I may get either the keyboard dock or a bluetooth keyboard. But for now the onboard keyboard will work.
The display is crisp and clear. The colors . . . stunning and brilliant!
That's it for now. I'm going back to play

Yay at last! i'm pleased for you. Please post a pic of your crocheted case!

 

[poe8]

Really impressive device, the screen is simply amazing and very quick to respond to actions. I am fortunate and am out of town (rather rural area) on business and was able to pick up a 64gig model aty Best Buy at 2pm in the afternoon - they still had around 5 of each the guy said, but people were all over the demos in the small Apple section they had.

Some initial thoughts:
Syncs and backs up very fast. I loaded around 10 iPad apps onto it from the iPad itself and they copied in less than 20 seconds. Seems it will copy my entire library of 40gigs in about 40 mins total.

The screen does show smudge marks much more so than my iPhone. I understand it has the same coating, but it seemed at first the screen was not as smooth - now that I have used it a couple hours it is starting to feel like my iPhone in terms of glass smoothness.

It feels a bit heavier in my hand than anticipated, but from lounging around I can see the usability of this device and how it will fit into my life. I can never just slouch on a recliner and prop up my laptop on my leg. Seems like I can position this anywhere, no matter how I am sitting and it is incredibly usable. Usually you have to adapt to your laptop when lounging, this really does adap to you and can be used in any fashion.

The experience itself is great, and I can see what people meant when they said you have to hold it in your hand to really understand it's usefulness. I can see myself picking this up instead of my iPhone in the morning and checking news, weather, email, etc. The iPhone is a great on the go device for these functions, but this really feels like a full web experience.

The apple logo on the back seems to have a somewhat rubberish coating to it. I may be wrong and I'm not keen on sliding it across the table to see if it scratches up, but it is definitely not the metal logos found on many of their devices and seems a bit more durable as when placed on the table it rests directly on the black logo. Time will tell if it scratches, I'm not that eager to find out.

The thick border around the screen imakes complete sense when you hold it in your hand, and flicking the screen only requires you to do so at the edge as you hold it - completely intuitive.

That's all for now, enjoy your iPads folks.... no buyers remourse for me yet, even though I plunked down quite a bit of change on a MacBook pro and LED display in the past 2 weeks. I think it's time to put the credit card away for a while, perhaps on ice

 

[manhorse]

Pretty awesome

I picked up mine this morning and I love it. Keyboard takes some getting used to but this post was made with it.

 

[splashnader]

Anybody else having problems keeping the iPad connected to their wifi network. If I am sitting right beside my wireless router I am ok, but if I move to the couch I frequently lose the connection.

I am typing on my iPad now and it is one amazing device. Nice

 

[anubus84]

Ok so my wifi went out at the house. Am now at a coffee shop isn town.

First impressions:

Accelerometer is extremely fast.

Browsing speed is very fast.

Apps load very quickly.

The screen is beautiful! It's hard to describe how vibrant the colors are.

Movies look great on here, even though screen is not widescreen. Black bars do not bother me.

Typing is really good in landscape, haven't really tried much in portrait except very short messages.

The browser bookmark bar is one of the best additions to the browser.

Battery life: started at 96%, now at 75% after a few hours, not bad so far but doesn't seem like I would get 10 hours so far. That's with browsing the web, app and bookstore, playing around with a few apps briefly just to check them out.

Keyboard really is good, starting to get really good with it in a really short period of time. Can type very quickly on here without much effort.

All in all first impressions is this is not meant to replace the laptop or desktop by any means, not nearly powerful enough. But defiantly perfect for an on the go lifestyle that requires a computer. Definitely easier to haul around than a laptop. But this truly is an amazing device. Can see why Steve jobs was so confident and impressed with it.

 

[Jordan6]

PICTURES!!!

WE NEED SOME PICTURES!!

 

[BWOracle]

iTunes Question

Congrats to those who have their wi-fi version (I've already pre-ordered a 3g on March 12th).

I do have a question...If you already have an iPhone synced to iTunes, How does iTunes differentiate between the iPad and the iPhone? Does it try to sync all the same content...load all the same apps...music, etc.?

 

[splashnader]

those are not scratches
those are star trails due to a long exposure to take the picture.

Yeah I just looked funny at first glance. I am sure more than a few people did a double take.

 

[mr.suff]

Anyone that is able to please...

...Could you check that this statement is true?

applespotlight: Interest: Appears iPad supports only US iTunes accounts at this moment
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/applespotlight/status/11543126837

As I am hopefully able to procure one from a friend in the US to bring to me in the UK.

Also congrats to all the lucky people that have one.

Regards
Matt

 

[alphaod]

I just watch a TV episode streaming with Netflix. This purchase satisfied me entirely just with that.

Oh the Kindle app is good too. Needs some work on the UI though.

Love the games. And Safari works great.

 

[terrymr]

After waiting at my local best buy since 4am I got my hands on a 64gb iPad. The store had about 45 units delivered this morning. So far I'm happy with it.

Posted from my iPad

 

[Shanpdx]

Amazon kindle app?

any impression or review on the Kindle App?

Are the books transferred to Mac/PC once you buy a book on iBook store?

thanks for any information on the same, on the fence

 

[airmax922]

just picked up mine @ Union City Bestbuy about an hour ago

 

[sectime]

Yay finally arrived in Provo, UT (84604). I even got the dreaded "Monday Delivery" email, so there's still some hope for you guys that got the email too!

Good thing you didn't go out and find the brown slip on your door

 

[kobewankenobi]

got the whole family

well,
you miss granpa
mac pro

 

[alphaod]

any impression or review on the Kindle

Works like the iPhone app except screen real estate is optimized. Also you do get a virtual bookshelf albeit it's a scroll list. And it syncs with Whispernet with your Kindle. So this is great to have if you already have a lot Kindle only books.

 

[Diet Pepsi]

This is a beauty! It synced really quickly to most if my iTunes, now it is syncing 4000 pictures.

Set up has been a breeze.

 

[Robbadore64]

Congrats to those who have their wi-fi version (I've already pre-ordered a 3g on March 12th).

I do have a question...If you already have an iPhone synced to iTunes, How does iTunes differentiate between the iPad and the iPhone? Does it try to sync all the same content...load all the same apps...music, etc.?

It just shows as an iPad. You choose exactly what you want to sync to it etc. I do all mine somewhat manually. I select which photo albums, which music playlists, which movies, and which apps I sync to it. I think it's pretty similar to the iPhone interface but I rarely do much with the phone when synced other than change music that's on it so I'm not a good source for that comparison. Its very easy to put exactly what you want on the iPad.

 

[flyguy206]

The more u use it the better it gets. At first typing is kinda hard but after 30 min it will be a breeze. I would say the app store is cool put way to many free apps that take away from the paid ones if you ask me. Email is the bomb diggity (lol) but the key board is real fast

 

[badgererr]

Availability?

Any idea if most Apple stores have plenty of inventory? Is it worth making a trip, or were most iPads spoken for?

 

[lauraf13]

I got mine about an hour and a half ago here in Dallas. I am using it to type this. It takes a little while to get used to the keyboard.

 

[Sport73]

any impression or review on the Kindle App?

Are the books transferred to Mac/PC once you buy a book on iBook store?

thanks for any information on the same, on the fence

I have the Kindle application since I had a few books from my Kindle I was still reading; it's fine, but I'll be doing my book buying through iBookstore from now on; the iBooks app is much better.

All my Kindle archive books showed up immediately in the Kindle app, but I don't think there is an iBooks app for the Mac yet, so I suppose Amazon has an edge there.