Official iPad Thread

[rayxi]

Originally Posted by char gosselin

Anyone here willing to ship a BLACK AT&T iPad 2 3G 64Gb to a poor Canadian who doesn't want to wait 'til the end of March (if we're lucky)? PM me if you'd be willing to do that for a fellow Apple fanboy!

If you were a true fanboy you'd fly down to get one yourself. I know someone in my office who did just that when the iPad came first out. He's sold it now and bought a MBA. When i asked him why he didn't fly down to buy the iPad 2 he reluctantly admitted to me that it wasn't nearly as useful as his MBA and that he wouldn't be buying another iPad. At least he's an honest fanboy.

[chrgosselin]

Originally Posted by rayxi

If you were a true fanboy you'd fly down to get one yourself.

I actually seriously considered driving down to Plattsburgh, NY from Quebec City to get one at Target or Walmart but I chickened out when I considered the possibility that they might be sold out when I got there (it's an 8-hour round-trip after all).

If there's one thing I despise about Apple it's that they will announce a product 2-4 weeks before the actual launch date in the US and then they make us Canucks wait another 2-4 weeks before we can get our hands on their new shiny toys.

Well, as they say, the reward of patience is patience...

[rayxi]

Originally Posted by chrgosselin

If there's one thing I despise about Apple it's that they will announce a product 2-4 weeks before the actual launch date in the US and then they make us Canucks wait another 2-4 weeks before we can get our hands on their new shiny toys.

It's not just Apple or Apple products, it's that way for just about everything.

[PersonaNonGrata]

I love my iPad and will love my iPad 2 just as much or more. It is a wonderful convenience tool for me. I use it mostly to surf the Internet, e-mail, play games, watch movies, utilize some apps, and it all comes in a terrifically slick and portable package. I really like not having to pack a laptop for travel as I travel mostly for leisure and don't need computing power but do need connectivity. I can however, do word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations with Apple Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, respectively. I am now far more likely to grab my iPad to take with me when visiting friends or just going out really. I can show photos and videos to friends when we visit whereas I don't want to lug a laptop with me. I don't expect it to replace any of my multiple computers, I don't use it at work, and don't think it will render the full function computer irrelevant.

I admit I love the looks, the feel, the cool factor and I could do more with my MB but after having my iPad for about a year, I am hooked. I also have an iPhone 4 so it could be argued that I don't need a "giant iPhone" but they do serve different purposes. The iPhone 4 is great for web browsing but it's still too small to do that for prolonged periods of time. That's where the iPad can come in.

Corporate America and IT professionals might not ever adopt or approve iPads/tablets for use in those environments but that's okay. Not everyone is in those environments. I just enjoy the heck out of mine and tens of millions of others do too. I don't make too much of it all.

[nom3rcy]

Mine was great for watching movies on the plane.

Crammed into the cheap seats there's no way I could open up a laptop.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by nom3rcy

Mine was great for watching movies on the plane.

Crammed into the cheap seats there's no way I could open up a laptop.

A lot of iPads are left behind in seat pockets....lost forever. ....hear that all the time from people.

[nom3rcy]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

A lot of iPads are left behind in seat pockets....lost forever. ....hear that all the time from people.

I believe it... but seriously if you forget to check your seat pocket before you leave the plane you deserve to lose it

[Jordo]

^ so who gets to keep them?

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by Jordo

^ so who gets to keep them?

could be anyone...the next passenger in that seat..or the janitor who cleans the plane.

[Boston X5 4.4]

Another possible reason to get an ipad ...for the old fogies on here


“I think using the iPad could help keep dementia at bay,” he said. “Trying new things like that is a good mental exercise.”

This Is Your Grandfather's IPad as Japan Elderly Embrace Apple - Bloomberg