iPad or not.

[Pete]

A mental head slap to myself (and Pete for not pointing it out earlier) , I have been looking at this thing the wrong way.

I got it stuck in my head that this was aimed at replacing a laptop, it's not, it's an entertainment thing

As such, yeah it does a good job.

I think I said that (several times) in this thread

[Scrooge]

But did you beat me over the head till I agreed ?

[Pete]

But did you beat me over the head till I agreed ?

C'mon Dave. I know you *way* too well to even attempt that.

Yes, but will it blend......?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b07_1270575942

As much as I love the Will it Blend videos - that it just criminal and heartbreaking to watch.

Yes, but will it blend......?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b07_1270575942

That is so not funny. Just stupid.

The Louis Vuitton Cupertino case is just the rght size for it with room for the little key board add on and some accessories.

[buns]

The Louis Vuitton Cupertino case is just the rght size for it with room for the little key board add on and some accessories.

I thought the idea of the I Pad was to make it affordable That said, if you are going to spend that sort of money on technology, then best you invest in decent protection

buns

In Florida at the moment and popped into the Apple Store today. Played with the Ipad for about 2 minutes and I had to have it. I'm sat looking at it now whilst it synchs up to my itunes.

It's a stunning looking thing and I'm sure it will have a few shortcomings, and I probably don't need one, but I'm sure within a couple of weeks I'll wonder how I ever lived without it.

If you like gadgets and have money in your pocket and you have a play with one, you'll struggle not to buy it.

Mark

I luuuurrrrrvvvveeee mine

Soooooooo jealous.

[Neil]

I so know I am going end up buying one in May, must remember to take the credit card with me! Damn Apple creating things I want.

No Neil you don't "want" it you "need" it - I may want to go shopping for a pair of shoes for work but I emotionally and physically need to buy Jimmy C's for the evening!
Lesson over

Have one for work and must say truley amazing home entertainment device. Magazines and newspapers will never be the same again.

I am never going to have an Ipad
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Well maybe
OK I know I'll get one - damned technology envy

I am never going to have an Ipad
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I said that about my Blackberry once!

Well I saw a couple of iPads up close and personal at the Gadget Show Live today and I think it is absolutely superb. I've made my mind up I'm going to get one in Miami in a couple of weeks especially as Apple have announced multitasking in their OS4 update later in the year.

One thing though, I'm still interested to see what the pricing will be for the UK, is the consensus that it'll be the usual $ to £ parity?

Miopyk8D

[mitchja]

O/S 4.0 wont be available for the iPad until the Autumn.

I've also read somewhere that the iPad software updates will be like iPod Touch ones, in that you have to pay for the major updates and just get the minor updates for free. Not sure if there's any truth in this though?

[Darren Wheeler]

The more I look at one, the more I want one.

Will have to see in May...

[buns]

The more I look at one, the more I want one.

Will have to see in May...

There may be two of us then...........

buns

[Neil]

Link.

Seems Apple have delayed the international launch of the iPad for one month until the end of May now. They are sayingit is due to high demand in the US, but is the real reason because of all the reported problems

I think it's demand - if they have sold 500k + of units, that's a lot of pressure on the manufacturing factories to keep things moving. Perhaps they didn't realise how successful it was going to be!?

I think that US sales are a credible reason - I hear that sales have far outstripped forecast, and there are real supply chain issues in getting supply to other markets. Most new gadgets have staggered global releases for this reason ...

[RichardMannion]

Regardless of the cause of the delay, doesn't quite explain why they haven't revealed pricing for ex-US.

We bought a couple when we were there a few days after release. No problems so far except the UC headphones wouldn't work with them. Luckily we all carry our own anyway so just used those.

[Scrooge]

I have heard of no problems at all with it, Mrs Scrooge may be getting one as a surprise present next month, not because I particularly like the thing, but I dislike carrying two suitcases of books even more.