Off Topic · Apple Tablet (page 1)

jusnice @ 1/27/2010 4:25 PM
Anyone else see this thing? It's sick and only $499. Apple has done it again. Can anyone download some pics? I can see this thing launching the eventual combination of computer, mp3 player, phone, internet, games, radio, TV, etc. All in one functionality with complete portability. Pretty sick
sebstar @ 1/27/2010 4:30 PM
Saw it on the NY Times homepage. You're right. Apple is just ruthless. Murdering the game...

With things like this tho, I usually avoid the first generation so they can respond to feedback and work out the unavoidable kinks and whatnot...

kam77 @ 1/27/2010 6:52 PM
Just wait.... price will drop in a few months. The $499 version is for 16Gb of memory. The 64Gb model is $699.

I predict by mid-summer the 64Gb model will cost $499. The 16Gb will probably drop to $349.

Silverfuel @ 1/27/2010 7:22 PM
Its basically a larger iPhone that cannot make calls, cannot fit in your pocket, made mostly out of breakable glass, low powered, cannot multi-task and without flash support. It doesn't have a real operating system.
TMS @ 1/27/2010 8:37 PM
Silverfuel wrote:Its basically a larger iPhone that cannot make calls, cannot fit in your pocket, made mostly out of breakable glass, low powered, cannot multi-task and without flash support. It doesn't have a real operating system.

lol... i must have it!

djsunyc @ 1/27/2010 10:51 PM
they're going to release an upgraded version every 28 days...they're calling it the max ipad.
TMS @ 1/27/2010 11:50 PM
nyk4ever @ 1/28/2010 12:03 AM
ya'll sound like drones controlled by steve jobs. flash memory on a laptop? no thanks.

with that being said, go ahead and buy it, i got plenty of money tied up in apple

jusnice @ 1/29/2010 3:13 PM
what's wrong with Flash memory on the tablet?
kam77 @ 2/5/2010 10:51 AM
Silverfuel wrote:Its basically a larger iPhone that cannot make calls, cannot fit in your pocket, made mostly out of breakable glass, low powered, cannot multi-task and without flash support. It doesn't have a real operating system.

jusnice @ 2/5/2010 10:58 AM
LMAO
Nalod @ 2/5/2010 11:38 AM
It their version of a Kindle thingy that Amazon sells. Looks like big iTouch. Not a laptop replacement. With "cloud" computing taking less demand off hardware these smaller lighter machines do plenty for what people want.

I don't like reading off a screen and like magazines still and newspaper but times are a changing and just cuz I don't like don't mean its not valid. I think Text books should be issued this way. Costs less and the information can stay current. Great education potentials.

Colbert say they should call it "TamPod"!

djsunyc @ 2/5/2010 1:35 PM
djsunyc wrote:they're going to release an upgraded version every 28 days...they're calling it the max ipad.

damn dj, that's some funny sh t. you are hilarious...like nick cannon.

OasisBU @ 2/5/2010 1:59 PM
Silverfuel wrote:Its basically a larger iPhone that cannot make calls, cannot fit in your pocket, made mostly out of breakable glass, low powered, cannot multi-task and without flash support. It doesn't have a real operating system.

Exactly - they will have to change a lot of that before it really catches on. I think version 2.0 will be a lot better, but they will have to fix all of the above before it becomes a killer piece of hardware. Apple likes to control everything though so it might not happen - I have faith that the jailbreaking community will make this thing cool though, they made the iPhone a lot better.

TMS @ 2/5/2010 4:11 PM
kam77 wrote:
Silverfuel wrote:Its basically a larger iPhone that cannot make calls, cannot fit in your pocket, made mostly out of breakable glass, low powered, cannot multi-task and without flash support. It doesn't have a real operating system.

that was classic!

bitty41 @ 2/8/2010 2:27 PM
I got the Kindle recently and love it. From what I've read about the iPad it seems like they are two entirely different markets. The Kindle is stricly for people looking to read, not surf the web, watch movies, listen music, etc and for the ADD crowd the book element will become completely nonexistitent. Besides what is the point of a device like the Kindle being in color? Unless you are reading a Graphic Novels Book how many books are in color for adults?

I also like the Kindle' slimness my hardcover books take entirely too much space in my handbags but the Kindle fits perfectly and it doesn't weigh my bag down.

jusnice @ 2/9/2010 8:30 AM
Do you miss the aesthetic part of books? The cover art, the page turning, the look / feel, etc.? I love the green aspect of the kindle, but can't imagine staring at a computer screen at night after bascially staring at one all day at work.
Silverfuel @ 2/9/2010 1:25 PM
bitty41 wrote:I got the Kindle recently and love it. From what I've read about the iPad it seems like they are two entirely different markets. The Kindle is stricly for people looking to read, not surf the web, watch movies, listen music, etc and for the ADD crowd the book element will become completely nonexistitent. Besides what is the point of a device like the Kindle being in color? Unless you are reading a Graphic Novels Book how many books are in color for adults?

I also like the Kindle' slimness my hardcover books take entirely too much space in my handbags but the Kindle fits perfectly and it doesn't weigh my bag down.


I love the kindle, especially the e-ink. It looks like ink on paper. And battery life of close to a month makes me happy.
bitty41 @ 2/10/2010 12:49 PM
Silverfuel wrote:
bitty41 wrote:I got the Kindle recently and love it. From what I've read about the iPad it seems like they are two entirely different markets. The Kindle is stricly for people looking to read, not surf the web, watch movies, listen music, etc and for the ADD crowd the book element will become completely nonexistitent. Besides what is the point of a device like the Kindle being in color? Unless you are reading a Graphic Novels Book how many books are in color for adults?

I also like the Kindle' slimness my hardcover books take entirely too much space in my handbags but the Kindle fits perfectly and it doesn't weigh my bag down.


I love the kindle, especially the e-ink. It looks like ink on paper. And battery life of close to a month makes me happy.

Reading my Kindle right now and yea the battery life absolutely kills the iPad. I can read it during long-haul flights without worrying the battery is going to die.

bitty41 @ 2/10/2010 12:51 PM
jusnice wrote:Do you miss the aesthetic part of books? The cover art, the page turning, the look / feel, etc.? I love the green aspect of the kindle, but can't imagine staring at a computer screen at night after bascially staring at one all day at work.

I own certain classics in hardcover form so I haven't gone completely wireless. But also if you can't imagine staring at a computer screen at home than why would you even consider purchasing the iPad?

jusnice @ 2/11/2010 9:09 AM
bitty41 wrote:
jusnice wrote:Do you miss the aesthetic part of books? The cover art, the page turning, the look / feel, etc.? I love the green aspect of the kindle, but can't imagine staring at a computer screen at night after bascially staring at one all day at work.

I own certain classics in hardcover form so I haven't gone completely wireless. But also if you can't imagine staring at a computer screen at home than why would you even consider purchasing the iPad?

I meant when I usually do my reading, which is before bed. Prior to that, I like the idea of the ipad not so much as a reading device, but as a multi-media gadget (I think later releases will make it more robust).

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