Apple iPad

Originally posted by Starrman
Sorry, this is just so much style over substance. It browses the web, it acts like an e-reader, it's not as functional as a laptop I can get for the same money. What's the point?

And why is Steve Jobs, a man with such serious aesthetic design credentials, unable to dress himself in anything other than clothes his mum picked out for him?

It's not just about style, I'd say it's mostly about ergonomics. Tablets are a different medium.

Edit - I don't get this obsession with the man's clothing. Especially when you're attacking them for being style over substance. Ad induviaem? 😵

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
$499 is the base model - no 3G and only 16GB memory.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/pricing/

They haven't released UK pricing but history suggests it will be 50% more than the US prices, plus I imagine there would be a bit extra to pay for a decent warranty. Maybe £600 is a bit of an over estimate but I reckon it won't be far off what we'd pay for one over here.

I'm waiting until next year, the base model will be cheaper and it will have 3G.

other than that, it seems like a very cool idea

Originally posted by Palynka
It's not just about style, I'd say it's mostly about ergonomics. Tablets are a different medium.

Edit - I don't get this obsession with the man's clothing. Especially when you're attacking them for being style over substance. Ad induviaem? 😵

Umm, it was a joke...

Originally posted by Starrman
Umm, it was a joke...

So are jokes about VR's lack of intelligence...

Originally posted by Palynka
So are jokes about VR's lack of intelligence...

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Originally posted by Starrman
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Originally posted by duecer
I'm waiting until next year, the base model will be cheaper and it will have 3G.

other than that, it seems like a very cool idea

mac mini never got any cheaper.

I'm not much of an apple fan, but I think ipad has some promise. you can do everything you're REALLY gonna do on the move, which is maybe browse web, watch porn and write an email or three. NOBODY really does any real work on a laptop, which is far too heavy to be comfortably dragged around anyway. the only people who do real work on a laptop, do it at home, using it EXACTLY like they'd use a workstation. a laptop really isn't portable, the ipad looks like it might be.

I could even picture myself reading something from an ipad rather than a huge tome in bed. thick books in bed are always a horrible nuisance, you never get a good relaxed position. but no way for the price they're asking. a 100e maybe, and even that mostly because I'm a tech geek.

Originally posted by wormwood
mac mini never got any cheaper.

I'm not much of an apple fan, but I think ipad has some promise. you can do everything you're REALLY gonna do on the move, which is maybe browse web, watch porn and write an email or three. NOBODY really does any real work on a laptop, which is far too heavy to be comfortably dragged around anyway. the only people who do ...[text shortened]... e price they're asking. a 100e maybe, and even that mostly because I'm a tech geek.

You watch porn on the move? 😲

Originally posted by Palynka
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Do you always have to be so difficult? I didn't understand what the VR reference meant.

Originally posted by wormwood
mac mini never got any cheaper.

I'm not much of an apple fan, but I think ipad has some promise. you can do everything you're REALLY gonna do on the move, which is maybe browse web, watch porn and write an email or three. NOBODY really does any real work on a laptop, which is far too heavy to be comfortably dragged around anyway. the only people who do ...[text shortened]... e price they're asking. a 100e maybe, and even that mostly because I'm a tech geek.

There's always an exception to a rule. I do most of my real work on a laptop. It also happens to be an Apple contraption. It is ten years old but still does everything I need to do. It looks good, it will go for ten hours on two fresh batteries, the keyboard is better than any other I have ever used, the screen is a sensible size and it cost me £50 on eBay. It doesn't have a touch screen but I am not keen on touch screen stuff. I just need to watch my oaf of a son getting stressed by his iPhone to convince me that touch screen technology is a step too far for an old Luddite like me.

Originally posted by Palynka
You watch porn on the move? 😲

In public toilets maybe?

Originally posted by Starrman
Do you always have to be so difficult?

No, I don't. Carry on!

Originally posted by Palynka
No, I don't. Carry on!

What's the point? I'm not sure what your problem with me is, but engaging with you is tiring. Lets just stay out of each others way.

Originally posted by Palynka
You watch porn on the move? 😲

well it's a much more realistic scenario than modeling a shopping center or a turbine engine on the move.

Originally posted by Diophantus
There's always an exception to a rule. I do most of my real work on a laptop. It also happens to be an Apple contraption. It is ten years old but still does everything I need to do. It looks good, it will go for ten hours on two fresh batteries, the keyboard is better than any other I have ever used, the screen is a sensible size and it cost me £50 on eBa ...[text shortened]... hone to convince me that touch screen technology is a step too far for an old Luddite like me.

what kind of work?



you better not say "watching porn movies to review them." 😀