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| 1141051 | 2010-10-02 04:09:00 | I'm playing on someones iPad at the moment, thinking that it's a bit slow, a bit heavy, and has a horrible fruity logo on the back. Are there any other apple-haters that have used an iPad out there? :pf1mobmini: |
jd2759 (15763) | ||
| 1141052 | 2010-10-02 04:53:00 | Apparently the Galaxy Tab weighs half what the iPad does. The A4 cpu isn't too bad but the browser isn't anything to write home about. How you finding pressf1 in the iPad? :pf1mobmini: |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1141053 | 2010-10-02 04:55:00 | Yes. I am one for teh hate. Have an iPhone. the ipad is a bloated iPhone that does less than an iPhone for more of a price and less portibility. its a grand fail in my eyes. apple is sucking the life from MT (multi touch) with their new MT nano, seriously, whats the point in a MT nano? in fact, whats really the point in apples MT in the first place. I have only seen a few apps that make use of the multi touch, the rest are all single touch inputs | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1141054 | 2010-10-02 06:01:00 | Im off the ipad now, but pressf1 is great. Maybe a Vista start bar like theme? | jd2759 (15763) | ||
| 1141055 | 2010-10-02 07:08:00 | Only one good thing for the iPad was using it as a test input for out MT table design. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1141056 | 2010-10-02 08:33:00 | The mobile version of the forum is great on an iPod. :pf1mobmini: |
Jester (13) | ||
| 1141057 | 2010-10-02 19:51:00 | I see no reason to pick the iPad apart like that. There's no denying it's usefulness in certain scenarios, and when you pick it apart like that The Error Guy, it mostly just sounds like sour grape of somebody who can't afford one, or can't justify the purchase of one to themselves or their significant other. I've never seen anybody shorted Multi-touch to MT, but OK, lets overlook that for now. Clearly you've never used a picture application to try and zoom to just the right level of detail. Multitouch provides lots of additional functionality in a lot of places. For example on the Touchpad of a Macbook, rather than having to use a scroll wheel or put your fingers on the very right-hand side of the touchpad, you simply use two fingers moving in the same direction to scroll up and down. It's a great timesaver, and once you've done it 2-3 times it becomes very natural. You also fail to realize that just because you have limited use for one doesn't mean the world shares your viewpoint. Sure, content creation is largely limited by the keyboard, but with the likes of Swype on Android devices, it's incredibly easy to create long walls of text with great accuracy. In fact, let's look at a few things: 1) Music - Not so cool carrying an iPad in your pocket (If it'd even fit), so this one goes to the iPod / iPhone 2) Movies - If it's lying in bed, or sitting on a chair, it's always infinitely better on the iPad 3) Browsing - Sure, it's doable on the smaller screen, but having the larger display again makes things so much nicer. Larger displays are evidently what people like, as shown by LCD monitors increasing from 15" as a 'normal' size to 23" in the last 5 years. Same for TV's, all the people I know are buying 46" plus compared with the 32 inches it was a couple of years ago. People simply like larger screens. 4) Emails - Same deal, bigger screen wins 5) Gaming - Yup, for the better part things are better on the larger screen. It's easier to more accurately aim those Angry Birds 6) Taking photos - iPhone wins there, no camera on the iPad 7) Editing photos - Yup, iPad wins here too. Bigger screen, easier to see things, and I know a few professional photographers who take iPads with them to edit a couple of photos "on-site" during an event just to show off. 8) Phone calls - Tried holding an iPad to your ear? It just doesn't work. Score: iPhone 3 iPad 5 Thing before you over-generalize like that, or are going to be so short-sighted, because the millions of users who've bought one clearly see things very differently. That said, I won't be getting one, I'm holding out until I can get something like the Galaxy Tab. *note* This was written on my Nexus One. You have no idea how much better a device becomes when you can actually input to it at a decent speed. For me, it's a good 30-40wpm! Thanks Jester, appreciate the feedback :) :pf1mobmini: |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1141058 | 2010-10-02 20:11:00 | I wish I got a Pad instead of a laptop since I have a PC at home already. I can check email casually, facebook, chat online, the weather, it's great, the odd video but I arn't into videos much but then again some compact normal laptops might be 12" screen size, some netbooks even smaller. Won't be playing games, any serious networking, any MS Office etc. Chill, given the size of the thing, I don't think any pads could be used routinely for phonecalls and to take pictures. The same on any other pads like android or netbooks. Won't doubt usefulness of the webcam thou but the iPad 2 is rumoured on that. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1141059 | 2010-10-02 20:26:00 | Excellent article Chill, as you know I'm not a fan of anything apple but I do realise that they can and do create a certain amount "I want" with their devices amongst some aspects of the population and I do give them credit for that, I just won't be getting one although I would love something like the galaxy | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1141060 | 2010-10-02 21:28:00 | I had the pleasure of the use of a ipad for two nights. I still have reservations about it. It would meet my intended use I want it for. But am still holding out to what the competition is bringing out. The galaxy from what I have read is a 7 inch screen which is too small for my use and too big for my pocket. We have a ipod touch in the house which is again too small for my needs. So once again I remain waiting before I make the decision to lay out the cash. |
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