Apple's iPad Megathread

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by DrJ

Is there any indication about iPhone 4.0 being announced or is this event for the iPad?

My guess is this event will just stick with the iPad.

is iWorks liks MS Office? Would suck typing anything of decent length on this thing.

[Keeko_ca]

So far, I think this thing is destined to be the next big thing. The price simply dictates as to how fast that actually happens.

Where Apple has the edge over other tablets is the interface and the massive iTunes support backbone.

[mykalberta]

It doesnt sound like the audience is overly impressed either given the applause volume compared to at the start of the event.

[Russic]

Originally Posted by silentsim

i use pages then preview it in word before submission

Ya most of my pages documents get exported to word.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by silentsim

i use pages then preview it in word before submission

Sadly, I have an EDIT course which needs Office. I'd be annoyed, but I bought Office last year, because Augustana was even worse. They just recently got the 2007 version of Office on all their computers.

[Keeko_ca]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

It doesnt sound like the audience is overly impressed either given the applause volume compared to at the start of the event.

Tough to get a crowd of Mac fanboys excited about eBooks and iWork...

However, there has been over a year of speculation on this thing, it had no alternative but to disappoint.

[silentsim]

10$ each for iWork apps

Id buy Pages/numbers.

[Keeko_ca]

3g!!!

[silentsim]

3g. there it is.
data plan...250mb/14.99 month in the US
unlimited 29.99

with at&t

no contract on data plan(s)

[Russic]

Why do I feel a canada screw-job coming?

[fredr123]

$84.99/month on Rogers in Canada

[silentsim]

"international deals in place by june"

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by Keeko_ca

Tough to get a crowd of Mac fanboys excited about eBooks and iWork...

However, there has been over a year of speculation on this thing, it had no alternative but to disappoint.

It could get people excited if they did something innovating that people hadn't expected, but it looks like all they've done is combine a bunch of technology they already have and tried to sell it as something new. If you already have a macbook and an iPhone, you can already do everything they've shown so far. Plus make phone calls.

[Keeko_ca]

There it is...The Canada screw job. I can live until Summer I guess though...

[sureLoss]

At least all models are unlocked. Might be possible to get one states side and use it up here

[Russic]

ok lets get this thing priced.

[Frequitude]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Sooo, you wanted the apple tablet - to not be a tablet, but rather a laptop?

I wanted it to be both. Why the hell would I want to carry around a big ipod touch and a macbook???

Originally Posted by mykalberta

It has bluetooth and the only reason for bluetooth is for a keyboard.

So lets say I'm sitting on a plane, or on a bench, or anywhere else that doesn't have a nice big flat surface in front of me. You're telling me that I have to prop this thing up somehow so I can look at it straight on and then I have to find something flat to put a keyboard down on? ...and so I have to carry around two separate pieces (keyboard and iPad)?


I'll take the laptop that I can use in my lap anywhere, and just carry around my little iPod Touch. I have no use for this big thing.

[Russic]

$499 ... not bad at all.

[Keeko_ca]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

It could get people excited if they did something innovating that people hadn't expected, but it looks like all they've done is combine a bunch of technology they already have and tried to sell it as something new. If you already have a macbook and an iPhone, you can already do everything they've shown so far. Plus make phone calls.

True...but again, over a year of speculation. I don't understand what else COULD be expected. As long as it's successful at it's focus.

[silentsim]

500 us for low end model!