Who's planning on getting an Ipad 2?

[1_Flames_Fan]

I have been thinking about getting one for quite awhile. In the job I work at I end up spending long hours in my truck with not much to do and my laptop is a bit big to bring along all the time and clunky to take in and out and takes up a fair amount of space. I was thinking of an Ipad 2 or the new Motorola Xoom but am leaning towards the new Ipad because once its jailbroken I should be able to tether and use my Iphone 4's 3G connection for internet on my Ipad. I don't know if this would be possible on the Xoom but pretty unlikely. Anyone else getting one? Which one are you planning to get? Are you going to line up on launch day or just try to order one online? I hope the jailbreak for the Ipad 2 goes public soon cause that will definately solidify my decision.

[Morozee]

Not me, I'm holding out for the iPad 4! It probably will only be a year or 2 before it's released.

[MrMastodonFarm]

What's with all this jailbroken talk?

If you have an iphone 4, and the current first gen iPad you could get internet on your ipad from the i4's mobile hotspot feature.

[Yorkshire Flame]

I am! I'm probably going to pick up the 32GB Wi-fi one, but I haven't decided on the colour yet. I promised myself that I'd wait for Gen 2 before I bought one, and I've been waiting patiently haha. Wi-fi hotspot with my iPhone 4 now is what sealed the decision to not get the 3G version. I have a good data plan, and not paying an extra $10 a month from those cellphone crooks for an 'iPad tethering charge' makes me happy.

Not sure if I'm going to line up though or try another retailer like LD or Best Buy. I presume that they'll all have them on launch day?

[underGRADFlame]

I'll be getting one, selling my old one to my pa. I'm getting the white one with grey cover me thinks.

[Regular_John]

Nope, still a little to rich for my taste. Yes it's cool and I wouldn't mind having one, but at the current price point I'd rather just pony up for a new laptop.

[Winsor_Pilates]

I'm in
Was thinking 16GB 3G; but since finding our about hotspots might skip the 3G

[FanIn80]

Apple is paying close attention to all iPad 2 returns during the first few weeks to make sure there are no major production defects. This policy has indirectly led to a free iPad 2 to one customer and an amusing story that we thought was entertaining enough to share.

The story comes by way of an individual close to Apple:

[Apple's] focus this week has been to troubleshoot all the iPad 2s that customers are returning to the stores. One iPad came back with a post it note on it that said "Wife said no." It was escalated as something funny, and two of the VPs got wind of it. They sent the guy an iPad 2 with a note on it that said "Apple said yes."

Haha, win.

Edit: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/18/...apple-says-yes

[mykalberta]

Yes. I am thinking that is going to be my birthday gift in July.

[J Diddy]

I'm 90% sure I'll be getting one. The only reason I'm not 100% sure is that I have done so much research on what to buy that my head hurts and now I can't make complete decisions anymore.

I don't have an iPhone 4 but would love the hotspot feature. I have a Blackberry so I am hoping there will be a jailbreak option as I don't want to spend extra for the 3G model and don't want a iPad 3G plan.

[The Yen Man]

For people with Ipads, how well does streaming stuff off your computer work on it? Like can you download an app that lets you browse all your shared folders in your network? I've kind of just googled it, and apparently it works. I just don't know how well it actually works.

[Komskies]

Can it make phone calls?

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

For people with Ipads, how well does streaming stuff off your computer work on it? Like can you download an app that lets you browse all your shared folders in your network? I've kind of just googled it, and apparently it works. I just don't know how well it actually works.

It works great. I use Air Video but I guess Home Sharing makes it even easier.

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by Komskies

Can it make phone calls?

Yup. Using Skype you can make regular phone calls or, even better, it can do video calls.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by KTrain

It works great. I use Air Video but I guess Home Sharing makes it even easier.

Really? Nice! You sir, just sold me on getting one later this year.

[ma-skis.com]

because of the price drop the we're thinking of going with the ipad 1, so this is our jump into ipad world,

if you guys are looking at unloading one, maybe let me know, but i'm pretty excited about the ipad in general,

[Russic]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

Really? Nice! You sir, just sold me on getting one later this year.

Air video is a top 3 app for me. I just use home sharing now, but that's only because all my videos are iTunes friendly (air video doesn't care about file formats).

[1_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

For people with Ipads, how well does streaming stuff off your computer work on it? Like can you download an app that lets you browse all your shared folders in your network? I've kind of just googled it, and apparently it works. I just don't know how well it actually works.

If your Ipad is jailbroken you can install XBMC (Xbox Media Center) on it and browse all your shared network folders, stream all your files and do a lot of other very cool stuff too (Navi-X comes to mind)

[CKPThunder]

Originally Posted by Russic

Air video is a top 3 app for me. I just use home sharing now, but that's only because all my videos are iTunes friendly (air video doesn't care about file formats).

I think air video has a problem with playing any iTunes DRM movies while you can watch them with home sharing. Don't know if this is an issue as I don't know how many people purchase movies / shows off of iTunes.

[Temporary_User]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Haha, win.

Edit: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/18/...apple-says-yes

I'm calling fake on this.
Anyone have any credible sources on this?