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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Does anyone have an iPad? Are they worth getting? What do you use it for?

I'm finding myself mysteriously wanting one although I'm not completely sure I understand what they do.

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

Didnt realise Apple had moved into ladies hygiene products

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Does anyone have an iPad? Are they worth getting? What do you use it for?

I'm finding myself mysteriously wanting one although I'm not completely sure I understand what they do."
Im glad im not the only one that isnt sure what they do, all i know is they look kinda funky...come on guys n gals, who has one and what EXACTLY do they do?!!!!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

havent got one but as far as i can see they are just a massive ipod touch at the minute

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

got one, like it for the forums.

yu cant go into chat on it tho.

or I can't.

switch it on and it's ready str8 away, saves time booting up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have one, my kid loves it. Like a big touch phone really.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"got one, like it for the forums.

yu cant go into chat on it tho.

or I can't.

switch it on and it's ready str8 away, saves time booting up."
So is it like a lappy?

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


"got one, like it for the forums.

yu cant go into chat on it tho.

or I can't.

switch it on and it's ready str8 away, saves time booting up.So is it like a lappy?"

aye...

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"got one, like it for the forums.

yu cant go into chat on it tho.

or I can't.

switch it on and it's ready str8 away, saves time booting up.So is it like a lappy?

aye... "
so why would i want one when i have a lappy?

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

you prob won't. I think more functionality on a lappy but am no very techy.

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Typing is on one now..

Expensive sure.. But i use it for a number of things

Work and personal email

Surfing

Kids playing games in the back of the car

Kids watching movies in the back of a car.. We have around 300 movies inside iTunes that we can sync a stack up for holidays and car journeys

10 hour battery life

I bought the wifi not 3g version.. And pop into star bucks when not in a work or home wifi spot

Saying that i may use mi fi when the payg time limit disappears

I also use to for note taking at work and for various work apps that i am using

I also have ibooks and the kindle app so use it for reading ebooks and work PDFs

Yes a low level MacBook could do all of this., but it weighs not a lot and for the videos alone on long work rail commutes worth it's weight in gold

Although the predictive text may make some of my profile answers interesting

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Interesting.

I saw it as a 'touch screen laptop' so to speak so it may not be worth getting in that case as I only had this laptop in January.

I saw an advertisement for the Amazon Kindle and am quite interested in that too. It may just rekindle my love of reading.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I want one to download books to. I can get rid of all the paper ones we have here then.

I reckon news items will be delivered to them in the future too, and we wont have our houses cluttered up by endless reams of newspapers.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"I want one to download books to. I can get rid of all the paper ones we have here then.

I reckon news items will be delivered to them in the future too, and we wont have our houses cluttered up by endless reams of newspapers."
WHAT DO I PUT UNDER THE CUCKOO CLOCK THEN?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I want one to download books to. I can get rid of all the paper ones we have here then.

I reckon news items will be delivered to them in the future too, and we wont have our houses cluttered up by endless reams of newspapers.WHAT DO I PUT UNDER THE CUCKOO CLOCK THEN? "

Huh?

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Definitely not a touch screen laptop or a full replacement for a laptop

The screen for eadinng is fine but it cannot be used outside or in light where the reflection will cause a problem.. The kindle is much better and has none of those problems

I used it outside whistle sunbathing and had to put a cover over my head and then e ipad auto he'd itself off with a too hot message as well..

But i was unsure myself before buying,, but now am totally sold and it goes in the man bag and work bag..

I didn't have a ipod touch or iPhone but if i had one of those then some of the apps i use may not justify an ipad as well

I also use the iPad to control my ipod docking stations, the apple tv and iplayer and 4 on demand as well.. Which all come out of the tv

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

I have an iphone which is just a small version of the ipad.... in fact i am just cheeky and call it an Ipad "Mini"

its not the biggest thing memory wise (only 64gb) but if you use it like i use my Iphone.. for reading and newspaper apps it is suppose to be fantastic......

I can't justify getting an Ipad as my Iphone is 32Gb and that is so much I never use anything near it all......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I want one to download books to. I can get rid of all the paper ones we have here then.

I reckon news items will be delivered to them in the future too, and we wont have our houses cluttered up by endless reams of newspapers."

Cheaper with a kindle

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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

Have a child who is an Apple nut, really wanted one but couldn't actually think of anything he'd use it for. That seems to be the basic problem: fantastic solution to a problems, you just need to work out what the problem is.

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

Best wait for the next incarnation! They deliberately left a webcam device off the first one so those that bought early would by again!. The next one will have more functionality as well.

Just had a Nectar email with the Ipad at £429 + 1700 Nectar points. Not bad when you consider what an I-anything costs these days. Just for the name! I actually saw a childs pushchair called "I-Candy" cashing in on the unfathomable need for designer names!

Personally,I will wait for the rest to catch up and they WILL be better equipped than the Ipad, because those arrogant buggers at Apple know that people will buy the Pad cos it has an "I" in front! Should be a couple out this side of Christmas...

But that is just my opinion!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Best wait for the next incarnation! They deliberately left a webcam device off the first one so those that bought early would by again!. The next one will have more functionality as well.

Just had a Nectar email with the Ipad at £429 + 1700 Nectar points. Not bad when you consider what an I-anything costs these days. Just for the name! I actually saw a childs pushchair called "I-Candy" cashing in on the unfathomable need for designer names!

Personally,I will wait for the rest to catch up and they WILL be better equipped than the Ipad, because those arrogant buggers at Apple know that people will buy the Pad cos it has an "I" in front! Should be a couple out this side of Christmas...

But that is just my opinion! "

I reckon I will wait anyway. I've thought of a couple of other things I want to spend the money on 1st and it will give me more time to see what comes out and decide what I'll get best use out of.

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden


"I reckon I will wait anyway. I've thought of a couple of other things I want to spend the money on 1st and it will give me more time to see what comes out and decide what I'll get best use out of."

Smart move xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Best wait for the next incarnation! They deliberately left a webcam device off the first one so those that bought early would by again!."

Thats what Apple have been doing with the iPhone since launch.

The first iPhone couldnt send MMS or Bluetooth, had no camera etc yet 90% of other phones did this. When the next iPhone came out with a camera, the adverts for it made it sound like it was a new invention.

Same with the iPhone 4 ads, showing video calling.... I was using a video phone back in 2002 ffs... but yet again, Apple making sound like they the only one to do it.

I have a iPhone 3 (from work) and although its dreadfully slow, the interface is quite slick to use!

Steve

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead


"Best wait for the next incarnation! They deliberately left a webcam device off the first one so those that bought early would by again!.

Thats what Apple have been doing with the iPhone since launch.

The first iPhone couldnt send MMS or Bluetooth, had no camera etc yet 90% of other phones did this. When the next iPhone came out with a camera, the adverts for it made it sound like it was a new invention.

Same with the iPhone 4 ads, showing video calling.... I was using a video phone back in 2002 ffs... but yet again, Apple making sound like they the only one to do it.

I have a iPhone 3 (from work) and although its dreadfully slow, the interface is quite slick to use!

Steve"

I have a 3GS now and this is about the only think keeping me from going all geek and getting an iphone 4 now,

so I am going to wait till next summer to see what comes along (they always release a new/updated version every june) how sensible yet terribly frustrating of me......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

iv got iphone 3 there seemed too many problems with the iphone 4!

as for ipad, kiddo wantin one for christmas so the money put past for it and will take a geek with me when i go for it as i havent a clue about memory and gigabytes etc etc!! x

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

A triumph of marketing over purpose.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"A triumph of marketing over purpose.

"

so i'm beginning to realise.

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

I have to say I do find my iPad very useful for casual Internet and gaming but this morning I have posted about 6 posts on here which is the most typing and copy n pasting I have done and it isn't as easy as doing it on my Mac.

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Hate mine.. what a difference 3 weeks make.

back to laptop.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yep, if you've used a touch or i-phone its simpy a laptop sized one of those

i wouldn't buy it just yet as first gen apple products are notorious for problems that are fixed by 3rd gen

what can i say - i was married to an apple geek lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll end up with peni-pads before I get an i-pad

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Still no problems here.. Although the predictive text results in some interesting forum posts

The new apple remote version for the ipad is a lot better than the iPhone one..

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By *histler21Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

I've got a mate who has a 3GS. He's now got an iPad - and adores it. It's the best toy he should never have bought. Well, that's what his missus said...

He uses it instead of his works laptop...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hate mine.. what a difference 3 weeks make.

back to laptop.

"

Give ya £200 for it mate!

S.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Still enjoying mine, even my 4 yr old grandson has no problem using it and loves the stars at night ap. xxx

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