Will the iPad be a success?

[Scuba Jeremy]

Originally Posted by k270

When the technology comes to a computer you won't need to hold it up. It will have a solid base or stand so when you touch the screen it won't fall over. You'll still have a keyboard, just no mouse. You want to open a file, touch the file, tap once and it opens.

HP and Sony already have all-in-one computers on the market today with touch screens. They also sell them with mice.

I love the touch screen on my Android phone. I much prefer it to the stylus control of my old HP PocketPC. But do I want it on my computer? I don't see it as being very practical. Neat? Sure, but not practical.

[sully51]

In time.. I think this is something they just needed to get out, it will evolve as they keep working on it.

I wouldn't buy one now, but I expect in a year or two the next generation will be out and it will have some significant changes. Apple is very good at improving its products over time. For now they just wanted to get it out there I think

[hmich176]

Originally Posted by sully51

In time.. I think this is something they just needed to get out, it will evolve as they keep working on it.

I wouldn't buy one now, but I expect in a year or two the next generation will be out and it will have some significant changes. Apple is very good at improving its products over time. For now they just wanted to get it out there I think

This. I think the same thing of Apple TV. It's a product that's out there and has potential for growth. I really see them working the iPad and Apple TV together in the home environment.

[doesmusicbest]

Thinking about this for a few hours, I think I would change my answer to "yes." This specific product may not be the greatest thing ever, but I think it sets a nice foundation for a great line of products in the future. And I think that is enough to count it as a success.

[BotheDMBFan]

What a huge waste of money. Just like everything else Apple shits out.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

What a huge waste of money. Just like everything else Apple shits out.

Bo, I wrote the guest list for this conversation, and just in case, if you're wondering, you're not on it!

[274041]

I love apple, but I'm still trying to see how this isn't just a gigantic ipod touch.

[BotheDMBFan]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

Bo, I wrote the guest list for this conversation, and just in case, if you're wondering, you're not on it!

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....gi?u=macs_cant

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....gi?u=macs_cant

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

Can that piece of shit use an accelerometer to play Super Monkey Ball? Didn't think so.

[BotheDMBFan]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

Can that piece of shit use an accelerometer to play Super Monkey Ball? Didn't think so.

It actually can play Super Monkey Ball on it.

[harryhoudini]

i wrote this in the other thread but i'll write it here. i'll touch on the mouse and keyboard later, but that is pretty easy to get around.
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business travelers and college kids/yuppies with extra cash who want to bring their media with them without carrying around a laptop.

i see this as a door stop to hold open the door of a product that bridges the gap of the laptop and the smart phone. seriously what can the average user do on a laptop that you couldn't do on this? i agree that anything that requires large cache memory or processing power is not possible on this, but that technology will come. in the meantime this handles all the media, web browsing and basic needs on a screen that you can actually see (ie the iphone screen is tiny).

this could potentially make portable dvd players, kindles/nooks, and possibly the itouch unnecessary (if it makes some adjustments). additionally it moves closer to having a computer on the go whenever you need it without carrying around a heavy laptop. thats where casual computing is going. you will always need larger computers for programming, editing, etc. (well not always, but for the near to mid future) but the casual market can be covered in that not so near future.

the big problems i see is i didn't realize you needed to pay a service fee for optimal use (that is a terrible idea and could kill it) and as someone else said you still need a computer. then also the semi-minor things of no camera, weak on memory, stuck with ATT, not sure how the screen will be on the eyes for long periods of time (will this replace the kindle?). i also didn't see anything on the ports, but i would hope it offers firewire for media transfer.

[Zildjian242]

i think its pretty cool. I would never get one (as of now) but it has alot of potential. So does that macbook air. they should get back to work on that, it would be awesome if that thing had some hd space

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

It actually can play Super Monkey Ball on it.

With an accelerometer? No? Then shut up, Linda!

[diableri]

Like a lot of people, I was really disappointed with this thing as it stands now. This iteration is not going to be successful in a financial sense. If Apple move hard with a rapid evolution, then I think they can make money on it. I have been holding off on buying a kindle and new netbook for a couple of months specifically to see how this thing came off.

What I wanted was a device with this form factor save for native 16:9 sizing. A couple USB connections and mini display and/or HDMI port along with the 30 pin they included. It needed to be able to handle full blast safari web browsing, Flash included (assholes) and just go ahead and run OSX. I wanted to buy a stand that enabled mouse and keyboard use that I leave on my desk to use at home and charge the thing (and a second set up for my office at work).

Use it as a light computer while docked, use it as a kick ass portable media/web device via touchscreen while I'm away from the dock.

I'd have dropped serious cash on it and I'd buy a new one every few years if needed to keep up with media/games.

Is what I'm looking for as a non-3d gaming computer really that tough? Do I really have to pay those guys to cut up a macbook to get this? Am I really in the minority here?

[Socks]

iPad sounds like someone with a weird accent saying iPod

[k270]

Originally Posted by Socks

iPad sounds like someone with a weird accent saying iPod

Steve Jobs is a genius naming it the iPad. A New Yorker walks into the Apple store and asks for a iPod, it's heard as Ipad. Boom, an extra $300 in Apples pocket.

[thebridge15]

No way I will ever even consider getting one. But I do think it will be a successful product, because people will buy it for some reason. I mean, what can it do that a laptop can't?

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by Tiduwho

But I WANT a mouse. Omg there is nothing more frustrating to me than not having a mouse. Touch pads on laptops are terrible. It's so much easier to use your wrist and entire hand resting to move something than have your hand lifted and using your fingers. Touch screens seem great as an idea, but in practice...my hand and fingers get tired, and my head gets frustrated and annoyed.

I can use my mouse and woosh, no effort at all to move and click on things. With touch pads it's retarded, clicking at random when I'm trying to just pull the pointer around the screen. Always clicking on things I don't want it to click on.

:thum bsup

Hit the nail on the head.

[AlpineValley804]

1. Apple Stock Prices crash.
2. ????
3. Profit.

[Revolution36]

I have been wondering this all day since I heard about it.

All of the crazy Mac guys will go out for it, but I'm not sure about the 'everyday' consumer. At a $500 price point, its actually really really cool and will do most things that the 'average' person needs.

Personally, I have a MacBook and an iPod Touch, so I can't see myself getting one. It doesn't do anything that my little gadgets can't, so I'll pass.

[vaxarado]

I clicked no but I have no idea. Part of me says it's going to be an absolute hit and part of me says it'll be eh. I don't think it even has anything to do with the current model. If it will be successful, it'll be due to the next version of it that comes out that's fixed everything negative about the first one. It'll probably sell well right off the bat because it is an Apple product and they have a great reputation (as I'm typing on my MacBook Pro, which I love). The question is how they react to the complaints. I just see it being a product that'll need to be tweaked (and possibly significantly).

[Radioplay]

I think it's a neat idea but I really don't see the iPad being some big deal. I have a desktop, notebook, netbook and iPhone. I don't need the iPad.

I saw that the iPad doesn't even have a camera. wtf? iPhones, MacBooks and Nanos have cams.

[Gaijin86]

No.

As fun as typing 20 words per minute on a glorified iPhone is, I'll pass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs

[tomest1980]

Poor Bostonian iPod/iPad users. No one will ever be able to tell which they are talking about.


Ba dum ::ching::

[JacobLovesYou]

i voted yes because if anybody can make something work and become successful its the folks at apple. everything they've developed turns to gold.

with that being said, it seems like every major producer puts on some horrible failure eventually and then 5 years later people go "oh yeah i remember that"

[JacobLovesYou]

for now though, every time i see the word ipad, i just think somebody misspelled ipod.

[Barbossa]

when was the last unsuccessful Apple product?

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by colegibson

when was the last unsuccessful Apple product?

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by colegibson

when was the last unsuccessful Apple product?

Apple TV and Macbook Air

[zajDmB1]

Here in Manhattan they will because enough people are so insecure they need to buy the latest technology to prove to everyone how rich (most likely actually not) and hip (by trying way too hard) they are. Now, I'm sure it is awesome technology and as soon as I see one in person I'll want to get one, but as I do with every Apple product, I'll just wait to the 3rd or 4th gen when it if infinitely cooler and better.