Thread: Apple iPad is here

Apple today unveiled its latest gadget, the Apple iPad. Well, its actually a tablet computer, but apple have made it in such a way that it is a mix of the Mac, iPhone and the iPod. Its around half inch thick, has a 9.7" IPS (In plane switching) multi touch display and weighs around 750gm. There are variants based on storage space (16GB, 32GB, 64GB) and based on connectivity (3G or Wifi).



As for the price(drums roll) .........$499 for the 16GB variant,$599 for the 32GB, $699 for the 64GB variant. Add another $130 to each if you want 3G. Let us know what you think, do answer the poll (top of this page).

Steve Jobs has announced the name of Apple's latest flagship product set to revolutionize the computer world as it did with the iPhone. It is confirmed to be a sort of tablet called the iPad. It comes with LEDs, electronic books can be read with the application iBook, browse, send emails, use iWork, has incorporated Google Maps and iTunes, has photo viewer (iPhoto ), calendar and a virtual keyboard for typing where necessary. The iPad is quite portable in your hands, as is typical for iPhone and applications are configurable in many ways on the screen. Jobs claims that a netbook is not practical and that the best cross between a phone and a laptop is the iPad. Its basic features with 0.5 inches thick, 9.7 inch screen, 1 GHz processor controlled by an A4, multitouch IPS, 16 and 64 GB of flash storage, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, speakerphone, microphone and 10 hours of battery life. There will be models with 3G-unlocked for use with any operator, and weighs 680 grams. From today there will be a iPad Tools with an SDK for developers. It will cost $ 499 with WiFi only version and 16GB up to $ 829 with WiFi, 3G and 64 GB. It will be available within 60 days.

Apple has managed to recreate the magic of marketing Keyword as it is capable of creating for its products and desire to be different from the cattle class when you acquire it because it is not within reach of every budget. That, coupled with the great user experience, makes you continue to have much success despite not always have the best gadget.

Their results in time of crisis is outrageous. In the last three months, the company has achieved sales of 11.093 million euros and a net quarterly profit of 2.391 million euros. Apple's gross margin was 40.9%, while 58% of sales have been outside the United States.

I would buy one of these and say good bye to my ancient laptop
Price is not too bad either but if the battery keeps it running for 10 hours as claimed then it would be a huge plus and would sell like hot cakes..

Think about this.. I get up early in the morning and the first thing I do is check my phone and browse through all the emails... If there is anything urgent I have to run to turn my desktop on because getting my laptop out is as much hassel. I can never use my phone to reply to important e-mails but with Ipad it would become so much easier..

I am hoping that the cooling would do well in India with all the dust and what not..

Another thing I am conscerned about is carrying it around.. It would be great if Apple offers a carrying bag with a hard surface on one side where the screen would be as we can very well imagine that it would only take a very light blow to get the whole thing go bust..

We in India will have to wait for some time for Apple Ipad I think..

But i still don't get what they are really aiming at with this product. The netbook, its far cheaper and can do more or less what this can. If you already have an iphone or something similar, then again, you will not need this product right ?
The price,$630 for a 16GB one with 3G (why will you buy without 3G), seems a little steep. The price would have been really sweet if it was $100 less. Imagine its price when it comes to india lol.

Update:
Just found this, you can even get a keyboard dock, its nice for those who do not want to use the virtual screen.



also, parminder jee, here is an add on for you:



Its the kickstand (thats what apple calls it), it makes its much easier to carry it and you can keep it somewhere and watch a movie.

wow!

first time seen this kinda hardware!
Clapping for APPLE!!!!!!!!

computer in hand!i think i will not be able to afford this

I saw the Apple iPad on the Apple site with its different view dimensions and its amazing! But being Apple I would think only one downside that like if the battery becomes faulty then you would have to only get it repaired by Apple. Or is there actually an option where you can replace the battery yourself or is everything internal like the iPhone?

Originally Posted by imrock

wow!

first time seen this kinda hardware!
Clapping for APPLE!!!!!!!!

computer in hand!i think i will not be able to afford this

All you need to do is win two upcoming contests and you will have enough money to buy one of those

We have one starting 1st feb 00:00 with a bigger cash prize then before...

Originally Posted by Parminder

All you need to do is win two upcoming contests and you will have enough money to buy one of those

We have one starting 1st feb 00:00 with a bigger cash prize then before...

thanks for the info!
can u please post the rules????

i want to win.

Originally Posted by Parminder

All you need to do is win two upcoming contests and you will have enough money to buy one of those

We have one starting 1st feb 00:00 with a bigger cash prize then before...

damn......thats nice.....just that i cant take part again....will be in dubai where there is no internet at my dad's place....

Has anyone bother to see the reviews of any other MID/tablet devices? Apple ipad is nothing but a crap in front of them. Just a double in size of iphone with no multitasking ( yes you can't do two things at a time), no fm radio ,no sim ( have microsim which is not all that common in US! As far as I know only one or two provider ther are giving it or none in India) no webcam, no hdmi , now some more are here What's Missing from the Apple iPad?

Is ipad had a battery replacement? Does any apple products have? No . So its the beginning of No revolution.
Check out Nvidia tablet & also freescale ( that company is no small one It supply semiconductor to all (intel & amd)).Also check out HP slate ( It had not been shown).
I am really despointed with this crap on which any iphone apps can run by just doubling its resolution. ( Even android OS is self conscious of resolution).
Read more reviews on net of ipad-a new sanitary paper from apple ( this has been invented by someone else).

Just reading more funnier reviews. It seems I am not alone.

What's missing?
Most features that make it worth buying. Just saying.

Nvidia tegra based MID had these:
* Listening to music for 25 days straight on one charge
* Watching 1080p HD video for up to 10 hours
* Playing video games at 46 frames per second

I think apple should change the features of device until it is launched in July. I have full faith in Steve Jobs the greatest CEO of all time ( He was called greatest of decade but i think he should be called greatest of all time) whose life has been full of up & down will not be bogged down by this.

good post luke.

I got a few more points, ipad does NOT support flash. So, you cant view any flash content on the web. That includes Hulu, Youtube, etc. The iPad is primarily meant for web browsing, movies,etc. So that a big negative.

But then, multi tasking is just a software block, its only a matter of time till we get a hack or someone cracks it and we have multi tasking (same as iphone 3Gs). They may even officially launch a new update that enables multitasking.

The iPAD is not a replacement for notebook or netbook.

Originally Posted by just4kix

The iPAD is not a replacement for notebook or netbook.

Which brings me back to the basic question, what is it ?

also, during its launch, it was called by apple itself, that it is meant to KILL the netbook.

How can the iPad be a replacement to a netbook leave alone a laptop? Consider the following:

1. No Camera
2. No Multi-Tasking: This means I can't have my email application running in the background while I work on a document or spreadsheet.
3. No VoIP service
4. No USB Slots: How will I connect external devices?
5. No Flash Compatibility: I can't watch YouTube.
6. No drives (and no USB either)
7. Storage Limitations: iPad comes with 16Gb, 32Gb or 64Gb storage devices. How long is this going to last? I have used 700+ GB disk on my 1 TB external HDD.

This does not mean that iPad is not good. But don't expect too much from this. It is a high end glorified iPod Touch in my opinion.

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Add: One more thing that I may have missed is the battery. I am not entirely sure about this but I believe that the iPad has completely sealed batteries that cannot be replaced by an ordinary person. If your batteries die out in 3 years, then you may have a very nice decoration piece on your desk.