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neilka 8 Mar 2012 01:11:50 24,026 posts
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dunny wrote:
Looks nice, but no compelling reason for me to upgrade really. I personally am more interested in the new apple tv- streaming 1080p rented movies sounds great.

Like the Xbox has done for the last couple of years?

yegon 8 Mar 2012 01:38:28 6,511 posts
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64gb wifi ordered, me happy! Like the iPhone, it's really a no brainer when you've skipped a generation. iPad 5, or "newerest iPad" by then, will be my next.

Think dropping the numbers game is a good idea actually. In 3-4 months this'll simply be the iPad, while it will become iPad (3rd gen) when the 4 arrives. You don't see MacBook air 5's do you, only 5,1 for example in the about screen.

Flightrisker 8 Mar 2012 02:31:18 18,139 posts
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I found it odd when they brought in the numbering. The iPod have different models but the upgradings never added a number. Seemed a bit shortsighted but they seem to know what they're doing

Flightrisker 8 Mar 2012 02:31:19 18,139 posts
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I found it odd when they brought in the numbering. The iPod have different models but the upgradings never added a number. Seemed a bit shortsighted but they seem to know what they're doing

Flightrisker 8 Mar 2012 02:31:20 18,139 posts
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I found it odd when they brought in the numbering. The iPod have different models but the upgradings never added a number. Seemed a bit shortsighted but they seem to know what they're doing

Flightrisker 8 Mar 2012 02:31:54 18,139 posts
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Mobile site has no delete post button?

dunny 8 Mar 2012 06:15:25 602 posts
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neilka wrote:

dunny wrote:
Looks nice, but no compelling reason for me to upgrade really. I personally am more interested in the new apple tv- streaming 1080p rented movies sounds great.
Like the Xbox has done for the last couple of years?

Perhaps, but I have all my media in itunes

Tonka 8 Mar 2012 07:05:11 31,980 posts
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Looks lovely. I really want one but I will wait for the next gen. As yegon said, skipping a gen is the way to go.

iPhoto looks almost perfect for me. The only thing I missed was the ability to make photo books. I've made three so far and they are gorgeous. Last time I made one I remember thinking how great it would be to do it on the iPad rather than the iMac.

Fab4 8 Mar 2012 07:40:40 8,924 posts
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neilka wrote:

dunny wrote:
Looks nice, but no compelling reason for me to upgrade really. I personally am more interested in the new apple tv- streaming 1080p rented movies sounds great.
Like the Xbox has done for the last couple of years?

And you get a noise generator thrown in for good measure.

Edit: I'll be getting a new iPAd as soon as the ordering opens on the dutch Apple store.

Edited by Fab4 at 07:42:51 08-03-2012

jonsaan 8 Mar 2012 07:48:03 27,052 posts
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No sign of a new iPod touch with a bigger screen was there?

spindizzy 8 Mar 2012 08:06:15 7,755 posts
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dunny wrote:

neilka wrote:

dunny wrote:
Looks nice, but no compelling reason for me to upgrade really. I personally am more interested in the new apple tv- streaming 1080p rented movies sounds great.
Like the Xbox has done for the last couple of years?
Perhaps, but I have all my media in itunes

I used to use my xbox as a media player, but it's way too noisy and the interface is crap. 1)I absolutely love my AppleTV. The things which would make it better are:
more choice of films (but my cable TV box is just as bad - not sure about the xbox - and so it's almost certainly the media companies being dicks
2) natively play mkvs etc (which I guess isn't going to happen).

Re: the iPad3, I'm actually still pretty happy with my iPad1. I'm avoiding Apple stores for a while though, in case I change my mind when I see the iPad3. ;-)

superdelphinus 8 Mar 2012 08:11:26 10,507 posts
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I think skipping "one" generation is a little bit over the top for iPads. Upwards of �500 every two years on essentially a marginal upgrade?

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:26:16

Phew - nothing that makes me want to upgrade from my ipad2. Thank fuck for that!

THFourteen 8 Mar 2012 08:28:09 54,987 posts
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superdelphinus wrote:
I think skipping "one" generation is a little bit over the top for iPads. Upwards of �500 every two years on essentially a marginal upgrade?

some people are rich

Tonka 8 Mar 2012 08:28:42 31,980 posts
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No need to buy anything but the 16GB WiFi in my opinion. And the step from iPad 2 to "the NEW iPad" is anything but marginal.

But yeah. It's not as if I need an iPad. It's bloody fantastic and the best bit of tech I bought since my Panasonic LX3 but it's hardly food on the table or roof over my head.

Tonka 8 Mar 2012 08:29:10 31,980 posts
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@kalel Not tempted by the new screen?

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:32:28

Not even slightly to be honest. The screen on the ipad 2 is really nice imo.

I'm sure when I see the screen in the flesh I'll notice the difference, but i've never really thought that my ipad2's screen wasn't high enough res.

Fab4 8 Mar 2012 08:34:05 8,924 posts
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I'm giving my old iPAd2 to my nieces...sharing the happiness, as it were. I can afford a yearly upgrade purely from the money I saved by quitting the ciggies. So if next years one tempts me, I'll do the same thing...share this coming one with my family. Its a win-win.

THFourteen 8 Mar 2012 08:38:14 54,987 posts
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Tonka wrote:
No need to buy anything but the 16GB WiFi in my opinion. And the step from iPad 2 to "the NEW iPad" is anything but marginal.

But yeah. It's not as if I need an iPad. It's bloody fantastic and the best bit of tech I bought since my Panasonic LX3 but it's hardly food on the table or roof over my head.

it depends what you wanted from it. personally i was all about having it thinner, lighter and more usable in the sunlight. and the haptic feedback rumour got me really excited.

the retina screen, i'm not that fussed about, sure i bet it looks amazing, but for what i generally do with my ipad (browsing, watching netflix), i dont think it will make huge amounts of difference watching a video at x768 or x1080 (actually i guess it will have to upscale it).

i'm off on holiday on friday and i'm thinking gadget wise, i will take my kindle and my vita rather than my ipad.

hey ho or maybe i'm just trying to talk myself out of buying one

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:42:27

For me the improvement is the very definition of "marginal". It basically doesn't do anything new at all. It just does the same things slightly better. That's not a big leap for me.

Benno 8 Mar 2012 08:44:06 11,854 posts
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jonsaan wrote:
No sign of a new iPod touch with a bigger screen was there?

the iPad?

spindizzy 8 Mar 2012 08:45:32 7,755 posts
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It's a tablet. What on earth do you want it to do that it doesn't? I think it's ALWAYS going to do the same things slightly better.

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:46:35

And there was me thinking Apple's whole brand positioning was about product innovation.

Dougs 8 Mar 2012 08:47:53 100,415 posts
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That's the branding, but it's virtually always been about evolution.

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:50:50

I'm not saying I expected it to make me toast in the morning, but I was expecting something a bit new and innovative along the lines of the haptic screen or whatever. Apple generally do pull something new out the bag, even if it's just Siri or whatever.

This really is just an ipad2-S. Not an ipad3 imo.

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:51:27

So yes, I don't even think it's evolved. It's just slightly improved.

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spindizzy wrote:

dunny wrote:

neilka wrote:

dunny wrote:
Looks nice, but no compelling reason for me to upgrade really. I personally am more interested in the new apple tv- streaming 1080p rented movies sounds great.
Like the Xbox has done for the last couple of years?
Perhaps, but I have all my media in itunes
I used to use my xbox as a media player, but it's way too noisy and the interface is crap. 1)I absolutely love my AppleTV. The things which would make it better are:
more choice of films (but my cable TV box is just as bad - not sure about the xbox - and so it's almost certainly the media companies being dicks
2) natively play mkvs etc (which I guess isn't going to happen).

Re: the iPad3, I'm actually still pretty happy with my iPad1. I'm avoiding Apple stores for a while though, in case I change my mind when I see the iPad3.

Jailbreak, install XBMC/plex

Job done.

ram 8 Mar 2012 08:53:13 3,598 posts
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In the same way the iPad 2 is an iPad 1S then.

spindizzy 8 Mar 2012 08:53:18 7,755 posts
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kalel wrote:
And there was me thinking Apple's whole brand positioning was about product innovation.

Well yes - it has the fastest graphics chip in a tablet (I guess?), the fastest 4G technology, the highest resolution screen... Apparently iPhoto is amazing too (not seen the video yet). It IS innovative, but it's still a tablet. It still has to do tablet things.

Deleted user 8 March 2012 08:54:43

ram wrote:
In the same way the iPad 2 is an iPad 1S then.

Yes.

I never bought an ipad 1. Wouldn't have upgraded to 2 if I had done though.

Anyway, buy whatever you want peeps. I'm just not seeing any reason to upgrade.

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