THFourteen wrote:We'll see. Maybe this time they'll be able to meet demands but my money is on no. (And so is my legue of chinese students I have hired to cue up outside every apple store in NYC) |
Apple iPad 3 'Announced - Available March 16th' • Page 11
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Tonka 31,980 posts
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mrpon 37,367 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPointless as fuck feature? The 1080p video recording.
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alexc7496 1,800 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
I tend to agree, I think the old view point of having a shortage of stock to create demand and get people talking is not the same as it was.
Tonka wrote:
actually, seeing as you can just go to the online store and preorder them for release day (at least you could when i checked at 10am), i dont think this will net you anything this time round. Global launch, preorders available, dont think you'll make any money after ebay sales fees.
Cheapest and best way of doing it is
10 Cue up on launch day and buy two
20 Sell one on eBay for MAXIMUM PROFIT
24 Wait until december and sell the other one on eBay
GO TO 10
Companies want to try and cash in while the iron is hot. As such I don't think people will struggle to pick up and ipad 3 on launch day imo. -
Did anyone try that trick with the Vita? -
Dougs 100,415 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMy brother-in-law bought his missus an iPad2 for Christmas and they spent the rest of the holiday taking pictures and videoing people. Just use that expensive fucking DSLR or your Flip recorder FFS! -
Dougs 100,415 posts
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Registered 18 years agoAnyway, I bought a refurb 2 for £289. Much more palatable price point. -
alexc7496 1,800 posts
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Registered 15 years agoEbay reflects the market. If there is a demand for something and a shortage then people turn to places like ebay but they accept they have to pay a increased premium for it.
There was no shortage of Vita's in the shop and from what I could see ebay was matching and sometimes actually cheaper than the shops prices. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoi think kalel was being "funny" 
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alexc7496 1,800 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYeah I think I read that one wrong, lol. Was the same with the PS3 wasn't it!!! -
Scurrminator 9,045 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThe thing with an iPad is the shortages don't help. If it's a few months before you can get one you know the next one is ten months off.
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yeah, I've been mulling over the idea of getting an ipad for a few months, really tempted to get this once since it will be nice and fresh! -
I've heard that ALL 'tiers' of the new iPad will have 3G connectivity built it, but when I looked on the Apple site there's no mention of this at all. All they seem to be offering are wi-fi only and 4G versions.
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delbert 2,893 posts
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Registered 18 years agoCaptainQuint wrote:
No that isn't right, Wi-fi only is just that..
Can anyone here clarify that the bog standard 16gb wi-fi does indeed come
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ronuds 21,781 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAccording to the EG article:
Apple suggested there will be separate devices for different networks in the US, but all will be 3G ready.
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askew 24,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYeah, the US is crazy in that they have a couple of different network infrastructures - GSM and CDMA(?), so devices have to be customised for different operators. -
ronuds 21,781 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIf I actually had to guess, I'd say the wifi is wifi only and that 3G only comes with the 4G model.
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alexc7496 1,800 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThe fact that it is 4G is so pointless for us in the UK unless you're on some of the trails that are running.
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Flightrisker 18,139 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThink I'll wait for the 4. A physical resins to make it look like a giant iPhone 4 would have for me. I really hate the beveled back on the iPad. And how the USB doesn't enter it flush. The black with glass backing I the iPhone would have looked sexy us having it lie flat would have been nice. -
alexc7496 wrote:
4G spectrum auctions aren't even starting over here until the end of 2012, so it'll definitely be a fair while before the 4G chip becomes useful - the iPad 4 will have been out for a few months, I'd have thought
The fact that it is 4G is so pointless for us in the UK unless you're on some of the trails that are running.
I understand there will be no country roll out of 4G across the UK till atleast Oct/Nov 2013..gif)
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delbert 2,893 posts
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Registered 18 years agoronuds wrote:
There is no need to guess
If I actually had to guess, I'd say the wifi is wifi only and that 3G only comes with the 4G model.
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I was reading a live feed from the show yesterday and Tim Cook definitely said all versions will come with 3G. Which is why the website itself is causing me the confusion.
I'll be delaying my preorder indefinitely till I find out, because without built in 3G at £399, selling my iPad 2 and upgrading is far less desirable. -
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Registered 16 years agoFlightrisker wrote:
That'd make the whole device feel thicker. And - more importantly - would make it a bitch to pick up.
Think I'll wait for the 4. A physical resins to make it look like a giant iPhone 4 would have for me. I really hate the beveled back on the iPad. And how the USB doesn't enter it flush. The black with glass backing I the iPhone would have looked sexy us having it lie flat would have been nice. -
ronuds 21,781 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThe iPad and iPhone, while still sleek and sexy, are starting to look dated in comparison to their counterparts, imo. They need to get rid of that giant border around the screen - everyone's moving closer to borderless and it's so much nicer to look at. I feel like I'm looking at a 70s TV screen with these "i" devices. -
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Registered 16 years agoIf it didn't have the border then you'd be holding the actual screen and pressing things accidentally. -
@ronuds
Let's have a look at these counterparts you speak of, then. -
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Registered 17 years agoRhythm wrote:
Even then it won't be any use, not with the iPad's current 4G configuration anyway. Uses the same frequency as our digital TV so current models will never work here.
alexc7496 wrote:
4G spectrum auctions aren't even starting over here until the end of 2012, so it'll definitely be a fair while before the 4G chip becomes useful - the iPad 4 will have been out for a few months, I'd have thought
The fact that it is 4G is so pointless for us in the UK unless you're on some of the trails that are running.
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mrpon 37,367 posts
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Registered 15 years agobillythekid wrote:
Don't think it's a problem for ronuds, as he uses one of these:
If it didn't have the border then you'd be holding the actual screen and pressing things accidentally.
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ronuds 21,781 posts
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Registered 15 years agoCaptainQuint wrote:
Well, a few people I know have this:
@ronuds
Let's have a look at these counterparts you speak of, then.
And, just my opinion!, but I just think it makes this look slightly aged:
I'm not saying anything bad about anyone. Just my opinion! On 2nd look, the border sizes aren't all that different - they only "appear" to be. -
Think I might wait for this iPad or death whichever comes first 
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