I just looked up the verizon and at&t plans and I couldn't stand that there were data restrictions, unlike the the smartphone plan for verizon.
would I be better of with a laptop?
I just looked up the verizon and at&t plans and I couldn't stand that there were data restrictions, unlike the the smartphone plan for verizon.
would I be better of with a laptop?
bump
I have an iPad, with out the phone plan stuff. So just with Wifi. Which where I live is almost ubiquitous, so that's a non-issue.
I like mine. Makes browsing the web on the couch better than ever. Pretty awesome to travel with, for looking up restaraunts/maps/directions, and for watching movies or whatever on planes. And Need For Speed is the jam.
I got mine as a gift, and seeing how much I've used it, would probably have bought it myself.
OrganGrinder wrote:
I have an iPad, with out the phone plan stuff. So just with Wifi. Which where I live is almost ubiquitous, so that's a non-issue.
I like mine. Makes browsing the web on the couch better than ever. Pretty awesome to travel with, for looking up restaraunts/maps/directions, and for watching movies or whatever on planes. And Need For Speed is the jam.
I got mine as a gift, and seeing how much I've used it, would probably have bought it myself.
Interpretation: "It brings no real value to my life, but I just like having it."
This is all fine and good. If you have the money and cant think of anything else you would rather spend it on then get it. Realize that it is not a significant upgrade in anyway from a cheap laptop and in many many ways it is a huge downgrade.
Personally, I think that tablets are usually just redundant technology. While their functionality is rather nice, if you already have a modern smart phone and a laptop there really isn't any compelling reason to buy one.
That being said, right now the iPad 2 is definitely the best tablet on the market. They are fun and convenient. As a previous post already implied, if you do have the extra spending money it might be a good purchase.
Interpretation:"You don't make much money and are bitter about it. You are jealous of people who have new things. Because of your bitterness you feel compeled try and drag the thread down to your level.
swer wrote:
Interpretation:"You don't make much money and are bitter about it. You are jealous of people who have new things. Because of your bitterness you feel compeled try and drag the thread down to your level.
Look in the mirror.
I'm going to upgrade from my blackberry and my laptop is shot, so I'm thinking of doing the new android phone from Verizon. That phone can work as a hotspot for 5 computers.The first version of I pad is reduced now so I can get both for under a grand and get rid of my home wifi bill.
check123 wrote:
I just looked up the verizon and at&t plans and I couldn't stand that there were data restrictions, unlike the the smartphone plan for verizon.
would I be better of with a laptop?
In AT&T's defense, the wifi is unlimited. And do you realize how much data 2GB is? You can stream pandora all the time and not hit the limit. Unless you don't have access to wifi and want to watch a lot of videos on it, the 2GB plan is cheaper and usually enough for most people. I met one guy who used his iphone as a wireless hotspot for his home, and he was way over the limit because he watched movies and things from his laptops. It is kind of annoying that they have a limit, but I don't think it's too unreasonable.
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I bought an iPad in the summer or fall and it's nice to have though certainly no laptop replacement. The new ones with face time are a sweet thing to have if you have friends or family with them too. I'm a designer and it's nice having my portfolio on the iPad and no longer having to lug around a giant print portfolio. I'm hoping they make a larger iPad at some point, maybe 13 inches.
I started out with an iphone 3G in July 2008.
I switched to the HTC Evo in August 2010, because of the bigger screen, and just to checkout something that wasn't Apple.
I also have a Mac Book Pro, which I carry around to places like work and at swim meets (where there is a lot of sitting around waiting for the kids' heats to come up).
Now I love the Mac Book Pro, and the battery life is truly excellent for a notebook. However, I found I was primarily reading PDFs or surfing the web on it, and it became a pain in the but to lug around all the time.
So with that background, I picked up an iPad 2 last week. I did look at the new Android based pads that are running Honeycomb, however the new user interface seems like a mess of things, and even though I use an Android phone, I was not really swift with the interface. I was also worried about battery life because my phone can't get 24 hours even on standby without needing charging.
I've only had the ipad a couple days, and I love it. The battery life is crazy good, I have no doubt that it gets more than 10 hours. I'll be carrying it around instead of the MacBook now.
I use an iPad for work and it's fantastic. I travel a fair amount and make presentations. I will get an iPad2 for sure.
Laptops aren't convenient. The battery dies quickly, you can't use them unless you are sitting at a desk, and the good ones are incredibly expensive. Better investment to get the iPad and a really good desktop, IMHO.
That being said, I rarely use the iPad at home, so it seems like a niche product and a "look what I have" toy right now.
+1
I have an iPad 1 it is awesome. I have a near top of the line MacBook Pro, a pretty good Sony laptop, and an iPhone. Each serves a purpose.
The iPad is always with my GF and I when we are on the road. We could not live without it. The iPad is also what we use for personal internet news, email, book reading, etc. Our next task is figuring out how to use the iPad to control a new Nikon SLR we recently bought.
We will probably by another iPad when v3 roles around. I think we each need to have one now, but she wants us to wait.
[quote]dean moriarty wrote:
Laptops aren't convenient. you can't use them unless you are sitting at a desk, quote]
Try your lap.
swer wrote:
Interpretation:"You don't make much money and are bitter about it. You are jealous of people who have new things. Because of your bitterness you feel compeled try and drag the thread down to your level.
I disagree. I make a lot of money, as does my wife. We could afford tablets, but I cannot figure out why i'd want one.
I have a smart phone in my pocket, and a laptop which I can do my real work on. I can't carry a tablet in my pocket, nor can I do my job with it.
It's fine if people like tablets and want to buy them. I am just amazed that so many people are starting to feel like they're a necessary addition to the stuff they already have.
Advancements in electronics circuits and semiconductor materials have enabled manufacturers to produce consumer priced tablet computers, smart phones, digital still cameras, HD2 video cameras, GPS navigation devices, digital voice recorders, game consoles, portable storage devices, music players, hundreds of CPU cores on a single chip, smart antennas, etc. The tablet computer itself can be easily designed and manufactured by any company from available commercial technology. We will see many new tablets come out soon running the Linux operating system, Java Tablet, and other operating systems.
There are quicker ways to set my testicles on fire. And try using a laptop on an airplane and report back to me, 'k?
You are wrong. Other companies are having a lot of trouble matching the cost of Ipads. Also Apple is able to sell the tablets for less profit upfront and recoup it from app store sales. This is something Motorola, Samsung, etc. can't do. Also since Apple makes their CPU in house they can make it for less. Finally, it is highly unlikely that vanilla Java or Linux will be the core OS of new tablets. Much more likely to be Android (which admittedly is based on a modified Linux core).
SoC wrote:
Advancements in electronics circuits and semiconductor materials have enabled manufacturers to produce consumer priced tablet computers, smart phones, digital still cameras, HD2 video cameras, GPS navigation devices, digital voice recorders, game consoles, portable storage devices, music players, hundreds of CPU cores on a single chip, smart antennas, etc. The tablet computer itself can be easily designed and manufactured by any company from available commercial technology. We will see many new tablets come out soon running the Linux operating system, Java Tablet, and other operating systems.
God. Apple does not make semiconductors. Neither does Cisco, Google, Oracle. They tape out to a commercial fab. Many contract out DV to the big guys (Novellus, Synopsys) since it's far too costly nowadays to do thermal at current design lines inhouse. Companies can easily make a cheaper tablet if they take a loss like Apple.
Smartphones & Tablets are regarded in the industry as a bridge product (2-3 year 'flash in the pants') so they have to make money on the limited production runs.
Some high end & low volume PROFESSIONAL devices are selling at 1/2 COGS. Oracle's Java is the 800 pound gorilla, with 2 billion Java phones it dominates the worldwide 4G/3G/2G telecomm market.
But the single OS model we live with today will soon be gone. In the 100 CORE world you will run many dozens of different OSs simultaneously on each consumer device.