Thread: iPad 2 coming! Press conference March2
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Old 03-03-2011, 04:48 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
It's an evolutionary change, I agree, not a revolutionary one, but still changes that are worth having. It's pretty much in line with what was being reported in advance.

I'm sure that it will make an already successful product even more successful.
Yup,. that's what I thought I wrote. Nice changes but I don't see a really compelling reason to get on if you already have a iPad 1. However is you do have an iPad 1 I'm not sure the iPad 2 will make the person happier because the speed of the iPad 1 seems fine, for now running the current version of iOS. That said, the next iteration of iOS might well need the extra horsepower under the hood. Nobody knows.

But as I pointed out none of the current devices really blow-my-skirt-up. It's not the fault of the device makers or anything as it takes time to build a new platform, it's OS as well as for developers to get creative (really there are only a handful of iOS apps that are actually more than a curiosity. Then again I don't need fancy media players, games or a lot of video support. It's going to be an interesting year and if someone were to ask my advice I would say that for other than enthusiasts like yourself there is nothing that compelling in anything, yet. Let it mature a little while longer.

And until the content issue around iTunes the only people I would say should spend on an iOS device are those who will not use any other platform in the future. And with Jobs' heath the issue I might even hedge that a bit as well.

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Originally Posted by petermillard View Post
And just in case the thinner, lighter, faster with a fancy new cover doesn't impress, the original iPad's have had a price cut, now down to £329 (UKP) - clicky - probably just 'whilst stock lasts' but even so might be worth a punt for anyone who's not sure a tablet's right for them...

Edit - Belle's a faster typist than I am, lol!
Agree, if a person could get a wifi iPad 1 for about $350-$400 it's likely to be a bad device but just how fast is Apple going to turn it into a coaster or "snack tray" with their new versions of iOS?
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