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recycledelectron · 04-25-2013, 04:34 PM

I never seriously considered an Ipad until I saw the 64GB 1st gen models going for $200 used. If bought one, I would use it for reading ebooks, watching videos, and surfing the net. 90% of the content would come from my (DRM-free) many-hard-disk-library.

The reasons I did not go with an IPAD when it first came out were:
(1) Proprietary Apple stuff never works as well as open stuff.
(2) The lack of a file-system browser.
(3) An XP tablet was about the same price as an IPAD.
(4) The lack of a changable battery.
(5) The lack of any card slot whatsoever. (I played with an IPAD once, and after 12 hours could not get 3 books to copy onto its internal memory.)

Has any of this changed?

Question: Is it legal to jail-break an IPAD in the USA?

04-25-2013, 04:34 PM	#21
recycledelectron Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 854 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Lifebook T5010	I never seriously considered an Ipad until I saw the 64GB 1st gen models going for $200 used. If bought one, I would use it for reading ebooks, watching videos, and surfing the net. 90% of the content would come from my (DRM-free) many-hard-disk-library. The reasons I did not go with an IPAD when it first came out were: (1) Proprietary Apple stuff never works as well as open stuff. (2) The lack of a file-system browser. (3) An XP tablet was about the same price as an IPAD. (4) The lack of a changable battery. (5) The lack of any card slot whatsoever. (I played with an IPAD once, and after 12 hours could not get 3 books to copy onto its internal memory.) Has any of this changed? Question: Is it legal to jail-break an IPAD in the USA?