First time to see an iPad - Impressed! but...

vaughnmr · 07-25-2010, 09:18 PM

This is in an architect/construction situation, I was previously using my laptop here. The iPad cost him nearly $900, wow that's expensive. We were on the tailgate of the pickup, looking at Google Maps to see a site, couldn't see s*** in the sunlight, moved into the truck and now no 3g. Oh well, my laptop has no wireless, and in the sunlight it would be the same. This is really nothing new.

I was still impressed. If someone can come up with one of these things with 4-8gb memory, a 320gb ssd, and Windows 7, I will buy one in a heartbeat. Give me some cad horsepower, I can deal with 2-4hr battery life! Don't laugh, folks, we may only be a year or so off from that. (dream on...)

VictoriaP · 07-25-2010, 09:50 PM

No 3G in the truck is a bit odd. Unlike the iPhone 4, there's no obvious death spot on the iPad...and I've never seen my signal strength on my phone get any worse in the car.

What you want probably isn't that far out time-wise though. What these devices are already capable of is incredible, and it's only going to get better!

vaughnmr · 07-25-2010, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VictoriaP

No 3G in the truck is a bit odd.

ATT is not very good in my area. They are real good along the major highways, but if you get too far off from that, spotty 3g. Sprint and Verizon rule in this area.

HarryT · 07-26-2010, 03:52 AM

Perhaps your friend should try a different company's SIM in his iPad? As Victoria said, there's no reason that it shouldn't work inside a vehicle - the windows should "let the signal in" no problem at all.

Bremen Cole · 07-26-2010, 07:01 AM

Your wish is in the works, what you seem to want is a high powered laptop, without a keyboard.... That will be here soon. There have been several Windows tablets in the past (but they failed) , but hopefully with newer technology they will be better this time around, plus they now have the iPad design to copy from....

pina · 07-26-2010, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

Your wish is in the works, what you seem to want is a high powered laptop, without a keyboard.... That will be here soon. There have been several Windows tablets in the past (but they failed) , but hopefully with newer technology they will be better this time around, plus they now have the iPad design to copy from....

maybe you should get an anti-glare screen protector. It reduces reflections a lot!

Yoshi 1080 · 07-26-2010, 07:52 AM

If you can live with a stylus, go buy a normal tablet PC. They have been available with the specifications you ask for for a long time. There are even ruggedized ones available. They are far beyond the 800$ price tag of your colleague’s iPad, though. Also note that the prices for the iPad 3G begin at only 600$, so that was really the high-end version with a 64GB SSD.

Bremen Cole · 07-26-2010, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pina

maybe you should get an anti-glare screen protector. It reduces reflections a lot!

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Oh, I get it..... you thought you were replying to the original poster.......

pina · 07-26-2010, 11:21 AM

quoted the wrong one

Crowl · 07-27-2010, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps your friend should try a different company's SIM in his iPad? As Victoria said, there's no reason that it shouldn't work inside a vehicle - the windows should "let the signal in" no problem at all.

Given that he mentions at&t he doesn't really have that option.

07-25-2010, 09:18 PM	#1
vaughnmr Ebook Reader Posts: 605 Karma: 3205128 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 3, HTC Evo, HTC View	First time to see an iPad - Impressed! but... This is in an architect/construction situation, I was previously using my laptop here. The iPad cost him nearly $900, wow that's expensive. We were on the tailgate of the pickup, looking at Google Maps to see a site, couldn't see s*** in the sunlight, moved into the truck and now no 3g. Oh well, my laptop has no wireless, and in the sunlight it would be the same. This is really nothing new. I was still impressed. If someone can come up with one of these things with 4-8gb memory, a 320gb ssd, and Windows 7, I will buy one in a heartbeat. Give me some cad horsepower, I can deal with 2-4hr battery life! Don't laugh, folks, we may only be a year or so off from that. (dream on...)

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VictoriaP Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 491576 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle PW2; Kindle Touch; Kindle 2; iPad Mini; iPad1	No 3G in the truck is a bit odd. Unlike the iPhone 4, there's no obvious death spot on the iPad...and I've never seen my signal strength on my phone get any worse in the car. What you want probably isn't that far out time-wise though. What these devices are already capable of is incredible, and it's only going to get better!

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Perhaps your friend should try a different company's SIM in his iPad? As Victoria said, there's no reason that it shouldn't work inside a vehicle - the windows should "let the signal in" no problem at all.

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07-26-2010, 07:52 AM	#7
Yoshi 1080 Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 204 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Device: iPad, iPhone, Mac	If you can live with a stylus, go buy a normal tablet PC. They have been available with the specifications you ask for for a long time. There are even ruggedized ones available. They are far beyond the 800$ price tag of your colleague’s iPad, though. Also note that the prices for the iPad 3G begin at only 600$, so that was really the high-end version with a 64GB SSD.

07-26-2010, 11:21 AM	#9
pina Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none yet	quoted the wrong one