Apple IPAD thread

[Horsepower]

Just in time...

[Ry_Tower]

Wag bumili kung hindi pa naman kelangan

[frenchtower]

Why are some people critical when Apple comes out with a new product (or update a product)? It's just one of those companies trying to make money. Much like Toyota, BMW, McDonalds, Nokia, HP, Sony, Nikon, etc. Don't splurge in a (FILL IN WITH YOUR PREFERRED BRAND, MAKE AND MODEL) if you don't have money or just want to be in.

BTT, another kudos for IPad. FAA approves IPad for Pilot use
FAA jumps into the future, approves iPad as electronic flight bag | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

[oj88]

Apple Plans On Shipping 5 Million iPad 2's During Month Of July [REPORT] | Redmond Pie

[SIZE="4"]Apple Plans On Shipping 5 Million iPad 2′s During Month Of July[/SIZE]
By Goncalo Ribeiro | July 6th, 2011

According to a report, Apple has ordered 5 million touch sensors for iPad 2′s, which suggests that 5 million iPad 2 devices will be shipped this month. This is yet another indicator that Apple’s second-generation device is continuing its healthy adoption.

According to the report, 5 different companies will be supplying parts for the iPad 2, with some 1.4 to 1.6 million units being shipped by TPK Holding and Wintek:

Shipments in June were also five million, with TPK Holding and Wintek supplying 1.4-1.6 million units each and the remaining by Cando, Sintek Photronic and Chimei Innolux (CMI), the sources indicated.

Touch sensors are core to the way the iPad and as well as any other iOS device to function, since they enable users to interact with the system using multi-touch and touch gestures. Every iPad, iPod touch and iPhone come with a touch sensor built-in, therefore for 5 million touch sensors, there should be 5 million iPads. These healthy figures don’t only suggest that the iPad 2 is selling well, but they also prove that there won’t be a new iPad model replacing the iPad 2 anytime soon, despite previous claims that a new iPad with a 250dpi screen would be available in September, along with a next-generation iPhone.

The iPad 2 was first announced in March of this year and became available shortly after. The multi-touch tablet sports a dual-core A5 processor, 512 MB of RAM, a 9.7-inch screen with a 1024×768 resolution and a front-facing camera. The device is also 33% thinner and 15% lighter than the previous iPad, which was introduced just a year earlier. Within a day after the release, retailers had allegedly sold out every unit.

Over the last decade, Apple has outsourced most of its manufacturing to outside contractors, most of them based in the far East. While outsourcing provides its benefits, it also contributes to additional information being leaked, since more people have access to it. The amount of parts Apple orders for different products, for example, quickly becomes known, which provides several hints at where the Cupertino company may intend to take its product line.

If you’re looking to get an iPad 2, now would be a great time to buy one. It won’t be replaced anytime soon after all. This in no way means that there won’t be a next-generation iPhone in September, since both products have different release schedules.

[digitalron]

Why are some people critical when Apple comes out with a new product (or update a product)? It's just one of those companies trying to make money. Much like Toyota, BMW, McDonalds, Nokia, HP, Sony, Nikon, etc. Don't splurge in a (FILL IN WITH YOUR PREFERRED BRAND, MAKE AND MODEL) if you don't have money or just want to be in.

Short answer: Because Apple as a company is arrogant, and its fanboys even more so.

Now before Apple fanboys start hurling stones, Molotov bombs, grenades, and the kitchen sink at me, listen up.

One of the earliest computers I used to program was the Apple IIe way back in the mid-80s. I learned my graphics stuff (desktop publishing and graphics design) on a Mac classic in 1989. In the 90's I used Mac clones such as Power Computing and Daystar for much of my graphics work. Today, I own the iPod, iPhone, and iPad 2.

However, my programming work and sysad work always had me using x86 products, and I am a very loyal ThinkPad user since 1994. Today, I use a ThinkPad when working with Windows and Linux.

My point? I am not an ignoramus when it comes to Apple products, neither am I a newbie. Been there, done that. I am the sort of person who uses whatever computer make is appropriate for a given task, and I appreciate each one for its capability. Apple products have their strengths in many areas, and it really stands -- hands down -- the best in graphic design (barring workstation-class specialist machines of course).

However, it cannot be denied that partly due to Apple's culture and Steve Job's personality, the Apple marketing machine has taken great liberties in proclaiming Apple's greatness, and the Apple cult members are the most zealous of evangelists, to a fault: "Apple is the greatest. It always makes superior products. It's a lot more stable and Intel/Windows products. All other products are worthless" -- you get my drift.

If people can only learn to temper their enthusiasm, then there wouldn't be any of these brand wars (Windows versus MacOS, Intel versus Apple, IOS versus Android, iProducts versus everybody else). These brand wars are a result of one group thumbing their noses down at the "unwashed masses" while the other group attempts to get even. It's also a result of some of the "unwashed masses" trying to correct certain "wrong impressions" propagated from the Apple camp (too many... it deserves its own thread ;) )

Some have said that "Once you go Mac, you won't go back." Not really. To people who actually do real work, it doesn't matter what brand you use: you use that which is appropriate for a given task.

[ghosthunter]

Short answer: Because Apple as a company is arrogant, and its fanboys even more so.

Now before Apple fanboys start hurling stones, Molotov bombs, grenades, and the kitchen sink at me, listen up.

One of the earliest computers I used to program was the Apple IIe way back in the mid-80s. I learned my graphics stuff (desktop publishing and graphics design) on a Mac classic in 1989. In the 90's I used Mac clones such as Power Computing and Daystar for much of my graphics work. Today, I own the iPod, iPhone, and iPad 2.

However, my programming work and sysad work always had me using x86 products, and I am a very loyal ThinkPad user since 1994. Today, I use a ThinkPad when working with Windows and Linux.

My point? I am not an ignoramus when it comes to Apple products, neither am I a newbie. Been there, done that. I am the sort of person who uses whatever computer make is appropriate for a given task, and I appreciate each one for its capability. Apple products have their strengths in many areas, and it really stands -- hands down -- the best in graphic design (barring workstation-class specialist machines of course).

However, it cannot be denied that partly due to Apple's culture and Steve Job's personality, the Apple marketing machine has taken great liberties in proclaiming Apple's greatness, and the Apple cult members are the most zealous of evangelists, to a fault: "Apple is the greatest. It always makes superior products. It's a lot more stable and Intel/Windows products. All other products are worthless" -- you get my drift.

If people can only learn to temper their enthusiasm, then there wouldn't be any of these brand wars (Windows versus MacOS, Intel versus Apple, IOS versus Android, iProducts versus everybody else). These brand wars are a result of one group thumbing their noses down at the "unwashed masses" while the other group attempts to get even. It's also a result of some of the "unwashed masses" trying to correct certain "wrong impressions" propagated from the Apple camp (too many... it deserves its own thread ;) )

Some have said that "Once you go Mac, you won't go back." Not really. To people who actually do real work, it doesn't matter what brand you use: you use that which is appropriate for a given task.

Actually APPLE is now just short of being a cult or even religion.









The High Priest of Apple

[Ry_Tower]

Ganyan talaga pag mahal kasi nabili ng mga "insecure" na tao. Dapat justified mo kung bakit so siyempre dapat sabihin mo na da best kasi yang products ng Apple.

Now this does not mean I hate or think that all apple owners are mayabang or insecure. Ipod is great IMO BTW. Kaso nga naging cult na sila due to the mentality of being "da best" or being "different than the rest". Dami kasi naman dyan porma lang binibili liek noong nauso Sony Viao. Kahit overpriced kasi dami pa rin bumibili. Ako, I always go for value-for-money proposition

[miLes]

Ganyan talaga pag mahal kasi nabili ng mga "insecure" na tao. Dapat justified mo kung bakit so siyempre dapat sabihin mo na da best kasi yang products ng Apple.

Now this does not mean I hate or think that all apple owners are mayabang or insecure. Ipod is great IMO BTW. Kaso nga naging cult na sila due to the mentality of being "da best" or being "different than the rest". Dami kasi naman dyan porma lang binibili liek noong nauso Sony Viao. Kahit overpriced kasi dami pa rin bumibili. Ako, I always go for value-for-money proposition

same here, i always go for the value for money stuff. now ive been itching or trying to convince myself that i need the ipad but just cant seem to find the reason.

other than play, how do you guys use your ipad for work? can i do heavy stuff on excel with it? or do powerpoint presentations on a windows based template? tia

[ghosthunter]

BTT, another kudos for IPad. FAA approves IPad for Pilot use
FAA jumps into the future, approves iPad as electronic flight bag | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

I could almost see the future:

AIRBUS and Boeing planes are certified iPad ready/compatible.
Apple IPad apps that will act as the auto-pilot for planes to takeoff/land/cruise without pilot intervention.

[Mguy]

I could almost see the future:

AIRBUS and Boeing planes are certified iPad ready/compatible.
Apple IPad apps that will act as the auto-pilot for planes to takeoff/land/cruise without pilot intervention.

Most airliners today has an autopilot capable of taking off, cruising and landing the plane . . . without an Ipad.