Is the iPad 2 Worth It?

[iPad/GIR - The Awesome One]

Is the iPad 2 really worth buying. I'm on the rocks for this one but what are your views?

[MinnaCaroline]

Well I have been told that if a certain someone decides to buy the iPad 2 then I'm getting his iPad free of charge given to me. Therefore I say its totally worth it!

In fact I've just spent the last several hours convincing him that he really wants it and its incredible and so light and fast and small and light. Did I mention fast? AND duel cameras so you can have face time! I love me some face time! But I won't vote. I'm just waiting for my free iPad.

*EDIT*

And the price is the same or lower than the original iPad and they've lowered the price of the original iPad. That's pretty cool.

[Cerb]

I heard the "top" end Ipad 2 runs at 850 bucks. That's absurd for this type of device.

I admit it's an impressive platform on paper with the dual core A5 processor. Still with that said though I don't think either of the cameras are HD and if that's true, it's insane considering there are cellular devices with HD cameras.

I've also heard the first batch of devices received by the reviewers had dreadful build quality, which they found surprising as Apple usually demands such high quality (well, ever since the Apple 2 humor).

I think my final straw is that I believe Apple are still having Foxconn manufacturer their devices, and I won't knowingly send any money to a company like that.

It's a pity as Apple products like the Iphone and Ipad have decent built in accessibility for the blind, which is of course something very dear to my heart. All the time they use Foxconn though, and use carriers like Verizon, I'm not going there.

Of course, if someone knows that they have abandoned Foxconn, I'll be much more cheerful about the products

[Enigmatic]

I say boycott Apple until their products start supporting Flash.

[Cerb]

Lol, so forever then

[Enigmatic]

It's worked for me so far. lol. Although one of my professors was talking about using an iPad for his lectures. I could get on board with that. It'd be a great asset to my classroom. But we are starting to see competing products so that iPad may still be out of luck. Of course, it's all rather moot since I'm more broke now than I was as a college student.

[Cerb]

It's an intriguing deivice. I bought one for my lab (well, I got the Co. to buy it) and it was pretty cool.

Still, HTML 5 will render flash moot (or at least should) which is a good thing.

[iPad/GIR - The Awesome One]

To me I think that a new iPad came out way too fast and is gonna annoy loads of people. They sold over a million at Christmas and I reckon people are too pissed about the whole thing to wanna buy one. You see, Apple churns out products every year which could easily could be made as software updates or trade and switch as opposed to spending nearly a 1K on a new one. Sorry Apple but you've lost me on this one.

@minna This certain person I dont think will be trading their iPad for a LONG time.

[MinnaCaroline]

We'll see. When we first started talking about he was making all those points ^ and by the end of the conversation he was getting ready to head out to the apple store just to "check it out". LOL! I haven't talked to him since last Saturday so we'll see if he got one or not. haha! If he does I'm totally winning!

[Cerb]

*chringe* not a Sheenism!

Well, to be fair, the platform is way beyond a software update. 2 cores is a significant upgrade.

[MinnaCaroline]

And you are so fair Cerb!

[Cerb]

^^ LOL!

[Tsim Sha Tsui]

If you have an iPad, I'd hold out for the iPad 3. If you don't have an iPad, I'd buy an iPad 2.

And regarding Flash:

I hate Flash.

[Cerb]

I could try and sell it to the wife I suppose.
"Yes, honey I know, I've got 2 PCs and 3 servers, yes I've got a laptop, yes I KNOW, but I really NEED an ipad!"
Wanna take bets?

[Tsim Sha Tsui]

An iPad is never, in my opinion, a "need". Like all tablets, it's a luxury item.

If you're in the market for a tablet (lucky you!) the iPad 2 is the best choice because:

A) It's the best tablet on the market. (Need examples?)

and

B) It's the best priced tablet on the market (The iPad 2 is cheaper than either the Motorola Xoom or the Samsung Galaxy Tab.)

[MinnaCaroline]

Mar 10, 2011 16:54:45 GMT -5 Cerb said:

I could try and sell it to the wife I suppose.
"Yes, honey I know, I've got 2 PCs and 3 servers, yes I've got a laptop, yes I KNOW, but I really NEED an ipad!"
Wanna take bets?

That's the exact same conversation I have with my husband except it goes along the lines of "Yes dear, I know I have 2 laptops and a PC and an iPod touch and Kindle but I REALLY need an iPad. Really."

[Cerb]

You may well be a better negotiater than I am.

[MinnaCaroline]

Hahaha!!! I don't know about that! He hasn't caved yet!

[jennifergns]

iPad 2?! I only know that it is the one.. *ashamed*

[MinnaCaroline]

Well apparently it sold out in 24 hours and now there is a month long wait for the next batch to come out. Craziness!! We happened to go to our mall on Friday just because and there was a line stretched all around the upper level because the Apple Store closed for 2 hours to get ready for the iPad2. It was madness and mayhem. We did not purchase one in fact we stayed as far away from that end of the mall as possible. LOL

[Tsim Sha Tsui]

I stay far away from Apple Stores on launch day. I don't do lines if I can help it.

[Cerb]

I stay away from Apple stores.
If my carrier brings on an iPhone I might check it out, just because it has decent accessibility.
Might being the word to focus on there.

[iPad/GIR - The Awesome One]

where I live there is no Apple Launch day nearby!

[jennifergns]

It's seems that iPad 2 rulez...I want to have it too! ;D

[Wilfred Test]

I know that iPad 2 is a pretty shiny thing, but if you have an iPad 1, Apple's trying to make you thriw that beautiful piece of technology down the drain for something that is thinner and MY OH MY! Has a magnetic cover the is sold seperate.

If I ever want one I'll buy a secondhand iPad 1, it's 2mm thicker, but I'll live.

[Shelter from the Storm]

I'll consider buying an iPad or Blackberry Playbook the day they make one that will run Microsoft Office. i have absolutely no use for it otherwise.

[Globexanter]

You should know.

[The Pielovers]

From what I've heard, the iPad 2 is almost the same as the first one, but slightly lighter and slightly faster...
Which isn't really that much of an improvement...

[Anime Daisuki]

My government is planning to buy Ipads for all national servicemen:

www.ubergizmo.com/2011/06/singapore-national-service-ipad-2/

Crazy if you asked me.
~_~

[Tsim Sha Tsui]

That's just... weird. While the iPad has tons of commercial applications, I just don't see it as suitable for field use by the military. (At HQ, sure... in a foxhole, no.)