iPad 2!

I don't think this new iPad makes the old one obsolete at all. I had no use for an *iPad (in fact I thought they were a bit silly) until, as a developer, I realized I needed one to test my games on. Now I'm actually looking forward to getting one. I'll enjoy surfing the web on it, and it will make a cool coffee table gadget for people to mess with as well.

I'm just trying to decide whether or not I need a 3G capable one.

* I actually have little use for Apple at all except for the fact that their products make me money. Not a fan boy at all though, I'm still a PC guy.

 

That's because you shouldn't compare tablets with a spec chart, it's about experience.

Where are the rows for number of apps, thickness, weight, etc.?

 

You're right in terms of hardware. Shame the average user couldn't give a toss about the hardware though.

But have made more money from it than all the competition put together will ever have.

Because of that alone Apple will stay a head. Just because it's not out in our hands, you know for sure Apple will release something that will take everyone else "that year" to catch up on.

Disclaimer: I'm not an Apple fanboy, I own no Apple products. (Until iPad2 is released here in the UK that is)

 

So out of interest then, what makes you want an iPad, other than the fact the screen is a bit bigger than the even-more-portable and cheaper option?

 

I agree. I pretty much use my iPad for just about everything. I'm not convinced, however, that it makes much sense for me to "upgrade" to an iPad 2 at this point since I am happy with the iPad I have. The fact that the iPad 2 has a camera doesn't make it all that much more magical to me so that I would need to run out and get one. I'll wait and see what iPad 3 brings to the table...

 

"They lay down with their ugly PCs and their ugly smartphones and just look at their loser devices and then they look at the iPhone and say "I CAN'T PROCESS IT!", well no, you never will, just stop trying. Sit back and enjoy the show."

WINNING!

 

I will be in line (or online) to get iPad 2 when it is available in Canada on March 25th. I skipped the first edition iPad, opting instead for an iPod Touch 4G.

I'm a teacher and I can see the tremendous possibilities for the iPad in education. With the display mirroring in iPad 2 I can plug it into a data projector and we can surf the web, show videos, and interact with educational apps. Awesome. We are even looking at setting up a class with a set of iPads to see what will happen.

For home use, I'm happy that the iPad 2 will use iTunes Home Sharing. I have managed to almost fill my 64Gb iPod Touch with movies, video podcasts, and TV shows. With Home Sharing I can leave most of that media on my computer. It will be nice to be able to watch a TV show while walking around my home.

 

64gb wifi only for me...

 

You might find Fraser Speir's blog interesting, he teaches computing at a school in Scotland, and he has several posts about using iPads in the classroom.

 

Thank you, that blog is very helpful. He has already thought about and worked through many of the issues we will encounter as we get our project underway.