Apple Store UK crashed, boo hoo hoo. will be up all night if i have to be to pre-order mine.

and I know its sad, i don't care, i want one cos i'm a tart!!

 

Not that much of an upgrade, that's funny, you're quite the comedian.

 

how much is the ipad 2 dropping in price?

significant, or just a couple of points

 

Thinks it 329 for 16g.

Do you guys that have an I pad find it replaces pc/laptop.

 

I'm not convinced its worth the extra money upgrading my iPad 1

I may hold off and see what the updated iMac is like

 

And alot seem to agree with me
With Apple you have to miss a generation to get something worth while, from the pad to the latest you probably see a good upgrade but from the 2 to this, it won't tempt alot to bin their ipad 2's.

Spotted the deliberate error yet i posted?

Tony

 

I've been wanting an iPad since they were released, would have bought the iPad2 if it had the retina display (iPad2 was released just after I'd upgraded from a iPhone 3GS to a 4 so the difference in screen quality was key).

 

Haven't even looked Tony, probably something way too Telco geek for anyone to care.

In a way you're right, I probably won't be upgrading from my iPad 2 as it's still way better than anything else out there, my eyes aren't that good, my data is capped and nothing has slowed it down so far. But, no doubt when I see one in the flesh the credit card will flex.

 

Base model 16Gb wifi only will drop £70 to £329, the rest of the models will be similar drops.

Someone at work bought an ipad2 about 3 weeks ago....he won't be happy. I tell him that a new one was on the cards.

 

So dual core cpu and quad core gpu. What is the gpu on ipad 1 which is what I have? I was mainly interested in the retina display and any serious gpu performance increase to see if it was heading down the road of much improved portable gaming.

 

There's a new asus tablet that's *nearly as good as the new iPad if it's too stressful to buy apple

Great value I reckon with the retina display!

 

The original iPad had a single core PowerVR SGX535 GPU. The quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 found in the new iPad is the same sort of GPU found in the iPad 2 with an extra 2 cores, so should be double the performance. It will be a significant increase over the performance of an original iPad. I think it is the same GPU found in the new PS Vita, but possible running at slightly lower clock speeds.

I'm very interested to see what that screen looks like in the flesh.

 

Ok but not a big jump over what ipad 2 can handle then which means there wont be a big jump in game development graphics wise.

 

Oh and was there any update to imacs?

 

I'm thinking of buying one for the wife, what about the lack of flash? Does it really matter? I have read about an app that overcomes this. Is it any good?

 

Well, I slept on it and I've just pre-ordered the 32GB WiFi in white

Couldn't decide on colour, my original iPad is black and my wife's iPad 2 is white and I think it looks better

It says it will be delivered on Friday 16th

Still tempted to upgrade my original AppleTV to the new one as mine doesn't support AirPlay

 

I've decided to wait and look at one in the shop. They should have gone A6 chip so quad core all round but as usual taking minimum upgrades to get as much out the market as possible and leaving A6 for ipad4.

 

This pretty much sums it up for me;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17295035

 

Pre-ordered mine this morning, White 32Gb WiFi

 

It looks the same as the last iPad, how the hell are you going to let other lesser people know you're using the new iPad!!??

 

sucker,,,,, :l ol1:

 

They could wear a t-shirt stating it

 

Far from it

I don't upgrade my Apple devices whenever a new one is released, I currently have iPhone 3GS (had for 3 years), AppleTV (had for 3 years), iPad 1 (had for 2 years) and a Macbook Pro (had for 3 years)

I take my iPad with me when I work away in Milton Keynes every week so it will be nice to Facetime to my wife's iPad2 and see the kids etc and it will be much better using Netflix on that new screen

Besides, I get my bonus letter on Monday

 

Look like it has the same dreadful connections as the previous ones. Why do people buy the 3G/4G versions of these?

 

On a different note, I've upgraded my Apple TV2 to the new UI and I think I prefer the old design. It looks gash.

 

Do you mean USB, or the SD card slot connector or the HDMI connector?

I bought the 3G version so I could use it on mobile networks around the world, why else would you buy a 3 or 4G version?

 

I've upgraded both my iPad2 and iPhone 4 to 5.1 now, not noticed any difference so far, all seems the same as before, not that thats a bad thing.

 

Have you found a jailbreak yet for that iOS on Apple TV 2?

Steve

 

All of those - it comes with a 30 pin 'dock connector port' wtf? I ask due to the difficulty of connecting things to it - surely the brains at Apple would have made it easy to connect a camera to a screen which screams for pro-photographer usage? USB or SD card reader etc. See the reviews of their current connector for cameras - doesn't exactly inspire - I'd be tempted if I thought I could connect to it away from home but I'm struggling to trust it:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC531

My question about 3G/4G connectivity is a serious one. None of the people I know with ipads uses theirs with a sim (those who bought 3G wish they hadn't as, beyond the initial novelty, soon realised the connectivity is pants and not worth paying a monthly subscription for another sim card). Overseas is surely even worse due to horrific roaming charges?

Gordo

 

I have no trouble with connectivity. SD card reader works a treat. Although I don't really use it at all now as my iPhone 4s camera is comparable with my Canon compact in most cases and the pictures appear on the iPad via PhotoStream.

Buying the 3G version has other benefits, GPS and a Compass would be enough for me.

For abroad I just pick up an iPad sim without contract at the airport, usually about a tenner for a gig or so. In the UK I add a gig of data for £10 when I need to, no need to subscribe. It's a lot cheaper than hotel WiFi.