 haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1
 ·Comcast
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Re: [Poll]Initial reaction to new iPad said by MIABye:Retina display!
I'm a very satisfied user of 1 who isn't bothered terribly by the current display. I think books, images and videos look gorgeous. I'll admit that if I saw a side by side comparison of the old and new, I'd probably notice the difference and be less satisfied. But if I don't do the comparison, I'll stay satisfied. I've loved 1 for two years now, it suits my needs, albeit a bit slow loading web pages, but I can live with it.
Off topic, I love hearing people gripe about how slow their machine is. I remember, in college going to the computer lab (not all colleges had a computer, mine did) which was in a building across campus. I'd hand in a box of punch cards to the administrator who would put them into the card reader. I'd come back about an our later, depending on how busy they were and get a printout of my program. If one character on one card was incorrect, the program wouldn't run so I'd have to find the errant card and repeat the process.
Retina display? Back then it was green and white alternating lines on a paper with nine point dot matrix printing.
Slow? Today's users have no idea what slow is.
But my college had a computer! |
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 JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | I still have my green and black screen IBM |
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 | Screen?
The computer room didn't have one, but it did have a desktop (the kind that you rested your elbows on while waiting for the program to run) |
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 Paul928
join:2000-05-06
Haverhill, MA | reply to haroldo
I'll be waiting to see the reviews on this one before I plunk down my cash! The camera doesn't do it for me, and to be honest with you the retina display isn't a deal breaker either.....I have a first gen iPad, and think the display is just fine. My reason to upgrade will be a performance bump! I need it to be faster in the web browser and stop the maddening delay I have typing an email, or filling a field in a web page.....hoping the better processor, and the gig of ram make the difference. |
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I've got a MBA and a iPad 1...
I can't justify a new iPad as all I really use my iPad for now is a remote for my XBMC media center and occasionally a game or two. |
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 | reply to haroldo
Well, that didn't take long...I caved (I feel like Kramer in "The Bet" episode). |
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 CodyBob Vance, VRPremium
join:2002-05-28
Mukilteo, WA | I'M OUT! |
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 Reviews:
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| For the record, I resisted for 22 hours and 12 minutes. Damn that Cook is good! (and these pretzels are making me thirsty!) |
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yabos
join:2003-02-16
London, ON | My gf bought one, the base LTE version  |
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 skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
AA169|170
kudos:2
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As far as reactions at first I was a bit surprised by the lack of a 'new name', but after thinking about it, it really makes sense.
You don't see iMac 2, iMac 3, iMac HD, or MacBook Pro 1, 2, 3 etc. They refresh and update but they're still iMacs after what, 12 years now. They're still MacBook Pros, still MacBook Airs, still Mac mini's, still Mac Pros, etc. And when a new MacBook Pro refresh is out, it's The New MacBook Pro for quite awhile. The naming convention of simply calling it the iPad fits and brings it in line with all the other Apple devices and PCs with the exception of the iPhone. |
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 spewakR.I.P DadkinsPremium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
kudos:1 | reply to haroldo
I'M OUT!
I am jumping from OG iPad to new one. I would like the horseys the new iPad has. My first gen. is slow.
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The weekend is here, grab a can of beer!
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 Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT | said by spewak:I'M OUT!
I am jumping from OG iPad to new one. I would like the horseys the new iPad has. My first gen. is slow.
Slow as in how? |
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 Reviews:
·Comcast
| said by Subaru: ...
Slow as in how?
If I may jump in here...loading web pages, get a lot of checkerboards and each page, assuming you jump from one "tab" to another has to reload. |
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Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT | hmm I was just wondering because I was just playing with my friend ipad 32 gb and it did not seem slow at all. |
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 | Try bouncing back and forth in Safari...not a lot of fun (especially if you touch the wrong link). Hoping New iPad will be zippier. |
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 gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC | reply to haroldo
Got a shipping notice. |
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 bobrkYou kids get offa my lawnPremium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA | reply to haroldo
I'll upgrade someday, anyway... |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | reply to haroldo
said by haroldo:Try bouncing back and forth in Safari...not a lot of fun (especially if you touch the wrong link). Hoping New iPad will be zippier.
I believe that you have been using the iPad and not the iPad 2 (same as me). Much of that issue was fixed with the iPad 2. I will probably place an order in the next few days. LTE (4g) and the A5x processor are my main reasons. The display will be nice but that is not driving the upgrade. Looks like I can keep my grandfathered unlimited (to a certain degree) AT&T plan also! |
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 JohnInSJPremium
join:2003-09-22
San Jose, CA | reply to haroldo
"It's just a big iPod Touch"  |
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JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to Subaru
My iPad 1 is sooo slow |
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