View Poll Results: Will you be buying the new iPad?

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  • Yes, this is going to be my first iPad

    7 9.09%
  • Yes, I'm going to upgrade from an iPad 2

    3 3.90%
  • Yes, I'm going to upgrade from an iPad 1

    4 5.19%
  • No, are you kidding? Android is where it's at

    28 36.36%
  • No, I'm a PC and I'll wait for Windows 8

    7 9.09%
  • No, tablets should only be prescribed by doctors

    22 28.57%
  • No, I already own an iPad and feel no need to upgrade

    6 7.79%
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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Although this new iPAD is currently the best tablet, I'm sticking with Android!

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    It doesn't offer enough over the ipad1 for me to offer to upgrade Mrs H's. Nor does it offer anything over my netbook, so I won't be buying one. I am quite tempted by the samsung thing with a stylus, that is also a phone. If they offer a dual-sim thing I would be sold.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    No way ! Die Apple...

    May look in to a Android Tab one day but my smartphone does a great job on the sofa !

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mattus View Post
    Wouldn't you rather have something from a well-known manufacturer?
    I was going to respond to your points, but you really can't see past the apple badge
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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Well known != good...

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by watercooled View Post
    Well known != good...
    True, but with technology unheard of brands do often = rubbish, the post talking about the quality of that other product could equally have been comparing it to motorola or other mainstream brand device. I don't think i'd want to buy a device like a tablet if it was made by a company that didn't even have a public website

    The way I see it with tablets is it would be convenient to have one for the lounge for web browsing, but i'd choose an Android one over an iPad for that as it's cheaper and does the job. But if my mum wanted one i'd tell her to get an iPad as I know she'd be able to use it, just like she can use her iPhone (she'd find Android on either too faffy - but to be fair to her she is an OAP). Where the iPad would win for me is in more specialised applications like i've mentioned before where it has the upper hand over Android.
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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Can't see anything great or even good, or ok about it. So no.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mattus View Post
    I just watched an unboxing video of that. Firstly, it's 7-inch, and the utility of 7-inch tablets is arguably limited.

    Secondly, it doesn't exactly ooze quality. It's from a no-name manufacturer which doesn't even appear to have a user-facing website, and comes in a box with lots of Engrish and Japanese writing on it. The build quality looks poor and thoroughly unexciting - it's must be about three times as thick as an iPad - and the UI looks pretty laggy.

    What is the range of apps like? Don't you find it rather ugly next to an iPad? Who are you going to go to if it breaks? Wouldn't you rather have something from a well-known manufacturer? Is it ever going to get an OS update? Where is the infrastructure in terms of cloud services, etc.?

    It's cheaper than an iPad because it's nowhere near as good as an iPad. The tech specs might be favourable, but as a complete solution it's absolutely nowhere. The chance of a product like that gaining any kind of mainstream popularity is absolutely nil.
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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by MSIC View Post
    My pre order gave me a date of 30th march
    When did you order it? My order was at 9am the day after launch. They must have been making loads as normally they are out of stock in hours. I suspect the uk store being down for hours helped me.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by spoon_ View Post
    Yes, definitely. Time to sell the cr*p Android Advent Vega tablet I bough few months back (big mistake) and get a decent (that's actually going to work) tablet...
    Common criticism of the Vega's - that said I've seen a lot of comments (on XDA and elsewhere) that the software Advent ship is totally c**p and reflashing with a custom ROM gives a much, much better experience.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by saltyzip View Post
    Although this new iPAD is currently the best tablet, I'm sticking with Android!
    Two questions, first off how d'ya figure that the "iPad3" is "the best tablet" - I'm not disagreeing necessarily, merely interested in your reasoning.
    Secondly, if the iPad3 is "the best tablet" (and personally I'm not so sure) then why shackle yourself with something "inferior"?

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    I do laugh at Apple with their post PC world comments, yet you can't even start up a new iPhone or iPad without having it connected to a PC (includes Mac) with iTunes installed on it, how archaic, big brother and backwards is that.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Yes. This will be my first.

    I'm getting it to entertain my child on holiday and have high hopes. He already enjoys apps I have for him on the iPhone. The iPad should be a nice step up and the decent sized screen will be ideal for letting him watch films on there.

    I guess I could have bought an Android tablet but none of them seem as polished and I'm not entirely confortable with the security of Android apps. Perhaps I'm being paranoid but I prefer the idea of Apple-vetted apps on iTunes.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by saltyzip View Post
    I do laugh at Apple with their post PC world comments, yet you can't even start up a new iPhone or iPad without having it connected to a PC (includes Mac) with iTunes installed on it, how archaic, big brother and backwards is that.
    This is no longer true. With iOS 5, iPhone and iPads can be setup and maintained using iCloud. There's no need to use a PC/MAC.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    No, tablets right now don't seem to do anything better than a decent smartphone. I may consider a tablet purchase when Windows8 arrives. However this will be dictated by the Windows8 ARM software support, if most of the major applications I use don't show interest in supporting it then I will see no point in that either.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: Will you be buying the new iPad?

    Quote Originally Posted by saltyzip View Post
    I do laugh at Apple with their post PC world comments, yet you can't even start up a new iPhone or iPad without having it connected to a PC (includes Mac) with iTunes installed on it, how archaic, big brother and backwards is that.
    This is no longer the case....

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