iPad

[petemc]

700,000 iPad's sold on day 1. 250,000 iPhones sold on day 1. Seems fairly popular.

[Kreeeee]

Originally Posted by Kitten

That's what's happened to mine. First 9 months or so, bombproof. Now, like Divine said, started seeing little cracks and chips on the casing and screen appearing. Always keep it in it's little sock too so it's not like I throw it about.

The socks are pretty bad for causing scratches, any grit, dust or sand is rubbed against the screen.

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by petemc

700,000 iPad's sold on day 1. 250,000 iPhones sold on day 1. Seems fairly popular.

Where did the 700 000 & 250 000 figures come from?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8603599.stm

Apple says it sold more than 300,000 of its latest product, the iPad tablet computer, on its launch day in the US.

On the iPhone's launch weekend in the US, it was reported that up to 525,000 phones had been sold.

Don't think the iPhone was available for web pre-order either. The iPad is obviously going to be successful but I can't see it outselling the iPhone by that sort of margin given it's higher purchase cost and the fact it isn't subsidised by a mobile phone contract.

[Blighter]

^ and also because people like me who have a iPhone and MBP don't really need an iPad...

[Mark]

Originally Posted by petemc

I just wish they would announce the UK launch date or something.

'Couple of weeks' after the US is what I've heard. Take that as you want to. I'm off to the Apple store now to see if they've any to play with, but with the credit card going up faster than the Shuttle, I'm going to take a lot of convincing.

One bonus point for the iPad is that the battery in my laptop has died (despite being only two years old and despite me removing it from the laptop when not needed) so I'd have to buy a new one to keep that mobile.

[Desmo]

One other thing, just in case you were wondering.....yes it will.

[petemc]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Where did the 700 000 & 250 000 figures come from?

A. Random. It was early reports that Apple had sold that many. However it was confirmed today that it was only 300,000.

Oh and this. http://www.macworld.com/article/1504...pad_sales.html

Apple sold 270,000 original iPhones in the first 30 hours or so of its availability. That’s right, the iPad outsold the iPhone on day one—and that’s for a “third” device in an unproven category. You could argue that the ability to pre-order increased the window for people to buy, but I think that washes out with the fact that almost everybody who pre-ordered had never so much as touched the device.

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[Rich_L]

Off to the USA tomorrow, so will no doubt have a play with one in the Apple store in SB this week

From everything I've seen I'm completely underwhelmed though, fail to see anything it does which I can't do better on my netbook which cost half the price, or even that apart from the screen, an iPhone has better functionality - the only thing which might have convinced me was if it had a webcam as I think it would make a fantastic piece of skype video-chat hardware, but as it doesn't, it basically has no use for me at all.

[petemc]

Originally Posted by Rich_L

fail to see anything it does which I can't do better on my netbook which cost half the price

Seriously? This point again? Its been a few months now. It wasn't a laptop/netbook replacement then and it still isn't now. Get over it!

[Rich_L]

Surely it is whatever a potential customer thinks it is? And for me, the things I would use it for, are the same functions which I currently use my netbook for, media consumption, communication, photos, internet browsing and suchlike, so yes for me, it does have to impress me sufficiently to justify spending more $$$s on it.

I think it says something that I even admit I would consider it, as I like the iPhone and its ease of use - but the lack of webcam and therefore crippled videochat ability is a complete deal-killer for me and so puts the iPad firmly in the 'complete luxury' rather than 'justifiable expenditure' camp.