Anyone wanna buy my iPad2? - Page 2

A Place of Light · 12-03-2012, 14:17

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Also it can be more difficult to raise capital when you're a sole trader.
Have you been in business before?
What do you (intend to) do?

Desmo · 12-03-2012, 14:38

You're right in that limited will give more protection but as you ask above, it really does depend on what you intend to do. With a limited company, every penny has to be accounted for with receipts and things have to be bought through the business account. Being a sole trader makes this far more open and easier to administer meaning you could possibly run more through the business than you'd get away with being limited.

Joe 90 · 12-03-2012, 18:05

From what I've been reading it would be the better route, but wouldn't be of benefit to me.
I'm an IT contractor and have been working under an umbrella for almost 2 years. I get work through an agency, which according to the latest thing I've read isn't something thats open to sole traders http://www.contracteye.co.uk/sole_tr...ntractor.shtml

semi-pro waster · 14-03-2012, 15:46

Sole trader may not be a good option for other reasons but the limitation of liability that you get with a limited company of some designation tends to only really matter where you're doing something that would normally incur significant amounts of liability. If you're in a business where there is little to no liability accruing to you then it becomes somewhat more of an irrelevance - that doesn't mean it's always a good idea to be a sole trader, more that the limitation of liability isn't necessarily a huge plus point for the other types of business.

Joe 90 · 15-03-2012, 16:33

my iPad is on its way up from Nuneaton

Mark · 16-03-2012, 01:27

Keeping my iPad2. I can't see the pixels on my iPad2 from six inches away so it's a Retina display as far as I'm concerned.

Toby · 22-03-2012, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Keeping my iPad2. I can't see the pixels on my iPad2 from six inches away so it's a Retina display as far as I'm concerned.

Are you serious? One thing I really disliked was using my iPad2 straight after using my iPhone 4S - it just looked like a pixellated mess by comparison.

I adore my iPad3 I must say. The screen has exceeded all my expectations

Mark · 24-03-2012, 20:55

Yeah, I'm serious. Admittedly not side-by-side, but I loaded up BBC News on a 2 and 3 in the local Apple store and the difference, to me, was so small it wasn't worth bothering (possibly a little sharper, but that's all). I'll do a fairer comparison next time I go (with my iPad2 vs their 3).

If you've got 20/20 vision, I'm sure it is Resolutionary. If you don't, it just isn't. Same goes for the Retina display on the iPhone as well. Sorry Apple, no sale. Must admit though that I didn't realise just how bad the camera on the iPad2 is. I was taking photos at a conference for future reference and had I known I'd have used my iPhone instead.

12-03-2012, 14:17	#11
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	^ Also it can be more difficult to raise capital when you're a sole trader. Have you been in business before? What do you (intend to) do? __________________ I'm not Burnsy, you cretin.

12-03-2012, 14:38	#12
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	You're right in that limited will give more protection but as you ask above, it really does depend on what you intend to do. With a limited company, every penny has to be accounted for with receipts and things have to be bought through the business account. Being a sole trader makes this far more open and easier to administer meaning you could possibly run more through the business than you'd get away with being limited. __________________

12-03-2012, 18:05	#13
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	From what I've been reading it would be the better route, but wouldn't be of benefit to me. I'm an IT contractor and have been working under an umbrella for almost 2 years. I get work through an agency, which according to the latest thing I've read isn't something thats open to sole traders http://www.contracteye.co.uk/sole_tr...ntractor.shtml __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

14-03-2012, 15:46	#14
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	Sole trader may not be a good option for other reasons but the limitation of liability that you get with a limited company of some designation tends to only really matter where you're doing something that would normally incur significant amounts of liability. If you're in a business where there is little to no liability accruing to you then it becomes somewhat more of an irrelevance - that doesn't mean it's always a good idea to be a sole trader, more that the limitation of liability isn't necessarily a huge plus point for the other types of business. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

15-03-2012, 16:33	#15
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	my iPad is on its way up from Nuneaton __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

16-03-2012, 01:27	#16
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Keeping my iPad2. I can't see the pixels on my iPad2 from six inches away so it's a Retina display as far as I'm concerned.

24-03-2012, 20:55	#18
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Yeah, I'm serious. Admittedly not side-by-side, but I loaded up BBC News on a 2 and 3 in the local Apple store and the difference, to me, was so small it wasn't worth bothering (possibly a little sharper, but that's all). I'll do a fairer comparison next time I go (with my iPad2 vs their 3). If you've got 20/20 vision, I'm sure it is Resolutionary. If you don't, it just isn't. Same goes for the Retina display on the iPhone as well. Sorry Apple, no sale. Must admit though that I didn't realise just how bad the camera on the iPad2 is. I was taking photos at a conference for future reference and had I known I'd have used my iPhone instead.