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I never resolved the e-book reader issue. Well, I did kind of - I decided I'd just get an ipad.

So, now I need to decide on the ipad or the ipad2 and how much memory I need.

There's about a $100.00 difference between the ipad and the ipad2, and about $100.00 difference between 16gb, 32gb, and 64gb each.

The ipad2 is supposedly much sleeker, skinnier and lighter. I've also seen some stuff about dual-cameras but I've not found any explanation about them or even why you need two cameras.

With the ipad2 only released like this/last week, I've not found much in the way of information at all.

My most specific questions are really about the memory needs. The main use for it will be to read books, but I'll also want to watch some movies, probably streamed versus stored. I'm sure I'll do a fair share of general web/news surfing and foruming on it.

I'll probably find some fun little apps that I have to have but don't plan on doing any real gaming or photo-shopping or anything like that. From what I understand the apps can really stack up and start eating up your memory.

Who has an ipad?

Bored people with too much money.

Don't get me wrong, I have an iPhone and a macbook pro, but I bought both second hand. I enjoy apple products, but the iPad just doesn't feel like it fills a role that isn't better served by other products.

To record in 3D? At least that's the only thing I can think of that requires 2 lenses.

My work phone and laptap aside, I don't have a cellphone at all, or a laptop, or an ereader, or any mobile electronic gadget. Heck, I've never even owned an ipod. So this is serving the purpose of all those.





Edited, Mar 22nd 2011 8:53pm by Elinda

I suppose it would depend on what you already have at your disposal. The only thing an ipad is better at than a notebook right now is angry birds.

If you're just going to use it as an ebook reader, the 8GB iPad 1 would probably be just fine.

I'd get one myself if I had extra cash lying around because laptops don't really lend themselves to reading the internets while upside down.

I think the Kindle would barf on animated GIFs.

I honestly have less of a reason to carry my laptop everywhere now that I have an smartphone, and the iPad is like an oversized smartphone. It's considerably smaller than my laptop, while still letting me read my assignments and do other laptop-py things without carrying the thing around.

I also pretty much hate netbooks as much as most forum posters hate the iPad.


Edited, Mar 22nd 2011 3:38pm by Sweetums

If you want to use it to read books, it's worth getting a kindle. It's a single purpose device, but in my experience it's totally worth it.

For me the ipad is the ideal living room computer. Browse the net, control various things in the house, play a few games, look stuff up... Fun fast and easy. I'd go with the ipad2 if I were getting one, although I'd recommend waiting a bit and going with one of the honeycomb devices that are hitting the market. The wifi only xoom or the samsung tablets that are coming out. iOS is honestly lagging quite a bit behind android at the moment.

Necros are op.

Ipad2's are still pretty hard to find. They're still selling on ebay for a much higher-than-retail price.

I think I'm gonna go with the ipad2 versus the ipad. I'm not decided yet how much memory. I have an extra five hundred bucks lying about. If I want more memory than the 16gb I'll have to budget it in a bit.

Now...should I get one of them smart covers?!...and what color?! They're cool, but seriously, forty bucks for a little slab of polyurethane sounds excessive. I'm sure I can get one of my craftier friends to make me something earthy and unique to protect it.

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Your mother.

My gosh but you're nerdy. Not the cool nerdy either.

Ok, so here's the deal. I really wanted this thing for an up coming trip in a couple weeks. The ipad2 isn't happening fast enough. The local best buy is not yet stocking them in sufficient quantity for a shopping failure such as myself. The online istore is quoting 4-6 weeks delivery (but you get free engraving). The ipad (1st gen) is even more rare (i'm sure Apple is responsible for the sudden disappearance of the retail ipad).

I'm kind of bummed. What's another good tablet that I can order from Amazon or pick up at the store?