Anyone get the new iPad?
 

Initial thoughts?

Apart from that it has no USB port.

the apple store is still down, so no one has got one

but I'll be getting one

same number of pixels as a 27" iMac on a 10" device? Yes please

I went to the Apple store today to demo one, the idiots working there had no idea there was a new iPad coming out. Gotta love Thailand.

You probably went to a counterfeit Apple store. Give them time to copy it. Check back Saturday.

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They're all resellers and it'll take months to come to Thailand.

I went to "the Apple store" in Pantip to get my iBook fixed. It should have been free because Apple fucked up with the rubber bottom. Took hours arguing with the staff before they called Apple and confirmed they would get paid.

Not going to move from 2 to this gen. But it looks nice the resolution and better camera are nice, but not worth the upgrade imo

Being slightly thicker and heavier, it will be more difficult to insert into my anus.

wait till you see the screen and then tell me that :)

same pixels as a 27" iMac. it's gonna look stunning.

'the new ipad'

so the next will be what? 'the newest ipad' -> 'the newestest ipad' and so on and so forth....

worse is the ipad2 is having it's name changed to The Old iPad

hmmmm, 2048x1536 on the ipda3
my 27" i7 imac from 2009 is running at 2560x1440

still, your point is valid, just not enough for me to switch, cos i just got the ipad2 last december... that, plus it's mainly the kids that are on it, so until multi-user comes to the ipad, I ain't upgrading


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ipda3 - that as a genuine typo, but funny to see how probably ipad got it's name...

I think they're going to feel the squeeze of people waiting to get a Win8 tablet this time around. After seeing the Win8 demos, the iPad's OS looks really old and rigid. I'm guessing apple is going to really struggle to maintain marketshare going forward.

Pre-ordered mine today and I can't wait. We use the shit out of an iPad around here and our first generation has MORE than paid for itself. 1080p recording ... hell yeah!

4g lte looks interesting for sure

Yea, they are knuckle heads for sure. But that applies to any store selling any product.

My friend books a ticket and heads to the Apple store in Manila when he has issue just so he doesn't have to deal with Thais.

I love my iPad, sure be getting the new one.
The Samsung is great as well, that's my jerk off machine coz I don't wanna stain the Apple.

How? The store has been down since it was announced?!?

Windows has been on a tablet for, what, 9 years?

I really don't think Apple will even see a dent in their market share because of win8.

Although, I have installed it and it looks great. It's just too late, apple has won.

Let's wait a year and see, but I'll bet you 100 quid that nothing it won't even make a scratch.

Android will give them a run for their money, but windows won't come close

I recently got a "normal" iPad2 and am happy enough with that.

Really? I find the camera is garbage, I'll be putting my ipad 2 on ebay once I'm able to get the 3 without dealing with lines.

I'm thinking of buying one. The one with wifi+3/4g 64gb is a bit over $1k here in Sweden. Cheapest one (16gb only wifi) is $650.

i guess I'll get an ipad 2 from ebay, once this one hits the stores....

I didn't...

I will get one yes

Something must be wrong with your pooter. The store is up and running for me. I didn't buy an ipad3 yet but I bought a few other things.

...They don't ship out for another week

You don't need a USB port. All of the software, videos, pictures, music, files, apps etc are all transferable wirelessly with built-in 802.11.n. And to be honest I've never once missed having a usb port on our iPad 2.

So this thing has a screen with more resolution than my HD TV.

What the fuck good is that with such a small screen?

I'll just buy Kenny's ipad2 on ebay when he gets his new one, hehe

;-)

I am digging the price drop. I'm still on the fence though, I was planning on getting an android tablet like the eee pad slider.

You can't zoom in on your HD TV

Asus Transformer Infinity has specs that put this new iPad to shame.

Aside from the screen, the iPad brings nothing to the table that hasn't already been available in an Android tablet for the past 6+ months.

I am going to wait 2 more mths then get the ipad 4 which I am sure will be even better :)

the ipad is so useless.. I can't get 10% of my work done on that shitty useless thing.

I think it's more like a fashion trend that some people decide to PAY OVERPRICED electronic WASTE like ipad or iphone and use it just to check emails or Tweet, when you can get a similar gadget 5 times cheaper...

I can never understand why some people get SO CRAZY with APPLE things.. I tried them and I don't see anything special.

I can build myself a PC WAY OVER MORE POWERFUL than any mac in planet, any day...

Now comes the time when some APPLE addict and FAN quotes me and argue my argument, right? Ok, let's see.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/07/the...re-is-back-up/

not just me

It finally came up at midnight GMT for the uk store.

Managed to get a preorder still so all is good!