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I lol'd at someone on a different forum trying to sell one for £835inc. Sadly though I'd imagine someone would have bought it had it not been against the rules.

These do look nice but if anything I'll be picking up a second hand MacBook or MBP over this.
 
Alex Jones said:
Alex Jones undertakes a psychological experiment that proves dangerous in more than one sense. While the public is caught up in the hype and promotion of the new iPad, it is clear once again that technology has captured our humanity-- our worth has been caught up in baubles, and we are dangerously close to caring more about our gadgets than our family and neighbors.

With this in mind, Alex daringly "tortures" the new toy being pushed by corporate elite to control the masses. He attempts to find out-- or at least raise the question-- as to whether humanity will concern itself with more with the senseless destruction of a computer it does with the torture and senseless killing of more than a million Iraqis (to put forward one example) along with countless others across the globe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHbLRCN6ytU&feature=player_embedded
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This video has made me think if I really need an Ipad.
 
:D I just wanna know 100% what the prices will be, is that so much to ask :(

Id like a 16gig 3g version. But it depends on price for iPad or anouther tablet.

JUST GIVE US PRICES DAMN IT! lol
 
I just had a go on an iPad :)

A bloke from work bought one (64gig). Delivered to the UK including import taxes for under £600.

It's veeeery nice. But also quite 'heavy'. It doesn't take long for your wrist to start aching a little bit. But to be fair I wasn't sitting on a sofa with it on my legs as you probably would use it. You also tend to switch a lot from landscape to portrait and back as some things look better or work better in one mode or the other so you twiddle it round a lot.

The screen is beautiful. Very bright, sharp and clear. It works exactly like an iPhone or Touch. You just tap on what you want or swipe across the screen. I had a go on wikipedia for a test web page to look at. You get a better view in landscape mode I think as the text is larger. You can wipe your finger up and down the page to scroll and you can click the pictures and pinch to zoom in.

Also had a little go on the pop up keyboard which actually worked pretty well. It's fine for short emails but I don't think I'd want to write long messages like this on it. I also had a go on the books, calendar and itunes which all looked nice.

He had a fantastic4 movie on it. Played nicely but it did look a little pixelly to me. Certainly not DVD sharp.

Then we had a look at a Marvel comic. That was very cool. Very sharp images and you can either see the whole page on one screen or you can tap a 'cell' and just have that on the screen and the flick to slide in the next cell or the other side of a larger one. Very nice fade and scroll effects.

Oh and if you think it's just a big iPhone that can't make phone calls.... it does. He has a VOIP app and used it to call the work phone to demonstrate it.

Would I like one?
Yes

Do I need one?
No

If I was loaded I'd probably buy it as a sort of coffee table toy to surf the net but I've got a MacBook that already does all of the things I need.

Very very nice bit of kit though.
 
Combat squirrel said:
Im still highly interested in how much eye strain will occour after extended reading on the ipad, does anyone have any honest feedback yet ?
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I was on mine from about 6.30 to 11.30 last night browsing and gaming and it was no different to using a laptop for that period so a bit tiring but not what I would call eye strain.

However I also have a Kindle and that is superb for reading as its completely neutral and has no impact what so ever on my eyes.

The other thing is the iPad is heavy so even resting on my chest whilst lying down on the sofa it starts to feel uncomfortable after a while.
 
If i know someone in america then, would i be better getting to them to buy it me and send it ? thats all viaaddress are doing isnt it ? i am not more or less likely to get caught by customs ?
 
Wyrdo said:
Mines actually gone through OK, had the confirmation email from Apple and they've already shipped the dock I ordered, just need them to ship the damn iPad! :p
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Hmmm when & where did you order Wyrdo?
 
I have one at work, boss brought back from new york...bit heavier than I was expecting, but pretty good piece of kit. Could see myself using it if it wasn't as heavy.

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I'm just getting more and more tempted to import from the US. Not just to get it sooner but looks like it will work out cheaper than both eBay or waiting for UK release.

Hmmmm...what to do?
 
Kevin Clark said:
Then we had a look at a Marvel comic. That was very cool. Very sharp images and you can either see the whole page on one screen or you can tap a 'cell' and just have that on the screen and the flick to slide in the next cell or the other side of a larger one. Very nice fade and scroll effects.
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What sort of marvel comic was it, was it a scan in a cbr/cbz file or was it an official ipad release from marvel?
 
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