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dkchristi Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8594 Registration date : 2008-12-29 Location : Florida
| Subject: iPads Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:31 pm | |
| A friend plans to buy me an iPad. I had a birthday Saturday (therefore, the largess of gift). I am concerned that an iPad at $500 plus is not a wise expenditure. It's because "you are an author - it's a perfect gift for you."
As one who is scraping buy, it's like putting a Jaguar in the driveway when I really love my Hyundai. I only have a desktop these days and I do travel now and then; I also like to write elsewhere besides my office.
I had a netbook and hated it; this has a wireless keyboard to go with it....as an add-on.
I have an ancient cell phone that barely rings and txts a little with unreadable keys. Isn't there a cell phone these days that is sort of an ipad that would kill two birds with one stone? Although the keyboard is pretty small for actually writing on a cell phone.
Anyway, any advice is appreciated. I guess I should just smile and say, "thank you," but it was suggested that I look at them to decide how much storage I need.... |
| | | LC Five Star Member
Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28
| Subject: Re: iPads Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:30 pm | |
| I agree that you should just say "thank you." Re storage, the more storage, the more expensive the price. So pick whatever you're comfortable with your friend spending. |
| | | LC Five Star Member
Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:23 pm | |
| So did you ever get your iPad? If so, how do you like it? My husband is wanting one, maybe it will be a Christmas present? |
| | | Shelagh Admin
Number of posts : 12662 Registration date : 2008-01-11 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:37 pm | |
| DK, Say, "Yes please!" You will love it. It will save you a heap of money and become a walking library. You are soooooooooo lucky! |
| | | dkchristi Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8594 Registration date : 2008-12-29 Location : Florida
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:05 pm | |
| No, I didn't get it; there's a lot of hype that the features can be found elsewhere at such a lesser cost that it is going to go the way of WII, an expensive toy that the more versatile and less costly iphones will stay ahead of in the marketplace. The articles said it's better to wait as the technology speeds forward, that the ipad was designed before the iphone and the iphone stole its thunder and isn't even compatible. :-( Thanks for the encouragement.
Some articles were saying it's "elitist" to have an ipad because they are so overpriced for what they do...that there are other much lower priced similar products either on the market or coming that this is not the time to buy the Ipad except for the desire to be "elitest." |
| | | LC Five Star Member
Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:30 pm | |
| So what's wrong with being elitist? lol
My husband wants version 2 or 3, actually, due to the current one's drawbacks that critics have written about.
Shelagh, sounds like you have one and use it a lot? |
| | | Shelagh Admin
Number of posts : 12662 Registration date : 2008-01-11 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:45 pm | |
| I have an imac and I would love an ipad. Microsoft is a bigger target for hackers than Apple, which makes life easier for mac users. |
| | | LC Five Star Member
Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28
| Subject: Re: iPads Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:12 am | |
| I want this iPad. Don't particularly care how many gigabites it holds. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] |
| | | ahesan
Number of posts : 5 Registration date : 2010-12-04
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:56 am | |
| We love our ipad. My kids use it to get on Facebook, look at our family pictures, play games, draw with art programs, all kinds of stuff.
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| | | David Griffiths
Number of posts : 16 Registration date : 2009-09-26 Age : 90 Location : Pensacola, Florida
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:44 pm | |
| As a writer, I don't think you can beat a laptop, and you can get a pretty good one for $500. I take mine everywhere. I can't imagine not having a keyboard. Just my two cents. |
| | | dkchristi Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8594 Registration date : 2008-12-29 Location : Florida
| Subject: Re: iPads Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:21 pm | |
| I saw a netbook for $176. If I didn't already have mine for $250, I would have been thrilled :-( I am finding my netbook to be an inexpensive tool to schlep around. I'm reading my ebooks on it, writing my stories and novels and doing everything I do on my desktop except play dvd's which I hardly do anymore anyway. With flashdrives, their versatility is pumped up. Then they have the cloud drive to pull files from the pc. I heard netbooks are a dying breed. I say grab them on their way out as the price falls. You don't need to buy a cover (it comes with a lid - I just have a cheap (very cheap) sleeve. You don't need a keyboard (it has one). You can see in the sunlight because the cover helps the glare. Even the keyboard is just a smidge off (the spacebar and I do not get along very well.) If it was up to me, there would be no market for ereaders at all. |
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