Apple iPad

[boomouse]

Which offers a better experience?

Ipad or laptop with touchscreen

 

When you use a 'touch' interface, your mind expects a response as immediate as the gesture you are making. So when you touch, immediately something happens. An iPad is like that. Touch, swipe, pinch, use one, two, three, or four fingers and something happens. Ora mismo.

 

A laptop with a touchscreen is only that, a laptop with a touchscreen. How fast it responds to your touch will depend on how fast the laptop hardware is, and how well adapted the OS is to a touch UI. Even if you use Windows 7 which already has some rudimentary gesture capability, you still will not get the same as an iPad experience.

[boomouse]

where is the cheapest place to get an Ipad here in Metro Manila?

 

There is no cheap place because it is officially not yet launched here. Next month pa yata. So they guys selling it are really overpricing like crazy. Kinakatay nila yun mga hindi makapaghintay. I got mine in the US and with shipping and handling a 32 GB 3g unit was about P36k+. I saw a shop in Park Square selling a 16 GB wifi only unit for P40k. Hold-up na harap-harapan. I know some flight crews smuggle units in and I have been offered P35k for a 32gb wifi only unit. That contact I can pass to you if you PM me. Bahala na kayo magusap kung gusto mo.

[id6230]

ill just get the WePad ...its about 145$usd and got what the IPad is lacking.(usb port, webcam, sd card slot)..

 

 

Asus has a new tablet (iPad competition) to be released around the first quarter of 2011. Relatively cheaper than the iPad and has a built in camera, usb port, media reader, flash video..etc. Comes with the 10 or 12 inches.

[boomouse]

Asus has a new tablet (iPad competition) to be released around the first quarter of 2011. Relatively cheaper than the iPad and has a built in camera, usb port, media reader, flash video..etc. Comes with the 10 or 12 inches.

 

1. That is three quarters away. By that time there will be 10-12 million iPads sold in the US alone, not to mention the rest of the world where it is going to be launching within weeks of each others through the rest of the year. This ensures that the software ecosystem for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch will be so big and strong that people who can afford an iPad will have a hard time deciding to buy anything else no matter what bells and whistles they add to the competition.
2. Remember that HP just cancelled their iSlate tablet. Perhaps they thought they could not offer the same user experience with the OS that they had.
3. Even locally, the Inquirer has thrown its hat in witht he iPad even before it has officially launched in the Philippines. You think these apps will run on your Asus? sure developers might kludge together something but that is what it wil be. A kludge. Touch an icon and count to 10 before anything happens. Just like all the other Windows tablets.

I at all all these new gadget-laden tablets prove is the short-sightedness of the management of the companies that make them.

[incregobil]

iPad is a nice gadget. I think it's the best Tablet ever built so far, from the user interface to the apps it doesn't have everything like USB and SD slots but does it really need it? Most people are awed by a product by what it has on paper but in reality it all boils down on the experience you get from using it. So I'd say the iPad may not be everything but it is good enough for me and millions of other people in the world.

[magtatah0ng]

Galing talaga ng Apple, basta user interfaces hanep sa execution!

 

Medyo mahal pa. For now it's still a luxury. Gusto ko ng improvements sa user experience per wala ako balak mag japorms sa mga coffee shops. It's for my wrist and back when doing non-work-related stuff at home. Sa current price niya I'll have to stick with the damn mouse. And I still need to keep my laptop for work.

 

I hope the competition steps up to drive down the prices. Google and M$ will do something cool/nerdy in their own little way. Competition is good so I welcome it.

 

Sana may gumawa ng foldable para pwede ibulsa.

[roxysnonie]

Galing talaga ng Apple, basta user interfaces hanep sa execution!

 

Medyo mahal pa. For now it's still a luxury. Gusto ko ng improvements sa user experience per wala ako balak mag japorms sa mga coffee shops. It's for my wrist and back when doing non-work-related stuff at home. Sa current price niya I'll have to stick with the damn mouse. And I still need to keep my laptop for work.

 

I hope the competition steps up to drive down the prices. Google and M$ will do something cool/nerdy in their own little way. Competition is good so I welcome it.

 

Sana may gumawa ng foldable para pwede ibulsa.

 

ill wait till it comes out with a camera, hopefully on both sides(or even just on the screen) a memory card slot or sim.

 

and i hope competition makes something like or better, and i hope its an android os!

[johnlove]

An I pad is an oversized i touch.

 

As with all technology, more so from Steve Jobs, those who buy first generation are beta testers who pay for the experience. When do you think next iteration of i pad will come out? Before end of 2010 kaya? What improvements will it have?

 

'oversized i touch' - Does that mean no 'flash' support (no more advertisement & announcement in mtc)?

 

When you use a 'touch' interface, your mind expects a response as immediate as the gesture you are making. So when you touch, immediately something happens. An iPad is like that. Touch, swipe, pinch, use one, two, three, or four fingers and something happens. Ora mismo.

 

A laptop with a touchscreen is only that, a laptop with a touchscreen. How fast it responds to your touch will depend on how fast the laptop hardware is, and how well adapted the OS is to a touch UI. Even if you use Windows 7 which already has some rudimentary gesture capability, you still will not get the same as an iPad experience.

 

I saw a HP with 20+ inch touchscreen with cpu & mobo built-in. How would the 'user experience' compare?

[boomouse]

'oversized i touch' - Does that mean no 'flash' support (no more advertisement & announcement in mtc)?

 

 

 

I saw a HP with 20+ inch touchscreen with cpu & mobo built-in. How would the 'user experience' compare?

 

How would the user like to lug around a carreton?

[magtatah0ng]

An I pad is an oversized i touch.

 

Onga no, come to think of it kung sa hardware lang madaming similarities ang iPod Touch, iPhone at iPad. But it's the software and packaging that makes all the difference. Ineffective kasi ang phone for web browsing. That's why bilib ako sa product design ng Apple. A geek's invention doesn't have to feel like it was made for geeks (*cough* Archos).

[incregobil]

An I pad is an oversized i touch.

 

As with all technology, more so from Steve Jobs, those who buy first generation are beta testers who pay for the experience. When do you think next iteration of i pad will come out? Before end of 2010 kaya? What improvements will it have?

next year meron ulit yan. knowing apple yearly naglalabas ng new products kaya bilis maluma ng gadgets from them. mahal pa naman.

 

actually, the iPhone was born out of the iPad they made a prototype or concept of the iPad tpos Steve Jobs had an idea that the tablet could be a great phone so they decided to focus in making a phone instead. hehe..galing talaga ni Jobs. He single handedly revived apple(macintosh)

[amante]

i had a chance to use an i-pad quite extensively yesterday

 

it's processing speed is surprisingly fast, that much I can say.

 

it does lack the tactile interface and much of the functions and user accesses you would expect from a netbook at 1/4 the price.

 

at the end of the day, its just an over-glorified and slick e-book that resembles an i-touch!

 

AND I STILL WANT ONE!!!

Edited June 8, 2010 by amante

[scorpionking2]

There is no cheap place because it is officially not yet launched here. Next month pa yata. So they guys selling it are really overpricing like crazy. Kinakatay nila yun mga hindi makapaghintay. I got mine in the US and with shipping and handling a 32 GB 3g unit was about P36k+. I saw a shop in Park Square selling a 16 GB wifi only unit for P40k. Hold-up na harap-harapan. I know some flight crews smuggle units in and I have been offered P35k for a 32gb wifi only unit. That contact I can pass to you if you PM me. Bahala na kayo magusap kung gusto mo.

 

 

Wow, kung ganyan pala ang kalakaran dyan, I might as well bring a couple of iPads when I get home next month. Magkano ko kaya ibebenta?

[boomouse]

Wow, kung ganyan pala ang kalakaran dyan, I might as well bring a couple of iPads when I get home next month. Magkano ko kaya ibebenta?

 

Too late for you. Its is launching in the Philippines in less than a month.

[philstar]

Although it is true that the IPad is just an oversized iPod Touch. No one can argue that its bigger screen makes its use far more exceptional than its diminutive smaller brother itouch. Although, I use my iPod touch for reading pdfs,and books, I still cherish the dream of upgrading to an iPad someday in the near future for lesser scrolling and larger and more information in one glance.

 

Yes, it still is an oversized iPod touch but hey its like comparing having a motorcycle and having a van for a family car. Yes. I can go from point A to point B on the either machine. But having a van saves me more trips especially when I need to bring stuff to and fro. No one can argue the thrill and the practicality of having a motorcycle when I ride solo. But then again, having a VAN is another target when "capacity" is needed.

 

Yes. I surely would wish I also have an iPad of my own.

[Fusarium_jimini]

Currently using one as of now..user-friendly, simplicity is the key..even my dad who abhors laptops and desktops is ready to ditch his electric typewriter just to get his hands on one..

 

Laki tuloy ng utang ko (utang na loob and utang literally) to my younger bro..

 

Funny, mas mabilis ako mag-type with the iPad unit only instead of using teir separate keyboard dock, hehehe..

 

In my opinion, having a webcam and other extras on the iPad is not an issue... Baka magmukha kang eng-eng when using a webcam-equipped iPad..

 

Tip nga pala for those who can't wait for its launch here next month: Ask a favor from a friend or relative who is a flight crew in of those international airlines bound for L.A. Or Vegas (kung kaya, yung mga nasa PAL).. Huwag kayo papabili sa mga kakilala nyong flight attendants.. Yung customs natin alam na ang kalakaran nyan.. Better if you ask a pilot friend or relative to get you one, alam nila saan ilalagay para hindi ma-tax, hehehe..

 

My brother got mine in L.A.. Huwag na kayong umasang makakuha sa San Fo, puro tourist spots dun..

 

Peace!

Edited June 12, 2010 by Fusarium_jimini

[boomouse]

Currently using one as of now..user-friendly, simplicity is the key..even my dad who abhors laptops and desktops is ready to ditch his electric typewriter just to get his hands on one..

 

Laki tuloy ng utang ko (utang na loob and utang literally) to my younger bro..

 

Funny, mas mabilis ako mag-type with the iPad unit only instead of using teir separate keyboard dock, hehehe..

 

In my opinion, having a webcam and other extras on the iPad is not an issue... Baka magmukha kang eng-eng when using a webcam-equipped iPad..

 

Tip nga pala for those who can't wait for its launch here next month: Ask a favor from a friend or relative who is a flight crew in of those international airlines bound for L.A. Or Vegas (kung kaya, yung mga nasa PAL).. Huwag kayo papabili sa mga kakilala nyong flight attendants.. Yung customs natin alam na ang kalakaran nyan.. Better if you ask a pilot friend or relative to get you one, alam nila saan ilalagay para hindi ma-tax, hehehe..

 

My brother got mine in L.A.. Huwag na kayong umasang makakuha sa San Fo, puro tourist spots dun..

 

Peace!

 

The is no import duty on computer equipment if you bring in what is considered personal quantities. Hanggang 3 o 5 pwede mo bitbitin harapharapan. If you bring in commercial quantities (by the dozen) you will pay an advanced sale tax not import duty. Customs will chek flight crew ot because of the comuter equipment but because of the other highly taxable items such as unset precious stones, jewelry, and sometimes even banned items. But computers? Nah.

[azazel_six]

wait wala pa rin flash support ung ipad?

[noyzky7]

wait wala pa rin flash support ung ipad?

 

Bro wag mo na antayin pa malabo mangyari.. Pls. read this site...

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/193540/ipad_proves_that_apple_wants_to_kill_flash.html

[magtatah0ng]

If youtube/Google switches to HTML5 then everybody else will probably follow. I always skip Flash intros anyway - way too much fluff that eat up bandwidth. I prefer to dive straight to the info.

 

Unless of course the info is the Flash media itself (like youtube or... porn sites). But websites that rely on FLV are too dependent on one company. If that company turns evil then they're totally exposed.

 

Just like back in the 90's when Compuserve and Unisys tried to hold everybody hostage on the use of the GIF image format. Due to a quirky patent they wanted you to pay a license fee just for having a gif image on your website.

[ganid]

I think the i pad is IT.

 

All it has to do now is be able to do word processing, worksheets and the like.

 

Apple says with iworks, it will get the job done.

 

I am a newbie. Is Iworks compatible (as in interchangable files) with Office?

 

How is iworks (specifically for the i pad) compared to Office?

 

Thank you in advance to anyone who can give me guidance regarding the above issue.

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[Spurt]

The is no import duty on computer equipment if you bring in what is considered personal quantities. Hanggang 3 o 5 pwede mo bitbitin harapharapan. If you bring in commercial quantities (by the dozen) you will pay an advanced sale tax not import duty. Customs will chek flight crew ot because of the comuter equipment but because of the other highly taxable items such as unset precious stones, jewelry, and sometimes even banned items. But computers? Nah.

 

yes, this is true, you can actually bring a new mac or a laptop brand new on a box, along with your bag sa airport arrival, in case mag insist ang customs, magbayad ka ng tax (EVAT 12%) kasi 0% tariff ng computer.

[johnlove]

Although it is true that the IPad is just an oversized iPod Touch. No one can argue that its bigger screen makes its use far more exceptional than its diminutive smaller brother itouch. Although, I use my iPod touch for reading pdfs,and books, I still cherish the dream of upgrading to an iPad someday in the near future for lesser scrolling and larger and more information in one glance.

 

Yes, it still is an oversized iPod touch but hey its like comparing having a motorcycle and having a van for a family car. Yes. I can go from point A to point B on the either machine. But having a van saves me more trips especially when I need to bring stuff to and fro. No one can argue the thrill and the practicality of having a motorcycle when I ride solo. But then again, having a VAN is another target when "capacity" is needed.

 

Yes. I surely would wish I also have an iPad of my own.

If the IPad is just an oversized iPod Touch, are the fonts larger? I hate small fonts.

[dextereous]

good day mga sir,

 

yung I-PAD ba, sir, ay supported lahat ng downloaded na mga ebook(pdf files) kahit sa iba't ibang site mo na download like for example , ung mga nadownload sa rapishare na mga ebook, mababasa rin ba ng I-PAD? or dun ka lang sa APPLE website allowed mag download ng mga pdf file para mabasa sa I-PAD?

 

TIA

[id6230]

good day mga sir,

 

yung I-PAD ba, sir, ay supported lahat ng downloaded na mga ebook(pdf files) kahit sa iba't ibang site mo na download like for example , ung mga nadownload sa rapishare na mga ebook, mababasa rin ba ng I-PAD? or dun ka lang sa APPLE website allowed mag download ng mga pdf file para mabasa sa I-PAD?

 

TIA

 

Kung ang tinutukoy mo ay PDF file mababasa sa ibook app. ang sagot ay hindi. Ang pdf file ay mababasa nang iPad kung mag download ka nang pdf file app. sa iPad.

Marami kang mapipili....may na bibili...at may libre.