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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:12 PM Original message |
NEW Apple iPad saves the world! |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. what's the price tag? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Apple tablet costs $600 to $800, says beta tester |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. just googled $999 |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. You want one for a fraction of the iPhone subsidized price? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. Here's what you want. 12 bucks. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. hey -- resale value on iphone is *$17* bucks -- |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
44. It says "starting at $499" on Apple's page. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. Nowhere close. $499-829 |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Starts at $499 for wi-fi model (only $10 more than the Kindle DX, which doesn't do shit) |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Here is hoping that makes Amazon lower prices. consumer for the winz. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:01 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. "You never lose books" ...Unless you bought 1984 or Animal Farm. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 10:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. For a full refund. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 01:09 AM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Technically or not, it still happened |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Well you can backup your kindle books. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. Im waiting for the Maxi iPad |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. does it have wings? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. SUPER solar ABSORBENT, too! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Plus, I understand you can read the future on those, |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
82. You can only use it 5 days a month |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Link? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. pic |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Cool! Looks like a giant iPhone! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That's the intention. 1GHz, 16 to 64 GB, 802.11n, all the bells and whistles. (NT) |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 01:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
64. Does it come with a belt clip? (n/t) |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's amazing -- and I'm just following along on a live blog. .5 thick, 1.5 lbs, |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. Bwahahahaha! |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. I cant figure out whats so special about it. So when would I be using the iPad? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Any time you want to read or browse the web but don't want your laptop computer... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
56. It's AT&T, again. So people in rural areas with no At&T coverage |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-29-10 01:17 AM Response to Reply #56 |
83. It's coming. It takes time to build a new network |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
73. please tell me they will eventually support flash -otherwise it is a large iphone as far as web goes |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'll wait for the second generation. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. No, no! It's panini! See today's "Doonesbury"! |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's a beauty |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. Why are these things STILL so expensive? |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Duh. They DON'T want an "ubiquitous technology" -- they DON'T want what you mean by "revolutionary" |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Why are cars STILL so expensive? |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. But it won't work the same -- or at all |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Unfortunately, big high-pixel-density LCD screens and very dense Flash ROMs are still... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. because they can. n/t |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Kind of like why dogs ... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. Anyone who wants a Kindle cheap should start perusing eBay starting today. nt |
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1awake (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sounds like a netbook without the keyboard, |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. What's it offer? The ability to read The New Yor Time, in bed, WITH video, ... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Michael Dell, Business Visionary, 1997. |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. ...and Sculley almost did. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. As of yesterday: Dell market cap: $27B. Apple market cap: $183B. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. I can read the NYT in bed with my laptop. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
57. If you want to read the New York Times in bed, you can do that with the paper version. |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I wish Apple would make a netbook. ..nt |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. And hey!, if you want, it offers a real hardware keyboard! (NT) |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 01:05 AM Response to Reply #38 |
62. Mattel makes real hardware? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #62 |
69. My! What a clever put-down! |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. ummm, what were we talking about again? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. I took your comment as being aimed at the iPad keyboard; sorry! (NT) |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. Priced from $499 to $829, depending on model. |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Cool... early adopters won't have a problem with that pricing. |
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NICO9000 (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Step pricing - Ain't that the truth! |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. It's literally an iPhone with a bigger screen. Same exact OS and everything. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Note, though, that as far as we can tell, it *ISN'T* a phone (except maybe via VOIP). (NT) |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Right, it's more like an iPod Touch expanded, with 3G internet |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
43. Looks like hardware searching for a compelling application. Not ready for prime time, imo. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. it's $10 more than the Kindle DX and does a million more things. what's the problem? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 12:25 AM Response to Reply #46 |
60. Well, Kindle comes with free lifetime 3g, so that's not really an apples to apples! |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 08:26 AM Response to Reply #46 |
67. It is like saying a high end boat and low end house are same price. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. It doesn't have to search hard for a use. 120,000 apps ready when you open the box |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
74. All those apps work on the device they were designed for... |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. But the gay porn! 10" is always better than 3" |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. A thousand bucks, when I could spend a hundred more and get an iMac |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 11:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. $499. nt |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 01:02 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Now, now. Let them have their fun. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #61 |
72. Even funnier. The $999 price was probably official Apple disinformation. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
53. There really isn't a compelling reason to buy one if you already have a smartphone and a computer. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
54. just what we need- more useless junk. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Ok Gramps! I'm off your lawn now. |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
66. Looks like much ado about nothing.. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. A Glorified Netbook... |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 07:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
80. 4G isn't going to be widespread until 2013. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Hey! This is APPLE, GODDAM IT!!!! |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
70. Can I use it while riding my Segway?! |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
78. Great |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
79. If won't fit in my underpants. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
81. Why not just carry around a laptop? What's the difference? |
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