Should I buy an iPad?

Hey there,

I've been given the green on an iPad and what's more I only have to pay half of it to get one.

I really don't know if I should get it or not. I want to be able to multitask and I have no idea where that stands on the iPad. I have no idea how good the battery is as I'd want it to be a lot better than my Nexus One, and I'd want to be able to tether through my Nexus One to get online.

Keep in mind if I wait for a Galaxy tab or something I do live in rural Canada and I'm lucky that I found a store that carries an wifi iPad. Bleh, I'm so on the fence here I don't know what to do :P

Wait until the 2nd gen one, 'tis what I'm doing now.

no they seem like a lot of money to me

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Originally Posted by Recursion

Wait until the 2nd gen one, 'tis what I'm doing now.

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this. only a few more months left :P

I think I'm getting one :P

2nd gen hmm.. what's magical and more special with that one :D

I'm just concerned about multitasking. Can the iPad do it?

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Originally Posted by HotelUser

I think I'm getting one :P

2nd gen hmm.. what's magical and more special with that one :D

I'm just concerned about multitasking. Can the iPad do it?

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no one knows what the 2nd gen is, but id wait for any apple products second gen. Mainly cus they always make the first one look bad when they come out.

multitasking will be coming in an update due out soon. not sure when though. sometime between now and november though

4.2 will bring multitasking to this iPad before Christmas, but I'm hoping they might boost the RAM from the 256mb it has to at least the same amount as the iPhone 4 (512mb) so it'll improve multitasking (oh, and perhaps a gyroscope? :P)

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Originally Posted by Recursion

4.2 will bring multitasking to this iPad before Christmas, but I'm hoping they might boost the RAM from the 256mb it has to at least the same amount as the iPhone 4 (512mb) so it'll improve multitasking (oh, and perhaps a gyroscope? :P)

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im thinking the next major thing, or maybe after, will be HD 3D on iphone and ipad. probably a retina display on the next ipad tbh

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Originally Posted by kk.

im thinking the next major thing, or maybe after, will be HD 3D on iphone and ipad. probably a retina display on the next ipad tbh

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They won't do 3D on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, they can't. 3D requires the end device to be stationary, if it rotates then the 3D effect is lost and all "iDevices" offer both portrait and landscape views. Next time you go to a 3D film tip your head to the side and you'll see what I mean, it's because the way "3D" doesn't take into account vertical space. I can only assume you are talking about a parallax barrier like the 3DS as well which doesn't work at all unless you are in a narrow space in front of it, it's totally impractical for devices like the iPad which are intended to be used by multiple people at once not to mention the cost of it.

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Originally Posted by MrPinkPanther

They won't do 3D on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, they can't. 3D requires the end device to be stationary, if it rotates then the 3D effect is lost and all "iDevices" offer both portrait and landscape views. Next time you go to a 3D film tip your head to the side and you'll see what I mean, it's because the way "3D" doesn't take into account vertical space. I can only assume you are talking about a parallax barrier like the 3DS as well which doesn't work at all unless you are in a narrow space in front of it, it's totally impractical for devices like the iPad which are intended to be used by multiple people at once not to mention the cost of it.

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hold on didnt see your last part lol

its a matter of different technology. Ive said this numerous times before but there are TVs in development which do not require you to wear glasses. Which is why i said perhaps not the next gen but the gen after