OneEightZero
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Does this mean the lowest model of the iPad 2 isn't going to match the $499 price the first iPad had?Xater said:
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Apple's iPad 2 event | March 2
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Sebulon3k said:
Yeah, his attitude isn't warranted. Even a simple "iPad 2" google search would reveal at the very least that the iPad2 was going to be coming this spring.
But no loss for him, he can sell his iPad 1 and get most of his money back, then put it towards the new one.
dorkimoe
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Ripped on the ipad 1 because i thought it was the stupidest thing ever, considering i have an iphone, why would i want a bigger one. Then i played with one and i fell in love..fuck you apple 
Plan on buying the ipad 2 unless there is nothing major then ill buy ipad 1
ios5? i think thats like a 2%, i cant see them showing it until the ipod event thingy
Plan on buying the ipad 2 unless there is nothing major then ill buy ipad 1
Technosteve said:
ios5? i think thats like a 2%, i cant see them showing it until the ipod event thingy
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
No, I mean the stock they have left. I will grab one of those if they lower that price. Like they've done with the iPhone in the past. ^_^Xater said:
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Well, they might keep a cheaper version around, especially with all the Android tablets on the horizon.Xater said:
We'll have to wait until 2 March to see. ^_^
Opus Angelorum
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cjelly said:
Based on the rumoured specifications :
CPU > Depends on the design
GPU > 4x
They still sell the 3GS, and in prior years, they offered the previous gen iPod Touch as a lower cost model. There are 2 possibilities:Xater said:
1: They don't offer the old iPad, they want everyone to have Facetime, this is why they didn't sell the previous generation iPod Touch this time around.
2. They offer the old iPad. They still sell 3GS without Facetime (and it was still within the top 5 phones sold in the US last quarter, 1.5 years after it's release). They also still need to make iPads for markets like China and South Korea, which had like a 4-5 month delay between US release and release in that market.
DrFunk said:
Yup.
Might sell my iPad to CEX pretty soon eventhough I've already saved enough to buy a mac book pro and an ipad 32G. I'm also going to get rid of my iphone 3GS while am at it. I think I might just get the 64G ipad 2 so i won't have to complain about having little space.
Soulscribe
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Lord. Apple anxiety. I'm not ready for it.
Technosteve
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is apple still have trouble getting ipads in to stores? i remember around christmas time it was near impossible to find one.
Opus Angelorum said:
Is this gen of iDevice not also going to go with a dual-core GPU? Thought that was rumoured, although I guess the 543 alone is a decent upgrade over the previous GPU.
cjelly said:
On the GPU side, a 543 has twice as many pipelines as a 535, and each has twice as many shader ALUs. So pretty decent bump there clock for clock (twice the fillrate, 4x shader ALU power).
On the CPU side, if you were to use ARM's DMIPS ratings for the A8 vs A9, you could say a dual-core A9 is 2.5x more powerful than a A8 clock for clock. It uses an out-of-order execution architecture compared to the A8's in-order architecture...overall on general code it might be a good deal better.
OK, time for some lame predictions?
1. facetime cameras
2. a bit lighter, a bit thinner. as per the leaked cases.
3. dual Core chip, probably dubbed A5. ~2X speed increase over iPad 1
4. 512 MB ram, but we won't know this till it gets dissected
that's about it. I don't expect a major new form factor (7" version is not gonna happen) or a retina display anymore (sigh.. that rumor was so awesome).
I hope they spend more time showing off iOS 5 features than new hardware.
1. facetime cameras
2. a bit lighter, a bit thinner. as per the leaked cases.
3. dual Core chip, probably dubbed A5. ~2X speed increase over iPad 1
4. 512 MB ram, but we won't know this till it gets dissected
that's about it. I don't expect a major new form factor (7" version is not gonna happen) or a retina display anymore (sigh.. that rumor was so awesome).
I hope they spend more time showing off iOS 5 features than new hardware.
Technosteve said:
high demand caused that, probably be the same for the ipad 2. I think Apple will initially release only in the US and then later on in other parts of the world like they did with the original ipad.
I hope to see a jump in ram and processor and hopefully gestures like the ones in the iOS 4.3 beta.
LCfiner said:
Those predictions sound like they might come true. I hope that there are some iOS changes with the ipad. I know the camera will bring about some new photo album app and iMovie will be formatted for the ipad. I do hope gestures make in the iOS. Wonder if apple will redo the whole interface or keep the icon layout like they did on the iphone.
Ninja Kn1ght
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sammymoho said:
There have been pretty strong rumours that the iPad 3 will be released in September to bring iPad releases in line with iPods.
Technosteve
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Technosteve said:
like to add another BET
-10000000000000000000000% sure Gizmodo won't be there.
sixteen-bit
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This is one of the best animated gifs I have ever seen.LCfiner said:Oh, and the obligatory
sixteen-bit
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I hope we can steer with a click wheelNYR said:
Neuromancer
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Awesome news. Whatever it is I'm buying it, I have a $250 Apple gift card on hot standby.
Dr. Feel Good
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If all the rumors point to such little upgrades, what's the point of an event? I'm probably for sure plunging on the iPad 2, so I'm hoping for some impressive tech bumps. Really sucks that a lot of people are doubting 1gb of RAM though considering nearly every other Android tab has it standard.
Mashing said:
just under a year. close enough.
and, honestly, the 3G to 3GS upgrade was the biggest iPhone upgrade I ever went through. CPU upgrades aren't sexy but, man, it made such a big difference. the speed of the 3GS allowed for some apps to launch over 5X faster (NYT, for example) and gave us a fully 60 fps UI and allowed for much more complex games and apps.
edit: lol, there are guys in my office talking about the ipad 2 and one of them is repeating the Gruber speculation about iPad 3 in September but stating it as fact. good times.
brotkasten
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DrFunk said:
:lol
I forgot they existed. Just checked the page and they even had to use Engadget as source for this news.
Neuromancer
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I know we're aways out but what's the best way to get one on release day? Can you preorder one, either online or in store? I've never gotten anything from Apple at launch, excuse my ignorance.
Opus Angelorum
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gofreak said:
Most of the rumours suggest a dual-core GPU, however I don't think they need it.
The SGX543 supports OpenCL which as you are probably aware allows iOS to use both the CPU and GPU, so I don't think it will be short of resources.
Kung Fu Jedi
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I don't expect much in the way of iOS5 news until the June iPhone announcement. This will probably just concentrate on the iPad 2, which may have more updates than we expect. Maybe the'll also announce the free version of Mobile Me that we keep hearing rumors about as well, but I'm not holding my breath.
Other than having two cameras in the iPad, I'd say everything else is up for speculation. Spec bumps seem to be a given though, and if they find a way to improve the battery life to an even more godly level, the other tablets will really be playing catch-up once again. Not like there is a whole lot of competition already though.
Edit: Also, for those thinking that we'll see another iPad later in the year, I wouldn't hold your breath. The invite says "Come See What 2011 Will Be The Year Of." which seems to be an indication that this is the upgrade for this year. It also seems to hint at more than what we expect in my opinion.
Other than having two cameras in the iPad, I'd say everything else is up for speculation. Spec bumps seem to be a given though, and if they find a way to improve the battery life to an even more godly level, the other tablets will really be playing catch-up once again. Not like there is a whole lot of competition already though.
Edit: Also, for those thinking that we'll see another iPad later in the year, I wouldn't hold your breath. The invite says "Come See What 2011 Will Be The Year Of." which seems to be an indication that this is the upgrade for this year. It also seems to hint at more than what we expect in my opinion.
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