iPad 2.0

[blairh]

Originally Posted by Dashaansafin

Thinking about the Ipad 2 for a present. Dont know if its really that great though. I mean its neat, thats about it. I have the Iphone 4 and honestly cant think of why anyone would want 4 iphones stuck together.

I have an iPhone 4. If I get an iPad it will be strictly for travel purposes. The battery life and lightweight factors appeal to me as a device to watch movies or TV shows on a plane or train. Also good for those times when I want to browse the web on a bigger screen and/or talk to my gf via FaceTime when I'm at a hotel, etc. 11" MBA would also be a great option but it costs more and doesn't match the battery life of the iPad.

 

[A Y]

It's nice to browse on a bigger screen than an iPhone's. I use my iPad mostly at home, but also take it with me when I travel. At home, it's basically a very portable web browser and email reader, with some minor function as a controller for the AppleTV and Squeezebox, and an e-reader. When I travel, it's an e-reader, and movie and music player.

--Andre

 

[epb]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Is there a way to manipulate Office generated stuff on the iPad? Is that "Numbers" app good for Excel stuff, for instance?

The people that seem to feel Numbers, Keynote, and Pages are adequate don't come across as hardcore users, imo. I tried Numbers when I forst got my iPad and while it worked with my Excel files, it screwed up the formatting for whenever I moved them back to my laptop or desktop at work. For work I tend to use large, complicated spreadsheets that pull data from other files - Numbers seemed to hate that.

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by epb

The people that seem to feel Numbers, Keynote, and Pages are adequate don't come across as hardcore users, imo. I tried Numbers when I forst got my iPad and while it worked with my Excel files, it screwed up the formatting for whenever I moved them back to my laptop or desktop at work. For work I tend to use large, complicated spreadsheets that pull data from other files - Numbers seemed to hate that.
This seems to be the consensus amongst power users.

 

[Jr Mouse]

I'm not sure power users of Office would be doing the higher level work on their Excel sheets on an iPad anyways. It's more for light editing on the go.

 

[Xericx]

which version are y'all getting? I'm thinking the 16GB Wifi + 3G on AT&T (gotta have the international capabilities IMO).

 

[Rambo]

If you've got an iPhone you can jailbreak it and use it to tether your iPad. Save yourself $20 a month and the extra cost of going 3G.

 

[Xericx]

Originally Posted by Rambo

If you've got an iPhone you can jailbreak it and use it to tether your iPad. Save yourself $20 a month and the extra cost of going 3G.

as a wifi hotspot or connect it via a wire? I have my phone as a modem that I hook up to my laptop but its kind of a pain setting it all up everytime.....the instant "on" of the 3G internet seems worth it for the $25 a month.

 

[Rambo]

Use the iPhone as a hotspot. If the hassle is worth $25 bucks to you then go for it.

 

[Xericx]

i have an Android anyways. The hotspot feature is like $25 extra i think.

 

[Rambo]

I'm pretty sure you could accomplish the same task with a root and a certain software program.

 

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Xericx

i have an Android anyways. The hotspot feature is like $25 extra i think.

Just root your android and download the wifi tether app

 

[epb]

Originally Posted by JMRouse

I'm not sure power users of Office would be doing the higher level work on their Excel sheets on an iPad anyways. It's more for light editing on the go.

I guess it comes down to how light you think light is - for work, I've found the iPad to be a featherweight. Quite a few people seem happy just to be able to open their files.

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by Rambo

This seems to be the consensus amongst power users.

Numbers screws up Excel spreadsheets even for us non-power users. Sometimes I think even OpenOffice does a better job interoperating with MS Office.

--Andre

 

[bdeuce22]

any of you crazies waiting in line friday? i think i'm going to try a Target, since i think few people will realize they are there. Anyone have a travel bag specifically for something smaller like the ipad. I use a couple bags but they are all bigger and the iPad will swim in it if I'm just carrying that, which is going to be quite likely. I was looking at these from Killspencer that look really nice. company is rather new, so really no reviews or comments yet.