Apple sold just over 3 million iPads over the weekend. I don't know if that is good or bad, but it seems like a lot of product.

Obviously, it's overpriced.

Ha ha ha....

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IFixIT tears apart the new IPad. Shockingly Apple doesnt appear to cater to the DIY crowd.


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http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-...eardown/8277/1

All things considered, the iPad isn't really as overpriced as many make it out to be. The hardware that they include in it is impressive, and combining it in so compact a package is something to be impressed at.

Maybe it's not worth it to some (particularly those individuals who already own an iPad2 and can't justify paying full price for a new tablet), but I got one and it was worth it to me entirely.

What? You mean they didn't make their 1/4" thick tablet form factor easily accessible for the DIY crowd? How shocking indeed.....

:spock:

What did you expect? A bunch of empty RAM and PCI slots inside? Why would a tablet's internals need to be easily accessible?

Alright. My girlfiend wants an iPad super bad. So I started looking into them. If you guys were going to buy one, would you get the new iPad 3 or pay 100 bucks less for the iPad 2? And is it even worth the 400 bucks for an iPad 2?

2 and no

2 and yes. Wife hated the idea of buying one, but it has replaced her laptop entirely and runs far better. She doesn't have to have me hovering over it to update things and keep it malware and virus free. Its a no brainer. It is built for people who dont want to upkeep or upgrade. Totally a wife machine.

Funny just today I spent a few hours with my mother picking out the iPad 2 over the 3.
It took my mother 2 yrs to get a handle on where the on off switch was on her pc...hours after setting up her iPad 2 she was checking the weather,checking her eml and playing a game of Canasta.
She said shes going to toss her old pc in the garbage tomorrow.

It truly is a no brainer to get people that need something fun and EASY to operate a true no brainer.
And since my mothers not about to try any of the games I or my kids play the iPad 2 for $100.00 less than the 3 was also a no brainer.
And it in itself runs Sweet anyhow.
I wanted to pretend I needed it overnight to finish the full set up but hey its my mom. :)

What has been upgraded since the original?

If you are poor I recommend an iPad2. If not, go for the 3.

Nabbed an iPad 3 two weeks ago. Just real handy. Surpassed expectations. Love the form factor.

I myself got an Ipad 3 as my first tablet. I had a 4 year old macbook that wasn't running as fast as usual and it was behind on the specs. I used it primarily for surfing the web and using it on the go.

People said "You can't replace a laptop with an Ipad." They were wrong, its lighter, has a better battery life, runs faster, costs less and its display is really nice given my fading eyesight. It has a ton of nifty features that I haven't even gotten into yet. Personally I love mine. My buddy has the new Galaxy Tab because he says he wont buy apple products, now true I paid $200 more for mine but I have twice his memory and after playing with my Ipad for an hour the other day he's pissed because he can't take his galaxy tab back.

He does know that Galaxy Tab has expandable memory right? What exactly was it that made him decide the ipad was better anyway? Not trying to knock the device. Just curious what he liked.