The great macdebate (now with roids)

[markedkiller78]

They have plenty of the 16gb but the bigger ones sold out at John Lewis.

Maybe they made enough in advance this time?

[uberpixel]

I think that a lot of iPad 2 owners possibly didn't bother with this release. As I've not owned the first or second iteration, this was a justified purchase (imho) but had I owned an iPad 2, I wouldn't have bothered upgrading.

[supergoose]

are you guys happy with the new ipad?

i have a really hard time trying to figure out which tablet i should get.

[IDCHAPPY]

are you guys happy with the new ipad?

i have a really hard time trying to figure out which tablet i should get.

We have the 1 & 2 in the house, great wee things. I don't honestly use them much but the wife and kids get tons of use out of them

[thegreathopper]

are you guys happy with the new ipad?

i have a really hard time trying to figure out which tablet i should get.

Very pleased with the new iPad, the same as the 2 but sharper screen.

[supergoose]

i read that the new one tends to run hot and that the battery takes much longer to charge. that's why i'm thinking that i should get a 16 gb wifi ipad 2 for now and update later when you might be able to get at least 32 gb of internal memory with the most basic model.

the only thing that worries me about the ipad 2 is that it only has 512 mb ram. but i'm not sure if crashing apps really are that much of a problem if you don't install everything cydia has to offer.

did anyone try the new version of iphoto on the ipad 2 yet?

[Shady994]

I had a go on an iPad 3 yesterday, the improvement in screen resolution is dramatic. The wife is considering upgrading from her iPad 2. Make sure you try both before you buy.

[cRacKh0rN]

Ordered one from online Apple store as I had a promo voucher that expired this month. Won't be coming for weeks though :S

[supergoose]

I had a go on an iPad 3 yesterday, the improvement in screen resolution is dramatic. The wife is considering upgrading from her iPad 2. Make sure you try both before you buy.

i had a chance to compare them today. the new screen really is better but i have to admit that i had to look closely to spot the difference. even talked to some other guy (iphone 4 owner) who was also interested in the new ipad and he agreed that the ipad2's screen is good enough.

i think i finally made up my mind. the ipad2 (16gb, wifi) it is.

now if only i could decide whether or not i want to sell my old 12" ibook g4 to raise some funds towards the ipad.

[IDCHAPPY]

Found a broken screen on the wife's ipad 2 today, must have been my boy Aiden.
Took it to the local repairy type place and was told £140 to fix it, **** that, i'll get the screen and botch it myself

[gargoyle67]

Indeed £39.99 inc del from flebay for the lcd & another £29.99 for the Digitizer Touch Screen Glass>That's a saving of £70 right there
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ipad-2-Replac ... 231b2afa2a"

[IDCHAPPY]

Have you asked him if he did it?

I've replaced an iPad 1 screen, it's not too bad but you need to try not get any dust under it, and it's a ballache to pop the screen off, my casing has marks around the edges now. -_-

OEM screen part is only about £50 on ebay though and it's identical to the original one. You'll need some metal frame clips also which are about £5 for 15 or so. The 'ipad tool' plastic things you get are **** useless. I used a flat end precision screwdriver in the end - hence the massive marks in the rim of my case

meh **** it, I hardly use the thing anyway give me a laptop any time for surfing the web.

I was all excited about my free tool kit to remove the glass, you killed it stone dead

[supergoose]

there are some good how too videos on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qripuN9X ... re=related"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnE5ULjpEQ"

[IDCHAPPY]

there are some good how too videos on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qripuN9X ... re=related"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnE5ULjpEQ"

Yeah, thanks man. Spotted them, they should be handy.

[IDCHAPPY]

Ok the replacement screen has arrived... wish me luck

[gargoyle67]

"I'm going in red 5" said just before he crashed and burned

[IDCHAPPY]

"I'm going in red 5" said just before he crashed and burned

, great encouragemnt buddy

[gargoyle67]

Nar you'll be ok as long as you've read up on the process and don't rush or force things, I replaced a iphone home button for my sister a couple of weeks ago which is a lot more fiddly>screen out\digitizer out

[gargoyle67]

ASUS Transformer Prime Quad Core>Ipad killer ?

[Korszca]

ASUS Transformer Prime Quad Core>Ipad killer ?

Turned the video off as soon as he said Tegra. Nvidia sucks.

Not unless it runs ios.

Agreed.