Apple announces iPad Air

[GameWinner]

Cancel your next gen preorders! There's a new iPad in town!

 

[Gahars]

I don't care because tablets aren't really my thing, but I want to make a joke, so I'm going to say it's ass and call it the "iPad Derriere."

Wow, that looks like ass! More like the iPad Derriere, am I right?

 

[Langin]

Uhm, yeah, that folding thing's been done already - Sony Xperia Tablet P? Mind you, that's not a foldable screen, but the end result is pretty much the same. As for the stylus, capacitive touchscreens aren't really friends with standard styluses, but I suppose they could bundle a capacitive screen compatible stylus with their device.

In any case, I suppose you're right, but I wouldn't call a "folding tablet" a tablet anymore due to the differences in the form-factor and adding a stylus wouldn't really be "innovation", rather just adding an additional accessory to the kit. I would also be careful with using the term "innovation" with those two as both solutions already exist and have existed for a while.

It's true what you are saying, innovation is not the right word anymore. About the folding tablet, I didn't knew so forgive me please! But yeah apple should at least create something more 'creative' then a thinner tablet.

 

[Lacius]

I already have a laptop.

 

[Thanatos Telos]

Told my friends on the bus, and here is what they say:
N: They couldn't make it sound more gay?
T: Sounds stupid.
A: Is this some hipster thing?

Yeah, I find it easy to agree with them. Most apps haven't been optimized for the 64-bit CPU yet, so lots of crashes pop up.

 

[pyromaniac123]

I already have a laptop.

Good for you.

 

[bowser]

It's called the iPad Air because only air heads will buy it

 

[Silterpy]

i would rather buy a laptop and turn it into a dual boot win7/mountain lion hackintosh for half the price of a mac pro (and probably with better specs)

 

[mkdms14]

You think they would at least double the ram. It great that these devices are more powerful graphic wise but unless you increase the ram you are very limited on what you can do.

 

[PityOnU]

What if you have 15 other Apple devices?

$500x15 = $7500

lets see... a $500 apple ipad (thats the same as last release, just a 'omg so amazing' new look) or a $400 Nexus 10. ipad or nexus ipad or nexus ipad or nexus hmmmmmm I wonder if I should go with the awful apple product? I sure made an awful decision last time I did that. Apple is a joke

Well the Nexus 10 also has a plastic housing and weighs ~1.3 pounds.



I don't own any Apple products and never have, but the amount of cynicism here is too damn high.

 

[raulpica]

Oh gawd people, seriously. Enough with the Apple hate. I understand that most of you in here can't afford one (I can't either, right now) so they love to hate on it... but it's just YET another iterative product.

Did anyone see the Galaxy Tab 3? Yes, it's pretty much the 2. Did anybody complain about it? Errr, no.

Has anyone seen the HTC One Max? Yes, it's an HTC One with a fingerprint sensor (STOLEN FROM APPLE!) slapped on it.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was a piece of crap with no innovation at all in it (with even a borked little.BIG implementation in it) but I haven't seen ANYONE complain about that.

So, if you people are going to complain about Apple all the time, be coherent and make new threads for the competitors too. And don't forget to bash them, either.

 

[Boy12]

It... looks like a big iPad Mini.

A stretched-out iPad Mini if you will.

 

[3bbb7]

$500x15 = $7500



Well the Nexus 10 also has a plastic housing and weighs ~1.3 pounds.



I don't own any Apple products and never have, but the amount of cynicism here is too damn high.

I'd much rather have a $400 heavier tablet that actually gets stuff done and lets me customize it how I want than a $500 tablet that is limited to everything, has an ugly UI

 

[3bbb7]

Oh gawd people, seriously. Enough with the Apple hate. I understand that most of you in here can't afford one (I can't either, right now) so they love to hate on it... but it's just YET another iterative product.

Did anyone see the Galaxy Tab 3? Yes, it's pretty much the 2. Did anybody complain about it? Errr, no.

Has anyone seen the HTC One Max? Yes, it's an HTC One with a fingerprint sensor (STOLEN FROM APPLE!) slapped on it.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was a piece of crap with no innovation at all in it (with even a borked little.BIG implementation in it) but I haven't seen ANYONE complain about that.

So, if you people are going to complain about Apple all the time, be coherent and make new threads for the competitors too. And don't forget to bash them, either.

Yeah but the galaxy tab 3 is $100-200 cheaper
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/GT-P5210ZWYXAR

 

[raulpica]

Yeah but the galaxy tab 3 is $100-200 cheaper
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/GT-P5210ZWYXAR

But the iPad isn't made from crappy plastic.

 

[Sicklyboy]

A stretched-out iPad Mini if you will.

It's... the iPad Mini XL

 

[3bbb7]

But the iPad isn't made from crappy plastic.

So a shiny backcover costs $100+? I'm sure it costs Apple ~$20 (or less) more to produce rather than choosing a crap backcover. apple is screwing everyone and they know it. Thats why they continue to release the exact same products and claim how new and improved they are.

 

[Vipera]

I...I need to bend it.

I didn't feel this urge since the RAZR V3.

 

[Boy12]

It's... the iPad Mini XL

Exactly!
You know, i'm not hatin' or something on Apple, but this is just... Trying to make money out of ANYTHING.

 

[Lyomak]

I know that this is overused, but oh well...