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  • desperaterobotsdesperaterobots perth, ausRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Also, definitely get a screen protector. I only did after about 3 months of jangling around in a bag with my keys and some loose coins, after it got a few little scratches.

    Also I had all my old fingernails in there, that might have contributed.

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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Haha I must have hit the pad JUST right...well just wrong. Nails trimmed, and will be even more regularly (I promise I'm not like Edwina Scissorhands up there! BTW, he app I was playing? Droplets XL. Not even worth it!

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    are you Katy Perry or something?

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    seriously, your fingernails are not remotely sharp or hard enough to scratch glass.

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  • Cameron_TalleyCameron_Talley Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I suppose it's possible that he may have marred the oleophobic coating or something.

    Still, I've had my iPod touch for nearly 3 years now, and the screen is sill without scratches. And in any case, can you even see the scratches when the screen is on?

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Are you sure that you didn't just leave a layer of fingernail on there?

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  • rockmonkeyrockmonkey Little RockRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    My almost 2 year old love to color on my ipad 2. She basically just scribbles back and forth and being less than 2 years old, for some reason she wants to curl the tip of her finger and so a lot of the time it doesn't register because she's pressing with mostly her nail.

    Still no scratches, and I mean she goes at it like crazy.

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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The good news is I don't notice it unless everything is one color, and I'm working really hard at not noticing it. But it's definitely there... Now you all have me wondering, if maybe they can touch up the coating? Aw well. Not gonna sweat it too much.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I wouldn't want you to sweat either

    might have acid sweat
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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    I wouldn't want you to sweat either

    might have acid sweat
    epfR2.jpg

    Filthy humans figured me out. When will you all make knife finger friendly tablets? C'mon apple!

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  • vonPoonBurGervonPoonBurGer Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Sharp10r wrote: »
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    I wouldn't want you to sweat either

    might have acid sweat
    epfR2.jpg

    Filthy humans figured me out. When will you all make knife finger friendly tablets? C'mon apple!

    It's definitely time to go public, Sharp10r. Steve Jobs was down on the concept of a 7" iPad, but he might change his tune once he's aware of the dagger-fingered xenomorph demographic.

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So with the announcement of all the new Android tablets (Specially the Samsung 10 inch one) I'm holding off on the Ipad 2.

    I really want it mainly for my trip to Comic Con, so I figure either by June there will be in reasonable stock and Honeycomb will be far enough where I can make a decent decision.

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  • InkSplatInkSplat 100%ed Bad Rats. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Kyougu wrote: »
    So with the announcement of all the new Android tablets (Specially the Samsung 10 inch one) I'm holding off on the Ipad 2.

    I really want it mainly for my trip to Comic Con, so I figure either by June there will be in reasonable stock and Honeycomb will be far enough where I can make a decent decision.

    I dunno, man. After watching all interest in the Xoom at my store die once the iPad 2 launched, I'm not sure that the Android tablet market stands much of a chance.

    And so, while the devices might be decent/good/great, without the apps to power them, there's not much point.

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    InkSplat wrote: »
    Kyougu wrote: »
    So with the announcement of all the new Android tablets (Specially the Samsung 10 inch one) I'm holding off on the Ipad 2.

    I really want it mainly for my trip to Comic Con, so I figure either by June there will be in reasonable stock and Honeycomb will be far enough where I can make a decent decision.

    I dunno, man. After watching all interest in the Xoom at my store die once the iPad 2 launched, I'm not sure that the Android tablet market stands much of a chance.

    And so, while the devices might be decent/good/great, without the apps to power them, there's not much point.

    Not to mention that Samsung's own executive VP of mobile devices stated they'll have to rethink the Galaxy Tab 10.1 plans after the iPad 2 announcement.

    I would hope that they at least drop the list price, since asking for any more than the $600 that the 7" tab debuted at in the face of the iPad 2 would be insane

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Monoxide wrote: »
    InkSplat wrote: »
    Kyougu wrote: »
    So with the announcement of all the new Android tablets (Specially the Samsung 10 inch one) I'm holding off on the Ipad 2.

    I really want it mainly for my trip to Comic Con, so I figure either by June there will be in reasonable stock and Honeycomb will be far enough where I can make a decent decision.

    I dunno, man. After watching all interest in the Xoom at my store die once the iPad 2 launched, I'm not sure that the Android tablet market stands much of a chance.

    And so, while the devices might be decent/good/great, without the apps to power them, there's not much point.

    Not to mention that Samsung's own executive VP of mobile devices stated they'll have to rethink the Galaxy Tab 10.1 plans after the iPad 2 announcement.

    I would hope that they at least drop the list price, since asking for any more than the $600 that the 7" tab debuted at in the face of the iPad 2 would be insane

    the 16 gb version will be $499 and 32gb version will be $599
    source

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Ugh. I've almost given up trying to look for an iPad 2.

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  • WulfWulf Disciple of Tzeentch The Void... (New Jersey)Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Ugh. I've almost given up trying to look for an iPad 2.

    Don't make me call the Commissar! :lol:

    Anyone heard of Best Buy getting any in for 'reserves' sofar?

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I want to give Apple my money but they are making it frustratingly hard.

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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    They want it, but with a worldwide release and production problems in Japan...it may be a bit of a wait... keep trying!

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  • Seaborn111Seaborn111 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    72 hours as "prepared for shipment."

    why are you doing this to me, jobs?! WHY?!?

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  • BobCescaBobCesca Is a girl Birmingham, UKRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    ipad1 has finally (finally) turned up and I am a happy moocow.

    The case is perfect for me, keyboard should work well, and it's just very pretty. :D

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  • rockmonkeyrockmonkey Little RockRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Not to rub it in, but I'm sooo glad I took that Friday off from work and went and stood in line at Best Buy from around 1pm and about 11th in line until 4:30 when I got my ticket, my wife got off work early at 3pm, got to target at about 3:30 and was 3rd in line for their 5 ipad2's. So I ended up able to get the model she wanted and target was only offering the model I wanted.

    If I had known then that it would be this hard to get one still I would not felt silly waiting in line like I did, and probably would've got in line much earlier.

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I hate you.

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  • RyakStormRyakStorm Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Wulf wrote: »
    Don't make me call the Commissar! :lol:

    Anyone heard of Best Buy getting any in for 'reserves' sofar?
    I reserved a black 64GB Verizon iPad2 at Best Buy on Monday 14th in the afternoon. It came in a week later on Monday 21st. I'm typing this reply on it :)

    This was in Southern California if that makes any difference.

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  • BobCescaBobCesca Is a girl Birmingham, UKRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Ok. Syndalis was totally correct about how easy it is to type on the iPad.

    I'm kinda wondering if I really need the wireless keyboard I bought; though, I haven't tried tying for prolonged periods yet, and the CT might mean that I need the keyboard for that.

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  • Seaborn111Seaborn111 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Fiiiiinally shipped. It's in HK.


    I got "Don't Panic" engraved on the back.
    Matches my wrist tattoo.

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    edited March 2011
    BobCesca wrote: »
    Ok. Syndalis was totally correct about how easy it is to type on the iPad.

    I'm kinda wondering if I really need the wireless keyboard I bought; though, I haven't tried tying for prolonged periods yet, and the CT might mean that I need the keyboard for that.

    I do almost all of my posting from the iPad now; if it were hard to type on, I would be a very frustrated person at this point.

    Hell, I have done PHP coding on this thing, and with the right software, you can pull it off with minimal frustration.

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard that I use on my desktop PC, and have (once or twice) paired it with the iPad, but I don't prefer to use it.

    Honestly, I might be more inclined to use an external keyboard if applications supported it better, but since opening new tabs, typing, and navigating in iCab means having to poke the screen and then move my hands back to the keyboard, it's just frustrating to do so.

    I'd like to see more robust keyboard/mouse support built into the OS in the future, but I'd also like to see more options in the virtual keyboard. iA Writer does it right, imo, with cursor keys to skip entire words and arrow keys to move between characters. If I could use that keyboard for all of my typing and web browsing, it'd be a far more pleasant experience than it already is.

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  • RothgarrRothgarr Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    syndalis wrote: »
    BobCesca wrote: »
    Ok. Syndalis was totally correct about how easy it is to type on the iPad.

    I'm kinda wondering if I really need the wireless keyboard I bought; though, I haven't tried tying for prolonged periods yet, and the CT might mean that I need the keyboard for that.

    I do almost all of my posting from the iPad now; if it were hard to type on, I would be a very frustrated person at this point.

    Hell, I have done PHP coding on this thing, and with the right software, you can pull it off with minimal frustration.

    I still wish they had added keyboard options with the last update. I'd kill for the option to add a row of numbers with traditional shift/symbols for the numbers. I understand that the keyboard will take up more room but it's worth it to be able to type so much faster...

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  • RothgarrRothgarr Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Apparently Verizon stores are selling off their remaining stock of iPad 1 for as little as $299. (For the WiFi 16GB)

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  • BobCescaBobCesca Is a girl Birmingham, UKRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Ok. This thing is awesome for work (with Pages installed).

    The only annoying thing is that while I can download a document straight from Dropbox, after I've worked on it it seems I have to email it to myself and then add it back to Dropbox from another computer.

    I have a feeling that some of this might be easier if I had MobileMe or something (though I'm not sure about this).

    It's annoying, though I can deal with it. Is there any kind if solution for this, or is that just the way it is?

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  • AmpixAmpix Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    BobCesca wrote: »
    Ok. This thing is awesome for work (with Pages installed).

    The only annoying thing is that while I can download a document straight from Dropbox, after I've worked on it it seems I have to email it to myself and then add it back to Dropbox from another computer.

    I have a feeling that some of this might be easier if I had MobileMe or something (though I'm not sure about this).

    It's annoying, though I can deal with it. Is there any kind if solution for this, or is that just the way it is?

    There's a dropbox app, does Pages support opening the file in other apps? (for example Dropbox). Otherwise you'll probably out of luck. There's been more people complaining about the lack of Dropbox support in Pages.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    everybody go buy Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery EP: Ballad of the Space Babies

    you'll thank me later

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I tried to but it wouldn't finish installing. It would load, then install, then crap out and suggest I use iTunes.

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  • Golf153Golf153 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    BobCesca wrote: »
    Ok. This thing is awesome for work (with Pages installed).

    The only annoying thing is that while I can download a document straight from Dropbox, after I've worked on it it seems I have to email it to myself and then add it back to Dropbox from another computer.

    I have a feeling that some of this might be easier if I had MobileMe or something (though I'm not sure about this).

    It's annoying, though I can deal with it. Is there any kind if solution for this, or is that just the way it is?

    Use this: http://dropdav.com/
    Thank me later.

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  • BobCescaBobCesca Is a girl Birmingham, UKRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Golf153 wrote: »
    BobCesca wrote: »
    Ok. This thing is awesome for work (with Pages installed).

    The only annoying thing is that while I can download a document straight from Dropbox, after I've worked on it it seems I have to email it to myself and then add it back to Dropbox from another computer.

    I have a feeling that some of this might be easier if I had MobileMe or something (though I'm not sure about this).

    It's annoying, though I can deal with it. Is there any kind if solution for this, or is that just the way it is?

    Use this: http://dropdav.com/
    Thank me later.

    so very, very awesome.

    Thanks so much. This is going to make things much easier. :D

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  • WulfWulf Disciple of Tzeentch The Void... (New Jersey)Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So, the iPad 2... I awoke on Sunday to find that it had brought me free season tickets to every sporting event, had re-invested my money and tripled it, and cleaned my house. Oh and it's full of stars. About the only thing that is not awesome about it is that it doesn't have the same resolution display that the iPhone 4 has :cry:

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Sauntered into the campus store today and saw a shiny new 64gig iPad 2 sitting on the shelf, in black. I had a little over $900 credit so I told them to wrap it up.

    Now it's sitting on my desk desperately wanting to communicate with iTunes. Soon, lil buddy. Soon.

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  • physi_marcphysi_marc Positron Tracker In a nutshellRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Wulf wrote: »
    So, the iPad 2... I awoke on Sunday to find that it had brought me free season tickets to every sporting event, had re-invested my money and tripled it, and cleaned my house. Oh and it's full of stars. About the only thing that is not awesome about it is that it doesn't have the same resolution display that the iPhone 4 has :cry:

    I have to agree that going from the iPhone 4 to the iPad 2 is a bit jarring in terms of resolution. I guess I'll just have to pick up the eventual iPad with Retina Display (or whatever they end up calling the display).

    By the way, any must-get iPad app recommendations? My iPad is still pretty bare.

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  • Mr_RoseMr_Rose 83 Blue Ridge Protects the Holy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Air Video Free
    Dropbox
    Twitter/Tweetdeck
    Evernote

    Are the obvious ones.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    TeamViewer
    GoodReader

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