Well the mobile site is actually pretty great. Especially with touch.
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Well the mobile site is actually pretty great. Especially with touch.
Loving mine so far. I've been quite critical of Apple products in the past, and tended to opt for Android devices, but the build quality really is a cut above.
And holy shit the ecosystem is slick. I think I've already bought more apps/magazines/comics on this than I've spent on the Google Play Store in 2 years!
And holy shit the ecosystem is slick. I think I've already bought more apps/magazines/comics on this than I've spent on the Google Play Store in 2 years!
Looks fine to me. I hardly ever use the regular GAF site.
The problem is there isn't really any other option for me at this point. The mini is great but not great for fullscreen PDFs.
I could go with a 16 GB air instead of a 32 GB to save some money and then offload it before next year's iPad I guess.
I think that's what I'm gonna end up doing. 16 GB really isn't a lot with hi-res assets
Thanks for the "blame the user" attitude.
I commute to work by bike and I need my laptop for work so it is convenient for me to leave my laptop at my office. I have a number of internet enable devices in my apartment but I was expecting to use this as my weeknight computer essentially.
Oh well, I'll live. First world problems, etc. I think I just need to accept now that I will be trading this one in next fall and not keeping it for 2-3 years as I had expected.
I still use gaf mobile on the 10" ipad because all links are finger sized. Regular gaf has really small text for page numbers and quote buttons. I'd have to constantly zoom in and out to navigate the site. the hit targets are relatively small and close together, even by mousing standards.
Mobile gaf might look a bit outstretched on the big ipad but it's easier to use, which is more important to me. plus, yeah, it has some nice features like embedded youtube and tap-to-gif buttons.
Mobile gaf might look a bit outstretched on the big ipad but it's easier to use, which is more important to me. plus, yeah, it has some nice features like embedded youtube and tap-to-gif buttons.
It is weird that the iPad iOS 7 music app does not have album view like on the Mac. Specifically everything is already there... The album art is loaded into the Music App, and the apple ipad remote app has album view for control of iTunes on the desktop. So I am not sure why the iPad music app does not have album view...
Sorry if I'm a bit sore about this. I don't really have any hard feelings. Anyway, this is how interpreted our exchange:
Me: My new $700 device crashes when I browse certainly parts of GAF, I expected it to be able to fully handle GAF.
Your response: You're wrong for wanting to browse GAF on your new $700 device.
-exchange takes place on GAF-
Btw, how do I this?
In the GAF mobile preferences. Click the box in the top right corner.
I'm glad you said this - I've been trying to figure out how to get to album view all weekend!
Cool, thanks.
Huh. I have album view. Do you mean a specific album view?
I mean abum view like on a Mac desktop.
what magical things do you think Apple will put in next year's model that make it worth waiting for, and depriving yourself of a device that you enjoy using right now?
Just seems odd to me. It is a noticeable speed increase over the ipad 3, it is also quite a bit lighter and thinner. It is more of a step up Vs your ipad 3 than many iterations of products are.
Just buy one and then if rumours start circling about something amazing next year, you can sell it and upgrade for very little extra.
Um... Apple.com
IMO, unless you take your iPad out of the house and lock it, TouchID is worthless.
So TouchID, new processor and upgraded camera. I really don't see the big deal about waiting a year for that.
Charges tax.
Oh I thought you had a real reason to not pay tax like buying for a non-profit (like how I won't pay tax on my iPad Air). I am guessing you just want to buy from an out of state store so that you don't pay tax. Ok in that case you are correct.
Deadly Cyclone
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I think you missed his note. He wasn't saying not to browse Gaf on it, he was saying don't use the mobile site, use the full site. Unless I'm confused. You should be able to use the full Gaf site on your iPad. Maybe it would be better for gifs.
Back on the main topic, I'm glad to see the Air is nice. Waiting for that mini.
To be fair, the three is the most unpopular in the short history of iPads, plus that still only works out to ~$13 a month in lost value.
Really, I don't know what else one would do in this situation. Is the money saved worth not having a tablet for a year? He could purchase a refurb 4th gen at a discount, but once you factor in how that one will maintain its value versus the new model, you probably wouldn't wind up saving much.
Plus, while it's likely, there's no concrete assurances that Apple will bump the RAM in next year's model.
BFIB
Member
Pretty much what I was going to say. My guess it the Air next year gets the usual spec bump, but no fingerprint sensor.
That will be on the new iPad Pro, which will probably see the RAM bump, and compete with Surface with more MacBook Pro functionality.
I bought my Mini last year from Tekserve. Very good experience with them. They're Apple certified, yadda yadda, so you won't run into issues getting it serviced by Apple.
Hmm, I didn't even think of that. I haven't tried the full GAF site on it. The mobile one looks good on the screen and I didn't conceive that it the full site would actually function better.
Can anyone comment on this?
Why would Apple compete with a device that so far sells close to nothing?
BFIB
Member
Right now, its not a big market, but the Surface Pro 2 is making a lot of people turn their heads, especially when it comes to productivity.
And, just looking at Apple's history, rebranding the iPad the Air, my guess is that they have something else in the works next year for the iPad line.
But it could all be nothing too.
chickdigger802
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if they cared that much, they really should actually attempt to make an OS that takes advantage of the tablet form factor instead of just blowing up the phone OS.
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chickdigger802
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no seriously, ios7 on ipad feels so halfassed. they didn't even showcase it during the ios7 conference.
4 finger up for taskbar just feels weird with the cards. Still no weather or calculator app for some reason. folders should hold way more items per screen. etc. etc.
ios 7 was made for iphones... and then kinda shoehorned onto ipad. hopefully ios8 does something about that.
Those cheap amazon cases break on first drop in my experience.
Link? I'm thinking of getting something similar
TheLaughingStock
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Why? Their plan is working extremely well so far.
Gamecocks625
Member
So you guys think 7.1 will hit when the retina mini ships this month? Need that new ipad air wallpaper and some more polish to iOS.
Still very impressed with the air after a good weekend of use.
Still very impressed with the air after a good weekend of use.
iOS 7 is CURRENTLY optimized for iPhone. They are not idiots at Apple. Of course iOS 7 was also made for iPad, and iPod for that matter. But I agree that it's not optimized, but it doesn't feel as out-of-place as you make it.
Regarding the weather and calculator apps: Those you'll probably have to wait until forever to get. If Apple wanted to make them, it would most likely have happened years ago.
Probably. I don't intend on dropping it though. Don't think I ever dropped my 3. Maybe once.
Here you go.
No idea how good it will be. I'm probably going to buy a sleeve now too. Even if it's for the iPad 3. Doubt it'll be much of an issue having a slightly bigger sleeve.
99c in the UK seems a lot better than $9.99 in the USA for the same thing...
Depends where the company is based.
The Poetic ThinShell Clear is 1c in the US and £12 in the UK.
Marty Chinn
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It's not just iOS7 though. iOS in general is geared phone first and does very little to take advantage of the iPad. It's just much more glaring in iOS7. This has always been the case though.
chickdigger802
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i just feel like they needa do a bit more than give people free works apps to make this a serious productivity replacement over laptops.
Right now Apple doesnt really care if you want to use the ipad for serious productivity. Theyre pretty happy selling it for more basic productivity. stuff like email triage or relatively isolated work for document editing.
I still dont think the Air moniker implies a Pro ipad next year as that would imply a new operating system hybrid that I really dont think Apple would want to ship anytime soon. they may be working on stuff behind the scenes but I dont see anything more PC-like hitting the iPad scene.
I still dont think the Air moniker implies a Pro ipad next year as that would imply a new operating system hybrid that I really dont think Apple would want to ship anytime soon. they may be working on stuff behind the scenes but I dont see anything more PC-like hitting the iPad scene.
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