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The new iPad |OT|
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The_Inquisitor
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Anyone else stop using their iPhone once getting one of these. I have wifi at work, so it works out great for me. Jesus, why didnt I jump in sooner?
Check out best buy online or microcenter online. You can place an order for in store pick up online.
Did that through best buy last night and picked up my unit this afternoon no problem. Plus I'll get 5% back from my discover card
Spiderjericho
Member
Surprised we've seen more complaints in this thread about yellow tints versus this issue. It's not antenna gate but unlike a laptop, which will normally be on a desk/table, this is held in your hands.
Are you guys doing anything specific when you notice the warmth?
I can't say that I see this issue at all with mine.
I have seen nothing that does this specifically. But both bookman pro and comic glass can download issues from Dropbox folders. If you have that setup on your pc then it may be close to what you're looking for
Gamecocks625
Member
If you live near an apple store, you can walk right in and get one now.
Cases are probably hiding the issue, I really don't want to use one all the time but with the heat I pretty much leave it on and don't feel a thing. Shitty compromise but it works.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Yeah there should be plenty of stock around.
got mine replaced today. first replacement had a huge dent in the corner. screen looks fine on the next one and now that I'm home I see 2 specs of dust under the screen =|. they are tiny so I'm going to try and live with it for a week. if it still bothers me I may just get my money back
How is comic glass for manga? Going to get my first iPad in a couple of weeks and have been researching for the best manga reader (not mangafox etc bound services).
It also seems to support fetching files from a media server, as far as dyls' qyestion goes, but can't tell whether any media server or the one they have linked on their website.
Has anyone come across a case for the iPad that has it's hinge along the top of the iPad, rather than the side? Does a such a thing exist? I've had a bit of a google around the place, and not had much luck. I'm guessing the combination of lack of demand plus difficulty in engineering a strong support around the ins and outs of the iPad is too much for them to worry about it.
I only ask because I find myself holding my iPad almost exclusively in book/portrait format, rather than landscape, and nearly all the cases I've seen I think would prohibit that, or atleast make it a nuisance to do so.
I only ask because I find myself holding my iPad almost exclusively in book/portrait format, rather than landscape, and nearly all the cases I've seen I think would prohibit that, or atleast make it a nuisance to do so.
Web browsing in portrait orientation, naked ipad. I find the heat is localized. Not a big deal, but my 1st gen ipad was cool as ice.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Is iBooks that bad for reading comic books?
I'm not a manga guy so I can't say. Others here should be able to answer
I use Dropbox.
Yeah I've been using my iPhone a lot less since getting the new iPad. I actually kind of feel bad about it.
Probably won't do the job for me, because it's mainly scanlations/new JUMP etc scans I'm interested in, and those are typically in archives, not ePub.
I don't know how much manga is available on iTunes otherwise, but probably not much, if any, where I live.
Robobandit
Member
Comic glass does .cbz and .cbr quite well.. I've been reading some Yotsuba&! manga with it.. I have no complaints about the functionality.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Ah okay. Yeah makes sense.
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
Ran speed tests at my apartment where my iPad shows four of five bars of connectivity and actually laughed out loud when the network buried the needle on the "odometer." The ping as 109, which isn't great obviously, but I was getting 28.5 Megabits up and 15.2 Megabits down. That's faster than my cable Internet.
This was Verizon BTW.
This was Verizon BTW.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Holy hell. If I didn't play the occasional multiplayer on my 360 and there was no cap, I might consider dropping at&t UVERSE and getting 4G.
Slurpy2k20
Member
Appstart just got a Retina update. Honestly this is the 1st thing anyone should download. Fantastic discovery and recommendation of quality apps in every category imaginable.
Spiderjericho
Member
No. An if you read the Ars Technica review, it's mentioned there too.
I haven't really used the iPad much, but the first time, which was sitting on the can browsing, I noticed it.
And after reading that Ars review, man, the iPad 2 was a serious upgrade from the first.
iBooks is pretty slick for comics. There's a free issue of Avengers if you wanna check it out. It's smooth, looks great but compared to the alternatives, iBooks is pretty poor as far as organization of a bunch of issues. As other people have said, if you have your comics in cbr or cbz format, iBooks is not going to work. If you plan on buying graphic novels on iBooks, then that route may work for you.
The problem is that you still have to copy things into the dropbox folder. I'd like a program that will simply make a folder I have designated available over the server.
Ape Gone Insane
Member
I know that feel, bro. Another 2 weeks.
You'd have to cancel the ones that are processing though, right? I mean, there isn't a deal where you can walk into a store with the information that you used to purchase online and they can just transfer/tick off your order?
Would save a lot of hassle with refunds, cancelling and re-ordering through a physical store. Talking of which, I don't think we have a Apple store per se. We have a 'Stormfront' store.
The_Inquisitor
Member
How do you actually add comic files locally to your iPad and read them using ComicGlass?
I just convert my cbz/cbr files to PDF and it works like a charm, though I do want something that reads those formats with better organization. There was a discussion on the NeoGAF Best of iOS thread on comic readers. I'm personally leaning towards Smash.
Speaking of the Best of iOS thread, can we link that to the start of the thread? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=448523
Yup, it's close but not exact.
That's why i ended up just making Dropbox the home for my comics. Of course this is a problem if you have gigs and gigs and you need to manage it.
Asked that many pages ago, and a helpful gaffer listed multiple ways. Since you already mentioned ComicGlass, I think easiest way is to get Dropbox, upload your comics there, and use ComicGlass to open it.
Oh, what store would that be?
Spiderjericho
Member
Go to the apps tab in iTunes, click on ComicGlass and add comics with the + button. You have to have them unlike Comixology (sp) or Marvel/DC.
You can use Dropbox and maybe Box (I haven't looked in the options).
misterchef
Neo Member
I'm sure this has been answered in the thread before, but I can't find it...
I have quite a bit of $$ in Walmart giftcards, but the ones near me only have 16GB iPads. Would I be able to buy a 16GB one from Walmart, and then immediately go to my nearby Apple Store and trade it in for a 32GB one (Paying the price difference) ?
I have quite a bit of $$ in Walmart giftcards, but the ones near me only have 16GB iPads. Would I be able to buy a 16GB one from Walmart, and then immediately go to my nearby Apple Store and trade it in for a 32GB one (Paying the price difference) ?
The_Inquisitor
Member
Ah okay thanks. I believe they are actually already in dropbox. However, due to the fact I had it mirroring my documents, and I blew past my 10gb allotment it hasn't updated in some time. Much easier to locally add to my iPad and delete when finished.
Technosteve
Banned
Does the best of iOS have an updated OP?
Spiderjericho
Member
ha, ha, ha.
The best of iOS is subjective too. I'd say look at that thread and also insert Tech website best 100/200 iOS apps to see what might interest you.
Just from browsing this thread, just for a web browser...
Dolphin
Mercury
Skyfire
Safari (default)
Atomic
Grazing
Remote desktop...
Splashtop
Logmein
VNC
yadda, yadda.
Baconsammy
Banned
Bluetooth searching on or off? How high is brightness set? Auto-brightness on?
Bluetooth off, brightness about 55%, auto brightness off. Although as I say that, typing right now in portrait, the unit doesn't feel particularly warm. Huh.
Necromanti
Member
Same. Pretty amazing. I haven't had any problems with my case putting (and keeping) my iPad into sleep mode, though.
Doesn't appear so. Grazing sucks btw.
Similar response on the Targus cases. It is great that you don't even have to return the non working case. It will make a great backup. Otherwise I would have just replaced it with something else since I wouldn't want to go a few weeks without a case.
"Targus is committed to keeping your new iPads protected. If you're having an issue with your Targus case for the new iPad, please contact our customers service team and they will be happy to send you a tested replacement case or in some situations another model if preferred. No need to return the case you have to us. For more specific information please call customer service at 1-877-482-7487. We appreciate your business and will do whatever it takes to fix the issue."
Targus rep added this to all of the many negative amazon reviews.
"Targus is committed to keeping your new iPads protected. If you're having an issue with your Targus case for the new iPad, please contact our customers service team and they will be happy to send you a tested replacement case or in some situations another model if preferred. No need to return the case you have to us. For more specific information please call customer service at 1-877-482-7487. We appreciate your business and will do whatever it takes to fix the issue."
Targus rep added this to all of the many negative amazon reviews.
panama chief
Member
....went to the best of iOS thread. ended up getting Splashtop Remote Desktop HD while its on sale.
