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robertsig:
Cynicaster ,
The iPad does not replace a desktop or notebook computer. That is obvious. It is yet another device in our arsenal.
I'll regurgitate a quote told to me:
PC's are for content creation. Tablets are only for content consumption.
Is there anything a tablet does better than a laptop? Technically, no. It is not better. But it is more convenient sometimes. It's always available, always on, and its battery does beat a laptop easily. If you have it sitting on your coffee table and want to play a quick game, or look up a TV show on IMDB, it's "faster" to use than a laptop.
Want to type, create Powerpoint presentations or code something? Yah, It sucks. Would I change some things about an iPad? Yah, I wish it had USB or could take a flash card.
You need to view the iPad as a consumer electronics device, not a computer. You're just looking at it the wrong way. Its a step up from a phone, or a DVD player, or an iPod, or a Gameboy, or a toaster. It's not a step down from a PC.
Loafmeister:
--- Quote from: Cynicaster on June 09, 2011, 01:55:53 pm ---
Sheesh, didn’t mean to ruffle any feathers.
As usual, valid criticism of the infallible Apple is summarily dismissed as haterism.
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But then you had said: "iPad: 1) identify demographic with more money than brains"
Here's a hint to help you out. Don't insult people and maybe they won't come back and bite you in the ass. You had some good points but flamebaiting? What are you, 10 years old?!?
Mikezilla:
I think it all boils down for something for someone to buy. Everyone already has laptops. Everyone has smartphones. Buy an iPad that is essentially a big iphone.
Cheffo, did I read that right? Do you have 3 iPads? Why the hell do you need 3 of the damn things?
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on June 09, 2011, 05:23:22 pm ---Cheffo, did I read that right? Do you have 3 iPads? Why the hell do you need 3 of the damn things?
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Yep.
Many here know that I have two kids with Autism and the iPad is a great tool for those kids.
First iPad was a gift for my daughter from my sister-in-law. Second was my first iPad. Third is my iPad2. Tablets are an important platform for my company, so I am playing with a bunch of them. All except the iPads have been sent back so far ... And they are the first Apple products I have purchased in decades.
Guess I have more money than brains...
8BitMonk:
--- Quote from: Loafmeister on June 09, 2011, 05:22:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cynicaster on June 09, 2011, 01:55:53 pm ---
Sheesh, didn’t mean to ruffle any feathers.
As usual, valid criticism of the infallible Apple is summarily dismissed as haterism.
--- End quote ---
But then you had said: "iPad: 1) identify demographic with more money than brains"
Here's a hint to help you out. Don't insult people and maybe they won't come back and bite you in the ass. You had some good points but flamebaiting? What are you, 10 years old?!?
--- End quote ---
My thoughts exactly. To assume that the 3 million people that have bought iPad's are just misinformed Mac fanatics with 'more money than brains' is not only incredibly insulting it's just flat out wrong. I have multiple pc's and macs and use them all in a professional capacity on a daily basis (and have for the past 20 years or so). Surprisingly, despite my years of experience, I was somehow duped into buying one of these worthless devices by nothing more than my fanatic love of Apple and the 'bright screen and flashy colors'? Give me a break.
Anyway, back to the question from Corbo. I think you'd be hard pressed to fit even a mini-itx mobo in it. I wouldn't say impossible but damn tricky. I haven't busted open the box around the components yet (which comes pre-assembled) but it looks like the joystick and buttons would take up the majority of space. As for the rest of the mini-arcade box, it's not really a proper box. You lose some space at the back of where the ipad sits so it's not fully the depth of the sides/legs. Also there's not a bottom to the sides/legs, they just attach to the sides of the box that houses the components. Your best bet would probably be closing off the box and putting other components somewhere in that space. I'm sure it won't take long for some resourceful soul to come up with a cool mod of this thing. Of course ALL of the people who bought these have 'more money than brains' so I'm probably wrong.