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Ratsoap wrote:What's the deal with the storage? If I buy a 16gig model am I stuck with 16gigs forever, or is there some upgrade path/SD slot/USB solution?
SD card add-on due, but only to get pictures off a camera I think.

Should be ways of streaming from your network if you intend to use it from home, so that should help?

Buy the cheapest one. In a year you're going to want to update to v2.
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Sell it and buy larger one
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Seems some people are reporting issues with WiFi reception on the iPad giving lower or no signal than other devices. No ones sure if it's down to one side of it being solid metal and blocking the signal or apple running the WiFi in some sort of low power mode to save battery. At least the delay in release over here might give enough time for things to get sorted.
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Chances are they know what they're doing hardware-wise, it'll just be a firmware update, IMO.
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FedEx:
Apr 6, 2010 5:11 PM
At dest sort facility
STANSTED GB
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matt wrote:
FedEx:
Apr 6, 2010 5:11 PM
At dest sort facility
STANSTED GB
Woop!
Swine!

Mine's due the Thursday. Could have got it tomorrow, but it was about £25 more and I know I'm busy tomorrow...
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matt303 wrote:Seems some people are reporting issues with WiFi reception on the iPad giving lower or no signal than other devices. No ones sure if it's down to one side of it being solid metal and blocking the signal or apple running the WiFi in some sort of low power mode to save battery. At least the delay in release over here might give enough time for things to get sorted.
The wifi antenna is behind the apple logo on the back so I suppose the signal has to either go all the way through the device itself, or gently beam through your lap/hand/ballsack.
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You won't be calling me swine when you hear that my friend went out on Saturday and missed the UPS man! So it had to be redelivered to him on Monday and only then did it start it's journey to me.

Lesson: do not ask friends to sign for important geek toys, unless you know they're not going to go out for a jog when the delivery man cometh
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The iFixit lot have taken one apart, then stripped the top off the CPU to see what's inside it...

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-A4-Teardown/2204/1
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Misfit wrote:
Ratsoap wrote:What's the deal with the storage? If I buy a 16gig model am I stuck with 16gigs forever, or is there some upgrade path/SD slot/USB solution?
SD card add-on due, but only to get pictures off a camera I think.

Should be ways of streaming from your network if you intend to use it from home, so that should help?

Buy the cheapest one. In a year you're going to want to update to v2 I know I will.
FTFY

you could always try Airfoil. There are versions for both OS X and Windows and a free airspeaker app for iPhone/iPad

Personally hope V4 of the OS will allow this
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How fantastic does this look ? 8O
[youtube]JgAXCeMeDlk&feature[/youtube] Make sure you play at 720p and fullscreen.
And a glowing review http://toucharcade.com/2010/04/06/warpg ... iting-for/
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Does anyone know if you can do writing on these? I have an awesome Toshiba M200 tablet PC that's literally just bit the dust. Anyone know if an iPad would work as a replacement, like doing notetaking, with a pen, Onenote style?
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Will this do ? http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/04/06/app ... e-app-too/ Sorry thought it did stylus input :(
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Deckard wrote:How fantastic does this look ? 8O
Make sure you play at 720p and fullscreen.
And a glowing review http://toucharcade.com/2010/04/06/warpg ... iting-for/
I think that may be my first download on Thursday....
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I'm still hoping for a proper iPad geodefense sequel by uk launch time
Now with a new Mac Mini Pro so dont judge me !
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