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Foosball God
Foos
I was at the local Best Buy at 5:00 and they were already sold out. They only had about 20. Apple distribution sucks, the guy in line behind me had been to the Target nearby right before and said they only had about 12. What is the point?
what are you talking about? these things are gold if you have one in hand. My $450 profit is proof.
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
Great posting!! I want for my wife a 32gb Black one.I went to the Walmart by me 1 hour before 5:00. There were 3 people there and I thought Wow my chances are pretty good here. Turns out the store got 5 total and all they had were two 16gb whites left.I call over to the Verizon store and I ask if they have Black 32gb Wifi only in. They respond that they did. I get there 5 minutes later and all they had were ones with the 3 gb chip and needing a contract.So for the heck of it I stop in Target (it is right by the Verizon store) and there are 8 guys in line. Target got ten Ipads in all 16 gb and all they had left were 2 white ones. The guy that I talked to there just came from another Walmart and he said all that store got was 2 white 16 gb and that's it.How stupid is this? If it wasn't something my wife wanted for her birthday, I would buy something else. How in the heck does Apple think this is a good business model at all?'Foosball God said:
cstu
Footballguy
It's tough to believe, but there are a lot of stupid people out there. This woman sold her spot for $900.'moderated said:'tommyGunZ said:'moderated said:
I stood in a line for 45 minutes, intent on getting either a black 16 or 32 GB. Employees came out to say all they had were 32 and 64 GB WiFi only. Bizarre, but fine, I'll get a black 32 GB. Standing in a single file line. 5:00 comes and they start to move people to three different registers to buy. I get to my register and say 32/black. Guy starts keying info, asks for phone number and it's given. More pecking. Meanwhile, the guy that was behind me in line comes up next to me at another register. Says 32 black. My guy is still pecking at his keyboard, no idea what he's doing. Guy next to me has his guy click four buttons and says, "ah, got the last one". Three seconds later, my guy says..."ah, they just got the last one". WTF? You've got a 60 second head start? I bought a white one instead, and I think my wife likes it better anyway so what the heck. That scene reminded me why I never go out on black Friday.
cstu
Footballguy
Seems funny now, but if Microsoft can make a version of Windows that works well on a tablet then they immediately become a serious player. A lot can change in couple of years.
goonsquad
Think different.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Seems funny now, but if Microsoft can make a version of Windows that works well on a tablet then they immediately become a serious player. A lot can change in couple of years.
Of course I still think Sony Betamax has a puncher's chance.AppleGoogle AndroidMSWebOS
offdee
Footballguy
Same thing happens to me....been doing it for about a month now. Thought it was just a bug in my iPad. Only issue I have it on is these FBG message boards.
Guster
Footballguy
Have you found a workaround?
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
Yep. I posted the BBC Human Planet preview video via Youtube on fb yesterday. Wifey hands me the iPad and asks for my 2 yr old Asus netbook so she can watch it. Not necessarily a deal breaker, but it's certainly annoying to be limited on what's supposedly a "magical media consumption" device.
goonsquad
Think different.
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
You're watching them via Safari?
goonsquad
Think different.
YouTube App. I'll try via Safari now...ETA: Yes, they play perfectly in Safari as well.
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tommyGunZ
Footballguy
I figured. That's good workaround, but is diametrically opposed to the "you shouldn't have to do that" and "it just works" mantra. I don't want to have to leave my browser, flip to the app screen, open an app, do a search for the video, review the results for the video that resembles the one I wanted to watch in my browser, and then click to view the video.iPad2 is the best tablet on the market right now IMO. It is not the "magical media consumption device" as it was hyped a year ago. It can't be a better internet browsing device than my 2 yr old $399 ASUS netbook when I can't even get the full net via a standard browser.
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goonsquad
Think different.
Umm, yeah. They played perfectly in Safari as well.
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
Just tried it again from the iPad. "You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video". Sorry goon, it happens. My only criticism of the iPad stems from the over the top hype. Say it's the best tablet in history - I'll agree. Say it's "magical" and the best media consumption device ever made and I call BS b/c of issues exactly like this.
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goonsquad
Think different.
Yes I'm on my iPhone now. Clicked your link from your post, Safari launched the page and played the video. Hit back and am replying from the iPhone.
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
That one is working fine from my ipad as well. It's the ones directly from their site that I have issue with.
offdee
Footballguy
Nope. If I want to post something on the FBG forums I need to do it from my desktop. PIA.
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gmbacm
Footballguy
Comes down to the source. I often come across video on websites or links to youtube that wont play. Generally im able to search around and find a source that works - buts its a pain to do so. Most live feeds ( like eagle webcam) are a no go.Have no problems posting to fbg though. I use atomic browser - find the interface and bookmark usability much better then safari on ipad. Wish i could make it the default browser though.
gmbacm
Footballguy
Me too. On ipad 1.0
gmbacm
Footballguy
Try atomic. You can set it emulate 10 or so different browsers including safari for ipad. Works great.
offdee
Footballguy
I have Atomic Web and it does the exact thing through there as it does on Safari. Have no idea why...and it's only FBG. I can post to other forums, etc. just fine.I used to be able to do it on my iPad, and then all of the sudden one day about a month and a half ago it just stopped working.
gmbacm
Footballguy
Uncheck "enable visual editor" in settings.
shake zula
Footballguy
So is the IPAD1.0 a good idea in lieu of 2.0 if the price is low enough? Also, what would the major differences be?
offdee
Footballguy
Major differences:- new one is a little bit smaller and a little bit lighter- new one has a camera- you can get the new one in white if you wanted
shake zula
Footballguy
Color and Camera are kinda irrelevant to me but size matters. Substantively are there any other differences? I'm thinking of going refurbed 1.0. My BIL got one for xmas and he loves it i've heard.
goonsquad
Think different.
Big differences under the hood. Dual-core processor and twice the RAM make it quite a bit faster. Also HDMI out (via extra adaptor). The cameras are front and back, for video calling. Back camera records 720p video. It is quite a bit thinner and lighter.
shake zula
Footballguy
I was just looking at the prices not even worth going refurb. Thanks for the info.
offdee
Footballguy
Says it's "33 % thinner and 15% lighter"...whatever that means. Basically marketing speak cuz that sounds better than saying 0.2lbs lighter and 1/8" thinner.This gives the overview of the differences...http://www.apple.com/ipad/
Gordo
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
You can buy a used 64GB 3G iPad 1 for the price of a new 16GB wifi-only iPad 2 ($500).
shake zula
Footballguy
Yeah but it seems there is a significant difference in speed. Not to mention in the other thread everyone seems to be arguing that 16GB is more than enough.I want to get the best deal but I don't want to stuck w/ a $500 ipad that is slow compared to my laptop.
Guster
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
Sure it's faster, but is loading a page a second faster worth nearly $200? I've seen 16GB wifi iPads selling for less that $350 shipped and they come with cases.
shake zula
Footballguy
Ok for example:Can one watch MLB.TV on the IPAD1 just as well/fast as on IPAD2?If the difference is literally a second or two I can agree that the IPAD1 makes the most sense.
goonsquad
Think different.
Interesting comparison test between the two iPads. Shows off the iPad2's capabilities, although this definitely a test geared towards gaming graphics. Most apps won't have this type of performance gap.And yes, the iPad2 absolutely destroyed the Xoom.
Britney Spears
guest speaker
That video just played fine on my wifes iPad 1. Shurg.I don't recall ever seeing that flash message you described either...?
