To iPad or not iPad.

I am still in the dilema.

I have figured that I can do...

1. simple document/spreadsheet editing...
2. presentation (perfect tool actually for one-to-one presentation)
3. mails can synchronize with my MBP. folders and all...
4. twitter is available!
5. MSN is available!

but... i still want to know...

1. is wi-fi hotspot connection troublesome?
2. Does active wi-fi connection take priority over wireless data connection?
3. can it replace a blackberry?



any active ipad users out there?

just buy lah....only $1000 for someone who drive a TT turbo

no lei. need to think properly for such investment... otherwise i can use the money to get more redboards or kajikis for my woods...

1. simple document/spreadsheet editing...
yes but please buy a docking keyboard or bluetooth keyboard

2. presentation (perfect tool actually for one-to-one presentation)
yes, office app.
3. mails can synchronize with my MBP. folders and all...
Yes can sych. no problem.
4. twitter is available!
YES
5. MSN is available!
best right? :p
but... i still want to know...

1. is wi-fi hotspot connection troublesome? not at all.
2. Does active wi-fi connection take priority over wireless data connection? Yes, I was told
3. can it replace a blackberry? Nope. it is a pull not a push.. hence if pull too often, batt will die


My 1 cent worth..

but i noticed a push function in settings for the emails... can that really work?

nrafee... thanks for the response. really appreciate it.

If for nothing else, the iPAD makes you look real ' IN '

for me, I am dinosour...

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

no lei. need to think properly for such investment... otherwise i can use the money to get more redboards or kajikis for my woods...

buy lah, no good sell to me lor

halo, i 1st in line hor.......

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

I am still in the dilema.

I have figured that I can do...

1. simple document/spreadsheet editing...
2. presentation (perfect tool actually for one-to-one presentation)
3. mails can synchronize with my MBP. folders and all...
4. twitter is available!
5. MSN is available!

but... i still want to know...

1. is wi-fi hotspot connection troublesome?
2. Does active wi-fi connection take priority over wireless data connection?
3. can it replace a blackberry?



any active ipad users out there?

Got my iPad back in June, and it's been great as a notebook replacement for content consumption on the go.

1. WiFi hotspot connection is same as iPhone - no issues connecting to Wireless@SG hotspots around SG when I was back in SG in July
2. Yes
3. depends - If you're connected to your office MS Exchange server, you can use the in-built Mail for Exchange Activesync client (same as iPhone) to get push email. Works fine with my Gmail for push as well, but since iOS4 is not yet available on the iPad, you can only have one Activesync connection set-up. Still, I set up my Gmail for pull every 10 minutes since I have push Gmail on my Nexus One Android phone. Hotmail and Yahoo mail work just fine too.

Think of the iPad as a large iPhone 3GS running OS 3.1.2. It gets the job done for me, and I don't need a dedicated Facebook app since Safari renders the whole page just fine. YouTube experience is also impressive since the screen makes watching videos on the go that much more enjoyable. Since I have managed to set up a US account on Amazon, I've also been able to buy Kindle books, and they are easily half the price of what you pay at Borders, and the nice thing about Kindle over iBooks is the fact that they have clients for Android, iPhone, PC, Mac and iPad, which means that I can continue from where I left off on my Android phone or computer after putting the book down on the iPad. Recently bought Hank Haney's book on the Essentials of the swing, as well as Unplayable, the book about Tiger's life after the 'incident', all good reads, and cost me just a fraction of what I pay for it at brick and mortar bookstores.

My iPad also functions mostly as a newsreader on the go. I usually sync up my Google Reader RSS feeds using Reeder and Pulse, and then read them at my convenience. The nice thing about buying apps via the App Store is that the app you buy for the iPhone is usually also available on the iPad and you don't need to pay twice - I have Reeder, Twittelator and other useful apps on both my iPhone as well as my iPad, so more value for money there

I got mine earlier this week and quite like it. It's useful if you are on the move (e.g. in the MRT, waiting in line somewhere or just hanging around in airport lounges) and/or if you need a device which serves as a large-screen iPod Touch (i.e. an iPhone without a phone function).

I can see myself using the iPad to:

- email
- read news
- read eBooks
- use it as an educational device for the boy (they have quite fancy teaching apps)
- play games
- take notes etc during meetings
- access social apps like FB though they don't have a native FB iPad app atm
- watch movies (I've got a quite a few thanks to iTunes)
- play music though I think I'm more likely to rely on my iPod/iPhone for this purpose
- have it double up as a digital picture frame

I don't see it replacing my mobile phone or notebook though. So you need to bear that in mind. While it's a great mobile device, it is not a notebook.

i was thinking of using it to replace my blackberry...


not been really relying on my BB for mail as much as I used to...

What do you do with a blackberry? If you use it strictly for e-mails, then it's a replacement. But, if you also use your blackberry for voice and sms, then it won't do.

Also, you can't tuck your iPad into your pants pocket. It's mobile, but not that mobile

I think that iPAD is for people on the move, in need to be in the know...and thus, make important decisions.

I am just receipient of these decisions........so I need just need a phone for time being..

If it is clear that it's meant to replace BB, then dun even think, please do not buy.

i know. i would not mind switching back to one of those simple phones for phone usage..

i used to reply on the push functions alot... nowadays, even with push.. i also just get to my mails when i have the time to... figured that i can simply 'pull' the mails when i need them.

only prob is that I cannot bring BBM over to the iPad, but i think MSN can replace just fine.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

but i noticed a push function in settings for the emails... can that really work?

nrafee... thanks for the response. really appreciate it.

I think it does pushes the mail.....my iPhone does that, I'm sure the iPad will.

I am using a iPad to type this reply.

Yes it does push the email but only using active sync.

I use the iPad mainly for web surfing and gaming. And also occationally for fast access to emails and contact that are kept in my mail.

This has infact has not replaced my office laptop yet. And I can catch the PGA live on iPad too.

wah. sibei tempting leh...

Typing, btw, is pretty easy... even with my big fingers

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

wah. sibei tempting leh...

It's only the price of one Audi TT air filter....

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

wah. sibei tempting leh...

buy laa.. if really dont like it, can put up on FB or marketplace to sell. confirm will have ppl waiting to buy 2nd hand.

botak wrote:

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

wah. sibei tempting leh...

It's only the price of one Audi TT air filter....

1 audi TT Servicing = 1 iPad 32GB

bomby wrote:

I am using a iPad to type this reply.

Yes it does push the email but only using active sync.

I use the iPad mainly for web surfing and gaming. And also occationally for fast access to emails and contact that are kept in my mail.

This has infact has not replaced my office laptop yet. And I can catch the PGA live on iPad too.

are you using the PGA app or are you watching it live from http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/multimedia/video/live/pga/player.html?

The iPad is not a phone, therefore I don't see it as a BB replacement. i still have a smartphone for calls, SMS, email, web, etc, but instead of lugging my Macbook with me everywhere, I use the iPad now, which does most of what I need to do on the go anyway