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Tezcatlipoca · 26-03-2011, 04:06

Agh. The iPhone 4 launch last year wasn't anything like that. Long queue, but plenty of refreshments and the systems didn't go down or anything. Just had to put up with queueing for a few hours.

I really think Apple should have allowed online pre-orders, and online reservations for store collection, like last year.

I hope the stock situation doesn't take too long to improve. Bad enough having to wait another month before I can get one, without then having to wait 3-4 weeks for delivery.

I want a Smart Cover too. Pity though that they don't cover the back of the device. I'd worry about it scratching. I'd probably only pay for the leather one to get one in black...so I may just get a grey or blue polyurethane one instead. I'd prefer black, but I don't prefer the extra cost! I'll probably try & find some sort of carry bag type thing too for taking it when travelling.

I'll most likely go for 32GB, possibly 64GB due to it being cheaper than the original.

I only have around 2GB of apps in total at the moment (including various iPad apps I've downloaded in advance), and don't intend on storing anything on the iPad other than apps & videos. Music can stay on my iPhone, I don't need that on the iPad.

Given that most of the time it'd be used at home, space isn't a major issue, as I can always stream or re-sync. And when I do take it away, 32GB is still more than enough space for a load of videos to watch on a plane/train/coach/car. Two hours takes up ~2GB for iTunes video content such as "Digital Copies" from BDs, and around half that for your average Xvid (although they'd require VLC or CineXPlayer).

Apps & games I've seen recommended elsewhere... Superbrothers Sword & Sorcery EP, Collision Effect, Infinity Blade (enhanced for iPad 2), and various things listed here: http://www2.britxbox.co.uk/forums/vi...40437#p1440437

I already have a few free iPad-only apps: iPlayer, Flipboard, Guardian Eyewitness & some others.

Plus I have various iPhone apps which also work on the iPad: Air Video, Atomic Web Browser, BBC News, CAMRA Good Beer Guide, Comics, DC Comics, Dropbox, Geometry Wars, Google Mobile, iBooks, iMovie, Kindle, Marvel Comics, Movies by Flixster, Remote, Sky+, Speedball 2, Trism, Tube Map, Twitter, VLC, Wikitude, Yelp.

Once I have my hands on the beast itself I'll pay for stuff such as Filebrowser and the iWork suite, maybe Redshift.

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Tesco Direct is now out of stock. PCWorld/Currys still appears to be taking orders for some models, with other models now down as "28 days". Best Buy is out of stock. Comet is out of stock. John Lewis is out of stock... Apple Online is still quoting 3-4 weeks.

26-03-2011, 04:06	#260
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: The Apple iPad Thread Agh. The iPhone 4 launch last year wasn't anything like that. Long queue, but plenty of refreshments and the systems didn't go down or anything. Just had to put up with queueing for a few hours. I really think Apple should have allowed online pre-orders, and online reservations for store collection, like last year. I hope the stock situation doesn't take too long to improve. Bad enough having to wait another month before I can get one, without then having to wait 3-4 weeks for delivery. I want a Smart Cover too. Pity though that they don't cover the back of the device. I'd worry about it scratching. I'd probably only pay for the leather one to get one in black...so I may just get a grey or blue polyurethane one instead. I'd prefer black, but I don't prefer the extra cost! I'll probably try & find some sort of carry bag type thing too for taking it when travelling. I'll most likely go for 32GB, possibly 64GB due to it being cheaper than the original. I only have around 2GB of apps in total at the moment (including various iPad apps I've downloaded in advance), and don't intend on storing anything on the iPad other than apps & videos. Music can stay on my iPhone, I don't need that on the iPad. Given that most of the time it'd be used at home, space isn't a major issue, as I can always stream or re-sync. And when I do take it away, 32GB is still more than enough space for a load of videos to watch on a plane/train/coach/car. Two hours takes up ~2GB for iTunes video content such as "Digital Copies" from BDs, and around half that for your average Xvid (although they'd require VLC or CineXPlayer). Apps & games I've seen recommended elsewhere... Superbrothers Sword & Sorcery EP, Collision Effect, Infinity Blade (enhanced for iPad 2), and various things listed here: http://www2.britxbox.co.uk/forums/vi...40437#p1440437 I already have a few free iPad-only apps: iPlayer, Flipboard, Guardian Eyewitness & some others. Plus I have various iPhone apps which also work on the iPad: Air Video, Atomic Web Browser, BBC News, CAMRA Good Beer Guide, Comics, DC Comics, Dropbox, Geometry Wars, Google Mobile, iBooks, iMovie, Kindle, Marvel Comics, Movies by Flixster, Remote, Sky+, Speedball 2, Trism, Tube Map, Twitter, VLC, Wikitude, Yelp. Once I have my hands on the beast itself I'll pay for stuff such as Filebrowser and the iWork suite, maybe Redshift. -------------------------- Tesco Direct is now out of stock. PCWorld/Currys still appears to be taking orders for some models, with other models now down as "28 days". Best Buy is out of stock. Comet is out of stock. John Lewis is out of stock... Apple Online is still quoting 3-4 weeks.