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Stock, internationally agreed microUSB socket would be nice too. Then when away, only 1 charger would eb needed for phone, kindle, tablet, etc. but that will never happen either.
Could even have the Mobile HD Link feature (now available on a number of Android, and possibly other, devices), using the standard lead, too. Half of that *may* happen, but not the standard socket/lead.
Do any of the iPad cases come with a nice little pocket for all the accessory devices that might be needed? It'd soon get lost, or forgotten, or left at home.
How do you manage with remembering headphones? SD cards themselves? The camera you use the SD cards with? Your keys?
I did. Well I got it before even the iPad1. And with the difference in price, managed to buy both a phone and a camera too, with a bit of spare cash left over.
Well done, you must be so pleased with yourself (extra marks for getting it before the iPad 1 too). So pleased with yourself in fact that you feel the need to come into this thread to try and justify your decision and convince yourself and everyone else about how right you were. 😉
Basically could i replace a laptop with a tablet or would i be stuffed for some tasks?
You can do everything I think, just some things aren't quite as easy. Wouldn't want to type out long documents using the touch-screen, but my iMac keyboard pairs with it if necessary.
with the difference in price, managed to buy both a phone and a camera too, with a bit of spare cash left over.
Impressive cos last I heard tablet manufacturers were really struggling to produce anything that could match the iPad tech-wise at a lower price.
"Honestly, we're not doing very well in the tablet market."
-- [url= http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57385739-78/samsung-were-not-doing-very-well-in-the-tablet-market ]Hankil Yoon, Samsung[/url]
Stock, internationally agreed microUSB socket would be nice too. Then when away, only 1 charger would eb needed for phone, kindle, tablet, etc. but that will never happen either.
Apple have an adapter for that too! 😯
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"The Apple iPhone Micro USB Adapter allows you to use third-party micro USB cables and chargers to sync or charge your iPhone. Simply connect your iPhone to the Micro USB Adapter, then connect a micro USB cable or charger to the Micro USB Adapter. "
-- http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD099ZM/A
" internationally agreed microUSB socket would be nice too. Then when away, only 1 charger would eb needed for phone, kindle, tablet, etc."
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is the new nokia cable - doesnt matter where i go ive always been able to get one of these to borrow or buy. - i remember the 90s when you could charge a nokia ANYWHERE due to everyone having at least one charger for a nokia .... shame i could never afford a nokia as a spotty oik of a teenager
You can do everything I think, just some things aren't quite as easy.
I'd say they're hard enough to make them basically impossible - any kind of serious content producing you really do need a proper keyboard (and quite possibly a mouse or other precision pointing device). (Obviously I mean text/numeric data, not photos!)
And the micro-usb thing is a pain - and it's not just Apple. I can charge my phone, my wife's phone and my daughter's phone from the same charger, but Samsung in its infinite wisdom has decided that the tab needs a special connector instead.
Does this mean more worker exploitation in China ?
Is it possible to download and charge a garmin edge 500/800 with a ipad using the adaptor posted by grahamS above.
If this is possible I'll buy a ipad like a shot!
Lie in bed. Now try holding your laptop above your head to read an ebook or magazine.Try the same on the couch. Lounging and holding your laptop in one hand to read, using the other one to flick through stuff.
I'm trying to see how this is an advantage, I really am - the thing is though, I don't lie in bed holding a real book or magazine above my head to read - that just makes your arms ache. Nor do I hold anything at all in my hand when using my laptop to read stuff - it sits on my lap, thus reducing strain. Maybe I'm just not the target market for one, but ISTM people come up with reasons why tablets are an ergonomic advantage when doing things that aren't particularly ergonomic.
The laptop I'm typing on is a lot thicker than an iPad, and twice the weight granted, but in terms of long dimensions there's not a huge amount in it. I think we've also agreed there are lots of things you just can't do on a tablet - like type on a proper keyboard when making long-winded forum posts.
i remember the 90s when you could charge a nokia ANYWHERE due to everyone having at least one charger for a nokia
I think that was the start of Nokia's long decline. When they went from 1 standard charger and connecter to about 20.
