Should You Get An iPad 2?
Is the iPad2 worth purchasing? In this week’s episode of the Break, Fr. Roderick discusses the pros and cons:
Pros:
- Slightly lighter
- Faster
- Cameras for FaceTime
Cons:
- Speakers are worse than in the iPad 1
- Cameras are mediocre
- Day-to-day use is going to be very similar to the current iPad 1
Listen to the show for Fr. Roderick’s final verdict!
Also in this episode: the ordination of 6 seminarians in Texas; the Dollhouse and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Future tech becomes current tech in Minority Report; running and resting; how to get energized: sleep, protein and nice people; fiber optics; Tune In Radio app; Catholic News app.
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TuneIn Radio – Synsion Radio Technologies
Catholic News Live – Midwestern Mac, LLC
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Julie 7:29 pm on March 24, 2011 Permalink |
I LOVE my iPad2, my first iPad purchase. I work at a church in a neighboring town and am migrating some my files onto it so I can have them at home when I need them… along with my rosary apps, Divine Mercy apps, iBreviary, and iPieta from my iPhone.
It was worth the wait and I find that I use it more each day. But, I didn’t buy it for movie-making, or to replace my stereo system. I even found a calendar app that integrates quite well with google calendar and my iPhone. I’m a happy iPad2 owner!
John Clem 5:25 pm on March 24, 2011 Permalink |
I have ordered my first iPad, but I feel a bit guilty after reading the following blog:
http://blog.adw.org/2011/03/remembering-the-hidden-costs-of-our-affluence/
Jeffrey L Miller 1:08 pm on March 24, 2011 Permalink |
Also the doubled and faster memory makes multi-tasking work much better.
Jeffrey L Miller 1:07 pm on March 24, 2011 Permalink |
The iPad 2 speaker problem is greatly exaggerated. I’m using mine just as I used the first one and can put it anywhere in a room and listen to podcasts while moving about. I never noticed any difference. Maybe technically it is not as good, but for real life purposes it is just as loud.
You have to hold the new iPad to see the major difference in weight. It is so much more comfortable to hold for long periods and combined with the Smart Cover amazingly light.
Web surfing is also so much better with the increased speed, though iOS 4.3 helped the first iPad also.
Game graphics using the new features of the iPad 2 are really amazing. This is now console level gaming and combined with the HDMI connector using the iPad with your large TV is pretty cool. The display mirroring that the iPad 2 supports works very well.
I am very happy with the iPad 2 and iMovie is really amazing and I think a consideration for you concerning video editing. This is just a great editor. The original iPad is still great and my wife got my old one and is having fun with it despite that she is not a tech geek at all.
I think if you play with an iPad 2 the Apple Kool-Aid will work on you immediately. Yeah the cameras suck, but they do exactly what they are intended to do. That is Facetime and HD Video which is fine for posting to the web and great in combination with iMovie.
Mark Fleser 10:00 am on March 24, 2011 Permalink |
I didn’t have an iPad to begin with so I don’t really have anything to compare my iPad t2 to, but I can tell you this your cons aren’t really that bad, while the speaker may be a little worse than the first one it’s not, by any means bad. For the cameras, they’re the same as the iPod Touch as far as I can tell, I don’t think anyone is going to be shooting cinema quality movies with any portable device, but the cameras are better than a Flip camera (I think it’s better than the Mino, but not certain of the model).
Being thinner and lighter probably makes a big difference because this is like a paperback book to hold. And as far as performance, you may not notice a h huge difference, but it is much faster where it counts, games being mo detailed and load faster, and other CPU intensive tasks.
My take would be, if you have an iPad already, think carefully about getting a new one because it’s an evolutionary step, not a revolutionary one, if you don’t have an iPad, however, now is the time to upgrade.