9 things you don't know about the iPad 3

But if Apple's not dropping the price a lot, the only buyers will be those who already have iPads. And why? Just because Apple makes people crazy in lust, that's why.

When I was a kid, I was stoked because all predictions said that we would be liviing like the Jetsons by now, and I'd be driving a flying car and a robot name Rosie would clean my house. I remember playing Pong, Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, Nintendo, Dreamcast, etc., and eagerly awaiting the next best thing. What is it with the have-nots always trying to piss on everybody else's parade?! Lol. If you don't want an iPad 1, 2, or 3, then don't buy one!!! As you can probably guess, I most certainly will buy an iPad 3. If something should come out to smoke Apple's product, I will most certainly buy it instead. But guess what...one of these days when i'm an old fart, I won't find any enjoyment in shiny new things either. I just couldn't imagine being in my 20's, 30's, 40's and living that way. Live, people. Live!!!!

I'd love a powerful 7" tablet with blue-tooth and HDMI out that could run Apps from the Apple store, but it depends on the price.

From my embarrassingly extensive gadget buying and selling experience, I don't want Apple to change a thing. People laugh at the idea of "resale" as it relates to tech, but Apple is the exception to the rule. Apple total ownership costs are far lower than say a similar Android device due to resale value. I buy an iPad2 32GB Wifi for $589 (with a no tax privilege that I enjoy), i'm guaranteed to be able to sell it for at least $475 within a couple of hours. That's just one real life example. If price is the only deterrant to iPad, consider it a partially refundable deposit.

I put a lot of technical books on my iPad and they are much easier to read on that device instead of the Playbook that I have. The Android based tablets tend to be even larger, because they often tried to create this 'movie' aspect ratio, so they are even bulkier.

I have no idea, all I can say is that the screen on my playbook (which is a lot smaller) isn't large enough. The rumour has it that the iPad3 has a retina display, so that may be enough of a tradeoff to make the device smaller, but until I see it, can't say.

We are doing some development on it, and the playbook is ok for that, but developing for the playbook is more than a pain in the ass, so we chose not to use that, even though it links in to our blackberry phones.

The one thing I can say about Apple, and I really hope they don't change this, is that it is a common platform to develop for, and that goes for screen size, aspect ratio etc... It makes it much easier to develop for (though apple did change it for the iPhone 4, it was an exact doubling in both directions for the screen, meaning that the old resources would work on the new device without change). Blackberry's have all kinds of different form factors, making it much harder to develop for. Android is in a lot of ways, just a pain to develop for.

I don't just use them to read books though.

I don't buy my electronics so I can resell it in a couple of hours.

I don't sell them in a couple of hours; I was referring to the fact that it only takes me a couple of hours on Craigslist to sell an Apple (iPhone or iPad)...to such a point that I make sure to erase, repackage, bring to work to meet a buyer at lunch. Since cost was a primary consideration for you, I was giving you a different perspective - ownership cost versus sticker shock. If you're one to fill cabinets with antique trons, not the plan for you probably. I consume technology. Own an iPad for 6 months to a year, recover all initial cost minus about $120 in my case = $10-$20 per month ownership costs.

I generally run my electronics until it either emits a plume of smoke or it is no longer compatible with anything.

Yeah...I let others savor that experience. Lol. They appreciate me absorbing the initial depreciation. Win-win.

I'd recommend Craigslist or refurb with warranty for you, GI.

I can see it for that purpose. But wouldn't you want the option of a smaller tablet for convenience?

I can't see how anything smaller than an iPad shouldn't be a phone.

The difference between the iPhone and iPad in size seem perfect to me. Also, its clear from Apple's range of products and previous history they aren't in the habit of trying to fill every single niche. They have clearly delineated products and they can't make enough of them.

Unlike say Samsung with a gazillion phone models which just shows to me that they don't really know what they want to do. Of course that's just MY opinion, Im sure the suits and Samsung know exactly what they're doing.

Well then you have the choice to go elsewhere.

Apple deem iPhone and iPad the best sizes currently. Id just having the 2 sizes and 2 models they cut manufacturing costs enormously.

Who knows, they may introduce a smaller iPad at some point but it seems very unlikely.

for me a midi size tablet/phone is just a weird size, and @!$%# at being either a tablet or a phone.

of course, Android. Apparently it sells more handsets than Apple. THough it only gets a small bite of the profits.