ipad off Ebay, yay nor nay?

[Mister V]

I have been looking at Ebay and there seem to be an awful lot of new Ipad's on there to buy. Now i know i should wait until they come out over here but I'm not very good at waiting.

So whats the PH opinion on this, Anyone else bought one off ebay? or are there any customs issues that the sellers are not letting onto?

[S3_Graham]

your better off using a shipper and doing it yourself...

[Bungleaio]

I had the same thought and bid on a couple the other day, I went up to £700 but I still got out bid.

I called it a day at that point as they are probably not worth that much, I'm holding out for the UK launch, I might even be a total geek and join a que on launch day.

[Robert Burns]

what you going to do with the ipad, from what i've been reading, its just a bigger iphone, that doesn' call or text and the sound from the mp3's sound bad.

[bonsai]

Robert Burns said:

what you going to do with the ipad, from what i've been reading, its just a bigger iphone, that doesn' call or text and the sound from the mp3's sound bad.

Sitting in Starbucks and writing one's screenplay on anything but an iPad is just so gauche.

[Leithen]

Robert Burns said:

what you going to do with the ipad, from what i've been reading, its just a bigger iphone, that doesn' call or text and the sound from the mp3's sound bad.

Aye, it's crap for composing poems or songs. Dinnae bother with it. No great shakes at keeping tax records either.

[tinman0]

Mister V said:

So whats the PH opinion on this, Anyone else bought one off ebay? or are there any customs issues that the sellers are not letting onto?

For the sort of premiums I wouldn't bother. Wait till the official announcement is probably best.

If you have friends in the States, then it could be worth a punt.

[Blue Meanie]

Ah, but it does call if you have skype!

[tinman0]

Robert Burns said:

what you going to do with the ipad, from what i've been reading, its just a bigger iphone, that doesn' call or text and the sound from the mp3's sound bad.

That's exactly right, it's just an iPod Touch with a bigger screen, and that's what makes it so good - the bigger screen. So much more opportunity to do things with the extra size of the screen.

[Fletch79]

tinman ... you really are brainwashed!

[tinman0]

Fletch79 said:

tinman ... you really are brainwashed!

Totally. And I've made no secret of the fact that I love this device.

Myself and MrsT both watched the launch and both went "we want one". We avoided netbooks for a number of reasons - Windows, crappy screens, small screens, and form factor (we use laptops all day, why would we want a mini crippled laptop for the evening?)

But the iPad. Now, that is a machine we could see ourselves using in the evening. And MrsT uses hers most evenings. It has become exactly what we both said it would - a sofa surfer. Skype on it as well so she can talk to me, and a picture frame during the day when she's not using it.

I don't know about other women, but my wife tends to load her bag with all sorts of things if she's spending a night away (eg at her mothers). But the last time, she just popped the iPad in her bag and that was that. Her words, not mine. She didn't have to take a calendar book, her notepad, her wordsearch book(s), pens, and the recipe she was going to make was on her new cookbook App on the iPad.

[Blue Meanie]

Not long to go,
not long to go,
Eeeaaiiiiaaadeeeooo,
Not long to go!

[Olivero]

I had a play with one yesterday and although they are really only just a big iPod, are nice to use. They do have slightly sharp edges for some reason.
I do think you would end up wanting one with a data plan as finding a hot-spot when you are out can be a pain.

Would people be interested in me shipping some over to the UK from NYC ?

[Nolar Dog]

tinman0 said:

She didn't have to take a calendar book, her notepad, her wordsearch book(s), pens, and the recipe she was going to make was on her new cookbook App on the iPad.

How. Very. Sad.

[moleamol]

tinman0 said:

Fletch79 said:

tinman ... you really are brainwashed!

Totally. And I've made no secret of the fact that I love this device.

Myself and MrsT both watched the launch and both went "we want one". We avoided netbooks for a number of reasons - Windows, crappy screens, small screens, and form factor (we use laptops all day, why would we want a mini crippled laptop for the evening?)

But the iPad. Now, that is a machine we could see ourselves using in the evening. And MrsT uses hers most evenings. It has become exactly what we both said it would - a sofa surfer. Skype on it as well so she can talk to me, and a picture frame during the day when she's not using it.

I don't know about other women, but my wife tends to load her bag with all sorts of things if she's spending a night away (eg at her mothers). But the last time, she just popped the iPad in her bag and that was that. Her words, not mine. She didn't have to take a calendar book, her notepad, her wordsearch book(s), pens, and the recipe she was going to make was on her new cookbook App on the iPad.

You're as blinkered as the totally anti-Apple people. To those of us that use a laptop that isn't st an iPad is as much a 'mini crippled laptop' as anything else.

[Blue Meanie]

For fks sake... It's a gizmo... if you don't ant one, don't get one! Why does there have to be such drama when apple release a product?

[moleamol]

Well done for completely missing the point.

[Olf]

MisterV,

I'm coming back from the states tomorrow. If you want one and you come and pick it up from me I'll be happy to bring one back to you. Just don't fk me around.

[Blue Meanie]

Olf said:

MisterV,

I'm coming back from the states tomorrow. If you want one and you come and pick it up from me I'll be happy to bring one back to you. Just don't fk me around.

Even if he did you'll have no issues getting rid of it.

[FlossyThePig]

Blue Meanie said:

Not long to go,
not long to go,
Eeeaaiiiiaaadeeeooo,
Not long to go!

FedEx certainly use strange routes to deliver to upstate New York, Alaska then China!