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Thinking of buying ipad2? Any use? or just an expensive toy?

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  • Naf
    Naf Posts: 3,183 Forumite
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    I'm hoping to get myself one come December, or quite possibly wait 'till New Year for the 3 (hopefully).
    I still need to justify it properly though :p lol

    I plan to use it for emails, spreadsheets, letter writing, movies, excess music & videos I don't want to leave behind.
    And games, obviously.
    Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
    - Mark Twain
    Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon: no matter how good you are at chess, its just going to knock over the pieces and strut around like its victorious.
  • paulwellerfan
    paulwellerfan Posts: 1,190 Forumite
    Car Insurance Carver!
    there was another thread on here today about some one who brought one a few days ago.
    and wanted to take it back to the shop for a refund.
    maybe get in touch and buy his cheap?
    worth a go.
    brand new, hardly used etc.
    credit card bill. £0.00
    overdraft £0.00
    Help from the state £0.00
  • Humphrey10
    Humphrey10 Posts: 1,859 Forumite
    The question is why are people waiting for their laptops to boot - why not just keep your laptop in standby?
    Because then I'd either have a 19 inch laptop taking up space somewhere, or a melted laptop if I put it away in a bag. Either way, it will use power, so I'll end up with a drained laptop battery or a very hot power adaptor, and cause Windows to get very slow eventually (I'm assuming Windows 7 still has this problem, I haven't actually tested it by keeping the laptop in standby, but all other versions of Windows I've used have benefitted from being completely shut down every so often).
  • redped
    redped Posts: 792 Forumite
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    I think thescouselander meant hibernate, rather than standby. A hibernated laptop won't use any power, and will be quicker to start up again. Plus your applications are still open, just as they were before you hibernated it.
  • D7895510
    D7895510 Posts: 36 Forumite
    On mine now. Love it. Makes browsing MSE much easier........ only downside is having to share with the OH! :D
  • Naf
    Naf Posts: 3,183 Forumite
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    D7895510 wrote: »
    On mine now. Love it. Makes browsing MSE much easier........ only downside is having to share with the OH! :D

    Yeah, I want it for MSE too.
    I intend to get a 3 for me, and an out-dated 2 cheaply for the wife :p
    Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
    - Mark Twain
    Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon: no matter how good you are at chess, its just going to knock over the pieces and strut around like its victorious.
  • CazuaLL
    CazuaLL Posts: 60 Forumite
    If your gonna get an iPad to give it a new dimension you need to have 3G for use anywhere, I have an iPad 1 with 3G and to be honest its the best gedget ive bought.
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