The State of iPad Satisfaction

harrymcc writes "We know that the iPad is selling like hotcakes, but how satisfied are the people who buy it? Over at Technologizer, we conducted a survey of 6,000 iPad early adopters. There are a few places where they were critical — the majority, for instance, aren't happy with Apple's App Store approval process. Overall, however, they're overwhelmingly upbeat."

Comments

You know who else?

[twoallbeefpatties]

You know who else was satisfied with their conditions? Concentration camp Jews suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. HITLER.

(And I pray the mods understand sarcasm.)

I Can't Get No Satisfaction

[theswimmingbird]

I haven't purchased an iPad, and I am an incredibly satisfied (not) buyer.

Re:I Can't Get No Satisfaction

[muckracer]

> I haven't purchased an iPad, and I am an incredibly satisfied (not) buyer.

That's because you actually can Think Different, unlike the pathetic iPadophiles that actually stand in line to spend their money to a corporation and STILL think, they are SOOO alternative!

Re:3G Reception?

[Anonymous Coward]

WOW mod parent hilarious, that moron bought a iPad.

Re:iPad owner opinion

[idontgno]

Because the Google Maps trip directions you worked out for Grandma isn't going to help her get to Sarasota unless you print it out, or give her your iPad. And if you've swallowed your nausea down well enough to buy an iPad, you probably don't want to give it to someone else, even if temporarily.

Re:3G Reception?

[Anonymous Coward]

we are all individuals

I'm not.

Re:Personally

[Totenglocke]

The specs I'm seeing are 8GB built in + 16GB SD card as standard. That's 24GB total. You could up it to 8+32 = 40GB, but that will add to the cost.

Yes, 24 GB for $199 on the Droid X versus 16 GB for $199 on the iPhone. Then it's what, $70-$100 for a 32 GB card? That means (roughly) $299 for 40 GB on the Droid X versus $299 for 32 GB on the iPhone. Either way, the Droid X has more storage per $.

You can only put applications on the 8GB.

For now. Once 2.2 comes out in oh, about a whole month, you can install apps to your SD card. Also, if you read up on iPhones, you'll realize that only a small portion of their storage capacity can be used for apps - most of it is dedicated to file stores (music, movies, books, pictures).

And if an application does offer the option of saving to either disk, then that must add complexity to the UI. iPhone is easy - you don't have to worry about where to save data.

You've obviously never even touched an Android phone.

For a significantly larger screen. The resolution improvement is far better than simply looking at the screen pixel counts would suggest.

I had an iPhone 3GS and now I have an Evo. Despite both being the same resolution, the image quality on the Evo is MUCH better, despite being a 33% larger screen. Again, try USING an Android phone before you bash them.

You're comparing a yet to be released Android device with a recently released iPhone. And the Android device is behind.

You haven't read the specs on an Evo or Droid X compared to an iPhone 4, have you? The iPhone 4 has virtually no advantages over any of the new Android phones and then there's the fact that you don't lose your signal just for holding your Android phone ;-)

But by then it'll be up against the iPhone 5, which will have progressed again in various areas - not necessarily the screen. Android will always be playing catch up.

And now you've thoroughly proven that you're nothing but a trolling Apple fanboy. Apple makes minor changes once a year where Android handsets make major changes every few months. Could Apple beat Android? It's possible, but unlikely due to Lord Jobs' ego.

Dont forget the superior optics in the iPhone, the second front facing camera in the iPhone, or the gyroscope in the iPhone.

I'm unsure of what you're referring to by "optics" - if you mean the back camera, it's pretty even actually when you use them. As for the front camera, not only does an Evo have a front camera, but it has a higher resolution and isn't restricted to the crippled Facetime software for video calls. As for the gyroscope, please, give me an example of something that this matters for - it's a gimmick, nothing more.

Don't forget the iPhone is smaller in all dimensions, and lighter too.

Smaller != better. Especially since it means a much smaller screen that's harder to read things on and requires more zooming and scrolling to use.

Don't forget the iPhone has videoconferencing.

Android has that too - but I forgot, you intentionally keep from using an Android device so that you won't have your delusions shattered.

Don't forget the iPhone offers tap-to-focus for both stills and video. etc.

Yup, Android has that too (well, maybe not for video, but I haven't tried it yet).

So what do you get with the iPhone? A cool shiny device that works well in many situations and gives bragging rights

As long as those situations don't involve holding the phone ;-) Also, it only gives you bragging rights among the uneducated masses that aren't smart enough to LOOK at other devices and realize that there's something outside the iPhone. Also, studies have shown

Re:3G Reception?

[quenda]

we are all individuals, with our own likes, dislikes, and priorities.

Are we still talking about Apple customers here? I thought it was all about burying your individuality, and being part of some in-group? hence the conspicuous white earphone leads, lack of options, etc.