Anyone got any idea when it will arrive in malaysia?

Wi-Fi is launched internationally on the same date, "60 days from now". US gets 3G models "90 days from now" but international 3G models depends on the negotiation of local telco which is expected around June to July.


I really think Apple have got it wrong with the iPad. They were thinking of a scaled up iPhone but what people wanted was a scaled down Mac. It would made more sense as netbooks run scaled down desktop OS.

well, i do think they pick the right choice of OS, now it's massive transition period.
cuz mac os x is way too heavy OS for a thin piece device like this

i see where it can shine, in future but not with iphone os 3.2

see, the app in larger screen like games is not just enlarge, wasted the quality. The OS now could run Open GL to double the pixel, great potential coming.

just check engadget's post on iPad SDK, it seem like alot thing is awaiting to bring out yet.

do bear in mind that BD adoption rate in msia do not represent the rest of the world. it is far from truth.

one thing you may forget, has size of BD Drive slim down so it can fit into mac computer? (but i have no idea why MacPro dont have)
back to 1st gen macbook pro, apple asked the dvd drive to be slimmer down couple mm, engineersi fujitsu started headache

perhaps, it could be hardware restriction right now yet

ipad uses the 4:3 ratio (1024x768), not 16:9 like most movies are today.

Can i ask for 1 question 【Out of topict 】
if i buy IPAD in singpore , can i claim warranty in malaysia ?
Do APPLE suppport international warranty ?

Why yes of course. Apple is a commercial entity after all, and seriously speaking, I'm not under any illusion of them being that super nice. Are you under that illusion?

How exactly does the BoD position relate to the supply chain when the demand may not be that high? Also, keep in mind that unlike LED panels, or flash chips, or custom CPUs, etc, optical drives are still pretty much commodity items (although pricier than the rest of the optical drives). Looking at Apple's history, they're not gonna be remotely interested in the first dibs and the securing parts unless its something that they can hog all to themselves. Let's be realistic shall we, do you really want Apple to try to hog BD all to themselves?

Well, when Alienware has got Dell's supply chain backing them up, they do not have to swallow the supply chain costs on their own right?

And as for the creative professionals, dO they really burn to BD for such shipping? But seriously lar, have you seen the average size and length of such video chips that's usually worked on? Even the HD variants? Very seldom do you get these video clips being over 4GB in size. Its not an issue of DVD medium size limitations either, but get any bigger than that, and its gonna be real cumbersome to work with, unless its the final product that's being assembled.

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Added on January 30, 2010, 11:00 amyes they do.

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Added on January 30, 2010, 11:01 amwell, its as per the questions that I had asked:
- so what's the average adoption ratio worldwide anyways?
- and how many people feel the need to watch BD on their computers instead of on that big widescreen TV in the living room hooked up to some mega sound system?

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Added on January 30, 2010, 11:06 amNot really. As I've mentioned before, try to take an OS where the normal method of input is via keyboard/mouse or touchpad, and drop it into a tablet without a keyboard/touchpad that fully utilizes a touchscreen and you're in a world of pain indeed.

Your comparison on the netbooks is kinda flawed for that reason, because the netbook still uses the standard keyboard/touchpad interface.

Those people with computers with touchscreens running a normal desktop OS, how much do they make use of the touchscreen anyways for normal day to day use? Apart for dedicated uses where a dedicated app is run all the time?

I'll agree with you that ppl want a scaled down Mac instead of a scaled up iPhone, but I'l here highlighting the fact that its an easier transition (from the human interface perspective) to scale up from the iPhone interface than to scale down from a Desktop OS interface.

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Added on January 30, 2010, 11:08 amIts not just about the hardware requirements of the OS. human interface design needs to be completely revamped for the entire desktop OS due to changes in the human input method.

isn't that still under NDA? that's the reason why I've refrained from saying anything about the SDK at all.

This post has been edited by fyire: Jan 30 2010, 11:08 AM

At the time u holding the device, then u know how awesome is...
Right now, iPad is not better, but who knows after 2nd/ 3rd Gen its more capable to run many important task like multitask.

an OT question: is external BD drive supported in Mac? Does Snow Leopard includes the necessary components to read/write Bluray?

Nope, I use Calibre to convert my own work PDFs into my Kindle 2, which after its own firmware update, reads PDF natively. I tried converting that PDF to epub, and transfer over, and that's where the problem is, the formating, the paragraphing and punctuation haywiring, etc. Now, I'm not sure on how the iPAd reads PDFs or if you are planning to get it to read via epub format, but either way, looking at the closed ecosystem of the iPAd, does not look good.

All these headaches can easily be alleviated if just make what everyone is clamoring about: a an actual tablet running Mac OS X.

Ironically, your question is the only one in this page that is not out of topic.

Yes, Apple do support international warranty. Just bring your receipt to any Apple distributor ie. Machines, Mac City and with a validate warranty.

idk as i couldnt be bothered to look up for it but 1 thing is for sure. as HDTV become more common (already is as of now) and BD-players prices dropping, it could only mean the rise of BD adoption rate. anyway if u frequent our LYN garage sales/games thread, you cant help but to notice more BD threads compared to a year ago, and this is msia, 1 of the slowest of them all.

i do agree that BD on laptop is still a niche thing but i dont see why it should be ignored by apple. it is not a matter of how many ppl uses it or not. it is just like saying we should ignore OSX user because they are niche. anyway i personally dont watch much movies with laptop (maybe cuz i dont have a wuxga/full hd display lol) you could create a poll if you are interested but im guessing it should be >15% at least

this is exactly what i meant earlier, adding simple capability that already exist in products NOW will wow a mac/apple fan. i must say, the thing i admire most about steve is his brain washing skills.

This post has been edited by jiidaineko: Jan 30 2010, 12:38 PM

Anyone knows when its going to be sold in malaysia? going to buy 1

so , who copy who?
ipad copy p88?

This post has been edited by ETEAM TRADING: Jan 30 2010, 01:29 PM

Hmmmm ..............

http://shanghaiist.com/2010/01/29/p88-chin...-sues-apple.php

i think apple has become a victim of its own 'greatness'...in a way. whenever there's a new product launch, people will anticipate and expect apple to deliver OUT OF THIS WORLD product. but for iPad, i see it more like a necessity, more than OUT OF THIS WORLD.

i'm from the publishing n printing industry (but i'm IT guy la) and i can see where the trend is moving - it's moving away from prints and papers. so Apple with this iPad and the new online book store, is gonna be the pioneer. Sure, Kindle is already there but....seriously....i feel like i gonna sleep when i look at Kindle.

Also, there are a lot of things that iPad can do even by using the existing iPhone SDK (3.2 of course). imagine having an interactive book. yes, there's 1 company doing that already in the States.

so to say i'm disappointed with this iPad...not really. i'm quite happy with what it has to offer and quite okay with the price (it's IPS panel..not cheap also). and most importantly, i see this as a shift in the publishing industry and a push for more contents in the future...which is good for consumers like us.

just my 2 cent

Every industry need a pioneer, APPLE is always one of Pioneer!!!!

I think if iPad runs Mac OS X, the consumers will still complain and asks for more memory, more CPU performance, bigger HDD, higher res, thinner device etc.. Even if Apple can do this, it will not be able to offer the price lower than USD 499. Furthermore, with the kind of hardware specs the consumers demand, the battery will not last more than 3 hours just like the Macbook.

I think Apple have tested that Mac OS version iPad.

Furthermore, the apps for iPad is compatible with iPhone/iPods which is far cheaper than those on Mac OS X.
Just my 2 cents..

Ah yes, but do not forget that there's 2 parts to my question. Of those who had adopted, exactly how many of them have the need to watch it on their mobile computers rather than on that huge widescreen TV in the living room hooked up to a nice sound system?

And are OS X users really being ignored to that extent? Seriously though, what's stopping you from getting a 3rd party BD drive and hooking it up via firewire anyways?

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Added on January 30, 2010, 2:29 pmin at least 60 days time?

This post has been edited by fyire: Jan 30 2010, 02:29 PM