ipad vs.????? (Page 3)

I had very similar thoughts.

I still have flash drives from 7 years ago that still are working and are saving data for laptop rebuilds that I do from time to time.  I have drivers stored on them, so I don't have to search through Compaq's web site when I have to transfer them anyway before I can connect the laptop to the internet.

As far as the cloud goes, is it always available?  I really don't know, because I haven't spent the time to research it.

24/7/365

just an example (dropbox): on your phone (assuming android) download the app.  It sits on your screen on your phone in one of your folders.  Then go to dropbox.com and follow the instruction to create a user account (you can create a user account through your phone or your computer, really).  Go to your phone and log in.  When you log in it will ask if you want to automatically transfer your photos, and go ahead and enable.  then down load the app on your iPad (or other tablet).  As you take pictures with your phone they will store in your dropbox.  pull up drop box on your iPad and navigate to "photos" and "poof voila" they are there to do whatever you want with.  Set up drop box on your computer and you can pull the photos off there and edit as you see fit.

If you have an iPhone and iCloud account it will sync up seamlessly together with an iPad in your photostream.  No Dropbox required.  Photos will edit your pictures or you can look into iPhoto for a bit better photo editing tool (if those are of any interest to you, they very well may not).

I've been talking about dropbox b/c that's what I use, but Sugarsync gets rave reviews and I also use google drive for business.  There are more than few out there.  I think Amazon has it's own too if you were to go with kindle or something like that.

So, things need to sync, rather than storing on the cloud or whatever system being used.  I was thinking that things would be stored off site, and you would need to get it there.  I will have to do some reearch in a month or so when I get closer to needing to make the decision. 

Thanks.

I think they've been sitting on that for awhile.  Are you surprised they are going to release it just in time to crush the Microsoft Surface tablet?

Is this in contrast to their Maxi Pad??

2009 called, they want their joke back...But it is a good one...

unless they're going to drop the price down to the Kindle Fire range (within $100 maybe), why would anyone pay the same price for a smaller Ipad?

The same reason people pay far more for the rest of their products. Because it's an Apple product.

24/7/365 assumes you are using a device that has it's own built-in access to the internet without any restrictions like being out of a service area, not roaming, etc.

OP:  Were you planning on buying a device with a data package?  Or a device that only connects with Wi-Fi.  Will it be connected to Wi-Fi ALL of time?  Then you have access to cloud storage MOST of the time.

Basically, cloud storage lives on the internet.  If you have access to the internet, you're good.

If you don't, and you're:

1.  On the plane, or

2.  In a remote area, or

3.  In the car, and/or

4.  Don't have the ability to tether to your phone, etc..

Then you don't have access to the cloud.

P.S. This isn't about ipad vs. something else, just a general elaboration.

It will only be used on the internet when she would have wifi access.  So the cloud does not always work, and where we live cell tower to cell tower is not good and no data plan worth having in our area.  I have a data plan on my iPhone, but that is because of work more than anything.

That was my guess for the cloud, and when she is in our house, it would not be a problem.  But, at her parents it would be a problem and at multiple other places we would be taking it that would be a problem.

I need to sit down with her and discuss her wants against the abilities of the equipment.  She may decide on another laptop as they can be purchased at a decent price also.

Just call me retro...

I'm not exactly sure how it fits into their marketing, either. The iPhone 5 has a 4" screen. Assuming this will a 7" device, they already have very stiff competition with the Asus/Google Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD at $199.

I think that is a very good assessment on M$.  I would definitely by Apple at the same price point.

It also comes loaded with Office, which is what I think MS is using to push them.

By the time you get Windows 8 and Office on there, is there any room left for documents?

Nothing official but this suggests 8 hours.

http://gigaom.com/mobile/microsoft-launches-surface-rt-tablet-for-499-cover-extra/