1.Should I buy an iPad 2?
If you have to ask that question I’d suggest taking a deep breath and waiting until you can actually try the iPad 2 out yourself, read multiple reviews, talk to friends about their experiences with it.Apple won’t give you a door prize for buying an iPad 2 on launch day and this Friday will likely be the worst day to buy one. Apple is kicking off iPad 2 sales at 5pm local time, which means Apple fanboys of all sorts will be lined up by the time you get there. Apple typically puts new products up for sale when doors open, which means only the truly dedicated Apple fans are there bright and early.
2.How important are apps to you?
With a year under its belt as the dominant tablet player, Apple’s iPad offers 65,000 apps designed specifically for the big screen, compared to roughly 100 for Motorola’s Xoom. That’s a huge draw for the iPad 2, but if you plan to spend most of your time browsing the Web or reading e-books, a huge app catalog isn’t that important. Consider the Android Honeycomb features that Apple’s iPad lacks — particularly widgets and direct file transfers — before making a purchase.
3.If you ever want flash, forget the iPad 2.
Steve Jobs hates Adobe Flash, and that is probably not a strong enough portrayal of his feelings. But they offer video and graphics rendering for thousands of websites, and deliver the best pictures and visual presentation. Apple will never, ever, ever have Flash support. Personally, “methinks thou doth protest too much” Mr. Jobs. Easy decision here; yes you want Flash; no, you don’t care.You can use ipad video converter to convert flash video to your ipad 2.
4.Are you creative, or productive?
On March 11, Apple will sell a version of iMovie for the iPad 2 and GarageBand for all iPad models. I haven’t tried them, but I can say that the iPad is already an excellent muse for the arts, with heaps of apps for music, drawing and photo editing. GarageBand and iMovie will round out the iPad’s catalog of creativity apps. For productivity, however, the iPad suffers from its lack of a USB jack, microSD slot and file manager.And you can transfer file to ipad.
5.Can you wait until the summer?
Although Apple focused on hardware when introducing the iPad 2, the main things to consider with any tablet are the apps and the overall user experience. With that in mind, the iPad needs a software overhaul. We should get a peak at iOS5 this summer, and by that time the tablet field will be crowded with competitors such as RIM’s Blackberry PlayBook, HP’s TouchPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, so you’ll be able to try a whole bunch of iPad 2 alternatives instead of just guessing what they’ll be like. That’s worth considering if you’re uncertain about the iPad now.
