Apple® - iPad® 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G - 64GB (Verizon Wireless) - Black

I recently purchased a new iPad 2 for $829.99 and absolutely, unequivocally and totally think it is a piece of preparatory of s!*#. It is difficult to hold while typing, the keyboard covers the workable screen 50%+, the auto rotate is slow and suddenly will rotate when tilted randomly, will not recharge while plugged into a laptop, the touch pad is either so sensitive or will NOT work at ALL, Apple says it has a 10hr battery life - try three hour at best,a data package must be bought to use the wi-fi when they say can be used right out of the package, you have to buy iTunes comparable packages to use the iPad free aps are NOT all free - there is usually a fee to make them work to the point they are enjoyable, don't even try to upload ANY of you own music or movies to this piece of junk. There are so many more objections I don’t have the time to list and all negative experiences have been experienced only owning it for three days. I have been using Apple/Mac products for more than three decades and could not speak higher of the quality and ease of use until now. I am going to use my Mac Books camera to video my launching this heavy iPad it against the brick wall outside to show it is more useful in a recycle bin than in my hands. No wonder why Mr. Jobs is ducking out of the company. I'm buying a Motorola Xoom like nearly everyone I didn't listen to said to do. Well, I'm man enough to admit I was wrong and I was definitely WRONG! Please, for the love of God, heed my advice and DO NOT BUY THIS RIDICULOUS OVER PRICED JOKE! Nearly ANY other Pad like this will do much more than this. I’m selling my Apple stock.

"great and very friendly usable", great quality pictures !!

Great product...ready for a new one now...but this iPad gVe me great service. Well built and very well designed.

I can't say enough good about my iPad 2. I usually avoid Apple products, but am extremely happy I bought this. I'm finding that there are more apps available to iPad than to androids. I like the way so many of my apps, and the camera, can immediately send anything through email. I took a road trip recently, and found that there are a few spots where it is more difficult to get the signal from Verizon, but overall it worked very well. My husband doesn't need to bring his laptop on trips any longer. The iPad does it all. I've only had one site that I couldn't get because I didn't have a flash player.

I love my iPad. I can do anything on it. I can take it anywhere.

Where to start?! I simply love everything about this thing so far, It is a night and day difference having this handy on the construction site. I am a commercial concrete foreman and I use my iPad to review job blueprints while onsite and working all day. It's very quick, and everything operates smoothly and with ease. I downloaded a .PDF app and it let's me do review prints, zoom in make changes, take notes , etc. The first day I took it to work it blew everyone away and no one new there was anything capable of doing this thats so small and portable. Having the Verizon 3G alongside is great I can now communicate back and forth to our office through email and send blueprint updates and new prints and info.. Which in the past would require someone to have to leave and bring it to me. I think our company is going to purchase them for all our foremen now ..my boss Was certainly impressed...I haven't had much time with the cameras so I can't say much about them but as far Quality they seem moderate. I have no regrets on this purchase it was worth every dollar.

Apple could have hit one out of the park on the iPad 2 but alas they have decided that they wish to remain the proprietary snobs we all have come to know and love. The iPad 2 is the best piece of bleeding edge obsolete technology that money can buy. Yes I called it both bleeding edge and obsolete in the same sentence. The reason it is obsolete is that it is no secret that every cellular provider is rushing to upgrade their towers to the fourth generation or 4G systems. Both Verizon and AT&T are throwing billions into getting their systems up. The difference between 3G and 4G is significant enough to perhaps wait a few months. Since the iPad 2's hardware is not upgradeable you will be stuck with 3G for the life of the unit. Another problem is that there is no way to upgrade or change the system once you get it without voiding your warranty. You can’t even change the battery! There is no USB port nor is there a memory card reader so most of your data transfers will have to be wireless. The lack of flash support is a major turn off as a large percentage of the most used sights on the internet use flash and your iPad 2 can’t access them. It has limited java support from what I could find but there were a great many sights I couldn’t access. Apple has done is what they always do, they wet your whistle with their product and then someone else comes along with something similar but does all you want and Apple is left out in the cold. The only really successful device I have seen leave Apple recently has been the iPod. I love mine yet I find that I use other sites for the contents than iTunes. If I want books I will get them from other sites as they generally charge one credit per book and you can get credits for under $10. The exact same recording from iTunes can be over $50. In three or four months or perhaps a little longer there will be a tablet that you can get that will have all that the iPad 2 offers but you will be able to change the battery plug your thumb drive in, use flash and connect to a 4G tower and if history is an indicator it will be for less money. My test were performed on an iPad 2 64gig Verizon 3G black total cost with accessories (leather cover and carrying case) and tax was $964.57 If you have a genuine need and aren’t worried about 3G connectivity and are only going to use it with in house apps and not worry about using the internet it is a wonderful product. It connected to my 2010 F-250 Microsoft Sync without a hitch and was treated as an iPod.

Still getting used to it, but really like it so far. Keyboard is pretty sensitive though. Light, easy to carry with me wherever I go. Camera is great. Dislike that I can't use Adobe Flash, would like to see that changed so it could be used with this product.