On storage: But given the standard pace of technological improvement, one would expect a 128-gigabyte hard drive by now.
Has this person not followed Apple before? The same company that has not bumped the entry level iPod touch from 8GB since it was introduced in 2007? No one cares, because the entry iPod touch still sells like hotcakes to kids who use their touch for gaming.
On screen resolution: meaning the iPad 2 is already lagging behind the iPhone 4, with its much-touted retina display.
The next best tablet screen on the market (Xoom's 10.1") is 1280x800. That's only 17 ppi more than the iPad. Why would Apple push its tablet to 300+ ppi and decrease their margins when no one else has gone that far?
Agreed. And on the resolution point, as mentioned several times by daringfireball[1] and others, the only way Apple will up the density is if it's doubled. Why? Because it's the only thing that makes sense. Less than double = terrible scaling or forcing apps to supply apps with yet another resolution in mind.
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On storage: But given the standard pace of technological improvement, one would expect a 128-gigabyte hard drive by now.
Has this person not followed Apple before? The same company that has not bumped the entry level iPod touch from 8GB since it was introduced in 2007? No one cares, because the entry iPod touch still sells like hotcakes to kids who use their touch for gaming.
On screen resolution: meaning the iPad 2 is already lagging behind the iPhone 4, with its much-touted retina display.
The next best tablet screen on the market (Xoom's 10.1") is 1280x800. That's only 17 ppi more than the iPad. Why would Apple push its tablet to 300+ ppi and decrease their margins when no one else has gone that far?
Agreed. And on the resolution point, as mentioned several times by daringfireball[1] and others, the only way Apple will up the density is if it's doubled. Why? Because it's the only thing that makes sense. Less than double = terrible scaling or forcing apps to supply apps with yet another resolution in mind.
[1]: http://daringfireball.net/2011/01/cold_water_ipad_retina_dis...