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05-15-2013, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Take it down to the Genius Bar and show them how bad it is. I wouldn't be surprised if they're able to help you especially since it seems like not everyone is having the same issue. If they do tell you to buy a new one then at least you'll get to vent to a person.
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05-15-2013, 11:31 AM
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#52
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 3,547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theb
If they do tell you to buy a new one then at least you'll get to vent to a person.
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Ugh. "I just want to say my peace and you'll listen to me, goddammit."
People like you are why working retail sucks so bad, you know. Therapists charge $150/session or a reason.
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05-17-2013, 03:45 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,806
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SpatiallyAware
That is unacceptable.... If the device is 100% obsolete after 3 years then I'll get a surface or something else.
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Hi! Welcome to the present, where technology's obsolete in 6 months let alone 3 years. Are you an older gentleman who's used to toasters lasting 50 years?
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05-17-2013, 11:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 673
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dave_the_nerd
3 year contracts? Geez, I've never had to sign anything longer than a two-year.
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Carriers in Canada do 3 year contracts... It sucks.
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05-20-2013, 06:58 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: California
Posts: 7,495
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I had an ipad 1 and an ipad4. When I got the ipad 4, I upgraded the ipad 1 to iOS 5 (I think) and gave it away. A few weeks later I tried using it. It was horribad slow. I ended up selling the ipad 1 on ebay for about 200 and never looked back. The lucky person with the ipad 1 now has an ipad 3 I also gave away 
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05-25-2013, 09:56 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 27,364
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I had an iPad 1 for years, and didn't find it unacceptably slow with iOS 5. I ended up selling it to get an iPad 3, but that was principally to get the retina display rather than due to performance concerns. I can understand the OP's frustration but this is quite an old device at this point. It is a shame they hamstrung it in terms of RAM.
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05-25-2013, 11:49 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 22,877
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Vito Corleone
I had an iPad 1 for years, and didn't find it unacceptably slow with iOS 5. I ended up selling it to get an iPad 3, but that was principally to get the retina display rather than due to performance concerns. I can understand the OP's frustration but this is quite an old device at this point. It is a shame they hamstrung it in terms of RAM.
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On a tangent, I find it ridiculous that the iPad 1 is considered an old device. Wikipedia says "The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010". That was only 3 years ago! That's insane! lol
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05-29-2013, 03:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 327
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I feel for ya SpatiallyAware. I actually have the 64gb ipad1 which I spent a fortune on and upgraded to 4.2.x just to play a game that required gamecenter (big mistake!!).. I never upgraded to 5 but the ipad is pretty annoyingly slow just for browsing that I actually just turn on my PC for anything major and use my galaxy S3 for minor stuff... In fact these days, I just leave it on my piano as my sheet music device.. I will be looking at the surface pros when the haswell chipset comes out to replace my old laptop + ipad1 if they really do have 7-10 hours of battery life (I have my doubts). I will be passing on the first gen surface pros though
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05-29-2013, 04:03 PM
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Platinum Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,300
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaido
On a tangent, I find it ridiculous that the iPad 1 is considered an old device. Wikipedia says "The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010". That was only 3 years ago! That's insane! lol
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Perhaps, but from a performance standpoint, it's an amazing difference. Comparing the iPad 1 to the iPad 4 is night and day. Order of magnitude difference in CPU, GPU, and RAM performance,
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