iPad... Finally

I was going to write a huge blog post, intricately detailing how I was waiting around the Apple Store for 3 hours on Saturday, and how I finally managed to obtain a brand new iPad 2, but I figured I would just say it.

Yes, I got an iPad 2... a White 32 GB 3G Verizon model to be exact. I was originally hunting a Black 64 GB 3G AT&T, but once the temptation was staring me in the face, I couldn't help it. They only had White Verizon 32 GBs and 16 GB wifi only models. I justified quickly in my head...

Verizon would be fine, I only use the 3G when on vacation and stuff. AT&T is supposedly much faster to use, although Verizon can more likely be used in areas where there is no AT&T coverage at all. The fact I wouldn't be using 3G much made this easy to swallow.

32 gigs is manageable, although I only had 4 gigs left in my original 64 GB iPad, it was filled with a lot of movies, tv shows and comic books which I didn't need to have on it anymore. In fact, having 32 gigs not only saved me $100, but it may help me focus on more functional apps and not have it cluttered with useless crap.

White... well, white was actually one of the harder justifications. Of course I had plenty of white iPods in my day, but I really liked the black iPods and then of course the iPhone and iPad were both black... it just seemed right. I figured if I really couldn't stand it, I would return the iPad within the 14 day return period, and either get the 64 GB Black or get a refund and wait until supplies are more readily available.

So that's pretty much it... I've had it for just a day now, so I'm still going through all the ins and outs before I give my full review, but I like it! The speed is noticeable in most aspects, and the form factor is much better, lighter and easier to grip (although still a little slippery on the back with these dry winter-hands.) The color is growing on me a little bit although I'm still not in love with it. I'm definitely having a lot of fun with it and hey, I just realized I didn't even mention the cameras. Well, they're OK... the actual camera quality sucks, but it's a cool concept... gotta find someone else with FaceTime.