Students mixed on iPad3 debut

 
The buzz is becoming louder surrounding the release of Apple’s iPad3 and SU students are marking their calendars.
Online tech forums, tech blogs and tech news commentators have announced that the release of the iPad3 will be released in March. According to The Huffington Post, Apple is scheduled to make a presentation to the public on March 7 at a special event. The event is scheduled to be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at noon.
SU students are skeptical about the release of the iPad3, assuming that there won’t be many major updates.
“The release of the iPad3 is only an attempt to compete with the Kindle Fire and I really don’t care for the release because it’s the same product just altered a bit,” said Ryan Ward, a sophomore mass communications major from St. Louis.
Students also aren’t that interested due to the lack of appeal and purpose of the glowy device. The hype is supposedly a waste of time according to students.
“They come out every four months with a new thing and they needs to stop,” said Marissa Roberson, a junior nursing major from New Orleans.
“I don’t have either on but I would like one. I’d rather invest in a Mac,” said Destinie Hammond, a sophomore mass communications major from Opelousas, La.
Some aren’t fazed by the hype at all.
“To be honest it really don’t matter. If you got an iPad or an iPad2 it’s all the same thing,” said Quinton Veals, a senior history major from Baton Rouge.
The iPad 3 has several anticipated updates such as Siri (the digital personal assistant), a new screen design, and a larger camera. Many tech experts believe the iPad3 will definitely feature a retina display which doubles the resolution and quadruples the amount of pixels according to an apple blog rumor but students think differently.
“I’m tired of Apple coming out with new stuff because it’s all the same thing to me,” said Shaundai Jordan, a junior nursing major from New Orleans.
There have also been rumors of the iPad3 being smaller in size with an anticipated ​low price to accompany it. The mini idea is supposedly a method to compete with the chic and slicker Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes and Noble Nook devices. According to International Business Times the Apple will lower it’s price for the iPad3 to $399 and will measure at 7.85 inches.
Reports show that Apple has sold an estimated total of 25 million iPads to since its debut in April 2010.​