Its not really a mac vs PC debate.. Its more about how much the ipad fails.. Its a giant itouch. sure you can make it do other things by adding this attachment and that dock, but most tablets can already do those things natively.. And the comment about 500k sold in the first week, the people have spoken.. hahaha.. I'll refer you to this:

http://m1.cdn.spikedhumor.com/1/1539...iproduct_1.jpg

:iagree:

:bs: and sheep are the perfect $$$-making formula...and it appear that more and more Corporate Amerika isn't hesitating to play the role of the Pied-Piper of Hamelin in order to take advantage of this formula...

One of the most respected installers in car audio business have installed an i-pad in his expedition. In my opinion it is the best looking install so far...
YouTube - Fishman's iPad Install

fishman is an icon

To all you non tech savy people: You can't just compare MegaHertz ratings. It means nothing. Different CPU's/chipsets/GPU's and optimized OS/Drivers (Think Mac OS X vs M$ Bloatware 95) makes all the difference.

Try running Windows Vista on a PC, then wipe the HD, and install Ubuntu Linux on it. Guess which machine will seem faster? At the same MHz speed...

I own the iPad and I will tell you it is way FASTER than my old PC laptop running a 1.2GHz PIII Mobile CPU and Windows 7.

:iagree: Fishman :tup:


That was cool. I Think the first install failed to adapt what fishman did. The portability! You can keep it in your home/work. When you hop in your car, just plug it in. This ALSO reduces the possibility of getting it stolen from your car.

Didn't I start a thread about the iPad inside the Z already? Oh yeah i did! :ughdance:

http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/1...-carputer.html

Yes, I really like the idea of having an iPad in my Z. It would be awesome if some company manufactured a custom inlay similar to what fishman made for the Z. The chrome could go, though.

You forgot the most important part.

Apple UI: Smooth as Ice
HP UI: Total and Complete Garbage

It's been proven that having an easy to use interface is mandatory in a tablet or touchscreen phone. Period.

:iagree: Exactly what I said in two lines lol


Totally! Comparing GHz is like comparing megapixels. Numbers really do not matter. Its the features that the CPU takes advantage of. Hyperthreading, turbo boosting, multi cores, size of the die, and how efficient. The whole package is what matters not the speed of the processor.

Anyways back to what you can actually do to integrate the ipad into the car.

1) How wide is the center console in the Z? Is there any point where the width of the plastic is a little more than 9.56" and stays consistent for about 7.47 inches.
If the space is there how would you go about finding someone to make holder to fit the ipad with a dock connector similar to fish mans setup so you can remove it?
The space would probably need to be ventilated to some extent for cooling.
It would be awesome if a company like metra did this..

2) The dock connector would need to charge and provide audio output. The charging may be more difficult to find now since the iPad charger is 10watt vs ipod/phones 5v. With a typical head unit you have separate channel pre-amp outputs. You can run the RCA out to a pre-amp equalizer and that would do the hi/low pass. However I would rather run it through a pre-amp that did not have a eq because you can do a lot of those adjustments on the amplifier right?

I think that is all you would need. What else would you recommend? Some guys talked about onkyo's dock that provides fiber out. However I have not tested it but Im pretty sure the ipad only supports stereo out.

Anyways...

Ima search for some products and let you guys know what I come up with...

Anyone know of anyone that is good with making dash kits?

To address what I talked about previously.

1)I contacted Metra awaiting for a reply.

2)To boost/separate the RCA output you need a line driver.

I will let you know what Metra says, and what type of setup I choose.

Chris

I found this product. If I end up doing the iPad solution this is the line driver/eq that I will most likely use.

AudioControl THREE.1 In-dash equalizer with 2-way crossover at Crutchfield Signature

let me know if you guys find anything else..

Honestly, speed isnt all that important for something this small. 1.0 Ghz is plenty. I dont understand why ppl look at just the processor speed. :shakes head:

I dont have an Ipad but i sure do love my iphone. I see no point in wasteing money on a ipad when my iphone does everything and more!

Ryan

I work with Windows and support windows at work, but at home, I use primary Mac (macbook, iMac with intel i7/2T HD), two iphones (!!!) and thinking of getting the ipad soon...apple tend to be more expensive but you pay for what you get...wonder if someone ever run windows OS on an apple computer before...I did, surprisingly, it way faster to run windows OS on a mac compare to a pc...

Awesome set up, this is exactly what i'm looking for...now we need someone with a Z for testing:icon18: