My 1st ipad is coming, any tips?

Geekbabe said:

It is scheduled to arrive tomorrow! Rubbing my little hands together in geekish glee

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Get yourself a stereo bluetooth headset, so you'll have freedom of movement while using your iPad. Regular headphones could cause your iPad to hit the floor by accident.

Enjoy your new iPad

PaulWog said:

It's very straight-forward. No need for any tips really.

The ones I would give a child or my parents are:
- don't let the battery drain down too low regularly... Try to charge it by the time you hit 10 percent or so
- keep the iPad in a good spot don't keep it in a hot car
- get a case for the iPad... Not hard to scratch the thing... Don't bother with a screen guard though
- the camera lens on the back is something you don't want scratched so just be careful

The general words of advice are to be careful.

As far as using the device goes, just have fun, it's easy.

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really? from my tests if i didnt let my battery fully die before recharging my reading was inaccurate. for example it would last 15 min on 1% after long periods of recharging often. After letting it die, and recharging it, it seemed to be a more constant battery drain. I guess its the same, 6 one way, half a dozen the other way. You get the same length, just not as accurate reading.

Geekbabe said:

I test any new device that I'm lucky enough to get & am very comfortable with Apple customer service if there should be any problems. I've very excited here

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LOL, Nothing takes away my joy over getting a new toy!

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Apple certainly does have A -1 customer service....it's second to none and not many can dispute that

BFizzzle said:

really? from my tests if i didnt let my battery fully die before recharging my reading was inaccurate. for example it would last 15 min on 1% after long periods of recharging often. After letting it die, and recharging it, it seemed to be a more constant battery drain. I guess its the same, 6 one way, half a dozen the other way. You get the same length, just not as accurate reading.

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Apple themselves say to calibrate it once a month. draining it frequently will kill your battery quicker. Rare you sure your reading is inaccurate? It shouldn't get uncalibrated so easily.

Check out http://ozakiverse.com/. These covers are way better than the smart cover. The smart cover from Apple aren't very sturdy.

Show off to the fan-droids.

Dang It!

Geekbabe said:

It is scheduled to arrive tomorrow! Rubbing my little hands together in geekish glee

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Wait! Is it tomorrow!!? Aw, nope, not yet..... Sorry.

Geekbabe said:

Oh my God it is here & the screen is STUNNING

Btw, it's a DY series

I am trying out the voice dictation and I think I like it. Oh wow that types exactly what I asked it to this is cool.

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The new iPad is by-far the best tablet out there. I mean:

Retina Display
Quad-Core graphics
4G LTE/HSPA+
5MP camera
And all the other stuff..... All with the same 10 hour battery as the iPad 2.
Downside: The battery takes longer to charge.

BFizzzle said:

really? from my tests if i didnt let my battery fully die before recharging my reading was inaccurate. for example it would last 15 min on 1% after long periods of recharging often. After letting it die, and recharging it, it seemed to be a more constant battery drain. I guess its the same, 6 one way, half a dozen the other way. You get the same length, just not as accurate reading.

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I said don't let it drop to 0 regularly... Regularly does not equate to always.

Don't know why people are thumbing down info if they don't understand the English.

I would suggest licking the screen to ensure it has optimal quality glass, as well as holding it at exactly a 45 degree angle perpendicular to the international date line, this will ensure your gyroscope is properly fitted.

Seriously, just enjoy it.

I have a good suggestion... Put it back in the box, and return it for a refund. I have no doubt Apple will eventually screw you over.

nickn said:

I have a good suggestion... Put it back in the box, and return it for a refund. I have no doubt Apple will eventually screw you over.

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RIM or Samsung?

Madjobs said:

I too marveled at the 3 I pad 3's I received,
But yes as the pixie dust fell off it turned on me like oj on Nichole.......

Give it a few days and then show your co- workers the pink,brown and
Yellow screen.
Tip it at a angle-ah I can see the light(bezel leak)

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So true, reading these forums ruins all kind of enjoyment (but makes up for some good laugh). I don't care about mine anymore, it's just a piece of consumer electronics. The day it starts to bug me, I'll throw it on ebay.

look for dust and pixel issues

dust i am sure you will find.

turn the display off and look at it near a window with sunlight

sekazi said:

Get some depends because you will do you know what after seeing the screen.

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What?
My head hurts.

Geekbabe said:

I've checked using the tests posted here in another thread, I have also used my ipad at work, then in my home office, in our den, bedroom and on the patio, the screen is fine in all of my normal use situations. There is no dust or dead pixels that I can see. Of course, I didn't go under my bed covers in a totally darkened room to check it with a jeweler's loop so it is possible I missed something

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Ha Ha well you will not find dust under the bed cover but in the sunlight with the display turned off...

Geekbabe said:

I've checked using the tests posted here in another thread, I have also used my ipad at work, then in my home office, in our den, bedroom and on the patio, the screen is fine in all of my normal use situations. There is no dust or dead pixels that I can see. Of course, I didn't go under my bed covers in a totally darkened room to check it with a jeweler's loop so it is possible I missed something

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Best advice--stay off the forums if you're happy with it. This place can be a huge downer. For the complainers (I have been one in the past too, don't get me wrong) I have put forth the challenge of going to all the forums they can think of and gather all the unique names of all the complainers and get a final tally, and we'll compare that to the 12 million iPads already sold, and see what kind of percentage we get. Nobody has taken up that challenge yet, and I'M sure not going to do it, because I'm already pretty sure I know what the percentage will be.

Good to see you're enjoying yours. I too got a terrific iPad right out of the box. This was not the case with my iPad 2, which started getting dust under the screen after about 2 weeks of use and caused me to do some returns. (Never did get a completely dust free iPad 2.) My iPad 3 has good screen color, no dust under the screen and is cosmetically pretty close to perfect. (There is one small mark on the black bezel that you can only see at weird angles under certain kinds of lighting. Nothing that annoys me.)

The iPad is truly the best and most versatile gadget I have ever owned. I use it for literally almost everything.

nickn said:

I have a good suggestion... Put it back in the box, and return it for a refund. I have no doubt Apple will eventually screw you over.

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MacSA said:

RIM or Samsung?

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..or poor?

Geekbabe said:

the screen is fine in all of my normal use situations.

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Normal usage does not count towards iPad usage. You must look for real weird situations, angles, environments, lighting conditions.