Yep. They can't keep up with demand for iPad 2.Even if the iPad 3 is just a re-badged iPad 1 it will still sell in record numbers and Apple won't be able to fill the supply channels anyway.
Yep. They can't keep up with demand for iPad 2.Even if the iPad 3 is just a re-badged iPad 1 it will still sell in record numbers and Apple won't be able to fill the supply channels anyway.
I think the iPad3 might come in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. The 64GB version already stores more than a dozen HD movies, which is ample for most trips.
I'll go out on a ledge here and predict better display and camera and LESS memory to keep the cost the same. Think about it, the whole idea of iCloud is to keep less on your device.
I had one of those. I took it into the Apple Store. The "Genius" was like "Wow, that's a bad one!". Swapped it out for a new one. Not a sliver of light leak anywhere! Looks great!My one & only humble wish is that the iPad 3 will come without those backlight bleeding LCD screen crap found in the current iPad 2.![]()
Quad-core ARM won't be ready in 2012 and is not needed. I think we'll see a switch to 64-bit ARM in the iPad before we see quad-core. The A5 is already fast for everything an iPad can do. The original iPad was a bit slow, but the iPad2 is snappy. I'm not sure I could notice if it were
OLED is poor in bright light... non-starter for Apple.
From Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_light-emitting_diode#Disadvantages
Power consumption: While an OLED will consume around 40% of the power of an LCD displaying an image which is primarily black, for the majority of images it will consume 6080% of the power of an LCD however it can use over three times as much power to display an image with a white background[69] such as a document or website. This can lead to reduced real-world battery life in mobile devices.
OLED is poor in bright light... non-starter for Apple.
From Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_light-emitting_diode#Disadvantages
Power consumption: While an OLED will consume around 40% of the power of an LCD displaying an image which is primarily black, for the majority of images it will consume 6080% of the power of an LCD however it can use over three times as much power to display an image with a white background[69] such as a document or website. This can lead to reduced real-world battery life in mobile devices.
Quad-core ARM won't be ready in 2012 and is not needed. I think we'll see a switch to 64-bit ARM in the iPad before we see quad-core.
2048x1536 would be more than just welcome, it would be enough for me to replace my 64GB iPad2.
The only other improvement that would get me to replace my iPad2 would be lighter weight.
Quad-core ARM won't be ready in 2012 and is not needed. I think we'll see a switch to 64-bit ARM in the iPad before we see quad-core. The A5 is already fast for everything an iPad can do. The original iPad was a bit slow, but the iPad2 is snappy. I'm not sure I could notice if it were faster.
2048x1536 would be more than just welcome, it would be enough for me to replace my 64GB iPad2.
The only other improvement that would get me to replace my iPad2 would be lighter weight.
Next on my list would be higher camera resolutions, which I expect and hope to see, but I'm not sure better cameras alone would justify replacement of my iPad2.
Quad-core ARM won't be ready in 2012 and is not needed. I think we'll see a switch to 64-bit ARM in the iPad before we see quad-core. The A5 is already fast for everything an iPad can do. The original iPad was a bit slow, but the iPad2 is snappy. I'm not sure I could notice if it were faster.
A Thunderbolt port would be nice, but would not affect my buying decision, at least not yet. It might when the Thunderbolt market is more mature.
I think the iPad3 might come in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. The 64GB version already stores more than a dozen HD movies, which is ample for most trips.
I had one of those. I took it into the Apple Store. The "Genius" was like "Wow, that's a bad one!". Swapped it out for a new one. Not a sliver of light leak anywhere! Looks great!
I hardly care if it has OLED. I think most of us here would much rather see doubled resolution.
Even if that is the only upgrade, if the prices stay the same, I'd buy one. I had the first iPad and thought it was just okay. I was not thrilled with the screen. My eyes are very good at seeing up close so those pixels stood out to me. (I can see iPhone 4 pixels if I look carefully enough)
My one & only humble wish is that the iPad 3 will come without those backlight bleeding LCD screen crap found in the current iPad 2.![]()
People should really move on from usb, hdmi, etc. I don't miss those ports and I use my iPad 2 for Work, School, Facetime with my family and friends, almost EVERYTHING! (Except playing Portal and Wow)![]()
Many Honeycomb tablets should be quad core before the end of this year.
Do you really want the iPad 3, which won't be out till a few months later, to lag behind them in this respect?