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Thunderbolt and Retina is all I need.
This might be a stupid question, but what good is thunderbolt on an iPad..?
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This might be a stupid question, but what good is thunderbolt on an iPad..?
Shape is perfect at this point I guess. May be it can be somewhat lighter in weight.
It's waaaaay to early to worry about the iPad 3 specs!
It's never too early. I want my next iPad to float, my knee is getting tired.
This might be a stupid question, but what good is thunderbolt on an iPad..?
It would make syncing faster, besides that not too much.
The most important thing to come from this article is that fools can stop thinking there will be an iPad3 release this year.
The most likely change is a switch to a higher resolution display. 1280x960 in a 9.7" form factor wouldn't surprise me.
So glad I didnt bother with an upgrade from iPad to iPad2. will make next upgrade a real one rather than the watery effort the iPad2 upgrade would have been
Don't count on it. Apple has a poor track record with improving the resolution on its devices--the iPhone 4 being an exception. Consider how long it took Apple to offer a hi-res option for the 15 inch macbook pro? The macbook and 13 inch MBP are *still* stuck at a low resolution.
If the iPad 3 has a high resolution display I'll buy it--but I think Apple is going to wait until the iPad 4 to make that change. They will minimize high resolution screens on other devices and exclaim "users simply don't need a high resolution screen on a tablet" until they finally include one on the iPad and say "our retina display iPad changes the game--high resolution is much better!!". lol
+1
iPad = 601 g
Kindle DX = 536 g
And make it easier to read / watch in sunlight, that glare's just terrible.
LED Backlight. And Side lit, from one edge I believe, though I could be wrong about that bit, I've not seen the actual screen being stripped down.
When I had my gen 1 iPad the light was bleeding noticeably from both sides when held in portrait. So probably LEDs on both sides.
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)
That's a great idea!!!
What are you going to replace them with? Oh yeah, i got it. As we have iPads now, we don't need those anymore.
I for one am happy with the resolution of my first generation iPad. I can't recall one time while using it where I said to myself, "if only the resolution was better". Yeah, it could be lighter and I wish I had a camera and the ability to output to a display... all 3 of which were already addressed in the second gen but the weight can always be brought down more...
The iPad 3 will be the same as the 2, it will just come with a new improved non-bleed screen. I still don't have an iP2 after returning three of them for ugly streaks that made movie watching an ugly affair. Come on Apple. Love the product, fix the execution before even thinking about putting out the new one.
Hmmmm... Isn't the backlight the LEDs themselves incorporated as pixels on the screen?
One thing has nothing to do with the other.
They have different groups working on production issues with ip2 and another group works on ip3's.
In any production, no matter how you instruct people and define the production steps and process there will be mistakes.
The trick is not to let these mistakes out the factory door.
Apple stands behind their products, which is why you can always exchange things you are not happy with.
Strange and frustrating you got 3 in a row though, maybe all from the same batch?
I'm not sure I'd want it to be much thinner. It would probably be uncomfortable to hold.
Don't you fiind it at all uncomfortable to hold for prolonged periods with those pointy edges? I've heard lots of complaints about the light bleed, and that's not been a problem with our iPad 2, but I must say I don't much care for the way it feels to hold. Those sharp edges do start to dig into your palms.
Overall I love the iPad 2, but if I could request anything for iPad 3 (in addition to the retina display), it would be for a less 'cutting edge' profile.