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Apple Responds to Heat Complaints on New iPad

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Well, at least now we know the iPad isn't just technology given to Apple by super intelligent Aliens...

I never understood how they were able to make such a thin, light, powerful device without any ventilation remain at a low temperatures. It boggles my mind.


BTW, it does seem to get a little "warm" but it is in no way annoying or cumbersome.
 
Brightness setting, try yourself

warm vs cool, just matter of brightness setting. It's really simple and doesn't need this much confusing discussions.
 
Disappointed

Should have kept my iPad 2. Do not like extra heat. Do not like extra weight.
display not enough of a difference to by new iPad.
 
moxxey said:
Nope, that's just you trying to justify not getting an iPad 3.

I have both an iPad 2 and iPad 3 and a) the iPad 3's screen is much much improved and b) it's not much warmer than an iPad 2.

For most tasks - email, web, reading etc - iPad 3 isn't warm. Only high intensity stuff results in a warm iPad 3. But you can't really do that on the iPad 2 anyhow.
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No, that's just me wanting not to spend the money on something I can wait until they fix... :eek:
 
I can't believe people are making an issue out of this. Well, I can. You know what I mean, though.
 
Westside guy said:
I'm waiting for the first claims that the New iPad affects a person's sperm count...
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You know, it might not effect the count but it might be a barrier to testing your potential considering hours of playing online with the iPad removes you from personal interaction and potential of meeting that "special" person.

Maybe the heat should be a warning that you have spent too much time surfing and playing games and drive you away from the iPad towards other people. You can be part of society while you wait for the iPad to cool.

If Steve was still with us this might even make it a a bullet point on his defense of the Apple Acceptable Thermal Limits press conference.

Apple iPad Heat Issue
1. Meets design specifications
2. It only gets hot on the back so you need to hold it from the front.
3. The heat is not related to the death grip
4. Buy a case and you don't feel the heat
5. We secretly want to drive you to the real world and the heat was the best idea our engineering team could design
6. I don't know why, but the heat really makes me feel loved.
 
I keep mine around 30-40% brightness and it never feels warm while I'm holding it normally. It's nothing at all like my 2010 MBP.
 
redscull said:
While the temperature difference isn't much, it unfortunately crosses the only threshold that matters, and that is the temp of the iPad relative to the skin's surface temp. What this means is that the old iPads feel cool to the touch, but the new one feels warm. Regardless of the actual degress, that's a big difference, and for me and some others, a big deal.
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If it feeling warm to you is a big deal, return it. Problem solved
 
I haven't noticed any heat issues. But then again I don't use it for playing graphics intense games. As far as the thickness and weight I'm surprised people even notice it. When I first got it I laid it side by side with my iPad 2 and couldn't tell the difference.
 
Anything below about 36.6C (98F) will be below body temperature and will draw heat away from the body. By definition that means it would feel slightly cool. The new iPad may feel warmer than objects at ambient temperature (75F, say) because it is, but it's still not transferring thermal energy to the body, it is slightly pulling it away.

Any perceived "heat" is psychological. The new iPad is actually slightly cool. Or very cool, depending how you look at it.
 
soundmanrc said:
Should have kept my iPad 2. Do not like extra heat. Do not like extra weight.
display not enough of a difference to by new iPad.
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Then next time don't pre-order, sight unseen and felt. You will also have to refrain from selling your iPad X ahead of the announcement so you can take advantage of the unknowing public to get top price. I don't really have a problem with selling early etc, its just the risk you take considering that you took the risk and that is really the game we all play...
 
Gaa!

Its "Fan-boyz" vs. The class-action reactionaites in a death match where everybody loses!

As a long time Apple guy (Apple I on), I did a road trip and used it for hours in the car... It got pretty hot, but only on one end of it, but it was enough that I commented to my wife about it. Not the end of the world, but not insignificant either. Its nothing compared to my iPhone 4 though, that when running GPS in the car got so hot that the sticker I had on the back of it melted off (adhesive melted) and I shut off the phone for fear it was going to burst into flames. End of the world? no, but I wish they didn't get so hot.... Here's a test to try. Get in a warm car, play infinity blade II while you have the GPS with online (4g) services running.... I bet you could make toast on it! - Cool toy though. Love the screen, but I was most impressed with the camera. In good light it takes nice snapshots....

PS, It was an ok, but not earth shattering upgrade from the iPad1 (which I kept also). I wouldn't bother if you have a ipad2. In fact, a used iPad1 is probably the best deal right now, and the cheaper price on the 2 makes that a good deal... Seems best to skip a generation or 2 on Apple stuff.... For that reason, I didn't get a 4s phone, but will wait for the 5....
 
soundmanrc said:
Should have kept my iPad 2. Do not like extra heat. Do not like extra weight.
display not enough of a difference to by new iPad.
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Every rumor/blog site reported that this ipad would be a little bit thicker and heavier to compensate for the new display. Why did you buy it if that all bothers you?
 
taedouni said:
It is no where near as warm as some of the android devices. Plus it's a lot cooler than a laptop. People need to quit complaining.
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I get what you're saying, but one of my favorite things about the iPad was that I never had to move it off my lap because it never got hot compared to even my MBA (which is an icicle compared to my MBP).

The iPad 3's heat generation, while more than previous generations, is still way below my threshold where I'd have to take it off my lap. It's only in one spot and only when taxing the GPU (Infinity Blade II, Real Racing II HD).

The much improved display more than makes up for the increased heat output but I bet this will somehow become a feature for the iPad 4 (New 22nM process kills heat complaints for good!).
 
Human Nature &

Nothing else better to do then bitch about something new on the market,

Just return it if you can't take a little bit of heat and stop your complaining.
 
DDaddyx2 said:
I noticed the new iPad getting warm on my first day when it was downloading gigabytes of stuff from the App Store. Since then the warmth barely noticeable.
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That was my experience as well. I had put it on the charger and loaded my iCloud backup from my old iPad while I was at work. It probably took 2 hours to download all the apps and such because of server load. Maybe even 3, when I pulled it off the charger it was warm, but not hot, at the dock connector side. Put it in my bag and by the time I got home perhaps 30 minutes later, it was already much cooler
 
soundmanrc said:
Should have kept my iPad 2. Do not like extra heat. Do not like extra weight.
display not enough of a difference to by new iPad.
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Thanks for sharing. Perhaps you'll actually look at a product before blindly purchasing or skip a generation next time, and you won't feel the need for the pity party. :rolleyes:
 
In regards to heat

I have noticed it getting a little warmer than the previous version, but NOTHING that would make me return it. Considering what is packed into this device and what it needs to power it, I'm not surprised that it runs a little warmer. This isn't like the macbook pro in any way, shape or form.
 
MacRumors said:
the complaints about warmth or heat seem to vary from customer to customer and may be dependent on the mix of apps that are being used.
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The complaints also vary depending on how big of a whining little pansy the user is...
 
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