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Consumer Reports Finds New iPad Gets Warm, Can't Charge Under Heavy Loads
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The iPhone is the same way. Start playing Modern Combat for an hour and then try and charge it simultaneously.
The iPhone is the same way. Start playing Modern Combat for an hour and then try and charge it simultaneously.
That is pretty hot to the touch. Thermal insulator/spreader sheets for the back of the new iPad?
Again with all this crap. Funny that its a problem only when it comes to Apple.
Headline 2015.....
........after 3 years we have discovered that their is a risk of the 2012 iPad self combusting......please return ASAP and we will send you a refurbished model!!.....
........after 3 years we have discovered that their is a risk of the 2012 iPad self combusting......please return ASAP and we will send you a refurbished model!!.....
Interesting.
And also why Apple might be looking at MagSafe options.
The iPad battery capacity is going to continue to increase each year. So something has to change.
Considering you're almost entering the summer, you'll have to wait at least 6-7 months to 'enjoy' this feature.
What, another real design flaw that negatively impacts practical use of the product, you mean?
Manufacture? In what was was the antenna issue manufactured (other than the obvious manufactured by Applemwhen the built the device?
I still have my iPhone four and love it, but when I hold it in my left hand (which, being right handed, I do normally to keep my main hand free) I have to be careful and hold it in my finger tips because if the lower left is touched it loses the 3G and there's a good chance my call will be dropped while it shifts to the lower network. How is that not a design fault? And before anyone says all phones lose signal when you cover the arial no, not like that they don't - you usually have to cup them in both hands and squeeze to get signal loss anything like what you get with the gentle, completely natural, most practical (otherwise) way to hold the iPhone 4. Plus there's the physiologic effect - if I ever lose signal with it might first reaction is now to check how I'm holding it, it makes me nervous! What happened to it being all about the customer experience?
I'm an Apple fanboy, I don't much care (and am not surprised) that a faster GPU gets hotter or that a higher capacity battery takes longer to charge, but I would very much like to know how the antenna problem with the iPhone 4 is not a real issue.
Sorry about the rant there.
Very well could of been we had a pretty hot summer last year. Ran the ac quite a bit. Its still hitting my wallet.
There will certainly be other 3rd party solutions available. Maybe a 5 amp charger with an additional USB port for your phone?
I like your snark
May it become a reality.
Since I'll be playing Angry Birds a lot on my new iPad, I'll make up my mind if it gets too hot for me. A larger battery under heavier strain will produce more heat so that doesn't seem like a real flaw.
but not being able to charge under such a heavy load? Now that is something to fix. If it is a widespread issue, I do hope Apple sorts this out.
May it become a reality.
Since I'll be playing Angry Birds a lot on my new iPad, I'll make up my mind if it gets too hot for me. A larger battery under heavier strain will produce more heat so that doesn't seem like a real flaw.
but not being able to charge under such a heavy load? Now that is something to fix. If it is a widespread issue, I do hope Apple sorts this out.
Exactly how long does one need to play infinity blade in one sitting?
I don't see a flaw. I just see a high performance device being pushed to its limits.
But then again I'm a "fanboy." and all the witch hunters who are trying to find flaws with the only successful tablet in the market are levelheaded and rational.
I don't see a flaw. I just see a high performance device being pushed to its limits.
But then again I'm a "fanboy." and all the witch hunters who are trying to find flaws with the only successful tablet in the market are levelheaded and rational.
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........after 3 years we have discovered that their is a risk of the 2012 iPad self combusting......please return ASAP and we will send you a refurbished model!!.....
Regulatory agencies will ban iPads from aircrafts even in standby or turned off.
Agreed. My original iPhone from '07 got hot while charging and being used. My iPhone 4S gets hot while charging and being used. My laptop from 2005, the same. (I used a USB-powered, fan-equipped cooling pad to keep my legs from getting uncomfortably, almost painfully, warm.)
In my usage of my iPad 3 so far, it's only been charging on its own over night, but regular usage hasn't produced any heat so far. YMMV.
I really don't get what the big deal is? Well, except that the iPad 2 is a whole 10 degrees cooler.
Shortly after I gave you the up arrow, I just realized that you will now be responsible for 14 year old kids going through the country side slashing people with oversized bladed instruments. Way to go.
About two thirds of a cent to charge it from fully discharged to 100% at the US average electricity retail cost.
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Does Apple manufacture the batteries themselves or are they 3rd party? I've got an idea. With that $100B in cash laying around why don't they start-up their own battery research and development arm of the company since its obviously the battery technology that's the real issue here!!!
Does Apple manufacture the batteries themselves or are they 3rd party? I've got an idea. With that $100B in cash laying around why don't they start-up their own battery research and development arm of the company since its obviously the battery technology that's the real issue here!!!
I think the charging issue is not a big deal, if it charges while connected to AC adapter - then it not big deal - it simply means that a laptops usb does not have enough to power it.
I be curious if connected to a power USB hub - does it charge correctly under load.
You can charge the iPad using normal USB power when it's not in use or under very light use, but under any kind of normal or heavy load, it will not charge.
This sounds like a possible solution to me. Consumer Reports apparently didn't determine if the lack of charge was due to their weak power supply or iPad circuitry. The average PC puts out limited power, and the iPad charger only delivers 40W at best.
I've been using my new iPad a lot since Friday, and have had no problems keeping it charged. Heck, the battery in the new $60,000 Volt lasts less than an hour. All you need to do is plan ahead and schedule what you do according to and within the limitations of your equipment.