Not me. I rest my iPad on my chest in landscape orientation. Seems just right as it is.
+1 to the extra battery comments too.
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Design Drawings Purportedly Show Exact Dimensions of Smaller, Thinner iPad 5
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Not me. I rest my iPad on my chest in landscape orientation. Seems just right as it is.
+1 to the extra battery comments too.
Not my wife. According to her, the current iPad is too big and heavy. Add a cover and case and it multiplies the weight issue. A lighter design is a huge win for us. Like the kind of win where I will be ordering the new version as soon as humanly possible!
I would rather a larger screen to fill in the bezel !!!!
There are two ways to make it bigger:
1) Make it "longer" and 16:10 or 16:9.
2) Make it bigger on all sides.
The problem with the first one is that it does nothing about the sides that haven't grown. So you'd still need to "shrink" the dimensions on those two sides.
The problem with the second is that a bezel is actually useful. I use the iPad while on my feet, with it held in one hand. Without the bezel, it just isn't terribly comfortable to hold at the current size/weight. Reducing the size and the weight reduces the need for the bezel.
Keeping it the same size pretty much means you still need a bezel if you want it to be holdable by one hand while in the field. Making the screen bigger doesn't change that, unless you are somehow shedding weight at the same time. But at the current weight, it's just not comfortable for longer periods of time.
Are these iPad "5" dimensions truly unique, or did they just "scale up" the iPad Mini? I'm too lazy to do the math.
Both! But honestly, battery life was never an issue for me. I would go for days on the same charge watching videos here and there... that was until iOS7 :-(
My concern is the switch to plastic screen cover. The mini has one, but the mini screen blows.
I'm wondering if this thinner, lighter, better, mania, is every going to come back and bite them in the butt.
It will be very interesting carefully scrutinizing these new ones sitting right next to the current one.
Do the new iMacs have this plastic now instead of glass? If they do, that would answer my question.
I would think they don't. But I've never really looked closely.
I'm wondering if this thinner, lighter, better, mania, is every going to come back and bite them in the butt.
It will be very interesting carefully scrutinizing these new ones sitting right next to the current one.
Do the new iMacs have this plastic now instead of glass? If they do, that would answer my question.
I would think they don't. But I've never really looked closely.
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Gotta agree. The battery life was never an issue for the iPads.
I hated the added thickness and weight. It really is not a matter of mere form. The form didn't change much anyways. You can't tell the two apart until you hold them or have them side by side.
The main reason I was using my iPad2 more than the iPad3 is because of the weight and thickness. Now, I use my iPad mini much more than any of my other regular iPads.
Portability is essential to tablets for my use.
I've said it before, I hate the iPad 2/3/4 casing, the tapered edges hurt my hands after a few minutes of holding it. The increased weight of the iPad 3/4 doesn't help.
Besides, I think the iPad 1 looked much better, and the iPad mini/iPad 5 casing looks to me like an improved iPad 1 casing.
I look forward to the iPad 5 for those reasons including the reduction in weight.
Besides, I think the iPad 1 looked much better, and the iPad mini/iPad 5 casing looks to me like an improved iPad 1 casing.
I look forward to the iPad 5 for those reasons including the reduction in weight.
I agree the iPad 1 had the best design. The only improvement needs to be an additional speaker.
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No, no no.
The current 10 hours of battery life is the magic number in my eyes. That can get you through a whole day of nearly continuous use. I typically go a couple weeks without charging. What made the iPad mini magical was how amazingly light, thin, and portable the thing is. The full sized iPad will obviously never be as portable, but reducing to the same thinness is absolutely terrific
Yes. The bezel reduction is nice. But the improved shaping to the edges will make a big difference.
The current tapered edge is unergonomic. The iPad 1 edge was more comfortable, but the iPad Mini shape is the best. Looking forward to seeing it on the larger model.
The current mini has a H:W ratio of ~1.48, while these images report a value of ~1.42. Close, but not exact.
This is consistent with the leaked alleged iPad 5 backs. It's just that now we have exact dimensions. These are probably either exact or pretty close.