I bet if a lot of you didn't KNOW it was heavier, you would not be saying anything about the extra weight.
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Does the added weight on the new iPad stand out to you?
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Your post made me think of Steve Jobs, I miss him..
Right when workers thought they did the absolutely best, Steve Jobs would have said keep the weight the same and make no sacrifices, he just had a way of getting people to do the impossible. So many times in the past people said, well this the best we can do and they did do better because of him. Regardless, I will always remember him when things like this arise... And really think he would have pulled off some added miracles prior to manufacturing.
I would have made this sacrafice, weight doesn't really bother me, so agree with you outside of wondering what would have happened if.
I think in the long run the heat may be more noticeable to me, I don't think anything could prevent that. Could be nice in the winter since my hands get cold
Havent noticed any heat in mine so far (64GB wifi only) but then again I haven't yet tried any of the more advanced games yet.
We'll see what it's like on grand theft auto 3 through!
However some people really need to get off their posteriors and get down the gym if 50g (or even 62g!) is REALLY that noticeable.
My neighbours daughter has been playing with my new iPad today and I was able to hold both her iPad 2 (32GB wifi only) and my new iPad together with their respective cases on (smart covers on both, and an Angry birds gel case on the back of hers, and a simple plastic protector on mine) and I couldn't tell any difference.
You must have wrists like twigs if it's a deal breaker! Seriously......get off the couch and do some excersise then keep the iPad
We'll see what it's like on grand theft auto 3 through!
However some people really need to get off their posteriors and get down the gym if 50g (or even 62g!) is REALLY that noticeable.
My neighbours daughter has been playing with my new iPad today and I was able to hold both her iPad 2 (32GB wifi only) and my new iPad together with their respective cases on (smart covers on both, and an Angry birds gel case on the back of hers, and a simple plastic protector on mine) and I couldn't tell any difference.
You must have wrists like twigs if it's a deal breaker! Seriously......get off the couch and do some excersise then keep the iPad
Your post made me think of Steve Jobs, I miss him..
Right when workers thought they did the absolutely best, Steve Jobs would have said keep the weight the same and make no sacrifices, he just had a way of getting people to do the impossible. So many times in the past people said, well this the best we can do and they did do better because of him. Regardless, I will always remember him when things like this arise... And really think he would have pulled off some added miracles prior to manufacturing.B
I would have made this sacrafice, weight doesn't really bother me, so agree with you outside of wondering what would have happened if.
I think in the long run the heat may be more noticeable to me, I don't think anything could prevent that. Could be nice in the winter since my hands get cold
They have increased weight/thicknesses in the past under Jobs' watch. And this iPad was designed while he was alive.
Honestly, I love my iPad, but holding it for a lengthy amount of time without any place to rest it definitely takes its toll.
One here (of many I imagine). I'm on it almost constantly throughout the day. If I'm not gaming, I don't even get <20% after 8 or 9 hrs ( maybe longer - I rarely kept track of it). This was with the previous two models. I haven't used the 3rd gen often enough to know, though it looks roughly the same as the iPad 2.
And, no, not noticing the extra -1.75oz (50gm).
I can't imagine reading a book while holding it up (as in not having it rest on anything) lasting comfortably very long. The weight does take its toll. I love my iPad but Im also not going to pretend I wouldn't want it to be lighter.
I definitely noticed it. After spending the weekend with the new iPad, I decided to return it today and keep my iPad 2. The iPad 2 feels much better in the hands.
You'd rather have your battery die in 5-6 hours than deal with 1mm extra thickness? There's absolutly zero functionality loss due to the marginally increased mass. The same cannot be said if it retained the iPad 2 battery packs. I some how doubt SJ would have went that route.
iPhone 4 was slimmer but not at all lighter than the 3G/3GS, so it didn't always work that way even with Jobs around.
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It is very noticeably heavier. If you had both iPad 1 and iPad 2, this is much closer to iPad 1. I still have my 2 so I notice the difference everyday
^Thises.
AKA Liars!
The LTE models are almost the exact weight at the iPad 1 wifi. Almost everybody claimed to notice a big difference between iPad 1 and iPad 2. Now they return to iPad 1 weight and it doesn't stand out?
I'm a fan boy too but I don't feel the need to lie when the difference is this obvious