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First iPad Air 2 Reviews: 'Ridiculously Fast', 'Vibrant Display', Thinner Profile Comes at the Cost of Battery Life
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You may jest, but I was thinking randomly earlier today that a rack full of iPads would make one powerful beowulf cluster.
Now.... 2GB of RAM.... do I upgrade my Air 1? Go for the gold? Lots more to think about now.
No thanks guys,, ill take the sexy in thinness! After a full day your gonna tell me you are no where near a plug? So a 1inch thick tab that lasts a week would be your preferred tab? A weeks battery sounds great but I would take the paper thin tablet to carry around! Apple does sexy well!
Yes I want to work where they have a rack of iPads as a Beowolf cluster. They wouldn't even have to be gold. I have an iPad 2 that I got in March 2011 so my decision was easy.
Yes, that's exactly what we're telling you. There are tonnes of situations where someone may be away from plugs all day. Personally, I'd love a tablet that could last an entire transatlantic flight. Some planes these days have plugs but most don't.
And cut it out with the ridiculous strawmen. No one is asking for a 1 inch thick tablet. What does that extra mm of thinness really accomplish anyway that justifies the cut in battery life?
An iPad Air 2 cluster would be awesome. I can imagine showing it off to someone:
"And here's our new HPC cluster!"
"Oh cool, is that part there the radiator? It's pretty big!"
"Erm, no... They're iPads... That's the cluster..."
"Suh--weet."
Thank you from all of us down here in the beautiful sunshine ;-)
I concur, Sunshine and new iPad Air 2 in Sydney today
So the re/code battery test compared a current Air 2 (iOS 8.1), to a battery test done on an Air from 2013 (so assuming iOS 7.x)? Same for the Engadget test?
Id be curious how a fresh Air 1 does vs. an Air 2, both on iOS 8.1.
Id be curious how a fresh Air 1 does vs. an Air 2, both on iOS 8.1.
I noticed that as well on my iPad 3. A bit laggy when I installed 8.0.2, but noticeably better once upgraded to 8.1
And that's why there's portable batteries, for those oft times you're on a transatlantic flight (plus some airport time).
I don't disagree btw, I'd be happy if it was slightly thicker if it improved battery life, but for most use cases people aren't on transatlantic flights, and if a person is frequently in that spot, then they should either get a secondary portable power supply or a longer lasting device (not to mention it 11.15 hours is still quite a flight).
Your argument is even worse. I can use my iPad several days before charging. What's the point of making it fat?
I'm so disappointed about the battery life. I mean, I know it would be better than my 2.2 year old iPad 3, but that last gen was getting 13 hours. That'd be amazing.
Still, the review unit was a cellular. Perhaps the wifi version fare slightly better...
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Yeah, but they are unnecessarily price gouged.
Still, the review unit was a cellular. Perhaps the wifi version fare slightly better...
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Yeah, but they are unnecessarily price gouged.
I don't think I will be upgrading from my iPad 4 anytime soon. Currently 50% battery left with 8 hours of use. Mostly YouTube (48%) and Safari (43%). Maybe if I had really bad battery life I would upgrade. The lightness doesn't matter to me, (I throw cases on all my tech.)
I think Apple was pressed to give more than they felt like due to weak iPad sales. I think this version is a keeper and it'll last a while.
I think it's perfectly in line with how Apple views the customer. They don't want customers to worry about things like RAM. They just advertise things that normal people care about: namely, the experience.
