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Good God the iPad 2 looks thin!

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Was watching the Mail video in the Guided Tours and when the guy picks up the iPad and is holding it at the start of the video, it just looks insanely thin from the angle it's shot, almost like it's just a flat piece of glass.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/

Friday cannot come soon enough.
 
what i find funny is that apple claimed a completely new design and yet it seems very reminiscent of the ipod touch, all in all it is very thin
 
This is the best comparison I have found

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I agree. What's funny is that there's a guy around here that likes to go on about how the iPad 2 looks thicker than the iPad 1. I'm sure he believes it, but I just don't see it...
 
What's funny is that i think the guy's legs are fake in the mail video. I think it's just a backdrop.
 
It's a smidgen under .9 of a centimetre at its thickest point. The edges are tapered.

Process that for a second. Of course it is going to look thin!
 
Snowy_River said:
I agree. What's funny is that there's a guy around here that likes to go on about how the iPad 2 looks thicker than the iPad 1. I'm sure he believes it, but I just don't see it...
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This guy?

vincenz said:
Why is everyone so excited about the iPad 2 being 8.8 mm? I mean, other than the surprising fact that it's just a little thinner than an iPhone 4, in real world use, it will LOOK thicker than the original iPad.
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Yes the iPad 2 looks incredibly thin....and I hope that Apple doesnt destroy the iPhone 5 with this ugly design.

The tapered edges are an optical trick they use on the Macbook Air, Touch and iPad but personally I hate it. I prefer the industrial design of the original iPad and the iPhone 4 with the square corners. Also, one thing I noticed on my iPod Touch is that the tapered edges make pressing those rocker and power buttons more difficult because they're more recessed to fit into the smooth lines. We'll see if the iPad suffers from that same "style over function" flaw.
 
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I like how they've made it thinner but in the end, there's going to come a point where it's too thin and will cause for it to be too delicate. I for me the iPad1 that I'm using is fine and is pretty durable taking my abuse just fine.
 
Something doesn't seem right, the picture makes it look at least half as thin (or more) but the specs say it's only 1/3rd thinner. Am I missing something? Maybe it's the different taper shape.
I think it's a fancy marketing shot.
 
gigaguy said:
Something doesn't seem right, the picture makes it look at least half as thin (or more) but the specs say it's only 1/3rd thinner. An I missing something?
I think it's a fancy marketing shot.
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From the right angle, the iPad will look almost paper thin because of the tapered edge. They shot it in such a way that it looked this way, and it worked great! :)
 
The edges of the new iPad look pretty sharp. Perhaps a skilled ninja could use it as a murder weapon, then chat it up on facebook afterwards. :rolleyes:
 
gigaguy said:
Something doesn't seem right, the picture makes it look at least half as thin (or more) but the specs say it's only 1/3rd thinner. Am I missing something? Maybe it's the different taper shape.
I think it's a fancy marketing shot.
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i agree, that picture makes it look like the ipad2 is only as thick as the curved back of the first ipad...there's no way that's true
 
33% is deceiving. The difference will be much more noticeable as displayed in the video and pic.. I appreciate the reduced size, however am skeptical about the speaker placement. Why no mention of this in the keynote? Hopefully, it ouputs volume fine by the way it's curved.
 
urkel said:
Yes the iPad 2 looks incredibly thin....and I hope that Apple doesnt destroy the iPhone 5 with this ugly design.

The tapered edges are an optical trick they use on the Macbook Air, Touch and iPad but personally I hate it. I prefer the industrial design of the original iPad and the iPhone 4 with the square corners. Also, one thing I noticed on my iPod Touch is that the tapered edges make pressing those rocker and power buttons more difficult because they're more recessed to fit into the smooth lines. We'll see if the iPad suffers from that same "style over function" flaw.
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I tend to agree with this.

While the iPad 2 is desirable because of its new processor, the design of the physical unit itself is nothing special...in fact, the iPad 2 looks strikingly similar to a giant iPod Touch—not that there is anything wrong with that.

iPad 2 looks less physically durable that iPad 1, but this is pure speculation based on photos

I still want one, even though typing this message from iPad 1... :)
 
urkel said:
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The tapered edges are an optical trick they use on the Macbook Air, Touch and iPad but personally I hate it. I prefer the industrial design of the original iPad and the iPhone 4 with the square corners. Also, one thing I noticed on my iPod Touch is that the tapered edges make pressing those rocker and power buttons more difficult because they're more recessed to fit into the smooth lines. We'll see if the iPad suffers from that same "style over function" flaw.
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One thing to bear in mind is that the tapered edges serve a very important practical purpose on the iPad. If they reduced the thickness and left any significant vertical walls, the result would be to make it almost impossible to pick up the iPad from a flat surface, like a table, with one hand. Neither the iPod Touch nor the iPhone suffer from this, as you can grab both sides of either one of these with a single hand. But if you removed the tapered edges, your fingers would have nowhere to gain purchase when attempting to lift it off the table. You can try this with your iPad 1, just put it down face down and try to pick it up with one hand...
 
I agree, I like the design of the iPad 1 a lot more visually.
I'll gladly sacrifice that design for the thinness though

As far as the iphone/ipods go, I actually do like the curved back of my old ipod touch 2g a lot, looks great. But thats more of one curved surface rather than ipad 2's taper than flat.

Regardless, the iPad 2 still looks good and the thinness will probably be very impressive once I get a hold of it.

edit: nice point snowy, hadn't thought of that. I wonder if keeping the ipad 1s design but just thinning out the edge and taper a bit would have been possible.
 
^^DING DING DING





....and no matter how much thought youve put into this design....apple has put in MUCH more, and theres always a reason for their industrial designs, not just aesthetic
 
Another side-by-side comparison in the engadget review. Not as dramatic as the first, but probably more realistic.
 

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Whats funny is that I noticed how thin it was during that scene when I first watched it too. Just Apple being Apple. :apple:
 
AppleKash said:
wow what a difference!?!
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Why the sarcasm? I would say the difference is pretty dramatic. Anytime you're dealing with something that is just less than a cm think, a 33% size difference from the first version is pretty insane. When I heard during the keynote that it was thinner than the iPhone 4...a part of my brain exploded. It's very impressive what Apple does each year with new products.
 
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