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If ipad 2 isn't dual core im passing
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Sell sell sell! Without his support Apple is going to crumble.
There are enough diehards out there now to make any release appear to be a success. Look at how the world outside the US scrambled to get their hands on iPads after the release last year.
Seriously... If you learned anything from Apple it should be that the specs aren't everything. If a device is built well it will out perform a machine that is built poorly, almost regardless of the specs.
This is part of what I mean, btw:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/mar/02/android-market-apps-malware
Have fun with your virus infected android tablet that has a dual-core!
- Joe
It's going to have the only thing it needs, an Apple Logo.
Think Simple
fanboi much? Whatever happened to buying something based on it's inherent value and not some false idol?
I guess to each his own! I'll probably be buying one, luckily, not for that reason. 
Its a shame that there's a specific format that must be followed when giving a critical opinion on an Apple product. If you said some phony garbage like "I love the iPad so I hope they put dual core to I can experience the sexiness of Apple through more concurrent threads" then people would permit a less hostile discussion. But because you weren't completely complimentary then you're being slammed.
Anyway, I think your topic is still a good one. There's no reason for the consumer to be complacent. Just because single core is "good enough" doesnt mean we should ignore the fact that dual core is here. If we want these products to last beyond a single generation then we should hope that they cram each device with the latest and greatest. It's not an unreasonable demand from a paying customer.
Of course I would like the most powerful hardware possible. But, I've been using Apple products long enough to know that, not only will we not get the most powerful hardware, but that what we do get will be more than adequate to run the device and apps smoothly.
Really, processor and speed concerns me more when it comes to desktops and laptops. For things like the iPad, where everything is so tightly integrated, I know Apple isn't going to release a slow device. So, even if it ends up being less 'powerful' on a spec sheet compared with the Xoom or something, it will still run everything flawlessly.
Besides, since Apple is currently the market leader in the sector by a wide margin, and will be for at least another year, the vast majority of software will be designed for the iPad and then later ported to Android devices. So I'm really not at all worried about missing out on something.
Really, processor and speed concerns me more when it comes to desktops and laptops. For things like the iPad, where everything is so tightly integrated, I know Apple isn't going to release a slow device. So, even if it ends up being less 'powerful' on a spec sheet compared with the Xoom or something, it will still run everything flawlessly.
Besides, since Apple is currently the market leader in the sector by a wide margin, and will be for at least another year, the vast majority of software will be designed for the iPad and then later ported to Android devices. So I'm really not at all worried about missing out on something.
why should I get a laptop when with RDPs and VNCs I can access my home and work computers and do everything else locally or in various clouds (Google Docs, Docs to Go, Dropbox, MobileMe) and have a bluetooth keyboard when I need to do real long form typing. The iPad has the potential to replace a laptop for a lot of people including me. I want the best. Doesn't have to be dual core, but if you're getting an iPad as a toy, you're doing it wrong. Or just have too much money.
Multiple cores / cpus only help when you are running multiple applications or multiple threads in a single application. Nothing the iPad runs in the background is particularly intensive (due to the design impositions of multi-tasking on iOS), and there aren't many apps that make heavy use of multiple threads. On that basis, you'd be far better off with a CPU that ran 50% faster (giving real world benefit to all apps) than 2 cores running at the same speed where one of the cores is sat idle most of the time
Consumers aren't complacent.
Nobody is ignoring that dual core is 'here'.
If people want products to last beyond a single generation then they should purchase the products they like and not purchase those they don't, not exercise 'hope'.
Making demands on MacRumors is definitely unreasonable, since it won't change what products are offered and it's making demands to the wrong audience.
Once someone has become a 'paying customer' they've already articulated their demands ('I want the product you are selling for the price you are selling it at').
There was very little in the OP to discuss; I found the response to be pretty reasonable.
I think apple realizes more important than specs, is how the software will interact with those specs to produce a quality experience. We are still waiting for software makers to catch up to many of the specs on pc's, and by the time they do, something else will be out.
As for the issue of grammar op, looked past the sarcasm of "small" people. Most Americans only speak and write one language, and they don't do well at that.
As for the issue of grammar op, looked past the sarcasm of "small" people. Most Americans only speak and write one language, and they don't do well at that.
Where on earth do you get your facts from ? More cores need more power and therefor reduce battery life. You dont need a dual core in an iPad...
This isn't really correct. The cores can clock up and down, and if the OS/software is multithreading properly, then a dual-core processor can handle the same task as a single-core processor with lower power consumption.
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dual core isn't needed. Whatever they optimize the OS for is needed for user experiance. I could care less about power because windows computers are slow with a dual core 2.4ghz cpu and ios is fast with 1ghz single core arm. You can't really compare the specs with android because ios is just so efficient and with apple designing the hardware and software it just works
dual core isn't needed. Whatever they optimize the OS for is needed for user experiance. I could care less about power because windows computers are slow with a dual core 2.4ghz cpu and ios is fast with 1ghz single core arm. You can't really compare the specs with android because ios is just so efficient and with apple designing the hardware and software it just works
You're right. That's why web surfing on a Xoom is 5-10x faster than on an iPad.
Oh wait, no. That's because the Xoom has more powerful hardware.
Seriously, just because Apple's got vertical integration doesn't mean they can stay a generation behind on hardware and still offer a superior experience. Specs aren't everything, but they are something.
Will we even know if it's Single or Dual core, or A8, A9, what GPU etc, till someone gets one and does a teardown?
Apple don't normally start quoting tech specs at their shows do they?
I can't see us knowing very much chip spec wise, even after the event.
Apple don't normally start quoting tech specs at their shows do they?
I can't see us knowing very much chip spec wise, even after the event.