guys (and gals) the op is just saying (although he did muck it up at the beginning in explaining it) that in certain viewing angles the new ipad actually appears fatter and thicker, and it does, he is right. I too am not that much of a fan of the shape, I d rather they made it thicker and kept the (lovely looking) curve, or that they made it completely flat a la iphone, or maybe that they even tried some wedgy looking design like the air. But I am sure when I hold it I ll appreciate the size and weight difference.
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iPad 2 not really thinner
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That's fine but from what I can see he went further and tried to spin it as "brilliant marketing" I'm not even sure what he was trying to do here. So it looks thicker from the angle and the new thinness somehow doesn't matter because it's all marketing even though it's actually thinner because it looks thinner only from the front?
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.
If you look at the picture, you can see that the entire width of the 2 is thicker than the sides of original iPad, which because of the heavily-tapered back is technically all that you see when someone is using it in the real world.
It's a visual illusion and a damn good one, that coupled with equally brilliant marketing, has everyone giddy over it. In reality it'll actually look thicker.
So by your logic, the three ring binder I carried in school was maybe a quarter of an inch thick because I don't measure the thickest part? I always wondered why I didn't carry 10 of those things in my backpack.
From the front, you can't even see how thin/thick it is. We're talking about from the back and sides. I never "tip toed" around the fact that it is physically thinner. That part is true. You can't argue with that fact.
I've been talking about how it looks during use. And let's not even mention the competition. However the iPad looks, it'll always look better than their offerings.
The flat back on the iPad 2 isn't flattering.
I'm definitely not a huge fan of it either. It's the exact same form factor of the new iPod touch and when that came out, I remember noticing right away how even though it looked thinner lying on a table, in your hands, it felt even thicker.
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It may sound weird, but watching some of the hands-on videos (long before this thread), I also thought iPad 2 looked kinda thicker, and at the same time, the other half of my brain contradicted with actual numbers, which means thinner. So I see where the OP's coming from.
So Apple with all of their marketing "nouse" have employed a factual claim that the iPad 2 is physically 1/3 thinner than the iPad 1. I think they've got every reason to market the hell out of this fact!
You - contrarily - are obsessing over the fact that it looks thicker. You may have a point but you've got your visual illusions reversed - it IS thinner - but looks thicker...
- It's thinner than the old model
- They've managed to pack all of this tech into a very thin package
- It's thinner than most of their current competition
- It's going to feel less unwieldy to its users
You - contrarily - are obsessing over the fact that it looks thicker. You may have a point but you've got your visual illusions reversed - it IS thinner - but looks thicker...
The flat back does have one obvious benefit. You can set the iPad on a flat surface and it won't wobble around without your bracing it.
hahah this thread is retarted. Just like some other people have already said, the iPad 2 is thinner and it looks thinner as well. That's what a taper does. This is what you'll actually see from both when looking at them from any natural viewing angle. It's the same type of taper as on the MBA.
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They do have every right to market it is 1/3 thinner because it is. I'm just saying the thickness is a little misleading. Whether or not it was intentional is another point of debate.
Most people won't notice this though. They'll only be fixated on the 33% number.
How have I got them reversed? That's what I've been saying all along, that is thinner, but looks thicker.
You've got it reversed because you're saying they're marketing a "damn good visual illusion" and that "everyone is giddy over it". The visual illusion (which you yourself acknowledge) is that it looks thicker (which it isn't) not the reverse.
If you had titled your post "Is it just me or does the iPad 2 look thicker than before?" - or something of that nature - nobody would be taking the p1ss.
So you don't understand what the OP is talking about. Don't worry though, I don't think he/she does either.
This is right.
I didn't mind the design of the iPad 1 and maybe would've liked it more if the iPad 2 had the same design but with an extra 3 hours of battery life.
