Not gripping it at all. Playing music at 50% and using the screen to browse the web, do email, etc. Try it for 45 min. My fingers definitely tingled both before and after (and not in a good way
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Not gripping it at all. Playing music at 50% and using the screen to browse the web, do email, etc. Try it for 45 min. My fingers definitely tingled both before and after (and not in a good way
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Don't no if I will keep mine at this point. After comparing my rmini to the air 2 I do not see any difference in performance other then the safari tab reload on the mini. I tested both with every app I had. The minis speakers are better with no vibration. Only plus on the air 2 is that the speakers get louder but that's it.
Okay, I just powered my Air 2 up and, yeah, this is bad.
Sound is actually quite good... much better across the spectrum than anything before it, but...
The mid bass is jacked up a bit and different parts of the body vibrate like crazy. For a minute there I thought I could actually see text blurring from the vibration. Lol.
It's an odd feeling to enter text feeling so much vibration coming through my fingertips with each touch. And this is with a DW Ridge Air case on it!
As my cursor drops below the text entry box(iOS8.poop) I'm thinking I like the sounds coming out of that "speaker", I just don't want to be holding the speaker while it's singing/vibrating. Ha.
I'm sure it won't be the last.
At least it wasn't one of those smug employees trying to convince you that it was a "feature" or that it simply did not exist.
I played some games for about 20-30 minutes and didn't notice an issue. I'm at home, where it's quiet and I only have the volume set to two or three notches, but still...Not gripping it at all. Playing music at 50% and using the screen to browse the web, do email, etc. Try it for 45 min. My fingers definitely tingled both before and after (and not in a good way
Well, ninaco, I'm sorry that you can't enjoy the new iPad Air 2, but on the bright side, your hands apparently have very good sensitivity
Agreed. It's pretty awful, and one of several reasons I returned my Air 2 for good.
I did get a chance to play with the OG Air and it in no way has this issue. Now I'm scared to get it because now that Apple has made the move to 2GB how soon before all other iPads are left behind?
All I need is the ability to turn down the base on the A2 and all will be well.
All I need is the ability to turn down the base on the A2 and all will be well.
It's like a message for my index finger! But seriously mine is doing it, I can feel it on the front and back. Not a really big deal personally. Love the device.
If you're a male, put some up-tempo music on with volume ~75%... some pop/rock... then lay the screen down on your upper chest/ribcage while laying or reclining... LOL. It vibrates through to your bones.
Comparing to my Air, the on axis experience -- looking at/using the screen -- was really focused on. Off axis -- listening from the side -- Elvis Costello's vocals are muddied on the A2 vs. the Air.
If I had to guess I'd say whoever was given final say on the sonics is one of those guys whose car windows you can see vibrating as he slowly rolls with a 6-18" subwoofers complex built into his ride that only leaves room for one passenger in the sedan.
Comparing to my Air, the on axis experience -- looking at/using the screen -- was really focused on. Off axis -- listening from the side -- Elvis Costello's vocals are muddied on the A2 vs. the Air.
If I had to guess I'd say whoever was given final say on the sonics is one of those guys whose car windows you can see vibrating as he slowly rolls with a 6-18" subwoofers complex built into his ride that only leaves room for one passenger in the sedan.
Stopped by an Apple Store today to get a fifth iPhone 6 replacement (that one was crashing/rebooting constantly, the replacement I got today has dust under the screen ... heading back in a couple days for my sixth iPhone 6), and checked out the iPad Air 2.
Really really nice device. Loaded up a music video on Youtube and had the volume at 1/3 ... really surprised by how much it vibrated. Employee was awesome and came over to say hi. I showed him what I was doing ... he couldn't believe it. Checked the settings thinking the vibration was a feature, not due to the thinness/speaker combination.
I wonder if watching a movie at a normalish volume, if you'd feel the vibration during dialogue. Had been considering an Air 2 but thinking I'll just wait to see what happens with the rumored iPad Pro, or get a Surface 4 next year.
Really really nice device. Loaded up a music video on Youtube and had the volume at 1/3 ... really surprised by how much it vibrated. Employee was awesome and came over to say hi. I showed him what I was doing ... he couldn't believe it. Checked the settings thinking the vibration was a feature, not due to the thinness/speaker combination.
I wonder if watching a movie at a normalish volume, if you'd feel the vibration during dialogue. Had been considering an Air 2 but thinking I'll just wait to see what happens with the rumored iPad Pro, or get a Surface 4 next year.
Nobody is exaggerating the vibration, I tried one out and felt the extreme vibration but still bought it anyway.
The stuttering and constant app refreshing of the Air 1 is more annoying.
The stuttering and constant app refreshing of the Air 1 is more annoying.
I played some games for about 20-30 minutes and didn't notice an issue. I'm at home, where it's quiet and I only have the volume set to two or three notches, but still...
Well, ninaco, I'm sorry that you can't enjoy the new iPad Air 2, but on the bright side, your hands apparently have very good sensitivity
LOL! I don't notice it much when playing games. It's when listening to music that the vibration's been worst.
Repeating design flaw endlessly will discourage some people. Some of those posting "Flaw" endlessly have a history of using that word and "Fail" when discussing any Apple product. Click on the username, and look at previous posts. "Steaming pile of fail" is used quite often by some posters, and you have to wonder why they buy Aaple products if everything is flawed.
I make a point of turning music off when typing. I'm typing, so I want to compose my thoughts. I tried typing with music on a few minutes ago, and the screen's resonance can be felt. That's a new one for me, because as I stated, I don't play music and type. My iPad rests on my lap if I'm watching a movie, with one edge resting on my leg, and the other edge resting on my abdomen. I played music and movies in my normal position, and I don't feel anything unusual. I'm not going to hold an iPad in my hands while watching a feature length film. The Air 2 is being used in the same way as my Air 1, and it feels identical.
If you don't like it, don't buy it. Just don't insist it's a design flaw. I used to ride motorcycles, and can't stand the loud exhaust on the newer Harleys. I can assure you that exhaust note creates a massive amount of vibration that effects the hands, feet, and ass. I would never ride one of those, but there are other bikes that give a smoother ride. For me to say Harleys suffer from a design flaw would be ridiculous. The vibrating, shaking, obnoxious sounding motorcycle is proudly presented to consumers, without any notion of flaws. If you just ride it down to the local pub, the jackhammer effect probably won't bother you. A two hour trip would leave me ready for a tranquilizer!
I can understand that there are lots of things about any Apple product that people don't like, or that they think should be part of their tablet experience: split screen is the other complaint. I was a Samsung tablet user until around the summer of 2012. I thought people who owned Apple products were mindless consumers. My frustration with the Note 8.0 led me to the Apple section at Best Buy, and now I'm no longer frustrated.
If Apple set out to create a tablet that had zero motion/vibration/resonance, and the Air 1 and Air 2 were the result, that would be a design flaw. When did anyone at Apple ever say that was a goal? If the display flickered, that would be a design flaw, as the displays aren't meant to flicker. If I pushed the Up volume bottom, and the sound went down, that would be a design flaw. If the device caused harm to its user, that would be a design flaw. If you are sensitive to vibration, and the Air 1 or 2 bother you, that's not a design flaw, just like the Harley's obnoxious exhaust is anything but a design flaw.
No kidding, 99% of the time I stream music and movies to a stereo, tv, and Bluetooth speaker. I carry klipsch ear phones in my pocket for when I do decide watch movies in bed. My wife would kill me if I cranked up a movie at 12am! I fully understand that some people do watch movies and listen to music while holding the iPad fully in their hands. I guess that would annoy me, but so would holding it over my head while lying flat on my back (as in watching movies while falling asleep). Even at one pound,the tablet is too heavy to comfortably do that for more than a few minutes, but it's not a design flaw.
iPad speakers were awful until the Air 1, and then they were just bearable. The Samsung Note 8.0 had my iPad beat there, but I still bought the iPad 4 after using thenNote 8.0. I have a couple of PC's and a MacBook Pro Retina in the house. They all have awful speakers, and another means of sound reproduction is used if that's what I'm after. The speakers on my HTC One are better than my PC's and MBPr. Actually, I have a huge TV in the living room, and it's speakers are ridiculously small. It's meant to be used with external speakers, so once again, not a design flaw, nor a flaw of any sort.
I have both the Air 1 and Air 2, and can assure you that the Air 1 wasn't much better. I'll guarantee you that you won't see people lining up to return the Air 2 because it resonates while typing and listening to music. Gamers might be thrilled. I'm not using my iPad as a gaming device, but have played Angry Birds and RR3. Not for a long time, but I have. If you've ordered an Air 2, don't worry about it. Try it, and decide for yourself. And if it rest the iPad on your lap, and experience a chubby for more than 5 hours, see a doctor.
I make a point of turning music off when typing. I'm typing, so I want to compose my thoughts. I tried typing with music on a few minutes ago, and the screen's resonance can be felt. That's a new one for me, because as I stated, I don't play music and type. My iPad rests on my lap if I'm watching a movie, with one edge resting on my leg, and the other edge resting on my abdomen. I played music and movies in my normal position, and I don't feel anything unusual. I'm not going to hold an iPad in my hands while watching a feature length film. The Air 2 is being used in the same way as my Air 1, and it feels identical.
If you don't like it, don't buy it. Just don't insist it's a design flaw. I used to ride motorcycles, and can't stand the loud exhaust on the newer Harleys. I can assure you that exhaust note creates a massive amount of vibration that effects the hands, feet, and ass. I would never ride one of those, but there are other bikes that give a smoother ride. For me to say Harleys suffer from a design flaw would be ridiculous. The vibrating, shaking, obnoxious sounding motorcycle is proudly presented to consumers, without any notion of flaws. If you just ride it down to the local pub, the jackhammer effect probably won't bother you. A two hour trip would leave me ready for a tranquilizer!
I can understand that there are lots of things about any Apple product that people don't like, or that they think should be part of their tablet experience: split screen is the other complaint. I was a Samsung tablet user until around the summer of 2012. I thought people who owned Apple products were mindless consumers. My frustration with the Note 8.0 led me to the Apple section at Best Buy, and now I'm no longer frustrated.
If Apple set out to create a tablet that had zero motion/vibration/resonance, and the Air 1 and Air 2 were the result, that would be a design flaw. When did anyone at Apple ever say that was a goal? If the display flickered, that would be a design flaw, as the displays aren't meant to flicker. If I pushed the Up volume bottom, and the sound went down, that would be a design flaw. If the device caused harm to its user, that would be a design flaw. If you are sensitive to vibration, and the Air 1 or 2 bother you, that's not a design flaw, just like the Harley's obnoxious exhaust is anything but a design flaw.
No kidding, 99% of the time I stream music and movies to a stereo, tv, and Bluetooth speaker. I carry klipsch ear phones in my pocket for when I do decide watch movies in bed. My wife would kill me if I cranked up a movie at 12am!
I fully understand that some people do watch movies and listen to music while holding the iPad fully in their hands. I guess that would annoy me, but so would holding it over my head while lying flat on my back (as in watching movies while falling asleep). Even at one pound,the tablet is too heavy to comfortably do that for more than a few minutes, but it's not a design flaw. iPad speakers were awful until the Air 1, and then they were just bearable. The Samsung Note 8.0 had my iPad beat there, but I still bought the iPad 4 after using thenNote 8.0. I have a couple of PC's and a MacBook Pro Retina in the house. They all have awful speakers, and another means of sound reproduction is used if that's what I'm after. The speakers on my HTC One are better than my PC's and MBPr. Actually, I have a huge TV in the living room, and it's speakers are ridiculously small. It's meant to be used with external speakers, so once again, not a design flaw, nor a flaw of any sort.
I have both the Air 1 and Air 2, and can assure you that the Air 1 wasn't much better. I'll guarantee you that you won't see people lining up to return the Air 2 because it resonates while typing and listening to music. Gamers might be thrilled. I'm not using my iPad as a gaming device, but have played Angry Birds and RR3. Not for a long time, but I have. If you've ordered an Air 2, don't worry about it. Try it, and decide for yourself. And if it rest the iPad on your lap, and experience a chubby for more than 5 hours, see a doctor.
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Yes, it is noticeable in both music and movies (even when there is just dialogue on the movie and no music). It was certainly not enough that I found it annoying though.
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