Ipad feels heavy

aleni

aleni

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Do you guys feel it's quite heavy to hold the ipad with one hand and using it while laying on the couch?
 
aleni said:
Do you guys feel it's quite heavy to hold the ipad with one hand and using it while laying on the couch?
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Got mine yesterday! Yeah it is a bit heavy I have to admit, especially when in the same position for a long time. but I guess you have to understand how much technology is in these devices.
 
Grow some muscle :D



Just kidding :p but in all seriousness, all I ever hear is that it's too heavy or surprisingly light.

I thought it was going to be heavier before I got mine, so I feel it's light ;)
 
It's pretty densely packed with technology so yeah, it's a little heavy. But , when you think about it the iPad is about the same weight as a 1,000 page hardcover book. I usually rest the iPad on my lap if I'm sitting up or my chest when I'm laying in bed. Overall, I think it's amazingly light given the performance.
 
Another player and I went 48 Rounds of Call of Duty Zombies Online.
Almost 2 hours of game play.
I was sitting on the side of my bed holding the iPad with both hands, sometimes propping my elbows on my knees.

When the game was over, my arms felt like I had a full workout. lol
They were burning. Almost 2 days later and I still have some burn in my muscles. lol.

Hit the Gym.
 
The iPad weighs the same as a McDonald's Quarter Pounder and large coke. Most Americans have no problem lifting that... Maybe the iPad will be good for you.
:p
 
The Kindle has definitely set an expectation for the weight of an e-reader. I only first noticed the iPad weight when trying to read something. It doesn't bother me otherwise. It's a mental thing. Kindle's niche is perfectly safe for now.
 
I am absolutely dumbfounded that people are calling a device that weighs ONE and a half pounds heavy. What is the world coming to? Go to the gym people. People curl literally dozens of times heavier than that for many reps.

I'm reading a book right now, and I was curious how much it would weigh in comparison to the iPad, as the iPad is a much bigger device and would obviously be heavier. Went to the scale, 2.2lbs. Weighs MORE than the iPad and I've not even thought it was heavy whatsoever.

Wow. A pound a half is now heavy.
 
Spudracer said:
It's pretty densely packed with technology so yeah, it's a little heavy. But , when you think about it the iPad is about the same weight as a 1,000 page hardcover book.
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Great illustration of how the perception of weight is very much off - I just weighed an 800 page cooking book, came out to 4.8 pounds. That's over 3x the weight. Then I weighed a 250 page softcover, but robust book with good paper quality. It came out to 2lbs. Both these books were very close to the height and width of the iPad.

It feels heavier than it looks, that is for sure. But in practice, Esp if you use it in the same manner as a book you use for several hours, it is far more ergonomic. You're not gonna be holding a book in one hand for hours, why would you try it with the iPad? Because it's supposed to be a "large iPod touch."?
 
At one and a half pounds and you think it's heavy, you should be less worried about iPad ownership and more worried about working out or something.
 
It's funny. I was holding an iPad at the store the other day and a man that was about 10X my size said the iPad was heavy. I'm not sure what people are expecting. This product houses a lot more inside of it than a Kindle.

BTW, I'm a girl and it feels fine to me. I guess men are becoming more like weaklings as we gain more power in this world.
 
Guy's get off the workout comments (although everyone needs to). I lift weights 5 times a week for 45 to 60 minutes, run 40+ miles a week and have 5 to 7% body fat. I also think it's a little on the heavy side. However it's weight is directly related to the large "gas tank" it has. While I would like it to come in under 1lb I would not be willing to trade .5lb for less battery time.
 
Julien said:
Guy's get off the workout comments (although everyone needs to). I lift weights 5 times a week for 45 to 60 minutes, run 40+ miles a week and have 5 to 7% body fat. I also think it's a little on the heavy side. However it's weight is directly related to the large "gas tank" it has. While I would like it to come in under 1lb I would not be willing to trade .5lb for less battery time.
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In your case, I think the iPads "heaviness" is more psychological. I lift 2 times a week for 45 to 60 minutes a day, run as much as I need to feel proud of myself, and I could care less about measuring my body fat in fear of disappointment. I find the iPad to be of perfect weight. You men are really beginning to disappoint. No wonder more lesbians are starting to appear.
 
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