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Photo of iPad 3 Logic Board with "A5X" System on a Chip
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If it would have been photoshopped, wouldn't it be logical to use an A5 chip (since the A5 and A4 basically look alike) as a basis? Several people have said this was probably a heat sink, which sounds right to me.
That's what I just said...
I said that the only reason why it has metal on it would be because it's a heatsink. If it's a heatsink, it'd also need a fan to dissipate the heat.
Now zoom up on the picture, you can see all the text on either side of the A5X logo and the logo itself are photoshopped. See all the pixels around them when you zoom in? All I did was zoom in using my FireFox browser and saw the bad photoshop job.
I said that the only reason why it has metal on it would be because it's a heatsink. If it's a heatsink, it'd also need a fan to dissipate the heat.
Now zoom up on the picture, you can see all the text on either side of the A5X logo and the logo itself are photoshopped. See all the pixels around them when you zoom in? All I did was zoom in using my FireFox browser and saw the bad photoshop job.
Apple better bring it! I sold my 1st generation iPad 16 gig wifi/3G to my girlfriend's brother but I never got the iPad 2 b/c I didn't like the aesthetics of the way the camera and volume switch were placed. It just looked like some sh** GPX would have brought out. And I don't think the iPad 3 will be any different.
Since the chip making process is taking a 45nm to 28nm, it might just be possible that they doubled up cores and changed some relatively minor architecture within the A5 chip. Thus it is an A5x.
All development of the "A6" has been sealed up quite tight, so perhaps they were going toward an entirely different build. If it didn't work out well, yet, they might have just fiddled with the A5 using the newer, smaller manufacturing technique.
We'll see when they unveil this thing. Perhaps there would be a possibility of an A6 coming down the pike in a new iPad in October, as some rumors have indicated.
I altered it to be more realistic than your pricing...
iPad 2 16gb - $1 ($498 price cut) - 3g - $2
iPad 2 32gb - $2 - 3g - $4
iPad 3 32gb - $6 - 4g - $7
iPad 3 64gb - $7 - 4g - $0.01
iPad 3 128gb - $8000 - 4g - $9300000000000
Only makes sense they price it the way I imagined instead of the way you imagined, or the way they usually tier it all.
All development of the "A6" has been sealed up quite tight, so perhaps they were going toward an entirely different build. If it didn't work out well, yet, they might have just fiddled with the A5 using the newer, smaller manufacturing technique.
We'll see when they unveil this thing. Perhaps there would be a possibility of an A6 coming down the pike in a new iPad in October, as some rumors have indicated.
I altered it to be more realistic than your pricing...
iPad 2 16gb - $1 ($498 price cut) - 3g - $2
iPad 2 32gb - $2 - 3g - $4
iPad 3 32gb - $6 - 4g - $7
iPad 3 64gb - $7 - 4g - $0.01
iPad 3 128gb - $8000 - 4g - $9300000000000
Only makes sense they price it the way I imagined instead of the way you imagined, or the way they usually tier it all.
I never said Apple users aren't into hardware specs I merely stated that hardware specs are not the be all and end all for the end user.
but they're not... they're reducing the price by $50, because they are keeping the iPad 2 around.
I'm upgrading from iPad 1 so I don't even need to think about this purchase, it's going to be a huge upgrade no matter what! iPad 1 actually still works surprisingly well, but it's starting to show its limitations (mostly I the limited RAM).
No, wrong, nice try.
What about the other 99% of the picture that is COMPLEATLY different from the current iPad logic board ?
That wouldn't be photoshopped, it would be a complete fabrication. At that point, the prankster would be........
Look! I'm not going to go on and on.
Your just wrong.
Guys, guys, please, you're all wrong.
See attachment.
Is that an octo core, or hexa? What architecture?
I know this will sound crazy but I'm asking for only two things
1) It would be cool if the 32 GB will become the new base model, with about the same price as the 16GB. BUT I'm not holding my breath for this one.
2) Retina Display.
I've truly held out from the first two iPads JUST because they didn't have the higher resolution (I knew it was coming from the iP4). Everything else will be extra's for me so this release will be great for me as long as the Retina display is there. Silly of me or justified? Lol
1) It would be cool if the 32 GB will become the new base model, with about the same price as the 16GB. BUT I'm not holding my breath for this one.
2) Retina Display.
I've truly held out from the first two iPads JUST because they didn't have the higher resolution (I knew it was coming from the iP4). Everything else will be extra's for me so this release will be great for me as long as the Retina display is there. Silly of me or justified? Lol
Just before the iPad 2 came out Apple lowered the price of the base model iPad 1 to $399. A $100 price cut.
I see the same thing happening with the transition from iPad 2 to iPad 3.
The two things I'd want are
(a) Retina
(b) 1g Ram
I was hesitant to buy the first iPad because the screen was terrible compared to my iPhone 4, but I decided to take the plunge, and having done so, I am very annoyed by the constant crashing of the first iPad, due to a lack of Ram, which has only become more common with the new iOS updates. I'm ready to upgrade to the new iPad only if there is enough ram to convince me it won't run into similar problems within 2 years of purchase.
More cores are good
I think A5X is a prototype chip, perhaps 4 cores but not yet 22nm, for example.
The iPad will have no problem taking advantage of four, eight, as many cores as you give it. OSX/iOS uses multitasking throughout, it's been deeply embedded for years, your iPad even when just sitting there has dozens of threads running. So do apps whose programmers didn't even pay attention to multitasking, as system functions spawn threads to do stuff. So the system will be able to keep the cores humming all the time as necessary.
I think A5X is a prototype chip, perhaps 4 cores but not yet 22nm, for example.
The iPad will have no problem taking advantage of four, eight, as many cores as you give it. OSX/iOS uses multitasking throughout, it's been deeply embedded for years, your iPad even when just sitting there has dozens of threads running. So do apps whose programmers didn't even pay attention to multitasking, as system functions spawn threads to do stuff. So the system will be able to keep the cores humming all the time as necessary.
Agreed, I only want the same or better battery life and a jump in memory. While retina looks nice, I never hold my iPad that close to where I need those extra pixels.
Okay I'll take a better front camera, but I can live with the current one. If we get a retina display, then upgrade that sucker. Already have an 8 megapixel rear camera on a more practical iPhone.