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The new iPad needed a 70% larger battery to satisfy the power demands of the retina display and the A5X (quad gpu) that is required to run the display.

I'd rather not have 70% reduced battery life, or a fat MBP :eek:

if they take out the ODD, they can put a lot of extra battery in there
 
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