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Waiting for iPad 3

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raynold2010

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No trolling, just giving an opinion here !

I checked the iPad here in Cambridge, UK. The product is amazing, but for me, it's still a bit heavy. I can't imagine holding it for an hour or more, during presentations for example.

Also, there's a HUGE amount of glare. Especially annoying in such places as an Apple store...

So : I really wanted to buy the iPad, but i think i'll wait for a light model. And please, do something for that glare.
 
if you wait for the iPad 3, when it comes out you'll wait for the iPad 4.

Man up and buy it already :D
 
I admit it could be lighter. And I came into this thread with you expecting that Theo ad 3 will come in2011. In reality apple would not to that to their customers. The iPad 3 will be released in 2012. You can get screeshields that cut the glare so therefore you don't have the glare. I ordered one of those and I'll let you know how I like it.
 
my 70 year old mother user the iPad as her only computer. She uses it for several hours day. Me thinks if she can hold it without an issue so can you.
 
Yeah if you don't already have one, pick it up! :)

I think I'm going to wait however since my wife already has the Ipad2 and my 2 orders are still backordered...
 
No one knows what iPad 3 will look like or even know what it will have. The lighter weight is not guaranteed.

Enjoy waiting, but I hardly find this thread necessary. There are enough threads about ipad 3.
 
I'll wait too. Btw, im gonna wait till the Ipad "destroy" all laptop functions (storage, graphics, speed). :)
 
raynold2010 said:
No trolling, just giving an opinion here !

I checked the iPad here in Cambridge, UK. The product is amazing, but for me, it's still a bit heavy. I can't imagine holding it for an hour or more, during presentations for example.

Also, there's a HUGE amount of glare. Especially annoying in such places as an Apple store...

So : I really wanted to buy the iPad, but i think i'll wait for a light model. And please, do something for that glare.
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The battery, display/glass and back are the bulk of the weight and there's no immediate technological advance that will make the iPad drop appreciably in weight anytime soon. Each successive generation may drop an ounce or two but that's about it.
 
raynold2010 said:
I checked the iPad here in Cambridge, UK. The product is amazing, but for me, it's still a bit heavy. I can't imagine holding it for an hour or more, during presentations for example.
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The president of the United States gets a podium. Most clergy members have an altar. Many great orators have a lectern. If you do not belong to any of those categories then you may be in trouble. Do you expect to lecture for an hour in the middle of a warehouse without any furniture around? This is very important to consider.

raynold2010 said:
Also, there's a HUGE amount of glare. Especially annoying in such places as an Apple store...
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Do you plan to use the iPad in the Apple store for long periods? Perhaps you can discuss the issue with the manager and request dimmer bulbs for your extended stay there.
 
I'm gonna wait till the iPad 3, not because it is too heavy, but i alread have the original iPad and will wait until the screen resolution is increased before upgrading.

Really! 1 pound is too heavy?
 
lucky number 11 here..

BTW.. the battery and glass make up much of the weigh and don't see that going away anytime soon. First iPad at least to me made sense to weigh but now not so much, less you just don't really want one.
 
Gjeepguy said:
I'm gonna wait till the iPad 3, not because it is too heavy, but i alread have the original iPad and will wait until the screen resolution is increased before upgrading.
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This. I plan on having a lot of fun on my iPad 1 in the interim...
 
MykullMyerz said:
It only weighs a little over a pound. If that's too heavy for you, you're a wimp.
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I wish you could teach me some exercices, you strong man. ;-)

But I'm still thinking that it could be as light as the Kindle (no publicity stunt here).
 
iPad 1 : 680 gr.

iPad 2: 601 gr.

iPad 3 : 522 gr. ?

My mistake, I'll wait for the iPad 4.

:D
 
raynold2010 said:
I wish you could teach me some exercices, you strong man. ;-)

But I'm still thinking that it could be as light as the Kindle (no publicity stunt here).
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iPad 1.33 pounds
kindle .53125 pounds (8.5 ounces)

why not say you want iPad to weigh and be thin as a piece of paper. It has totally different functionality and isn't going to weigh that anytime soon.
 
raynold2010 said:
I wish you could teach me some exercices, you strong man. ;-)

But I'm still thinking that it could be as light as the Kindle (no publicity stunt here).
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That's rather unreasonable considering the difference in the tech. The screen is bigger (therefore more glass and more weight), and because its an LCD it has much greater power requirements and therefore a much larger battery. And even given all of that, if you compare the iPad to a Kindle DX (which is a slightly more fair comparison), I don't think they are that different in weight.
 
raynold2010 said:
I wish you could teach me some exercices, you strong man. ;-)

But I'm still thinking that it could be as light as the Kindle (no publicity stunt here).
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You are not going to see that big of a difference in weight going from iPad2 to iPad3 as we did see in going from iPad1 to iPad2. Unless they make the back out of plastic or carbon fiber which I think is unlikely to happen.
 
If you think the iPad 2 is heavy you better not ever try to pick up the iPad 1. You might get a hernia or something.
 
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