Ok, I'll bite. Firstly, the form factor didn't exist 24 months ago, but yet today it is perfect by your standards? Cool! Furthermore, there is room for improving everything! Even if you have owned all of the tablets on the market. I'm glad it has met your expectations, because it met mine, however it is not perfect! The new iPad is not perfect!
A few caveats with the "New iPad" are as follows: my screen is slightly tinted yellow. Not a big deal, but after comparing the new iPad to an iPad 1, the difference is quite obvious. How will the yellow tinted screen affect viewing photos? The New iPad has pretty much the same processing speed as the iPad 2, which is not satisfactory in my opinion. The positioning of some of the buttons are not ideal either. The sleep/wake button is positioned on a curved surfaced. Sometimes I push something, but not the button, hence giving the effect as a false positive. I'm coming from iPad 1, which didn't utilize a curved body. While typing or executing different commands which require the use of sound, the New iPad has diiferent noise levels. Don't ask how this can happen, but I have noticed. I changed the position of my hands while holding it thinking that I am muffling the speaker, but it still sounds off differently at times. While voice dictation is still an under appreciated endeavor due to its infancy, voice commands for apps would be a plus in my book! Maybe ipad 4? These are a few caveats I have found and I'm not done! Am I nit picking? Sure, but do we nit pick on the way to perfection or do we except items as the way they are?
Secondly, I'm not sold on the notion that Apple didn't hold back technology while creating the new iPad. They have to withhold something in order to sell iPads tomorrow. What did they withhold from the iPad? I have no idea, but it makes sense if you think about it. If they created the perfect iPad: nobody would buy an iPad for several years, which would disrupt Apple's business strategy. Remember you have owned all three iPads within a two year period and claim to achieve perfection! FFT
As I stated in my original post, the "New iPad" is a quality piece. Furthermore, it is a vast improvement from iPad 1 and an earnest update from iPad 2. As you mentioned, doubling the ram is something I sought, so is the improved screen. Bluetooth and LTE are features I did not seek, but I'm happy with! I can verify that LTE is a great feature and it is just the beginning!
Jer, as far as you are concerned: Apple should stop producing iPads right now, since the new iPad is perfect? Which technology do you seek today that is not implemented in the new iPad? Furthermore, is this considered improving upon perfection or the path to perfection? I think it depends who you ask, as each person has different expectations and the qualifier is every product sold in the open or black market. Also, I cannot speak for the needs and desires of the Macrumors community. Although, I understand your emphasis on the community in which the needs of the community were met by one degree or another.
