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    Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    Hi.

    Is it gonna be an iPad 2 or an iPad 3 or wait for the iPad Mini?

    As regards those overheating et al issues i think there will be no significant noticeable way of determining the degree of heatness in a store (Curry's/PCWorld or an Apple Store) as either the iPad 3 will be non-working (aside fro Apple store), there will be a long queue for the thing or the apps or games there will not be a determinant enough. You don't want to stay in a store for an hour would you? and besides you might start feeling the heat when people start staring at you or maybe the airconditioning isn't working.

    I know the heating issues is very subjective. But the news & reviews are there for a reason i thought. The iPad 3 is significantly hotter than the iPad 2 because of the required power to render those pixels. True or not? Would you agree or not?

    Also heard that the battery discharges rather quicker than the iPad 2 because (again) of the required power to render those graphics.

    Is it worth a gamble between an improved graphics and a "very good & respectable" graphics with the iPad 2? Would i need a Retina-powered tablet in practice?

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    My mate has an iPad3 and he says the tablet does heat up discernably,and also the new screen does seem to dischrage the battery quicker. TBH,I suspect the iPad4 will solve these issues and looking at your past posts I would say an iPad Mini would be ideal for you!
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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    But the iPad Mini and its specs are just that...rumours. How can one determine and decide?

    For me the iPad 2 so far (wel, the one i had) was fine. I thought the iPad 3's features & specs would be better.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    There is zero issues. It's all nonsense, get the 3 over the 2 every time.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    If the iPad 2 is massively cheaper go for it. I got the 64GB iPad 2 for the price of a 16GB ipad 3 which is great for running films to the DVD players in the car for the kids. If I was using it for anything else I'd go for the iPad 3. The screen is much easier on the eyes. The specs are quite a bit better than the iPad 2s its just they have far more pixels to drive.

    I've not noticed any heat in the iPad 3s I've used. Bargain iPad 2s are thin on the ground, get an iPad 3 and be part of the current generation for a whopping five months . Battery seems fine but the sealed units bother me for both iPad 2 and 3 for when it does go so either get applecare or get friendly with you local repair centre.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    I'm still worried about the overheating, battery discharging a bot quicker and battery charging is lower issues. They are all over the internet. They are there for a reason.

    Yes, its current gen. yes specs are better. yes, to see is to believe. I just want to be sure. I just want my money's worth. that's all.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    Quote Originally Posted by gino_76ph View Post
    I'm still worried about the overheating, battery discharging a bot quicker and battery charging is lower issues. They are all over the internet. They are there for a reason.

    Yes, its current gen. yes specs are better. yes, to see is to believe. I just want to be sure. I just want my money's worth. that's all.
    Go to a store and try and run a benchmark on the in store hardware, see if it gets hot

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    Quote Originally Posted by gino_76ph View Post
    I'm still worried about the overheating, battery discharging a bot quicker and battery charging is lower issues. They are all over the internet. They are there for a reason.

    Yes, its current gen. yes specs are better. yes, to see is to believe. I just want to be sure. I just want my money's worth. that's all.
    If you want your moneys worth, the 3 is the only choice. Not just for the improved specs, but for longevity. The 2 will have its supported dropped at least 1 year before the 3. That means no more software updates, and some of the latest software will then not available to you.

    Honestly you are reading into issues that are really not a problem.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    Quote Originally Posted by Gordy View Post
    If you want your moneys worth, the 3 is the only choice. Not just for the improved specs, but for longevity. The 2 will have its supported dropped at least 1 year before the 3. That means no more software updates, and some of the latest software will then not available to you.

    Honestly you are reading into issues that are really not a problem.
    Seriously, how do you know if it will be a problem for him?
    Might not be for you but it might be for him, everyone has different mileage. A lot of other people on the net find it problematic so i dont see why its so far fetched?

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    I only bought the iPad 3 for the hi-res screen - if it didn't have that it was a no sale period.

    Get the 3.
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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    Not had a problem at all with mine overheating, or getting that hot. Nor any complaints regarding battery life.

    For the screen, and extended support the 3 everyday.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    Seriously, how do you know if it will be a problem for him?
    Might not be for you but it might be for him, everyone has different mileage. A lot of other people on the net find it problematic so i dont see why its so far fetched?
    5 degrees c hotter is not a real issue. Most other tablets are hotter than the ipad 3, so I think it's fair to say it's not going to be any issue.... In fact it doesn't get as hot to the touch as some laptops. The old macbook pro's for example.

    http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/ipad...verblown/12600

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    One persons argument isnt enough to prove the contrary to all the reviews on the internet.

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5688/a...2012-review/10

    If you're just browsing its not much hotter but if you doing anything which really stresses it, it can go 6-7c hotter taking it to low 40c which can be quite uncomfortable.

    Same thing with the battery life, if you run at lower than full brightness (which in most cases you will) the battery isnt too bad, but at full it drains down pretty quick.

    As i said before, the problems are definitely there, its just if they will actually affect you depending on your usage i.e. are they problems for you or just other people with different usage patterns.

    Most other tablets dont cost as much as the ipad, so lower standards are to be expected. Macbook pros are not tablets, so are irrelevant.

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    Re: Overheating on New iPad...is it serious?

    I had an iPad 2 before getting the iPad 3 (yes, I know - fanboi!) and haven't noticed any differences with battery/ heat in general use between the two. I noticed the iPad 3 does get warm (but not hot) when I'm playing Infinity Blade 2 but that's a pretty graphical intensive game. The flip side is that despite being graphically intensive, it doesn't seem to drain the battery any faster than if I was just browsing. I use my iPad for about two to three hours every night with the sprog using it occasionally during the day and I have to charge it up every three or so days.

    In summary, it works fine for me, no issues over here! So it may well work just as well for the OP
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    One persons argument isnt enough to prove the contrary to all the reviews on the internet.

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5688/a...2012-review/10

    If you're just browsing its not much hotter but if you doing anything which really stresses it, it can go 6-7c hotter taking it to low 40c which can be quite uncomfortable.

    Same thing with the battery life, if you run at lower than full brightness (which in most cases you will) the battery isnt too bad, but at full it drains down pretty quick.

    As i said before, the problems are definitely there, its just if they will actually affect you depending on your usage i.e. are they problems for you or just other people with different usage patterns.

    Most other tablets dont cost as much as the ipad, so lower standards are to be expected. Macbook pros are not tablets, so are irrelevant.
    Interesting that. The current iPad3 SOC seems to built on an older 45NM process ATM. The SOC is massive,which could explain a few things on top of the backlight too. Anand Lal Shimpi actually owns a number of Apple devices himself,so it seems quite an even assessment.

    It seems the newest iPad2 examples uses a 32NM process for the SOC,which means further improved battery life and lower temperatures:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5789/t...32nm-a5-tested

    Looking at the other threads the OP has made,they want to game on this tablet,so if the OP wants an iPad3 they should get the 32NM version, IMHO, although it is unknown when it will be released. The iPad Mini is likely to be using a similar 32NM SOC to the iPad2 I suspect.

    Quote Originally Posted by gino_76ph View Post
    But the iPad Mini and its specs are just that...rumours. How can one determine and decide?

    For me the iPad 2 so far (wel, the one i had) was fine. I thought the iPad 3's features & specs would be better.
    Well there are enough pictures of the case of the tablet being leaked,similar to the iPhone5 leaks which were fairly accurate. So far it seems to have a 7.85" diagonal screen and a similar SOC to the iPad2. The screen is lower resolution but remember due to the size of the screen,the DPI will be probably reasonably fine and gaming performance will probably be fine too. Remember the added graphical power of the A5X is needed for the greater number of pixels to be rendered in the iPad3 display,so the iPad2 and iPad Mini will probably be comparable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    One persons argument isnt enough to prove the contrary to all the reviews on the internet.

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5688/a...2012-review/10

    If you're just browsing its not much hotter but if you doing anything which really stresses it, it can go 6-7c hotter taking it to low 40c which can be quite uncomfortable.

    Same thing with the battery life, if you run at lower than full brightness (which in most cases you will) the battery isnt too bad, but at full it drains down pretty quick.

    As i said before, the problems are definitely there, its just if they will actually affect you depending on your usage i.e. are they problems for you or just other people with different usage patterns.

    Most other tablets dont cost as much as the ipad, so lower standards are to be expected. Macbook pros are not tablets, so are irrelevant.
    Laptops are used on your lap so they are relevant. They have to not be too hot to burn on bare skin. Same with tablets.

    There are millions and millions of iPad's out there and there hasn't been a drastic recall or huge return rate. That says far more than any review.

    Here's what Wired had to say
    Not only was the new iPad merely tepid in terms of heat generation, it was also one of the cooler-running tablets in our test. But let’s take Consumer Reports’ 116 degree reading at face value. It may cause sweaty hands, but is it any danger to consumers?

    Dr. Jeffery DeWeese works at the Bothin Burn Unit at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. He told us 116 degrees “shouldn’t be of any concern” for the average adult, and the temperature “isn’t going to burn anyone on contact.”

    In the end, the new iPad wasn’t the hottest-running tablet, nor was it coolest. It landed square in the middle of a heat test that involved a variety of devices running the same app in real-world conditions. Computers, tablets, smartphones — they all get warm when pushed to the limit.
    http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/...-runs-hottest/

    In short if consumer reports have never gone for the cheap page view fodder. No one would have ever mentioned it.

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