David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
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#2Pogue is usually a great writer, but this was strangely disjointed. He wants to like the iPad, but feels obliged to give a semi-critical "techie" review, apparently in anticipation of the inevitable hate mail that follows any hint of pro-Apple bias.
I'm curious to try out the iPad after reading his and Mossberg's review, but can't imagine shelling out a lot of money for what is essentially a leisure device that doesn't fit in my pocket.
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#3"U.S.B. jacks"
Ugg, NYT style guide.
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#4Apple asserts that the iPad runs 10 hours on a charge of its nonremovable battery ... in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously ... [for] more than 12 hours. That’s four times as long as a typical laptop or portable DVD player.
This is one thing I've always found interesting. Apple underestimates their battery life in every product I've laid hands on, even under relatively high-power operations. And they claim longer battery life than any other similar product.
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
#5Pogue is usually a great writer, but this was strangely disjointed. He wants to like the iPad, but feels obliged to give a semi-critical "techie" review, apparently in anticipation of the inevitable hate mail that follows any hint of pro-Apple bias. I'm curious to try out the iPad after reading his and Mossberg's review, but can't imagine shelling out a lot of money for what is essentially a leisure device that doesn…
If he doesn't want hate mail, maybe he shouldn't be so condescending toward people that don't think exactly like him. That review was insufferable.
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#6I have to admit I'm surprised that both reviews (this and the Walt Mossburg one) state they were able to achieve well over Apple's claimed 10 hours batter life playing video, both reaching almost 12 hours.
I'm surprised because a) that's one hell of a long time, and b) Apple, like everyone else I guess, tend to overstate battery life and reviewers seem to find it almost impossible to replicate the published claims.
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#7Apple asserts that the iPad runs 10 hours on a charge of its nonremovable battery ... in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously ... [for] more than 12 hours. That’s four times as long as a typical laptop or portable DVD player. This is one thing I've always found interesting. Apple underestimates their battery life in every product I've laid hands on, even under relatively high-power operations. And they cl…
I'd guess playing movies uses less battery power than using the internet.
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
#8Apple asserts that the iPad runs 10 hours on a charge of its nonremovable battery ... in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously ... [for] more than 12 hours. That’s four times as long as a typical laptop or portable DVD player. This is one thing I've always found interesting. Apple underestimates their battery life in every product I've laid hands on, even under relatively high-power operations. And they cl…
With my mac laptops I have consistently seen high battery life at the start and it has diminished considerably after a few months. Does this not happen with everyone else?
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
#9Pogue is usually a great writer, but this was strangely disjointed. He wants to like the iPad, but feels obliged to give a semi-critical "techie" review, apparently in anticipation of the inevitable hate mail that follows any hint of pro-Apple bias. I'm curious to try out the iPad after reading his and Mossberg's review, but can't imagine shelling out a lot of money for what is essentially a leisure device that doesn…
I really don't think he wrote a split review because he's worried about fanboys.
I think it's just what he said: people really seem to love or hate the iPad, based mostly on their background.
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
#10Apple asserts that the iPad runs 10 hours on a charge of its nonremovable battery ... in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously ... [for] more than 12 hours. That’s four times as long as a typical laptop or portable DVD player. This is one thing I've always found interesting. Apple underestimates their battery life in every product I've laid hands on, even under relatively high-power operations. And they cl…
I'd guess playing movies uses less battery power than using the internet.
Yep. Hardware decoding for H.264. The radio (3G, Edge, or GPS) is the number one battery killer.