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David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Post by brettnak »

cubicle67 wrote: post #19
immad wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

not here (sample size of one). I still get 5-6 hours use from my 1st gen unibody macbook; the one with the removable battery.

I have the 2nd gen unibody macbook pro ( the one without the removable battery ) and I still see 5 - 6 hours of battery life. I can usually get more if I'm just watching movies on it. Youtube & Hulu et. al. seem to be the biggest battery killers for me ( 4 - 5 hours )

Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Post by gloob »

brettnak wrote: post #21
cubicle67 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

not here (sample size of one). I still get 5-6 hours use from my 1st gen unibody macbook; the one with the removable battery.

I have the 2nd gen unibody macbook pro ( the one without the removable battery ) and I still see 5 - 6 hours of battery life. I can usually get more if I'm just watching movies on it. Youtube & Hulu et. al. seem to be the biggest battery killers for me ( 4 - 5 hours )

A couple of years ago I had a Macbook Pro (not certain of the generation), and I don't think I ever got more than 3 hours of battery life out of it even when it was new. By the end of its life it was usually running for about 90 minutes before needing a recharge. Maybe I just got a crummy battery; dunno.

Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Post by masterj »

jsz0 wrote: post #11

It seems obvious the iPad is directly aimed at the larger net book market instead of the relatively small digital reader market. Not many people are going to carry and iPad and a laptop. If the iPad is a device you buy instead of a net book, which by extension is a device you buy instead of a larger more functional laptop, Apple may not have an uphill battle here. Net book customers have already decided they don't wa…

>They'll need to quickly fill in the remaining gaps of functionality before customers have the dreaded "oh it doesn't do that?" experience.

Luckily, there are many developers who have a lot of financial incentive to do just that. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they come up with.

Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Post by ryanhuff »

brettnak wrote: post #21
cubicle67 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

not here (sample size of one). I still get 5-6 hours use from my 1st gen unibody macbook; the one with the removable battery.

I have the 2nd gen unibody macbook pro ( the one without the removable battery ) and I still see 5 - 6 hours of battery life. I can usually get more if I'm just watching movies on it. Youtube & Hulu et. al. seem to be the biggest battery killers for me ( 4 - 5 hours )

I am impressed and dismayed by your experience. My 2 year old MBP (pre-unibody) gets only 45-60 minutes of battery time. Did the unibody MBP's see that much of a boost in battery performance?

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Post by hackoder »

"The bottom line is that the iPad has been designed and built by a bunch of perfectionists. If you like the concept, you’ll love the machine. The only question is: Do you like the concept?"

Love the concept- But I'll wait until HTC/Google come along and give it some missing features (webcam, expandable storage) and the extra oomph that the geek in me appreciates (multi tasking, maybe a keyboard (maybe a sliding one like the HTC Tilt?))

Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Post by gloob »

froo wrote: post #16
eli wrote: post #9

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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.

He's 100% correct too. Personally, the iPad isn't for me. I want less screen time in my life, not more - and the iPad doesn't fill any gaps that warrants me purchasing one for myself. That being said, I did order one for my grandmother. She's been pestering me about getting the Internet and I felt like it would be a device that was less daunting for her than a mouse/keyboard combination.

The thing that most troubled my grandmother when she got her computer wasn't the filesystem or the mouse/keyboard combination; it was the fact that the computer knew which emails she had looked at and which she hadn't. She found it very unnerving.

Apologies if I've drifted off topic.

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Post by cubicle67 »

ryanhuff wrote: post #24
brettnak wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the 2nd gen unibody macbook pro ( the one without the removable battery ) and I still see 5 - 6 hours of battery life. I can usually get more if I'm just watching movies on it. Youtube & Hulu et. al. seem to be the biggest battery killers for me ( 4 - 5 hours )

I am impressed and dismayed by your experience. My 2 year old MBP (pre-unibody) gets only 45-60 minutes of battery time. Did the unibody MBP's see that much of a boost in battery performance?

based on your figures, hell yes. I know three people with the unibody 15" MBP, and all get 6+ hours life

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Post by allyt »

ryanhuff wrote: post #24
brettnak wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the 2nd gen unibody macbook pro ( the one without the removable battery ) and I still see 5 - 6 hours of battery life. I can usually get more if I'm just watching movies on it. Youtube & Hulu et. al. seem to be the biggest battery killers for me ( 4 - 5 hours )

I am impressed and dismayed by your experience. My 2 year old MBP (pre-unibody) gets only 45-60 minutes of battery time. Did the unibody MBP's see that much of a boost in battery performance?

Yes. Apple completely changed battery designs between the removable and the non-removable versions. The latter will last significantly longer.

Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles

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Post by allyt »

bmalicoat wrote: post #18

That tidbit about the Scrabble app is very interesting. Using an iPhone or iPod Touch as a local, private screen while using the iPad as a shared game board could be used in a lot of cool ways. Only problem of course is it is over $1k worth of gadgets.

I think the idea is that the individuals in your family already own iPod Touches or iPhones (we do), so as soon as someone has a iPad, you're set.
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