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The new iPad |OT|
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Apple, it just works....
Crashes to homescreen has been fairly common since 5.x update.
try resetting your iphone and see if that helps
Those of you comparing how warm your iPads are getting, please keep in mind that the presence/use of things like LTE can have a huge, HUGE impact on that sort of thing. I'm not familiar with what kind of antenna/chipset the iPad is using, but most 4G phone owners will tell you that 4G use on their phone = a warm spot due to how new and inefficient LTE technology is.
Awesome Animals
Member
I used my iPad for quite a bit yesterday playing Spacechem and New Star Soccer, and didn't notice any heating issues.
We don't have 4G that works with the iPad here in Australia, please explain the warmth in my iPad.
It's wifi iPads too.
Fjolle
Member
Giga linked to an analysis of the display that said that it uses up to 7.5 watt (3 times as much as the old one). Combined with twice the gfx cores you probably use more than 10 watt, which explains the heat and why people can't charge it.
Yaska
Member
Post I found on Engadget regarding the heat: Engadget link Basically according a thermocam, the new iPad runs around 10 fahrenheits warmer than iPad 2.
Diablohead
Member
The heat under load is no where near a baking hot touch or a hot iphone, if you are used to the cool ipad 2 then I can see why you might worry but there is a ton of hotter apple products out there, macbook air is a good example.
IGotBillySoSpooked
Low moral character
Yeah, I just installed the most recent update.
MasLegio said:
Awesome! Worked like a charm.
Yeah, I'm aware, I just didn't want people freaking themselves out with apples-to-oranges comparisons. There are a lot of factors in play as to how much heat you can potentially be generating between that, how bright you are running the screen, is the iPad plugged in, what you're doing, etc. Just saying "My iPad gets warm!" or "My iPad hasn't gotten warm!" doesn't really say much without knowing the specifics.
As I said a few pages ago, I think a bump in heat generation was inevitable...faster processor, LTE in some cases, a newer, more powerful display...and all shoved into a thin slab taken up mostly by a battery.
UpperCaseN
Member
You can use iTunes (on your computer) to transfer any mp3 to the iPad. The music app will play them. iTunes on the iPad is pretty much the iTunes store.
This is one area I think apple kind of fucked up.
On your computer you have one app to buy and play movies and music. On iOS now you have a music app, iTunes, a video app, and a app store! I kind of miss the old "iPod" app
thanks for this. I opened it up and saw a storefront only, opened up the music app and it said I could buy music from the itunes store. didn't think it only said that because I currently don't have anything on my unit, cheers!
spacechem on iPad? Oh my
Crazymoogle
Member
This.
Although the MBA is almost iPad2-cold most of the time, if you run a game or video for a little bit it can warm up quickly. There's no question the iPad 3 runs much warmer than either previous model, but even after slamming the battery it has never been uncomfortably hot. Just 'warm', particularly in that bottom left corner.
Awesome Animals
Member
See that's a good explanation.
Solideliquid
Member
Dang that LTE is fast. 700MB used in two days. 2GB data plan will not be enough.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Love reading on this thing. Read the full second half of "The Hunger Games" yesterday and last night. Eyes never got tired.
"After five minutes of running GLBenchmark, the site used its infrared cam to confirm what many of you have already suggested: the new iPad runs a little hot."
Haha, come on.
Exactly. The Onion wins again.
bigwinnerx
Member
Please don't use words like "burning". Heat is a sensitive topic around here now.
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
I browsed throughout the day yesterday. Refreshing GAF threads, updating Reeder, email, that sort of thing, and used around 80 MBs. Not bad.
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
Yeah, for normal use I don't think we'll go through the data all that fast. When you start streaming video and audio, you can eat up the GB quickly.
I activated mine on Saturday. Went with the 5GB plan, and so far I've gone through 50MB. Most of that is e-mail and some browsing, although I have streamed a few YouTube clips as well.
Solideliquid
Member
Hit those HD YouTube vids then come talk to me.
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I just checked and I've used about 380 megs at this point. 27 days left to burn through 4.6 gigs!
It's too bad Clear has mostly horrible service* and has stopped their Wimax rollout, now would be a good time to re-introduce the iSpot.
* - I have had nothing but good experiences with my iSpot plan, no throttling, although the network definitely is faster some days than others. I seem to be a rarity, though, and the experience seems to be highly dependent on how loaded your closest tower is.
Bestbuy. My Snap Shield Secure (version with a magnet on the back) came in the mail this morning. It's the iPad 2 version but it fits the new iPad no problem.
Pachterballs
Banned
Yearrrgh. New Ipad won't bluetooth sync with the wireless keyboard. If its a hardware fault; not looking forward to getting this swapped out and then to get it bloody resynced with a new piece of hardware.
Problem is it can't even find the bloody keyboard.
Problem is it can't even find the bloody keyboard.
Dreams-Visions
Member
is this an apple BT keyboard? Mine took about a minute to find the keyboard.
Pachterballs
Banned
yeah its an apple wireless. The bloody thing won't even discover it. :/ worked with old ipad2. bit annoyed right now. rebooting the ipad.
polyh3dron
Banned
Yeah it's ridiculously exaggerated. My HP Touchpad gets hotter.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Don't bother unless it's just a happy post about your purchase and pleasant experience.
Too much anger over there, mang.
You didn't un-pair it from the iPad 2 first did you? That sounds like the problem, it might still be looking for the iPad 2. If you still have the iPad 2 within range, un-pair it. Alternatively turn off the keyboard/remove batteries. Then re-do the pairing. BT pairing is strictly a 1-to-1 device deal.
Dreams-Visions
Member
shouldn't be necessary. I didn't have to unpair when I swapped out my first iPad. if the light on the keyboard blinking, it's in pairing mode and his iPad should eventually. may take 20-40 seconds, but it should see it.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Interesting but mine is cool to the touch and the only real heat I feel is my body heat being transferred to the aluminium.
Yeah, it shouldn't be necessary but it's a very common "problem" with BT devices.
Aruarian Reflection
Chauffeur de la gdlk
Many Apple store customers can't tell the difference between iPad 2 and 3
http://www.cultofmac.com/154831/man...ell-the-new-ipad-apart-from-the-ipad-2-video/
Aligns with my experience in Apple stores as well
http://www.cultofmac.com/154831/man...ell-the-new-ipad-apart-from-the-ipad-2-video/
Aligns with my experience in Apple stores as well
I think it's similar to how certain people can't tell the difference between Bluray movie and a DVD movie.
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
I actually had Clear for awhile, along with a mobile hotspot, and service was decent and speeds were acceptable when you were in one of their coverage areas. The price was solid for unlimited data as well.
That said, I canceled my Clear service yesterday after signing up for Verizon LTE on the new iPad. The two services aren't even close. Verizon is WAY faster, has better coverage and falls back to 3G when ever necessary. The fact that the iPad can serve as a mobile hotspot was simply the death knell for Clear for me. Although I have to admit, they did their damnedest to keep me as a customer when I called to cancel.