Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
- From: Joel Esler <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:30:01 -0400
I have one as well, and I came from iPad 1. Much better device. A bit heavier, I think. Thinner (duh), and a bit warmer. It won't burn you or anything, but you do feel it going "oh yeah, it is a bit warmer, huh?"
Is awesome.
On Mar 30, 2012, at 12:50 PM, O'Donnell, Dan wrote:
> A couple of the journalists at Macworld agree with you. One (Dan Frakes,
> March 29 story below) likes it so much that he would not go back to the
> lower resolution pad.
> http://www.macworld.com/article/1165849/review_the_third_generation_ipad.ht
> ml (March 14)
> http://www.macworld.com/article/1166114/opinion_the_new_ipads_screen_is_und
> errated.html (March 29)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:17:37 -0400
> To: "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306" <email@hidden>
> Cc: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
>
>> Well the first thing I noticed (other than the black band I assume to be
>> the battery on the top) was that it was a smidge topheavy (in the band)
>> but not much difference in weight at all. So all that nonsense about how
>> big & heavy it is was silly.
>>
>> Some have said they couldn't see a difference in resolution between 2 & 3
>> but I do. At least I've convinced myself I do for all that money. ;0) No,
>> seriously, that was the convincing part for getting it for my vision so
>> I'm glad that works. Next (after charging) is to see if the dictation
>> recognizes my speech.
>>
>> I don't know whether it's funny or sad that I still felt like a kid
>> opening a toy unwrapping it. But judging by the "unboxing" phenomenon I
>> don't think I'm the only one. :0)
>>
>> On Mar 29, 2012, at 5:35 PM, "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306"
>> <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> The cord and the wall charger for the iPad/iPad2 are the exact same for
>>> the new iPad. Go ahead and mix-n-match.
>>>
>>> Look at the new iPad from an engineering perspective:
>>>
>>> The iPad2 has a 25 Watt-hour battery. The new iPad has a 45
>>> Watt-hour battery. Yet both devices are rated for up to ten hours of
>>> battery life. Clearly, there's a lot more power consumed by the new
>>> display, the quad-core GPU and the LTE chip (if applicable). Even if
>>> the new chips are more efficient than the previous generation, there's
>>> going to be a greater degree of loss in the form of heat.
>>> I've not paid too much attention to some of the articles, but one
>>> was using Infinity Blade II to measure the difference in heat generated
>>> between the iPad2 and new iPad. I don't know if anyone else has ever
>>> played I.B. II, but it's got to be one of the most graphics-intensive
>>> apps available. Consider it a worst-case scenario.
>>>
>>> What impresses me is that they're cranking out some unbelievable
>>> graphics from a GPU THAT HAS NO COOLING FAN! The aluminum back shell is
>>> being used as the heat sink for the A5X (not to mention any other
>>> heat-generating chips), so it's natural for it to feel warmer on average
>>> than the previous 'Pads.
>>>
>>> Of course, consumers are going to see it as a design flaw, and the
>>> media will spin it however they choose...
>>>
>>> - Lonny
>>>
>>> Lonny J. Orth
>>> Electronics Engineer
>>> Ocean Sensors Branch, Code N912
>>> Naval Oceanographic Office
>>> Stennis Space Center, MS 39522
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fed-talk-bounces+lonny.orth=email@hidden
>>> [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+lonny.orth=email@hidden] On Behalf
>>> Of Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:15 PM
>>> To: Fed Talk
>>> Subject: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
>>>
>>> Guess what just arrived? Either a new tablet or a new space heater,
>>> depending on who you listen to! Can I use the cord from Thing 2 to
>>> charge Thing 3?
>>>
>>> Curse you, Apple! I felt guilty already spending all this money as an
>>> early adapter & now have got to worry about it overheating. >%^(
>>> _
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