Honey, I Shrunk The iPad 2 (and told everyone with an iPad 3 to eat shit!)

[Shaka Khan]

"Welcome to the real world"

More like STFU

[Eel O'Brian]

corporate apologist, i've seen pretty much the same article in a few other places, and later next year when iPad 3 gets skipped on a bunch of iOS 7 features it can't handle, or next Summer when some game comes out that makes your year-old tablet chug,  i'll bet these people won't bother writing articles about it

i'll use it until the battery completely dies or updates slow it to a crawl (like what's happening to iPad 1), but this will be my last ipad, and i won't be investing any more money in their ecosystem

again, people spent $500-800 on something they've completely erased from their product history and blown out the doors in a fire sale six months later, while the 2011 model is still being sold new

they know it's going to have problems in the future, because they skimped on the chips to get it out the door at the expected time as an "in-between" unit

fuck 'em

[bork]

My father wanted to get an iPad Mini for my mother to use.  As soon as the specs were revealed, he said "I'm just going to wait until Spring 2013, when they release a second gen model with a retina screen and faster processor." 

[chronovore]

I bought an iPad 3 last month. I don't feel burned that they announced iPad 4, but I do think they've failed to consider the consequences of this acceleration, in the minds of consumers. 6 months? Really? People who are on the fence about purchases will feel more justified in waiting.

This should have been the iPad 3S, as someone earlier mentioned. It's not like the iPhone 4S sold less because it wasn't numbered "5."

[chronovore]

I agree.  Jaded cynism has its place on the Internet, but its gotten a bit old.  Not everyone is a curmudgeon.

I think jadedness, cynicism, passive aggressive behavior, and sarcasm are basically easy ways out. There's nothing wrong with liking something and experiencing joy. People are too afraid that someone else will make fun of them for it.

if you enjoy something as much as an adult as you did as a kid, i will mock you.

I think I enjoy Honeycomb cereal and strawberry Pop-Tarts every bit as much as I did when I was a kid.

MOCK AWAY!

[Great Rumbler]

You sure seem to enjoy mocking...

He's a bitter old man, what is there left for him to experience joy from?

[headwalk]

I agree.  Jaded cynism has its place on the Internet, but its gotten a bit old.  Not everyone is a curmudgeon.

I think jadedness, cynicism, passive aggressive behavior, and sarcasm are basically easy ways out. There's nothing wrong with liking something and experiencing joy. People are too afraid that someone else will make fun of them for it.

if you enjoy something as much as an adult as you did as a kid, i will mock you.

i'd say the overall experience of sex with adults is better. though i do miss being rewarded for it.

[Van Cruncheon]

TOUCHE

[Verdigris Murder]

Good call Van Cruncheon. But I've noticed my IPad 3 having serious home button issues. Sometimes it just doesn't work, and it really suggests justified anger.

[pilonv1]

Good call Van Cruncheon. But I've noticed my IPad 3 having serious home button issues. Sometimes it just doesn't work, and it really suggests justified anger.

Both mine and the gfs iPhone 4 do this too.

[ToxicAdam]

Actually my Ipad 2's home button is shit also. Have to press it 3-4 times just to get it to respond. I guess I can take it to the Apple store and they will fix it, but the nearest one is 50 miles away.


But hey, it looks sleek. :/

[Tasty]

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[AdmiralViscen]

I bought an iPad 3 last month. I don't feel burned that they announced iPad 4, but I do think they've failed to consider the consequences of this acceleration, in the minds of consumers. 6 months? Really? People who are on the fence about purchases will feel more justified in waiting.

This should have been the iPad 3S, as someone earlier mentioned. It's not like the iPhone 4S sold less because it wasn't numbered "5."

The spring 2012 model was not called 3, and I don't think this one is called 4.

[chronovore]

I bought an iPad 3 last month. I don't feel burned that they announced iPad 4, but I do think they've failed to consider the consequences of this acceleration, in the minds of consumers. 6 months? Really? People who are on the fence about purchases will feel more justified in waiting.

This should have been the iPad 3S, as someone earlier mentioned. It's not like the iPhone 4S sold less because it wasn't numbered "5."

The spring 2012 model was not called 3, and I don't think this one is called 4.

OK, thanks.

I should additionally state that I don't feel burned that a speed-bump iPad has come out in the 1/2 year since the iPad 3 shipped.

To the butt-hurt peeps, welcome to high-tech gadget purchases.

[Rusty Shackleford]

I bought an iPad 3 last month. I don't feel burned that they announced iPad 4, but I do think they've failed to consider the consequences of this acceleration, in the minds of consumers. 6 months? Really? People who are on the fence about purchases will feel more justified in waiting.

This should have been the iPad 3S, as someone earlier mentioned. It's not like the iPhone 4S sold less because it wasn't numbered "5."

The spring 2012 model was not called 3, and I don't think this one is called 4.

OK, thanks.

I should additionally state that I don't feel burned that a speed-bump iPad has come out in the 1/2 year since the iPad 3 shipped.

To the butt-hurt peeps, welcome to high-tech gadget purchases.

I remember briefly seeing a article on Gizmodo where recently-purchased iPad 3s were accepted at Apple stores for exchange for the new one. Might be worth a shot!

[brawndolicious]

Dcharlie, try putting your phone in airplane mode or at least turn off mobile data. It sounds like it might be constantly losing and reseeking connection.

[huckleberry]

[recursivelyenumerable]

sucks that the ipad hd was underpowered, but if you dont have a lot of cash and always wanna do things legally then keeping up with the latest tech is a fools game

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[recursivelyenumerable]

Anyway I'm going to say that there is some esoteric supply-chain / logistical reason for this. I don't know how much you know about the consumer electronics business (I'm an expert), but supply chains and logistics are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in enterprise software where you become successful by maintaining a well-defined support lifecycle.

[Eel O'Brian]

it's just a slight spec upgrade, just a slight bump

http://www.primatelabs.com/blog/2012/10/early-ipad-4th-generation-benchmarks/

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Basically, the iPad 3 has a Retina display but not nearly enough power to push it. Developers are going to drop it like a hot potato and owners are SOL.

[Rman]

Basically, the iPad 3 has a Retina display but not nearly enough power to push it. Developers are going to drop it like a hot potato and owners are SOL.

You could say the same for most tablets. We're pushing way too much pixels for mobile hardware to deal with, but boy do those fonts look smooth, though!

[brawndolicious]

Basically, the iPad 3 has a Retina display but not nearly enough power to push it. Developers are going to drop it like a hot potato and owners are SOL.

You could say the same for most tablets. We're pushing way too much pixels for mobile hardware to deal with, but boy do those fonts look smooth, though!

Resolution scales:

iPad2=1/4 iPad3=1/4 iPad4

GPU power scales:

iPad=1/2 iPad3=1/4 iPad4

The problem is that it makes the most sense to try and get iPad2 and 4 to run well at their native resolutions and just let the iPad3 upscale the iPad2 res. This really only applies to the graphically intensive games and apps, and I'm guessing the iPhone 4S didn't make apps run like shit on the iPhone 4.

[Rman]

Basically, the iPad 3 has a Retina display but not nearly enough power to push it. Developers are going to drop it like a hot potato and owners are SOL.

You could say the same for most tablets. We're pushing way too much pixels for mobile hardware to deal with, but boy do those fonts look smooth, though!

Resolution scales:

iPad2=1/4 iPad3=1/4 iPad4

GPU power scales:

iPad=1/2 iPad3=1/4 iPad4

The problem is that it makes the most sense to try and get iPad2 and 4 to run well at their native resolutions and just let the iPad3 upscale the iPad2 res. This really only applies to the graphically intensive games and apps, and I'm guessing the iPhone 4S didn't make apps run like shit on the iPhone 4.

I was talking about graphically intensive apps and games, hence my quip about fonts.

For text heavy stuff high resolutions are great, but it's everything else that may have a bottleneck.

[bork]

I own an iPad 3 and I just don't understand what you upset owners thought you were entitled to. Future proof tech?

You don't think this upgraded version, six months later, came too quickly?

[chronovore]

I own an iPad 3 and I just don't understand what you upset owners thought you were entitled to. Future proof tech?

You don't think this upgraded version, six months later, came too quickly?

No, it's natural. It happens all the time with PCs and phones and girlfriends.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I own an iPad 3 and I just don't understand what you upset owners thought you were entitled to. Future proof tech?

You don't think this upgraded version, six months later, came too quickly?

No, it's natural. It happens all the time with PCs and phones and girlfriends.

my girlfriends always come too quickly

[Tasty]

I own an iPad 3 and I just don't understand what you upset owners thought you were entitled to. Future proof tech?

You don't think this upgraded version, six months later, came too quickly?

No, it's natural. It happens all the time with PCs and phones and girlfriends.

my girlfriends always come too quickly

Borys's don't come quickly enough.

[Eel O'Brian]

No, GAF would be where people tried to dictate or slag off the opinions of other people. You don't like ours, don't fucking read them. Hit that fucking ignore button as hard as you can and move on with your life. It's pretty much that goddamned simple. I'm pissed because I bought something 4 months ago based in part  on the prior release history of the product, and had no reason to think otherwise.  When your shit starts chugging in the next few months on newer games and apps designed for the much faster chipset of the 4, then you'll know what we already know - the 3 was an overclocked 2, and will be obsolete faster than even the first gen. You'll never admit it, because no one ever admits they're wrong on the internet, but you'll know.

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

Since this is the de facto iPad thread, what cases do you guys have on yours? Planning to pick the new one up Friday. Is a smart cover good enough? I'm not dumb enough to buy an official apple one, I'll get one of those $6 ones on Amazon.

[Eel O'Brian]

I have this one, works great

http://www.amazon.com/STM-Grip-iPad-Black-dp-2195-01/dp/B007FTEHF8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351658563&sr=8-1&keywords=stm+ipad+case

[Madrun Badrun]

I own an iPad 3 and I just don't understand what you upset owners thought you were entitled to. Future proof tech?

You don't think this upgraded version, six months later, came too quickly?

No, it's natural. It happens all the time with PCs and phones and girlfriends.

my girlfriends always come too quickly

Borys's don't come quickly enough.

I hear that's hard to do when his wife is yelling at him beside the bed.