[ehMax]

Those of you who have picked up the new iPad, or iPad 3 as some are still calling it. Now that you've gotten a chance to play with it and run it through it's paces, give us your review?

Really curious, has anyone connected theirs to an LTE network or Rogers or Bell etc..? What's the speeds like?

Is the Retina display impressive, or what? :heybaby:

 

[jayman]

Mine just walked in the door. It'll be a little while before I can really use it. But looking forward to others feedback.

 

[chrisburke]

Make you download tapatalk to have a great forum viewing experience! It's one of my top 5 apps!!


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[ehMax]

Me too! Two things I'm most curious about:

1. Retina display. Is it jaw dropping, kind of cool, or just meh.. kind of nice.

2. LTE. How fast is it? Anyone know of a site or app to test download speeds on iPad? Would be kind of nice to test speeds of LTE around Canada on various networks.

 

[chrisburke]

Me too! Two things I'm most curious about:

1. Retina display. Is it jaw dropping, kind of cool, or just meh.. kind of nice.

2. LTE. How fast is it? Anyone know of a site or app to test download speeds on iPad? Would be kind of nice to test speeds of LTE around Canada on various networks.

There is a speedtest.net app


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[ehMax]

There is a speedtest.net app


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A cool! That's the one I was thinking of.

Here's the link to the app. (iTunes Link)

Let's see some screen shots.

 

[jhuynh]

One thing I was curious about with other people that own it. Does anyone notice that the brightness settings are dimmer for the same settings vs iPad 2? I don't have my iPad 2 any more so i can't compare side by side but it seems like the new screen can dim a lot lower than the old iPad(which is a good thing for night time reading).

The retina display is amazing. Reading text seems to be a lot easier on my eyes like in iBooks. Other than that, there aren't that many optimized apps out there for this great display but what I've used so far makes the upgrade worth it to me since it is my most used device especially for reading books/webpages/RSS etc.

 

[Sword Fish]

This is my first iPad and so far I'm finding it awesome! Retina is very clean and easy to read. Would like to compare to an iPad 2. Running some of my bigger apps is very smooth. I used to have an iPhone so I had a lot of apps in iTunes and I copied them onto the iPad. They run a lot faster than my iPhone ran them thats for sure. Works really well with my ZaGGfolio bluetooth case and keyboard! Surprised that my laptop (new Tecra M11) can't charge the battery on this thing.

 

[bringonthenite]

The retina display is cool especially side by side with the old iPad2. For example, in the Apple iPad ad with the flower you can clearly see finger prints on the person pinching the screen. These are not visible on the iPad2. My own photos tend to look the same. New issues of SI and Time look sharper than older issues. They must have upped the resolution.

Clearly this iPad is easier to read from. Didn't check iBooks before I restored the iPad2.

The most obvious thing I've noted is the heat! I actually took it out of my cover to cool down. Not sure how it would do on a long flight.

Edit -

Downloaded an HD TV snaek peak (to save time) from the us iTunes store. Excellent quality and clarity. You can notice the difference from the SD iTunes material. Home 720p videos look great too.

 

[chas_m]

I'm in the processing of setting mine up so I can't tell you much yet, but I can say this: while I know the new iPad is a bit thicker and heavier than the iPad 2, I'm coming to it from the iPad 1 so for me it seems much lighter and thinner.

The initial setup screen was MUCH dimmer out of the box, but this may be because I put it in my old original Apple cover (remember those) for the iPad 1 (it fits okay, not perfect), which may be messing with the light sensor. I'll adjust the brightness once I'm done restoring from my iPad 1 backup, and I'll post some thoughts (I'm keen to load a couple of short 720p video files I have lying around to test out that function as well, will download a 1080p sample too if I can find a good one).

 

[jayman]

I'm in the processing of setting mine up so I can't tell you much yet, but I can say this: while I know the new iPad is a bit thicker and heavier than the iPad 2, I'm coming to it from the iPad 1 so for me it seems much lighter and thinner.

The initial setup screen was MUCH dimmer out of the box, but this may be because I put it in my old original Apple cover (remember those) for the iPad 1 (it fits okay, not perfect), which may be messing with the light sensor. I'll adjust the brightness once I'm done restoring from my iPad 1 backup, and I'll post some thoughts (I'm keen to load a couple of short 720p video files I have lying around to test out that function as well, will download a 1080p sample too if I can find a good one).

I agree with the size/weight. I'm also coming from an original iPad and the difference is significant. I'm sure it helps that I've moved from a Dodo case to a Smart cover as well. A lot less bulk!

 

[Mckitrick]

I went to the Waterloo store and loaded up ehmac on an iPad 2 and iPad3 side-by-side and there's a huge difference in the text! SO much clearer, and the ipad 2 is very easy to read. That was the thing that made me actually pick one up. Plenty of stock at the Waterloo store around noon.

I use my ipad2 primarily for surfing so the improved text rendering I'm sure is going to keep me happy. I seem to downgrade the memory each time though. My ipad is 64G, my ipad2 is 32G and this new one is only 16G...

 

[Garry]

I haven't noticed the extra weight.
The screen is awesome.. I've loaded some pictures and I can say that I have a really crappy camera haha
The only minor beef I have is I have to re-enter all my passwords again after a restore. not major, but.. I can't remember half of them!

 

[ehMax]

Someone posting screenshot for Telus LTE from downtown Toronto:

 

[Svivie]

The new iPad is amazing. When I first powered up the display I was wowed at its clarity. It almost feels like I could reach my hand into the screen it's so vivid and life like. The text from sites is so crisp and easy to read. Photos have exceptional depth and detail. The Retina Display alone is worth upgrading from an iPad 2 in my opinion!

Everything also runs very smooth. Not much different from the processing power of the iPad 2, but there is a slight increase in responsiveness. And the weight difference between this device and the previous gen is negligible.

The camera is pretty solid, though I wish the front facing camera had gotten a spec bump. But I don't really use the iPad for that reason much anyway! And the dictation is pretty smooth and quite a nice feature. Overall I'm quite pleased with my newest iPad purchase

 

[sedawk]

In Vancouver's West End. Just popped in a new Bell Sim Card into my new 4G iPad. WOW!

 

[chrisburke]

This is my first iPad and so far I'm finding it awesome! Retina is very clean and easy to read. Would like to compare to an iPad 2. Running some of my bigger apps is very smooth. I used to have an iPhone so I had a lot of apps in iTunes and I copied them onto the iPad. They run a lot faster than my iPhone ran them thats for sure. Works really well with my ZaGGfolio bluetooth case and keyboard! Surprised that my laptop (new Tecra M11) can't charge the battery on this thing.

Most laptops don't charge them.. You need USB 3 if I recall correctly..I have a griffin powerdock dual which charges my iPad and iPhone at the same time

Someone posting screenshot for Telus LTE from downtown Toronto:

I gotta say, seeing the speedtest images is really making me mad.. 5-6 times faster than my HOME HIGHSPEED NETWORK... That just isn't right, and is making me consider calling my ISP to figure out why a home network is 5 times slower than a cellular data network

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[keebler27]

So far the screen really is fantastic. Definitely faster as well.
The camera is better as well. Video quality seems to be pretty good.

 

[mixedup]

My first iPad....couldn't be bothered with the earlier versions - wasn't interested in the first because of the limitation on flash (some of the websites I stream from didn't support it eg. Motogp.com). 2nd gen didn't tempt me because the screen was a step down from the iphone 4, which is gorgeous.

This did the trick....wow....going back to my "old" Macbook (2006?) is like using an old vintage computer or something.....the screen is absolutely stunning. Tempted to try the LTE......but not sure I want to shell out the cash....yet!

 

[Coriolis99]

Is the Retina display impressive, or what? :heybaby:

No. it's like the iPhone display. if you're used to that it's nothing special. But then i never used a previous iPad

I think it's good but I'm struggling with the reason to have it....

Macbook air does 95% of what i do and the iphone fills in for the rest.... gotta play with it some more but I may end up returning it.