Saturday, September 24, 2011

Should You Make the Switch To The iPad 2?

By Elizabeth Bowman


There's no doubt that nearly all people will have seen or heard of the iPad 2 in one way or another. There is invariably a great deal of hype when it comes to Apple products. Is this due to Apple's product line being fantastic or just buzz from their hardcore fan base? Coming from a person who is impartial, I'd say it's somewhat a bit of the two. The iPad 2 was launched and released very recently, and it comes just a year after the first iPad was released. The one question that goes into virtually all people's minds is 'is it worth upgrading to the new iPad?', and that is the question I will try to answer in this mini-review.

The first thing to note with the iPad 2 is the reduction in physical size. It is good to see that the iPad 2 is slimmer, to the tune of one third compared to the first iPad, and that the size of the screen remains the same. The weight of the iPad 2 has likewise seen a diminution with it now hitting the scales at six hundred grams. Light by any criteria. These alterations are tangible as I observed by holding the iPad and iPad 2. Any thought you may have that it will not work as well, as a result the size alterations, could not be further from the truth.

It can handle movies in the same way as movies for iphone. When compared to the first model, the iPad 2 is speedier. For the new iPad, the performance of the graphics is touted to be nine times as rapid according to Apple. That is a big improvement, if what they claim is accurate. Gaming requisites and the introduction of cameras is why this had to take place. The processor is likewise much speedier, as Apple have gone on from the old A4 chip to an A5 chip. The reason that it is rapid is because the iPad 2 possesses a dual core A5 processing chip. Irrespective of what I was using, I could distinguish that it was zippier. I've also taken a look at both the iPad and iPad 2 side by side and I can definitely say you note things, such as web pages and video, loading faster.

Now, onto the new addition of the cameras; not only one, but two cameras are on the iPad 2. The cameras are set at the front and at the rear of the device. If you care for the idea of having a camera, then you will welcome this change of stance considering when the iPad was originally released, there were no cameras. There is a difference in that one of the cameras can shoot in 720p HD. Video calling and fun photographs are now possible with the new iPad with the inclusion of FaceTime and Photobooth. With FaceTime, the front camera lets your calling partner to see your face and the back camera allows him to see what you can see, on the back side of the iPad.

Overall, I would personally recommend switching from the original iPad to the iPad 2 if you have the money, however if you're not interested in slightly faster loading times then don't bother. If we disregard the cameras, then the alterations are not groundbreaking but do make it a better model.




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