The original iPad from Apple is only about a year old now. The tablet PC market has exploded since Apple released it’s first one. Tablets are now in their own class, and are being thought of as the device in the middle; filling the gap between smart phones and laptops. While the iPad wasn’t the first Tablet PC, it was the first one with an Apple audience built in.
After 12 months of good numbers, Apple is still in the lead but is slowly being caught by the competition. Since Apple can feel the competition breathing down their necks, they’ve decided to release the iPad2. Since Apple’s new products are always surrounded by hype, it’s best to understand what the new Apple iPad2 offers so as to help consumers decide if they need to upgrade their old iPad or not.
Apple’s new products and product upgrades are almost always better than the ones that they are replacing. Sometimes upgraded and updated products only have a few minor changes, but sometimes the whole device has been revamped. This is specifically why the desire for Apple products never wavers in the market. Even if other manufacturers are at par when it comes to technical design, Apple also has an edge in the appearance and style of their devices.
The iPad2 looks similar to the iPad, which is sort of surprising, since Apple is known for it’s design innovations. The main difference in appearance between the 2 iPads is that the new Apple iPad2 is a little thinner, a little sleeker and a little cooler. The advances in the new iPad2 can be traced back to the Macbook Air, which was designed to be as this as possible. The new thinner design lowers the weight of the iPad2 by around 3 ounces.
Here are some of the upgrades that are included in the new ipad2. Apple is now using an A5 dual core chip instead of the old A4, which should make it noticeably faster. The RAM in the new iPad 2 has been doubled from what was in the original. Apple also added a gyroscope, so that the iPad understands your orientation, even when lying down.
The screen in the new iPad2 is the same as the old one, which is too bad, because it could have used an update too. On the plus side, Apple promises that the device will use a new and improved graphics engine which can provide a faster refresh rate and better graphics than the previous one.
So, the question of the day is, old iPad for $200 off of eBay, or new iPad2 for $900 with all the bells and whistles from the Apple store?
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