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iPad 2 CPU and GPU performance benchmarked:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4216/apple-ipad-2-gpu-performance-explored-powervr-sgx543mp2-benchmarked
| Quote: | Our SoC investigation mostly focused on CPU performance, which we found to be a healthy 50% faster than the A4 in the original iPad - at least in web browsing. We were able to exceed Apple's claim of up to 2x performance increase in some synthetic tests, but even a 50% increase in javascript and web page loading performance isn't anything to be upset about. We briefly touched on the GPU: Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX 543MP2. Here Apple is promising up to a 9x increase in performance, but it's something we wanted to investigate.
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While we weren't able to reach the 9x figure claimed by Apple (I'm not sure that you'll ever see 9x running real game code), a range of 3 - 7x in GLBenchmark 2.0 is more reasonable. In practice I'd expect something less than 5x but that's nothing to complain about. We'll be doing power analysis over the weekend so expect more detail in our full review. |
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I guess the A5 processor dual core + frnt &rear camera + thinner + lighter are convincing some saps to ditch their old ipads and buy the new one... I just find it hard to believe there are that many saps lining up to buy this thing.
I wandered into an apple store when ipad1 1st came out, tried one and was not at all impressed.... slow and dumb was my take at the time.
add a key board and it is still slow and dumb. 
comparison of tablets: http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/03/tablet-comparison-ipad-2-vs-xoom-vs-touchpad-vs-playbook/
comments at the end are hilarious
I tried to get benchmarks on that A5 processor but all I got from my fav. spot were specs... surely someone is benchmarking this 1Gb dual core processor... somewhere????
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Read an article how the old camaraderie in the line has disappeared in favor of shills for other nation's consumers (china you're here) with more money than access.
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rffrydr
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Those cameras ARE a big deal: this thing is popular with the grandparents and their magazines and cool-factor. Now they can do "facetime" with the grandkids.
Everybody loves that magnetic screen protector--as do I.
This guy's not hip to the blue-tooth expandability.
http://www.jr.com/kensington/pe/KEG_K39294US/
It's gonna sell.
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iPad 2 preview:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4203/the-ipad-2-and-ios-4-announcement
| Quote: | To further overuse a ridiculously overused phrase, the new iPad is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. The internals get what should be a nice bump, but the screen size and resolution remains the same, and we aren't going to see any major changes in the new tablets interface or functionality. For the most part, it can do everything the original iPad could, just faster. Current iPad users who aren't bothered by the first-gen device's lack of a camera won't likely find a must-have reason to upgrade, especially since the first iPad will likely be supported by iOS 5 and beyond.
At the same time, users who found themselves unimpressed by the original iPad are unlikely to be won over by the iPad 2. A speed bump and a pair of cameras aren't enough to make the iPad more like a notebook if that's what you want.
However, the new iPad does attempt to further the blurring of the line between full computers and tablets, a line that is only going to get blurrier as more Honeycomb tablets invade the market. The iPad still lacks a dedicated keyboard, which will probably always hamper its utility as a content creation device for me, but iMovie and GarageBand join the already existing iWork apps as decent tablet versions of desktop programs.
The iPad continues to be a good purveyor of the Apple Experience, a middle step between the iPhone and iPod Touch at the low-end and the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro at the high-end. We're missing a few performance and hardware details, and iOS is beginning to look a bit dated in comparison to Honeycomb, but none of these issues will likely stop the new iPad from being just as hot a seller as the previous version. |
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Jobs making an appearance on PAD 2 promo.....a short deferred.
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From SD message board:
| Quote: | I've been an avid Apple user since I was 9 years old. I've used my Macbook Pro heavily for the past 5 years on the road as a consultant and it has performed without a hiccup. Its a fine piece of work.
HOWEVER, Apple has fallen WAY behind in their laptop specs. I have shelved my Macbook Pro and purchased a couple of Sony VAIO's. Sony's support is terrible as opposed to Apple's flawless support (in my experience), but I needed the specs that Sony offered.
Looking at the leaked specs of the "new" Macbook Pros that are going to be announced, I was xxx. Do they think we're going to do cartwheels over a F*ING "Thunderbolt port"? THAT'S ALL THEY ADDED!
So specific to this deal, a Macbook Pro that is close to the specs of my Sony (but still inferior to the Sony) is over $2,000. I bought the VAIO for $1135. Do the math.
Unless Apple wants to be a company that only sells phones and gadgets, they'd better do a serious OVERHAUL of their Mac Pros and Macbook Pros next year. |
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| AAPL just broke below its 50-day simple moving average. |
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Jobs "spotted" in the Blogosphere as healthy, "looking good." Using the sudden weakness on Microsoft/Nokia (weakness) to get out of puts and re-enter on the inevitable buy.
Jobs departure all too orchestrated for me. I don't think he's coming back--unless El Cid.
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"The Most Valuable Company on Earth"....
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41473211
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Well....the first 30 min of this trade look good. Who dares stand in front of this giant?! No-one. That's what options are for
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