I got a new iPad2 from work (for development and testing purposes) and I used it over the weekend. Here are my thoughts:
Good:
- Very Thin. I like !
- Good quality screen. (Though the resolution is lacking, adiposity for today’s technology)
Bad:
- Can’t charge it and use it with anything but the apple supplied charger. (maybe some newer computers will have a high power usb port)
- I found the that touch screen was finicky, remedy I had a hard time with very small buttons. Almost as if the screen touch grid was not calibrated right.
- I really miss having a consistent back button that android devices provide. Very annoying not to have it.
- I got a lot of checker board when browsing and that surprised me.
- No flash – That was surprisingly annoying not to have.
- Battery life – I don’t know… it was definitely not 10 hours. Maybe 6-7
- The speaker on this thing is pathetic. Driving a car and using the speakers to watch a movie, is almost impossible. (unless you ride a whisper quiet Lexus)
- The cameras were so so.
- I found that not being able to prop the angle of the screen like a laptop very limiting (I know, I know… It’s a tablet after all, But i personally didn’t expect it to be such an issue. But it is. The ability to prob a laptop down and angle the screen just the way you like is priceless)
Overall this reminds me why I don’t like apple products. While my 5 y/o daughter found it to be easy to use. I found it frustrating to use.