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« on: March 19, 2012, 10:08:44 AM »
C|Net is asking end users for their experiences with overheating on the new iPads:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57399443...s&tag=title

I don't know how they could've had time to overheat yet; but there you go!  Don't listen to Mike Daisey if he has an overheating problem; it might just be his imagination!

Later, 10 degree's hotter apparently:

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All this heat-based hullabaloo prompted Dutch website Tweakers (translated) to run a few tests to see if the operating temperature of the new iPad is indeed higher than that of the previous version.

Using an infrared camera in its experiment, Tweakers found that the hottest part of the new device was 33.6 degrees Celsius (92.5 Fahrenheit), whereas the iPad 2 was running at a cooler 28.3 degrees Celsius (83 Fahrenheit).

http://news.yahoo.com/ipad-runs-10-degrees...-102608096.html
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 10:07:16 AM »
It was however kind of like ganging up on the new iPad to drop it onto a stone walkway as these guys did:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfbMlM4upsw...player_embedded

Don't drop your iPad no matter what!  We have a gal that has 4 stick-on corners on her iPad 2 so it has a little more padding!
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 11:31:55 AM »
I plan on wrapping one, if I ever get one, in several layers of bubble wrap, maybe with large rubber bumpers on each corner. It will probably be more difficult to use but the resale value should make up for the inconvenience! Maybe also a short tether around my neck to prevent the iPad from reaching the floor even if I was sitting... laughhard.gif

Where do they find idiots to do those tests? What did they expect? Do they even have brains capable of thinking?! Were they actually surprised at the results of their "scientific testing?" wacko.gif I suppose we're (they?) are lucky they didn't try shooting the iPads with any kind of gun. rolleyes.gif Next time, let's see what happens to the "testers" when they are dropped under the same conditions! Now that would be enlightening! yes.gif
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2012, 12:15:10 PM »
Jim - If you find the drop test funny you should watch the "Blender" Test:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=USiaeXzYkOE

I'm not sure where one can find such a blender but I'm sure it's not cheap! In the end result I think the thing to consider is what kind of safety is there in the technology for your data.  I used to have to recover grad student papers that were stored only on floppy drives (8 inch, 5-1/4 inch, 3-1/2 inch) and I finally took one each of the floppies apart and stuck them to a metal shelf with a magnet so the students could see how safe their stuff was.
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2012, 01:34:07 PM »
I don't think that "blender" guy will ever "do" an iPad, their machines are wide enough! laughhard.gif

Security is always compromised when the thief has physical possession of the media; floppy, CD, hard drive, computer, etc. And an iPhone/iPad is much easier to "possess" than most of those other things, since we tend to carry them every where we go...except sometimes when we leave! eek2.gif
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2012, 04:37:15 PM »
Apple denies new iPad overheating concerns
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/4191...eating_concerns
 
Consumer Reports says new iPad hits 116 degrees running games
http://www.slashgear.com/consumer-reports-...games-20219275/
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2012, 11:17:32 PM »
Next headline:

"Apple iPad blamed for Global Warming"


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