Saturday, March 26, 2011

First impressions of the iPad 2





Yesterday we could finally get hold of the iPad 2, after waiting a little over an hour in the Fnac's newly opened shopping center in Las Arenas. Although we be many in the queue, there was a moment that "ensued" panic since there were only 25 units between all models, with the tail of some 35 people. Fortunately, when we had our turn (the 17), was a unit that we wanted, iPad 2 White wifi + 3G 32 GB, so we bought it without problems, along with a leather dark gray.

To our dismay, one of the things that interested us was more like digital AV cable will not have, so we went to the Fnac Triangle to us with two (remember that when we get to 5000 followers on Twitter sortearmos one ;) .)

So in this post I'm not going to have the specifications that we all know or can check on the Apple website with a wealth of detail, but I am going to talk about my first impressions after spending a few hours fiddling with it, like I did at the time the first iPad .

  • To begin with, the first time you take it, is especially noticeable reduction "fat" as compared to an IPAD 1. Weight is not so obvious, but is grateful when using a while since the first one could feel quite your weight on your arms to hold for a while.
  • Our model is white (we have not seen the black in person yet, but I imagine it will be like the first), and we can say it's less messy than the black model. Of course the screen is filled with tracks, but at least in part are not seen as the black model.
  • I do not like the side buttons, at least his touch. Mostly because the device to be thinner, more "raspy" is difficult to explain in words, but as they hand over their touch is sharper and annoying (in a barely noticeable).
  • Use the camera is uncomfortable. Do not understand why Apple, now he decides to put the cameras, not just over durra application. The iPad 2 follows the same application using the iPhone / iPod Touch, which forces us to play the little button at the bottom of the screen. On an iPhone you can press more or less easily. The iPad 2 forces you to sugetar the device with one hand or to make adventures to tap the focus area and then press photography. Although as we said when he left the iPad 1, a device is not "logical" to take pictures.
  • In general the camera is quite quadrille. Outdoors is a pass, but indoor noise is very large. Saved to use the FaceTime and for little else.
  • FaceTime works well, like on a Mac uses our iTunes account to receive and make calls. It's cool to make video calls using a 42 "TV. That if, not if we'll use it, like the iPhone or the Mac (this is already under each).
  • PhotoBooth works, but is an add more to play and do fool around, nothing else. Just as with the Mac version
  • In cuanoal improvement in power, can you tell? For now it shows in some small details, like the load times in Safari or some apps and games, but we talked a few seconds or less. It reminds me that there was instead the iPhone 3G and 3G. It is clear that games are gradually going leveraging these new capabilities, as they are already doing some as Real Racing 2. We want to clarify that the superior performance if the iPad 2, but for now there are few applications or games that make use of these improvements. Of course we hope that over time this will change, especially when you begin to create applications of 0 and not just apps updates iPad 1.
  • Mirror mode with the AV cable is amazing. It can use the screen iPad "giant" is a joy. Especially to play and watch videos. Can certainly be a first step to reach into "Apple console."
  • Smart Cover The cover is very cute, very original and all things, but to protect, protects little. It is necessary to buy another case if you want to protect the rear of the device.
  • In short: Is it planned to buy an iPad 2? In my opinion, and without getting into debates about whether there are other tablets best, if Android, if you do not have USB, blablabla, saying that if a iPad disponéis 1, now is not worth changing. What we do with the first and the second is the same (except for applications that require camera, of course, something completely dispensable, as we mentioned). Of course this does not mean that in future games (the end of the games we know will be those who can express the power of the iPad 2), many improve the user experience, or that the iPad 2, thanks to its mirror image, not a device indispensable to play games of stroke. For the rest of things, today is the same. Of course not go into whether to use the FaceTime is indispensable to you, or that without the FotoBooth can not live ... You already know that for many of us any excuse to make a change ;)

If you have any questions about the iPad 2, you know that you can make it in the comments. Here you have some pictures side by side with iPad first generation of those old ... ;)

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