BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Yes battery is impressive. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 But the majority of sites, the ones that use Flash extensively, will be utter crap to view. Wonder why they did that? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 The majority of sites use Flash extensively? Bit of an exaggeration there methinks. But anyway I guess you know why this was done. If you don't, check out earlier in the thread. The interwebs might help. I'm guessing you are interested, because you commented on it. Top Tip: don't like something about a product, don't buy it. It works a treat! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Originally Posted By: big-will Originally Posted By: RobBright I don't get it. Seriously. It's neither an iPhone or an iBook, but somewhere in between, and has a supposed 10hr battery life (which means 5hrs in apples case), and has only 64gb of space. 10 hours turned out to be at least that...... And does that battery actually last for 10hrs? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I would say at least, Rob. The battery is amazing. Work it hard and it still goes on and on. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Yes it is impressive. The Galaxy Tab lasts around 5 I would say. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi I would say at least, Rob. The battery is amazing. Work it hard and it still goes on and on. Am impressed as my buddy was complaining he only gets about 4hours between charges now, but then he does use it constantly for apps and video. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Mine is holding up good, can't say I have noticed any deterioration. But batteries do that, don't they? Not sure Apple have made a magical battery that is different to any other battery that doesn't deteriorate with usage/recharging. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Battery is surprising, in a good way. So far. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Surprised you got one Bag hearing about no stock anywhere and the difficult in getting mitts on. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Rumours spread by Apple - designed to increase demand. Not rocket science, that! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Actually, no. It was pretty much impossible to get one as of the morning after launch and still so. I was lucky, or perhaps just really clever - I chose a small place that I knew was getting stock in. Queues at PC Worlds, Apple stores, John Lewis etc were silly, not doing any of that. Definitely not rocket science, and neither is your constant bagging JA. It's a fine machine, love it. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 OK the last 2 charges I timed it. About 8 hours first one Just under 9 hours second one So perhaps less than before but certainly not bad after a year of heavy usage I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I'll try to make a note of mine and see... Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps Actually, no. It was pretty much impossible to get one as of the morning after launch and still so. I was lucky, or perhaps just really clever - I chose a small place that I knew was getting stock in. Queues at PC Worlds, Apple stores, John Lewis etc were silly, not doing any of that. Definitely not rocket science, and neither is your constant bagging JA. It's a fine machine, love it. Matter of taste, that! Fact is that Apple will manufacture brand hysteria anyway they can, be that by artificial limits on supply, or by clever marketing, or whatever else works for them. As for my "constant bagging" I am too well aware of Apple's good work early in the personal computing field (I was one of the early adopters of the Apple //e) but I have become increasingly cynical, since they locked the original Mac to stop users from personalising it with "3rd party" hardware - like we could, and did, do with the //e. If you cannot remember these products, then your comments are based on recent stuff, and carry little weight as regards the history of Apple. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I suppose if I really cared that much, that would mean something. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: JA Fact is that Apple will manufacture brand hysteria anyway they can, be that by artificial limits on supply, or by clever marketing, or whatever else works for them. What a bunch of losers, hey? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yeah, how very silly of them to strive to be effective marketeers. Try a bit harder and they see some success before too long! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Turns out, I might be getting one of these from work. Are there any good educational apps that I should get? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yes, Angry Birds. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I am not teaching physics. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Or ornithology. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Will you be getting the new model? If you get one given to you, surely they have uses for it planned? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 That's the thing, they want US to think about how to integrate it into classroom usage. Link to post Share on other sites
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