[OSX-Users] Re: iPad3 - beware!

[m.c. schraefel]

Oooo nicely calculated.
what's "over an extended period of time" - and do people reach that holding out an ipad?

i was at a meeting yesterday where a colleague had his arm up fully extended for at least ten minutes (i clocked it) and i thought now that - for that gesture - is an extended period of time.

but how long does one do one handed tasks with the ipad extended?

mc
On 23 Mar 2012, at 14:53, JD Marsters wrote:

> Don't forget that holding it out at an angle means the equivalent of ~0.5N exerted at a distance of ~10cm from the fingertips, which may mean noticeably more fatigue over an extended period of time. Perhaps a la iPhone 4 call drops, you must hold it differently to be in spec...
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> JD
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> On 23 Mar 2012, at 14:16, Tim Chown <tjc at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
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>> Well, you're right having weighed it. I will say it feels like a lot more than 50g more.
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>> Tim
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>> On 22 Mar 2012, at 11:13, Jules wrote:
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>>> The iPad 2 Wifi weighs 601g.
>>> The iPad 3 Wifi weighs 652g.
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>>> So we're actually talking 51g, which is 1.8 ounces.
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>>> On 22/03/2012 11:09, Tim Chown wrote:
>>>> Hi,
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>>>> If you're considering an iPad3, I highly recommend you get hold of one and feel its weight.  It's significantly heavier than the iPad2 and you'll notice that if you're trying to hold it one-handed rather than using it on a desk.
>>>> 
>>>> The screen display is of course excellent, but for me the extra weight is a big let down.  Very disappointing.
>>>> 
>>>> I wonder if Steve Jobs had any say in its design.
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>>>> Tim
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>>> Jules
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>>> -- 
>>> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> 
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