| iPad 2 Review The iPad 2 has been teased, announced, launched, tested, and now it's time to be reviewed. The iPad 2, like all of Apple's products, is a polarizing device; either you can live within its limitations or you cannot. There is nothing revolutionary found in the second iteration of the world's best selling tablet, but the evolutionary upgrades do augment an already solid offering. Are they enough to make you pry out the credit card though? Let's begin with pros and cons of the trimmed down iPad 2. iPad 2 Pros: * Great media experience * Unparalleled mobile browsing * Thin design * Tremendous app support iPad 2 Cons: * No Flash support (across all iOS powered devices) * OS, while eloquent, feels antiquated * Camera quality (photo and video) is awful. Really bad. Best For: People who want to bring their mobile experience to a larger screen. Website: Apple Suggested Retail Price: $499-$829 iPad 2 Hardware iPad 2 Review Hardware In this age of dual-core processors, the iPad 2 is not bringing the competitive thunder from a raw specifications standpoint. Its A5 (Samsung built) dual-core system on a chip clocks in at around 800 MHz (although it is allegedly variable based on the applications being run) on each core and is augmented by 512MB of RAM (up from the iPad 1's 256MB). Any way you slice it, it's not a processing powerhouse, but it doesn't need to be. Apple's vertical integration business model means they control the software and the hardware, so they make sure ... |
