Apple's iPad Gets a CPU Performance Review

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>Because they wanted to get 10 plus hour Battery life out of it. Try >getting that on a Laptop. I'm on my eleventh Hr. and i have about 20 >minutes left. Game Over!

Ehh... where have you been. Asus and MSI both have had 12 hour battery life netbooks out for over a year now. And Asus is coming out with a 14 hour version soon: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Asus-Eee-PC-CeBIT-Atom,9758.html

These don't have simple low powered ARM chips but full x86 CPUs that can run windows, OSX and Linux.

The simple fact is Apple totally failed on this but it doesn't seem to matter because people will buy it regardless.
 
While sure you could use a Netbook and stuff for things most businesses wont bother. the nice thing about the iPad is that the OS and applications such as i works suite is optimized for it specifically catered to the device and its hardware. The Ipad is not crowded around with a full fledge OS Windows or OSX with a full desktop version of the App witch could have any number of possible issue such as incomparable formats for the app and cause crashes and could lose all Data. with the Presentation software for the iWork suite it was made for specific formats so that when a person creates ther presentation on the go or finishes up or polishes it to add picture text videos audio it will just work and not have to worry of crashing or other stuff hogging resources to slow it down and it knows what the hardware limitation are and again is heavily optimized for it and is a more Personal user experience
 
Finally a company created an OS to work specifically on the device, they ran on iPhones for years, then tweaked it for the iPad.
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Again, people showing their bias by directly contradicting themselves trying to make it seem more than it is. They didnt "create" anything for the Ipad. I recall one of the biggest complaints about the Blackberry Storm was that they didnt create a specific OS for their touch screen, just modified an existing one to be able to use a touch screen.
 
What I would really want to know is what the Mervell Moby will be running on. Thats news people want to know as it is $400 cheaper and supports flash and 1080p playback. Havent you guys gotten anything new on that?
 
It's a cool looking device I admit. I honestly think that if it had a phone and could do video conference calls it might be more practical. I think that everyone that opted to buy now and not wait for the 3G model got cheated as the 3G model has assisted GPS and Cellular. If you don't have a wireless router at home then it's time to get one cause you won't be able to do anything without it and you limited in public to wireless hot spots. If was an "anytime, anywhere" device I'd give it a thumbs up but it's use for the time being is really restricted. If I want to watch movies at home , Well I've got a 57 inch 1080p TV for that. If I want to check my email and play games at home, I've got a PC with a widescreen monitor for that. This should have been the go to device for when I'm on the go. The device that kicked my smart phone into a dusty corner. Wise up people and at least wait for the 3G version.
 
Good for you Toms for acknowleging Anandtech. I am a fan of both sites and it is good to see that even though you are competetors, you give each other props from time to time.
 
[citation][nom]Tindytim[/nom]This brings up the big question for me:Why haven't we seen any Tegra phones yet? It's more powerful than both of these platforms.[/citation]
fermi reloaded for mobile ?
 
[citation][nom]reynod[/nom]The i-pad is complete rubbish.Buying one of these confirms your a technomoron.Linking to Anand is just lazy Tuan ... and you won't find he will reciprocate with web traffic either.[/citation]
What's your problem? I linked to him because we're friends outside of tech publishing. It wasn't some sort of scratch-my-back, i'll scartch yours.
It's cool if he does, it's cool if he doesn't. I told him over IM his article was a cool look at the iPad's SoC.

Calling me a moron for buying one? Criticizing is one thing, mouthing off at the author is another. So I guess Anand and I are both morons? Get out from under your rock.

Banned.
 
Most of Apple's products are superior (designed in California, assembled in china - not designed in India and assembled in Malaysia) that's why they are the majority marketshare for home computing. Don't believe me, go purchase the research data yourself, like I did -- it's all there if you want to read it.

The iPad aims to fill a specific market segment. A market segment that everyone else seems to have failed at. Why does the iPad succeed where others have failed ... simple, it's cheap, ($499 to $829), it just works, no hassles, no fuss, no drivers to install, nothing to tweak or configure.

It's a tool for the human race ... if you like to spend your life reconfiguring your tools/computer and updating them every minute and googling your latest error message of the day, then the iPAD is NOT for you.

It's not a phone. It's not a laptop. It's not a Kindle. Why do people compare it to those devices is beyond me. Sorta like comparing a Truck to a Yaris ... gee the truck can haul more ... big surprise there?? Or the Yaris gets better mileage ... really such shocking news.

Considering a Kindle DX (9" grayscale display) is $499, the iPAD is a positive bargain and a lot more useful. Why are so many of you people on Tom's so blinded and stuck in your ways that you can't ever see something for what it is and does?? How do you folks ever progress in life if your mind is constantly closed to anything other that your own warped vision of what should be rather than what is??


 
i hate this thing,the only things i like about is it can install windows 7
 
[citation][nom]tuannguyen[/nom]What's your problem? I linked to him because we're friends outside of tech publishing. It wasn't some sort of scratch-my-back, i'll scartch yours.It's cool if he does, it's cool if he doesn't. I told him over IM his article was a cool look at the iPad's SoC.Calling me a moron for buying one? Criticizing is one thing, mouthing off at the author is another. So I guess Anand and I are both morons? Get out from under your rock. Banned.[/citation]LOL. Awesome.
 
[citation][nom]ohim[/nom]fermi reloaded for mobile ?[/citation]
Tegra is extremely power efficient, and the latest version can play 1080p content. Despite how crappy Nvidia has been doing with their video cards for the last 3 generations (I still get wake up in cold sweat because of their rebranding), they've been doing well with technology in other areas. The barebones platform (without anything on it, just the CPU/GPU/RAM) is half a watt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v96p_zZBjIo

The Zune HD was based on an early version of the Tegra platform, but the latest has a dual core ARM Cortex A9 MPcore able to run at 1Ghz per core, with a gig of DDR2-667 RAM, and an onboard GPU capable of decoding 1080p content real-time, giving every other mobile gaming platform a run for their graphics money:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpGtu_ZkwqA
 
All of this talk of 1080p content playable on handhelds...

Does anyone know that you won't actually be able to physically see the difference of 720i, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p on anything smaller than 35" (and that's well below nominal size - I'm giving the benefit of the doubt here).

Get off your e-peen-rockers. >.>
 
As impressive as it may seem comparing to pregeneration OS and CPUs and only 1 unrelated OS, I'm holding out for more substantial remarks against other OS types, Netbooks, and Laptops...

Cool cooperation with Anand though. ^^
 
[citation][nom]pandemonium_ctp[/nom]All of this talk of 1080p content playable on handhelds...[/citation]
Let me stop you there. Many new handheld devices have HDMI ports, allowing you to play HD content on your device on the bigscreen. For example, the Nexus One has a camera capable of taking 720p video. Does the Nexus One have the screen resolution necessary to play that content natively? No, but it does have a mini-HDMI port to play that content on the big screen.

[citation][nom]pandemonium_ctp[/nom]Does anyone know that you won't actually be able to physically see the difference of 720i, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p on anything smaller than 35".[/citation]
That's a common misconception.

Sure, if you were sitting on your couch 10'-15' away, you might not be able to tell the difference on something sub-35", but my computer monitor is 24" at 1920x1200, and because I'm normally sitting about 4' away, I can easily tell the difference between different resolutions.

I doubt many people are holding their cell phones more than 2' away from their faces, so being able to appreciate 800x480 on a ~4" screen isn't that difficult of a stretch.

[citation][nom]pandemonium_ctp[/nom]Get off your e-peen-rockers.[/citation][citation][nom]pandemonium_ctp[/nom]see the difference of 720i, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p[/citation]
Read up on your display technology, 720i doesn't exist.
 
Really, I'm curious if it'd play Crysis. Oh wait, it's MAC based, not Windows. Guess I got my question answered there. Well, maybe not. What IF the OS was Windows?
 
[citation][nom]JOSHSKORN[/nom]Really, I'm curious if it'd play Crysis. Oh wait, it's MAC based, not Windows. Guess I got my question answered there. Well, maybe not. What IF the OS was Windows?[/citation]
It can't be, standard Windows only supports x86 processors. Windows CE supports ARM processors, but doesn't support modern DirectX.
 
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