Inmiddels zijn er wat nederlandse handson reviews verschenen van de nieuwe iPad. O.a. op nu.nl maar ook op Tweakers.
De handson van Tweakers heeft een minder plezierig bericht. Hij voelt wel degelijk iets zwaarder en dikker dan de iPad2 (dus je merkt het wel) maar vooral lijkt het systeem grafisch minder vloeiend te werken dan de iPad2. Is dit een tekortkoming van het reviewtoestel of heeft Apple deze grafische vertraging voor lief genomen omwille van het mooie scherm. We zullen nog maar even wachten op de echte reviews voordat we conclusies kunnen trekken.
Overigens voegt lezer Magelaan er een mooi lijstje van andere reviewers aan toe waaruit niets van deze vermeende vertraging blijkt:
The Verge
Just as when we first saw the iPhone 4 display, the New iPad's 2048 x 1536 screen is stunning to behold. Simply put, there's no other product like it on the market...Performance seemed snappy
Engadget
The A5X adds quad-core graphics power, and while zipping through home panes doesn't feel dramatically faster, the bulk of the added horsepower isn't truly appreciated until you fire up a forthcoming 3D title.
Slashgear
Performance from the A5X dual-core processor with its quadcore GPU is swift, with apps loading and multitasking flipping through with zero lag. Thats pretty much what were used to from the A5, admittedly; well have to wait and see how the heavy-duty games hold up, though, when more developers begin to test the limits of the iPads abilities. From what weve seen of iPhoto and iMove, though, multimedia editing is potentially faster on the new iPad than on a regular desktop machine.
Pocket-lint
The make takeaway from all this is that the screen is as "luscious" as they say while the device is noticeably faster again that the iPad 2...So the screen really is crisp, the iPad (3rd generation) fast, and the experience as lovely as always.
cnet
The iPad's new screen is a stunner. That's really all you need to know about the new iPad
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But what did you expect? You take a product that is 90 percent screen and a company hangs its reputation on making the prettiest products around, and you're bound to arrive at this: the point when Apple ruins other screens for you.
And let's be clear, here. Not only does the new iPad's QXGA screen wreck your expectations for tablet screens, but your laptop or desktop computer screen will also look shabby by comparison. If you think I'm making too much of it, you can see for yourself soon enough. But as you find yourself wandering the Apple Store aisles wringing your hands together, whispering, "My precious," don't say I didn't warn you.
What's missing?
Personally, there's really nothing I can point to and say, "Apple has clearly doomed itself." The company took its already excellent product and updated it with a gorgeous screen.
The actual real-life impact of the improved display is the standout feature of the new iPad; it's crisper, sharper and a genuine and immediate pleasure to use because of this.
Just browsing through photos in the new iPhoto app is enough to leave the most hardened of screen nuts smiling.
Techradar
Another major headline is the arrival of an A5X processor with quad-core GPU, making the iPad a hugely powerful device that is quite capable of dealing with hugely complex computational tasks.
Its predecessor was already perfectly capable of dealing with the vast majority of the everyday needs for a tablet user, but the injection of even more capacity could see a big spike in what applications can offer.
Expect even more from games on the platform, and a noticeable change in the speed with which the device performs its tasks.
We spent a little time with the dreadfully named, but beautifully visual, Sky Gamblers Air Supremacy. You can swoop through the air in stunning visuals and the processor is powerful enough to manage it with not even a hint of stutter.
Laptopmag.com
So, just what else is this display good for? During a demo of the Sky Gamblers sky fighting game, we were blown away by the level of the detail in the planes but also the water effects down below. The new A5X chip, which has quad-core graphics, kept the action running smoothly.
(Bewerkt door odo om 12:29, 8-03-2012)
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