Technology: Mar 21, 2012

Apple Inc., the new iPad launches off much more heat than the previous version, lending weight to complaints about Internet forums that the hot selling tablet computer could get uncomfortably hot after heavy use, an influential consumer watchdog found after running tests.

Using a thermal image camera, it is found that the front and back of the tablet could run 12 to 13 degrees hotter than f the IPAD 2 after running Infinity Blade II, depending on whether it was connected to, Consumer Reports said.

The group, which can be decisive in the success or failure of consumer products, did not reach a final decision on whether to recommend the latest model of Apple's Tablet.
A spokesman urged caution on the part of consumers, but added to the heat issue in itself did not appear serious enough to cancel his recommendation.

Consumer Reports is planning to release a final examination in the new iPad - which has sold more than 3 million copies since it hit store shelves in more than 10 countries on Friday - in about five days.

"During our testing, I kept the new iPad in my hands. When it was in its hottest, it felt very warm, but not particularly uncomfortable if held for a short period," reviewer Donna Tapellini said in the report.

The third iteration of the iPad, which hit markets in 2010, set record for first week sales when it launched Friday.

Hundreds of comments posted on Apple's support site, here # 17879177, centered on how the new iPad - which sports a larger battery than its predecessor to a sharp "retina" display screen and other bells and whistles - could get uncomfortably warm.

"My new iPad ... definitely got significantly hot, almost too warm to keep warm, when running on LTE," rawwave said Friday. "Not a lot of downloads (only browsing Twitter) but having the LTE radio on it seemed to cause it to get noticeably warm."

Bigger battery
Apple spokeswoman said the iPad was "within our thermal specifications." The company website lists the normal operating range for the new iPad as between 32 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 to 35 degrees Celsius. It is designed to power down should this range can break.

The company's shares were up 0.8 per cent in above $ 605 in afternoon trade.

The new iPad the stack is 70 percent greater than that in the previous version, said Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, a prominent Apple repair and parts supplier.

"It still has the same drum," he said. "Then it will run hotter."

The iPad 2 had a 25-watt-hour battery for the new iPad stack has a capacity of 42.5 watt-hours, according to tear-down analysis of iFixit.

Reviews in general was good for the gadget that experts say falls short to be a revolutionary, focusing on the iPad the ability to take advantage of fast 4G wireless technology as well as acute exposure.

On Friday, before comments about excessive heat began to circulate online, Consumer Reports said in its previous review that the iPad was "shaping up as the best tablet yet."

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