Copy from Macrumors...... i must get this one....


Apple's iPad 2 launches this Friday, but the first reviews are starting to trickle in. Apple typically supplies pre-release hardware to certain organizations for early review. Here are the early reviews, with some key findings.

- MacWorld
- "Pick up an iPad 2 after handling an original iPad, and you'll notice the difference right away. This is a lighter, thinner device."
- "The iPad 2 also has 512MB of RAM--twice that of the original iPad--and a 200MHz bus speed, likewise twice that of the original."
- "Though the iPad 2 is an improvement on the original iPad in numerous ways, it’s still an evolutionary product, not a revolutionary one"
- "In short, the iPad 2 is the fastest iOS device ever made, by a long shot."

- AllThingsD
- Cameras take mediocre still photos, decent video
- Battery life not as strong as first iPad, but impressive.
- "It never crashed in my tests, unlike every Android tablet I've tested."
- "As of now, I can comfortably recommend it as the best tablet for average consumers."

- Engadget
- "iPad 2 managed an astonishing 10 hours and 26 minutes of non-stop playback" -- better than iPad 1 in their testing.
- Cameras are "pretty bad" for stills, reasonably useful for video
- GarageBand is a "groundbreaking piece of software for tablets"
- "The iPad 2 isn't just the best tablet on the market, it feels like the only tablet on the market"


Benchmarks from Engadget

- NYTimes
- "My friends, I'm telling you: just that much improvement in thinness, weight and speed transforms the experience. "
- 5-megapixel camera on back (no flash) (? Only review to claim this stat and is contradicted by other reviews)

- SlashGear
- "We were able to software decode a side loaded 1.4GB .avi file in OPlayer on the fly, while watching it, without and lag or stutter. The same clip in the same app on the original iPad loads slower and drops frames and audio during playback."

This post has been edited by baretta: Mar 10 2011, 08:39 PM

guys, any news when ipad2 will be available in malaysia?

27th April. 101% confirmed

really?..thats really good news

Is it a real info? where do you get the source from?

This post has been edited by Joelles: Mar 11 2011, 03:30 AM

27 apr? 101%? hmmmm...apple store?

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Added on March 11, 2011, 9:16 ami'm sorry, can we jailbreak this ipad2?

This post has been edited by kusha: Mar 11 2011, 09:16 AM

not that fast la, will take some time for this i guess

Estimated price ?

confirm April....better start collect fund...>.>

I do wonder where this news of april 27th pop up from?

might be the 3rd wave after the US and Europe , etc. release ..

Source please. Thanks

Anyone remember how long did it take for Ipad 1 to reach Msia from the time of 1st launch in US?

If not mistaken it's around 6-7 months(correct me if I am wrong). Hope this time will be earlier...for those who are waiting for iPad2, cross your fingers!

Apple Online Store U.S. start taking orders from 1PM PT, 11th March 2011, that is 5PM here today. Those with U.S. credit card and a U.S. address (or someone you know) can make orders from 5PM today, if you can't wait until it officially come to Malaysia.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03..._et_friday.html

I am thinking of asking someone in US to buy..

But no one to take it back here.. aiyah..

You guys know how much costs to ship it to Msia..
Custom will tax or not??

@kc26

you probably have to spend another USD30-50 to ship to Malaysia depending on how fast you want it. Its just one item, courier it as gift and you won't get taxed.

Thanks joshting.
Great. How do you specific as a gift?

^
The Custom are pretty smart it depends on ur luck whether they will open up ur box and then tax u.

or they opened, decided NOT to tax you but "the item never arrived from US".
Ka-ching!