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For the life of me I don't think that I've seen a question posted previously for what I'm about to ask...so I apologize if it's been asked before.
With the announcement/release of the iPad 2...all possible outlets (e-Bay, Craig's List, and tons of "buy-back" & "recycle sites"), are being flooded with used iPad 1.0's from folks looking to get some quick cash to finance their iPad 2.0 purchase.
Many of these folks selling iPad 1.0's sometimes mention how long they've had their iPad 1.0's. Some will say:
- only used 5 times
- only 2 weeks old
- only a couple months old
- got it the first day it was released (so basically about 1 year old)
So I got to thinking...since iPad's are primarily meant to be used on battery power (as opposed to a laptop which can be run "plugged in" or run on battery power)...what sort of battery life or battery runtime on a 100% charge (hours & minutes)...are folks seeing since they purchased their iPad 1.0's?
I know that there's always a difference between what Apple claims for the amount of runtime (hours & minutes) on a full charge...but let's say you've had an iPad 1.0 for 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. Maybe you actually got 7 hours on a full charge when you first got it...and maybe you use your iPad everyday since you purchased it.
After that "long-winded" setup for my question...here's what I would really like to know. For folks that have an iPad...how has your iPad 1.0's battery runtime on a full charge (hours & minutes) since you purchased it changed? If you originally got 7, 8 or the claimed 10 hours...what sort of battery runtime are you getting now...3, 6, 9, or 12 months later?
I'm thinking that if someone is considering buying a 1 year-old iPad 1.0...it's going to be sort of disappointing if they get it home...and find out that they're only getting 3-4 hours or less on a full charge...out of the original claimed 7-10 hours.
Thanks,
- Nick
p.s. I do realize that folks use their iPad's differently...and thus iPad battery runtime on a single full charge will differ from person to person. What I'm looking for is how has your battery runtime changed or been reduced since you purchased it (due to the amount of total charge cycles or simply how a battery gets less & less runtime on a full charge over it's lifetime).
With the announcement/release of the iPad 2...all possible outlets (e-Bay, Craig's List, and tons of "buy-back" & "recycle sites"), are being flooded with used iPad 1.0's from folks looking to get some quick cash to finance their iPad 2.0 purchase.
Many of these folks selling iPad 1.0's sometimes mention how long they've had their iPad 1.0's. Some will say:
- only used 5 times
- only 2 weeks old
- only a couple months old
- got it the first day it was released (so basically about 1 year old)
So I got to thinking...since iPad's are primarily meant to be used on battery power (as opposed to a laptop which can be run "plugged in" or run on battery power)...what sort of battery life or battery runtime on a 100% charge (hours & minutes)...are folks seeing since they purchased their iPad 1.0's?
I know that there's always a difference between what Apple claims for the amount of runtime (hours & minutes) on a full charge...but let's say you've had an iPad 1.0 for 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. Maybe you actually got 7 hours on a full charge when you first got it...and maybe you use your iPad everyday since you purchased it.
After that "long-winded" setup for my question...here's what I would really like to know. For folks that have an iPad...how has your iPad 1.0's battery runtime on a full charge (hours & minutes) since you purchased it changed? If you originally got 7, 8 or the claimed 10 hours...what sort of battery runtime are you getting now...3, 6, 9, or 12 months later?
I'm thinking that if someone is considering buying a 1 year-old iPad 1.0...it's going to be sort of disappointing if they get it home...and find out that they're only getting 3-4 hours or less on a full charge...out of the original claimed 7-10 hours.
Thanks,
- Nick
p.s. I do realize that folks use their iPad's differently...and thus iPad battery runtime on a single full charge will differ from person to person. What I'm looking for is how has your battery runtime changed or been reduced since you purchased it (due to the amount of total charge cycles or simply how a battery gets less & less runtime on a full charge over it's lifetime).