I am still officially waiting for delivery of my 64gb, but I went in to bestbuy and decided to pick up one for the wife after touching the store display. This thing is pretty outstanding. FAST.
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The "Delivered iPad" and Impressions Thread
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Who said it is rare to see someone from Lex, KY! I am also here in the Hamburg area. However, I have to wait a few more weeks since I ordered the 3g model. I am on my way to the main best buy store to play with the wifi model!
Lexington, represent!
With the included 10-watt USB power adapter, it charges awake or asleep. On high-powered USB ports such as most recent Macs and the iPhone power adapter, it charges as well, though more slowly, according to Apple. On Macs and PCs without high-powered USB ports, the iPad will charge when it's sleeping, but when it's awake it will display that "Not Charging" message in the status bar at the top of the screen.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3219169
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3219169
These are attractive for those usb power hogs..
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/10-usb-power-outlet-leaves-no-plug-behind/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/10-usb-power-outlet-leaves-no-plug-behind/
LOL I never thought i would want one of these things. I thought they were just going to be big lame Ipod touches, but damn all this excitement is making me quite GREEN
Lucky people
If you want to wait, DO NOT go look at one. Trust me
Yeah I think it's a cross between the lowered powered USB ports and the juice the screen uses.
Yes, you can use it while it's plugged into the wall and it charges. I think Apple sells a longer charger and cord as well.
-Kevin
I just received mine at home, haven't opened the package yet - even the UPS guy was excited about it as he told me smiling that I was one of the first on his route to receive it. Silly stuff, but undeniably fun - even in my 30s.
Do the math. 10W (the amount from the iPad power adapter) at 5V from USB requires 2 amps (Power / Voltage = Amps). A standard 500mA USB port can only provide 2.5W or one quarter (25%) of that. This is why charging from the PC is so flakey and likely requires the iPad display to be off or to be in "sleep" mode (power button off).
I read somewhere that Apple was building its Macs with "high power" USB ports, but I don't know how much more power/current they can source.
Anyone?
Actually, I think the problem is that it wants more than 500mA. It's got a big display to power. You couldn't power+charge a netbook from a USB plug, makes sense you can't do it with the iPad either.
It's supposed to be a quasi-laptop, right?
It's supposed to be a quasi-laptop, right?
Instead of buying the expensive in-wall solution to add two USB power ports, I opted for one of these from Belkin:
FANTASTIC for traveling! How many times have you been in a hotel where you could barely find ONE available power outlet? Thanks to the Belkin adapter, I can power THREE 120v devices and TWO USB devices off a single power outlet.
Mark
FANTASTIC for traveling! How many times have you been in a hotel where you could barely find ONE available power outlet? Thanks to the Belkin adapter, I can power THREE 120v devices and TWO USB devices off a single power outlet.
Mark
Yeah, that'll take long.
I hear Geohot's made his way through the firmware already, so it'll probably be done before I even get it here in the UK
It DOES want more than 500mA! But that's all your computer's USB port is going to supply! And that's my point.... 500mA will be enough for it to operate and show charging with the display on. Barely. Any USB port delivering less than that will be a problem.
Mark
