Well here's another perspective... I'm someone who owns a Macbook Pro and iPhone and has used portable Apple products for years, but never owned an iPad. I went to the Apple Store today pretty intent on getting an Air, and I have to say, just using it, I wasn't very impressed. The form factor and screen and everything looks great, but while interacting with the GUI -- scrolling around in Safari, flipping between apps in the App Switcher -- there was the slightest amount of laggy stutter. It felt as if it didn't quite have a beefy enough GPU for the graphics of iOS 7, and having that impression of the flagship iPad on Day 1 doesn't bode well for how usable it'll be in 2 years. My year-old iPhone 5 feels just as snappy, if not snappier, to use. I even tried two different floor models, and closed all apps, with the same result. I don't know if the demo iOS they're running is somehow slower, but it was enough to turn away a guy who was ready to spend $700.
Nice tablet, but not too impressed this time around....
I went to the Mall, and played with the Air on display. They had four of them, and since the store only had two customers (Me included), I had plenty of time to play with, and gauge the new Apple Air. Though I wanted this new Tablet at first, I left without buying this time around….
I had a nagging feeling that the next Air will have the Touch ID, and even though not a make or break deal, I like it on my iPhone 5S so much, I wanted it on the Air.
Darn speakers did not put out enough sound even with the sound on max. I know I could use earplugs or a headphone, but still I came away from listening on the four demo’s a little bit underwhelm, and I wished Apple would direct the speakers to the front, facing the user as some other tablets have. This will not happen even next year, since this new Air just got an upgrade on the size, and style.
Though most do not use the Camera on the iPad, I did wish that Apple would have given the Air the update as the iphone 5S got with 8 MP, and dual flash. So next year they may or may not offer it.
May not happen next year either, but one could hope that Apple offers 2 GB of ram instead of 1 GB. Some may not think this is necessary, but Apple really needs to think of this area for an upgrade next time.
How about the 802.11n instead of the ac ? I want that as well. Just do
The display was good, so no complaints, and the size/lightness was also a plus. Since I have the iPad 3, it just didn’t seem it was a good reason to splurge another $ 500.00 + on the Air, not including AppleCare +/tax + accessories. If you like it, good, but its not for everyone. Yes, I can wait it out 12 more months. Its only a gadget.
For others, Glad you want one and like it. I'll wait 1 year.
