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It took my iPad 4 hours to go from 17% charge to 100%.:eek:
Is that typical?
 
That's absolutely normal as the iPad's battery is high capacity. It's going to take awhile, especially when you're using a USB port and not the power brick.

tl;dr yes it is normal.
 
That's absolutely normal as the iPad's battery is high capacity. It's going to take awhile, especially when you're using a USB port and not the power brick.

tl;dr yes it is normal.

Ok, but I was using the supplied power brick.
 
Too damn long when plugged into my computer (with high power USB ports).

In fact, this might be my biggest complaint. I love the battery life though, go figure...
 
Too damn long when plugged into my computer (with high power USB ports).

In fact, this might be my biggest complaint. I love the battery life though, go figure...
Yeah, I agree!
I won't even try the USB ports anymore.
I guess I am just used to my iPhone charging back up so quickly.
 
I ran my iPad battery down to 0 last night, plugged it in to the provided wall charge, battery charged to 78% in 2h20m. I suspect the iPad would be fully charge in about 4 hours.
 
On the bright side, though, once the iPad starts getting broken in and you're not spending every waking second with it :p, you probably won't have to charge it every day and will get by with only charging it a couple of nights a week.
 
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