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2 GB of RAM *Confirmed* for iPad Air 2
The iPad Air 2 reviews are up, it is now officially confirmed to have 2 GB RAM.
Looks like my iPad 3 is finally getting a replacement this week.
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Battery Life Tests (courtesy of Engadget):
iPad Air 2 - 11:15
iPad Air - 13:45 (LTE)
iPad 4 - 11:08 (WiFi)
iPad 3 - 9:52 (HSPA) / 9:37 (LTE)
iPad 2 - 10:26
So less than the Air, but still better than the 4, 3, or 2; thus for me (coming from a 3) it's an upgrade.
@cruise said:
Your business acumen is astounding. Why didn't Apple ever think of never updating their devices? Step aside Tim Cook!
@1P18 said:
hahahahah lol I spilled some eggnogg
Oh shit... I really hope devs don't get crazy about that CPU and I'll suddenly feel the need to upgrade it again
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I upgraded to iPad Air because I wanted to run more apps via Audiobus... now again ?
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Here's another confirmed source reporting 2gb of ram, Kirk Mcelhearn's blog.
http://www.mcelhearn.com/first-impressions-ipad-air-2/
I hope some more in depth tech site can do a battery life test when taxing the internal resources like CPU and RAM.
I spent 90 minutes in Cubasis yesterday with my Air, together with 4 IAA instruments and some effects. The battery went from 100% to 30% in that time. Perhaps a good result given the tiny batteries the Air (and now even tinnier in Air 2) has, I dunno. I just feel that if they're gonna push the CPU/GPU etc boundaries in tablets, and completely ignore the battery size so Martha Stewart can have a thinner recipe book in her bag, it's kinda a bad dealio for people like us who uses it for resource heavy productivity applications.
(yea I'm gonna bitch'n moan about this for months to come;)
I'm kinda surprised as how almost all these reviewers are downplaying the performance improvements in their reviews. They all seem rather jaded. Incremental upgrade, no innovation, no need to replace last year's model, etc. etc. Whaaat??? As if one should just keep using it only for browsing and social media.
We know better...
Engadget, the verge etc only looks at how fast and smooth the home screen rolls by when swiping (and how pictures of their cat/dog looks like). They're on that level.
For more proper in depth stuff, Anand tech used to do that, he's gone I think, perhaps some colleagues will take over tho.
I think it's because most people use their iPad as a consumption device, and for them the performance improvements won't be that noticeable - particularly if they already have an Air or mini Retina.
The review I'm waiting for: iPad Air 2 with Auria as live multi-channel effects processor!
This is good news about the 2GB for sure.
@telecharge said:
Yep definitely right there, the vast majority will use it in the same way the guys on those "lite" tech sites do their reviews. Consumption, browsing, bird/goat games, family albums. So it's definitely a balancing game for Apple. But I think they're moving to fast (on many fronts) at the moment, this having "teh thinnest tablet on earth" is just one area that's slightly out of control IMO (as a heavy user).
You should write that, @Hmtx. =P
I'm looking forward to the Ars Technica review. It'll be a deep dive for sure.
No argument there, @ChrisG. I liked your Martha Stewart ding as well.
Battery life is the only fly in the ointment now. Casual users probably aren't using their tablets for hours on end, which probably is why Apple doesn't seem inclined to improve it. And, apparently, as tablets go, it's still one of the best regarding endurance, so no need to trump the opposition in this area either.
But yeah, I'd gladly trade some thickness and weight for longer battery life too...
@ChrisG said:
Something seems wrong with your battery maybe?I'm always taxing my Mini Retina to the limit when i work in Auria and i always use all the Fabfilter,PSP and FXpansion and Sugar Bytes goodies (along with some IAA like Effectrix).CPU is always arround 60-70%.And i never felt the need to watch the clock.I'm sure it's not less then 6-7h of "hardcore"usage in my case.
@telecharge said:
OK! As soon as I find someone to comp me all the Auria plugins and an interface ;-)
Something that would fix all of this would be to have an Audio/MIDI interface/hub that charges the device while using it. Personally I would rather not have to use the battery at all while I'm creating music. I'll save the battery for the web surfing and Martha Stewart type of things.
It seems that audio/midi interfaces that also power the iOS device will become pretty much required for any extended audio sessions with this beast. That or Apple finally needs to release a USB to lightning adapter cable with a courtesy charging port.
Edit: Sorry Yowza, didn't see your post but it seems we agree.
I could be completely off-base here, but in my use experience charging the unit while using it stressed my iPad 3's battery.
I've made no scientific tests, butit seems that the highest charge capacity is got by every time letting the charge meter just hit the red, and then fully recharge with the unit in sleeping mode (no Internet either).
This has most probably less to do with a memory effect with the new generation of batteries, and mostly with the thermal stress.
Overheating batteries kills them, and when you drain the batteries and at the same time recharg them there're most probably overcurrents in them.
Add the small real estate available in the case for cooling down...
Under this respect, another trick I found useful is to wait for a heated-up unit to cool down before starting the recharge process.
Interesting findings there, @Viabcroce. I wonder if there's any hard research on the best way to maximize battery life in the various iDevices—and in laptops, for that matter.
I'd be very interested in reading that.
I too have a reasonable battery life out of my air. When I drive it I'll probably end up with 5hours playtime and this is with 2 mpk minis and behringer uca222 connected to it. This is really good for a tablet. I know it would be better to have the same size like mk1 and extra battery life but to be honest 10hours average use is already a lot so no real incentive for Apple to improve on that. Many people seem to forget that up till about 5 years ago one would get about 3hrs of portable power from an average laptop.
To me 5hrs battery life with intensive use is pretty bloody impressive.
Edit: I just hope it doesn't go down with the higher output processor in mk2.
This is a good site for those with enduring reading skills and thirst for knowledge
http://batteryuniversity.com
@Crabman said:
Yep I use that too, and get "decent" battery life. It ain't pushing the Air to its knees exactly. CPU, RAM shuffling, SSD streaming etc. Adds up.
@supadom said:
While that's true, any laptop also has a separate charging port and can be used infinitely whith usb devices when connected to an outlet. This is exactly what Apple should enable for iOS devices by offering a powered USB hub that can power multiple MIDI and audio interfaces and controllers while keeping the iPhone/iPad charged. I would gladly pay 100€ for something like that.
I wonder if it would be possible somehow to merge their CCK and charging cable with a USB hub and get this functionality as a hack...
@ChrisG: I read all the available reviews now and you are right,it has a smaller battery (apple claims the A8X needs less power than the A7)although it still seems good enough and really not far behind the Air.But"1,5-2h"still looks like a panic attack or broken battery to me (maybe an iOS8 fail as well?).Of course i hate that apple favors thinness over battery life as well.But anyway,the other specs of this beast are just too tempting
And Usually i'm not far away from electricity when using my pad.Guess more annoying to me is the recharging time (in this case a smaller battery is at least a small advantag).It took 5-6 hours to fully charge my old iPad4 (while NOT using it) and the Mini Retina is doing it in half the time.I'm gonna miss this...
I'm super tempted by those 2GB RAM. But I promised myself I would keep this for 2 years. But promises are made to be broken, I think? Yep definitely. I..think..Hm..I should stay away from here when you get your new pads
@ChrisG said:
Lol. I'm on an iPad 4 and SERIOUSLY tempted to get one of these. I'm going to try and wait to see what experiences people have with them IRL (Auria, Cubasis, synths, etc.)
@Munibeast said:
I've thought a lot about this too and my preferred solution would be the creation of the device in the photoshopped image below. Note: This product does not exist (but it should). This would allow the use of any powered USB hub and not limit it to the amount of USB ports that Apple thinks is enough.
The only hack I am aware of is this but it requires an Alesis IO Dock. But it powers the iPad and allows the use of multiple USB ports.
http://www.untergeek.de/2013/01/tech-hack-alesis-io-dock-with-usb-hub/
I'm drooling all over this beast.