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The iPad has had such a weird naming convention: - iPad - iPad 2 - The new iPad - I don't even know what the 4th gen was called. - iPad Air - iPad Air 2

by bluthru 12y ago

The iPad has had such a weird naming convention: - iPad - iPad 2 - The new iPad - I don't even know what the 4th gen was called. - iPad Air - iPad Air 2 I was hoping for 4 speakers (one at each corner) for stereo sound in both orientations.

0x0 12y ago
Plus it's quite ugly that the new iPads, of the same generation, have different numbers (iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3)
- thathonkey 12y ago
  Not really.
glhaynes 12y ago
4th gen was iPad with Retina Display. Edit: to everybody responding that the 3rd gen ("The new iPad") had a retina display, I was pointing out the marketing name for the 4th gen.
- bill_barnes 12y ago
  3rd gen was the first Retina iPad
- emjaygee 12y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad Retina came in the 3rd generation.
- joahg 12y ago
  the 3rd gen got Retina. the 4th gen was only to include the lightening connector.
  - kylec 12y ago
    The 3rd-gen iPad had a retina display, but the marketing name for the 4th-gen iPad is "iPad with Retina Display". Yes, when the 4th-gen iPad was released, "The new iPad" (the 3rd-gen iPad) was no longer the new iPad, and "iPad with Retina Display" wasn't the first iPad with a retina display.
  - baddox 12y ago
    It was also a significant SoC upgrade, from A5X to A6X. The iPad 4th gen could handle the Retina display much more smoothly.
    - kkarakk 12y ago
      The fact that I need to remember that and tell my friends to watch out for that pitfall when they order their "new" iPad is just frustrating.
      - baddox 12y ago
        What do you mean? There are no pitfalls when buying a new iPad.
  - drbacon 12y ago
    I know and it's silly. The 3rd generation was marketed as "The new iPad", and got the retina screen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation) The 4th generation is marked as "iPad with Retina display" even though it was not the first with the retina display. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(4th_generation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(4th_generation) I suppose the original comment was about the crazy marketing, not the features.
jobu 12y ago
Damn, I was hoping they would finally improve the speaker positioning as well. "Stereo" speakers right next to each other on the bottom is so pointless.
- wernercd 12y ago
  The speakers are in the right position. Your obviously holding it wrong.

by bluthru 12y ago

0x0 12y ago

Plus it's quite ugly that the new iPads, of the same generation, have different numbers (iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3)

thathonkey 12y ago
Not really.

glhaynes 12y ago

4th gen was iPad with Retina Display. Edit: to everybody responding that the 3rd gen ("The new iPad") had a retina display, I was pointing out the marketing name for the 4th gen.

bill_barnes 12y ago
3rd gen was the first Retina iPad
emjaygee 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad Retina came in the 3rd generation.
joahg 12y ago
the 3rd gen got Retina. the 4th gen was only to include the lightening connector.
- kylec 12y ago
  The 3rd-gen iPad had a retina display, but the marketing name for the 4th-gen iPad is "iPad with Retina Display". Yes, when the 4th-gen iPad was released, "The new iPad" (the 3rd-gen iPad) was no longer the new iPad, and "iPad with Retina Display" wasn't the first iPad with a retina display.
- baddox 12y ago
  It was also a significant SoC upgrade, from A5X to A6X. The iPad 4th gen could handle the Retina display much more smoothly.
  - kkarakk 12y ago
    The fact that I need to remember that and tell my friends to watch out for that pitfall when they order their "new" iPad is just frustrating.
    - baddox 12y ago
      What do you mean? There are no pitfalls when buying a new iPad.
- drbacon 12y ago
  I know and it's silly. The 3rd generation was marketed as "The new iPad", and got the retina screen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation) The 4th generation is marked as "iPad with Retina display" even though it was not the first with the retina display. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(4th_generation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(4th_generation) I suppose the original comment was about the crazy marketing, not the features.

jobu 12y ago

Damn, I was hoping they would finally improve the speaker positioning as well. "Stereo" speakers right next to each other on the bottom is so pointless.

wernercd 12y ago
The speakers are in the right position. Your obviously holding it wrong.