iPad 3 too hot, literally!
Hundreds of complaints reporting that the new iPad is running hotter than it's predecessor have appeared on internet forums.The Apple support website has received hundreds of comments regarding the heat issue.
One user called rawwave wrote: "My new iPad... definitely got significantly warm, almost too warm to hold warm."
Consumer Reports showed that the device could reach temperatures of 47C (116F) after 45 minutes of running an intense game, an increase of 13F than the previous iPad.
Apple have sold over 3million of the iPad 3 to date.
An Apple spokeswoman said the iPad was "within our thermal specifications".
Ouch! iPad 3 Too Hot To Handle – Literally!
Many iPad 3 owners are talking up a storm on various sites like Apple Discussion Boards and Gizmodo, all complaining about the same problem with their new iPad 3: It's too hot to handle Literally! Most reviews and complaints are saying that after 30 minutes of use, the lower left-hand corner.
ipod 3 Hot Recall
One disgruntled customer said they were
returning theirs after it reached temperatures of 47c (117f) following
only ten minutes of use.
Dutch technology website Tweakers said
the new iPad, which went on sale last Friday, was 5c hotter than its
predecessor when running.
Customers have complained that the
gadget is ‘too hot to hold’, particularly when playing games, prompting a
spokesman for the U.S. watchdog Consumer Reports to announce it was
conducting its own ‘scientific analysis with thermal imaging’.
It found that the product became
‘significantly hotter’ after playing the popular game Infinity Blade II,
with temperatures of 47c recorded on the device’s front and back.
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