CBS Atlanta News issued a consumer alert for Apple iPad owners. Several users have raised concerns about heating issues with the new iPad.Consumer Reports' first heat tests of the new iPad assessed running a highly demanding, graphic-intensive video game at room temperature. Testers found the new iPad gets about 12 degrees hotter than the iPad 2, sparking lots of coverage, including Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.
Consumer Reports says there's no danger of anything happening, but to test the iPad and other tablets added, Consumer Reports put them in a special chamber with the heat at 90 degrees to replicate a hot, summer day. The screen was set to full brightness and testers ran Infinity Blade 2, a highly demanding action game. The new iPad again ran hotter than the iPad 2 and reached 122 degrees in the hottest spot.
Two other tablets with fast processors, Asus and Samsung, reached similar temperatures of 117 and 121 degrees. But Consumer Reports says there's no risk posed.
Consumer Reports also discovered a matter with how the new iPad battery recharges. If you're playing a highly demanding game with the iPad plugged in, the battery might not fully recharge, or could even continue to exhaust.
"It's mostly a trouble. You can lower the screen's brightness to about two-thirds and that should stay your battery going," said Reynolds.
In fact, when results of Consumer Reports' standard tests for the fresh iPad and 10 other new tablets were in, the new iPad topped the ratings.
"The iPad is an exceptional product. It has the greatest tablet screen we've ever seen, and huge battery life overall. It also adds welcome features, like a five-megapixel camera and the choice for a very fast 4G data connection," said Reynolds.
