New iPad overheating?

So, to anyone asking if they should buy a new iPad, I say absolutely, Yes! If you experience a problem, then come back here and share your thoughts...

No. already made up my mind - I can't afford to gamble - "buy an Ipad 3 and you MAY be lucky, your unit may not overheat, your battery may charge correctly you may not be disappointed " Nup not good enough for me, too hard to earn the dosh. I'll buy the Ipad 2 and be happy with that.

My black 64 GB AT&T got so hot this morning that its system warning message popped up saying to turn it off. Only one app running. The first day it ran hot but then ran at comfortably warm temp until this A.M. Now I am concerned.

This is my last post on the subject since I have owned a new iPad since March 16 and have had no problems with it. So I am posting this link to C-Net who has been doing real world tests on the new iPad and finds, like most of the test done so far,that there is no heating issue with the new iPad.

Most of the post stating otherwise whether true or not are just very subjective. One thing I will say is that after using my new iPad and seeing how things look with the reina display versus my wife's iPad 2, there is no way I can go back to the display of the iPad 2. Retina is truthfully, like someone already said, like medusa. Once you see it it takes you over and you can't resist its temptation!!

So, if you are waiting to buy a new iPad, go for it. You will not regret it, except if you are not sure that this is what you want. People that get "buyers remorse" (and we all do sometimes) after a purchase tend to find many issues to return whatever the item is, so they can sleep at night. I have done it myself many times especially with some automobiles I have bought in the past.

I hope this help and enjoy your new iPad. For the ones still complaining, return it and sleep better!

This is the tittle of the article:

CONFIRMED: NEW IPAD'S HEAT A NON-ISSUE

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57401047-37/confirmed-new-ipads-heat-a-non-iss ue/?tag=mncol;txt

I am glad you did. It is funny how our minds work. Someone can feel good writing about an act they never performed in the real world, just in their own mind which within days will make this guy truly believe that at one time he did own an iPad he never bought!

I am so happy for you Paranoid-Android.

PS: Do you know that my 8.9" Galaxy Tab gets very hot if I use it while charging? The different between you and I is that I live in the real world and you don't. You are so far out of your mind, that you take sides against inanimated things. Don't you think that is odd?

Are you still angered because Linux cannot get out of the 1% on the desktop? So sorry my boy, go back and cry with momma!

LOL.

No. already made up my mind - I can't afford to gamble - "buy an Ipad 3 and you MAY be lucky, your unit may not overheat, your battery may charge correctly…"

What gamble? If there's actually something wrong (doubtful), Apple is great about exchanging a product.

If you need to save the $$, that's a good reason to get an iPad 2 (still the best non-new-iPad tablet around). Otherwise, I think it's crazy to get the older model. I suspect half the people complaining here don't even own an iPad.

Well I have had two ipads and tested them extensively. To put things in perspective, my wife and kids want to keep it, but I am the one who tends to use it for extended periods and do the things that push the heat up. So to be clear, if we exclude the very few ipads that have defects and get very hot, this is all a matter of how you use the ipad and your personal opinion of what is too warm to hold for an extended period. I have absolutely no issues with the new ipad except what I personally view as excessive warmth. No overheating, no shutting itself down and that is with me trying to make it hot. It is simply a matter of whether you think 105+ degrees is too warm to hold or not. Apple has already made it clear that 100 to 110 degrees is not unusual and is simply the price you pay for great portable tech if you do the things that push up the heat.

For those reading this that are thinking of buying one, I would say you should go to a store and try one with 50% or so brightness (they set all the ones in the store to 100%) and see if that is ok with you. Running a lowered brightness and not using it while charging significantly reduces the heat produced, and worse case scenario you return in for a refund within 14 days. The screen is ridiculously good, and that is coming from a guy with two 30 inch NEC professionally calibrated SpectraView monitors. I talked to several people at Apple Care and a couple at the Genius bar, and there is no disputing that the new ipad runs significantly hotter than the ipad 2, it just becomes a matter of what you personally feel is too much. I don’t believe there is a bad batch, this is just how it is (again excluding those few with an actual defect that get so hot no one would hold them).

For those claiming they have the magic ipad that does not get warm (less than 90 degrees) at full brightness, plugged in, and playing a graphically intensive game, then I will tell you that I will happily pay you measurably more than it cost you if you will sell it to me. As far as the Cnet blog goes, for the third time that test was ludicrously incompetent unless you never use your ipad more than 15 minutes. Also this is my first actual issue with an Apple product and I have been very happy with the customer service in the store and on the phone.

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For those reading this that are thinking of buying one, I would say you should go to a store and try one with 50% or so brightness (they set all the ones in the store to 100%) and see if that is ok with you.

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I don't think the store will be terribly useful for this, unless you have a solid half-hour with the same iPad. It takes too long to either heat up a cool iPad or cool down a hot one.

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Apple has already made it clear that 100 to 110 degrees is not unusual

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I don't believe Apple has said that. That would be towards the upper limit for the torture tests.

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As far as the Cnet blog goes, for the third time that test was ludicrously incompetent unless you never use your ipad more than 15 minutes.

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False. c|net ran graphics-intensive games and movies for 45 minutes. In my experience, this is generally enough time for the iPad to stabilize in temperature.

For those of you in love with the new IPAD, I am happy for you. For me, returning the IPad 3 was the right decision. The apple store staff was first rate and told me to be patient and that Apple was working on a fix for the heat and the battery charging. I agree the Wifi concerns are likely user issues. I'll wait 90 days and then buy a new one. I am sure the problems will be fixed by then!

The apple store staff was first rate and told me to be patient and that Apple was working on a fix for the heat and the battery charging.

Apple's current stance is that there is no issue for someone to be "working on." If there were a new Apple position on this- one that had filtered down to retail staff- it would already be in the tech press. It's not.

So- I don't believe you. Or if someone in retail did say it, they were blowing smoke.

BTW- welcome to your first hour as an Apple Discussions member.

With all the press Apple is getting on this issue, you can be assured they are working on this. Again, I don't have a problem with my unit in any way, but when Jay Leno showed the iMit on the Tonight Show last night, which was an oven mitt permanently attached to an iPad, don't think for a moment that Apple isn't looking at this and very hard. What you should expect however is until they know what may be causing heating in some units, versus units that do not heat up, and whether this is something that can be altered via a software update, or is a hardware issue, Apple is typically very tight lipped and they won't discuss this publicly until they know exactly what they're dealing with, if anything.

Everyone has a one year warranty. If their unit is malfunctioning, whether they take it back tomorrow, or six month from tomorrow, if found defective, they will be replaced. The only reason someone needs to worry about the 14 day policy is if they want to get their money back.

KimHill,

I went to the Apple store twice recently and they had no problem with me standing there for awhile playing metal storm, but actually what I meant was whether the prospective buyer was ok with using the ipad in general at 50% brightness, which is the default setting when you buy one.

In direct response to the Consumer Report test showing 116, Apple responded and said that was "well within our thermal specifications.”

I should have been more clear about cnet, they only tested the game with wifi for 15 minutes.

Honestly, I am not a hater, I bought my first Apple II before some here were born, and my family loves the ipad. Please tell me what I am supposed to do if both ipads I have tested reach at least 105 degrees with nothing else running but a game, location services off, and not in a case. I just coincidentally got one ipad by preordering it then another by exchanging it at the store (and giving up my free engraving on the back) that hits almost the exact same temperatures in my various tests? First one was made in the DM factory and the second says DN, the first was a production week of 10 (March) and the second was 5 (February), so clearly these are two separate batches.

Okay, let me see if I am understanding things correctly. If you don't feel any heat from your new ipad, then your ipad is good and if your ipad feels warm or hot then you have a bad one. If that is true, then mine is bad. My new ipad gets warm, but not hot. I guess I shoulf return it if I can find someone to give me a ride into the Apple Store to return it for my money back. People have been telling me how stupid I am for buying it and I am tired of it and reading the postings of those saying that their new ipads are cool as cucumbers with no heal emitting even with their brightness at 100%. I love the screen and other features, but really am wondering if my ipad being warm is okay or bad. No one has been able to give me answers, but I need to decide soon so that I make the 14 day return period. I bought it on the 16th. Can anyone help me?

With all the press Apple is getting on this issue, you can be assured they are working on this.

I don't doubt that Apple is looking into this. What I do doubt is claims about Apple "working on a fix," coming from retail staff. As you said:

Apple is typically very tight lipped and they won't discus this publicly until they know exactly what they're dealing with, if anything.

I have had an Asus Transformer, it got a little warm. I also have a Sony Tablet S and it gets very warm when charging. Yes the new iPad gets warm but in my opinion not uncomfortablely so. I have it in a Belkin case that allows for plenty of ventilation. I think that the new iPad is much better than my iPad 2 which I still have so can easily compare the two. The iPad 2 screen is too blue, the colours on the new iPad are much better. I think this issue will blow over and the majority of the 3 million who bought the new iPad will be happy with their purchase.

In direct response to the Consumer Report test showing 116, Apple responded and said that was "well within our thermal specifications.”

False.

Apple issued a general statement with no mention/reference to Consumer Reports — or its test figures.

I should have been more clear about cnet, they only tested the game with wifi for 15 minutes.

False.

c|net tested the graphics-intensive game at full brightness for 45 minutes.