An opinion poll published on April 2, led the United States by ChangeWave Research (a division of 451 Research) from 2000 new iPad owners between 22 and 28 March, consumers would be more likely to consider themselves ” very satisfied “with the latest Apple iPad they were singing the praises of the previous model.
According to the survey, 82% of new iPad owners consider themselves “very satisfied” with their purchase. Among those surveyed, 16% are “somewhat satisfied” and 2% “fairly dissatisfied”.
Another survey conducted by the same analyst showed that 74% of the owners of the previous model, the iPad 2, were “very satisfied” and 23% reported being “somewhat satisfied”.
If we rely on these figures, respondents seem most likely to be satisfied with the new model as the previous one.
The majority of consumers surveyed (74%) cited the ECAN Retina HD equipment as exceptional and considers it makes all the difference. Its price, he does not have unanimous support.
In addition, on March 20, the new iPad was criticized by Consumer Reports, which found overheating to 46.6 ° C during game play Infinity Blade II , a much higher temperature than the iPad 2. This problem was identified in 7% of respondents as a weakness of the unit.
Top 10 answers to the question “What do you like the new iPad?” (Up to three possible answers):
01. Retina HD screen (75%)
02. The long battery life (22%)
03. 4G LTE connectivity (21%)
04. The speed of the device / CPU (20%)
05. The iSight camera 5 MP (18%)
06. The number of applications available (13%)
07. Ease of use (12%)
08. speech recognition (10%)
09. The size of the screen (9%)
10. Weight / size of the device (9%)
Popular responses to the question “What do you dislike about the new iPad?” (Up to three possible answers):
01. The cost of the new iPad (26%)
02. The subscription cost wireless Internet (23%)
03. Weight / height (8%)
04. Storage space (8%)
05. The integration of other devices (7%)
06. The overheating (7%)
07. The short life of the battery (6%)
March 19, Apple announced that 3 million devices were sold since the beginning of the marketing of the iPad March 3 to 16, which would be “the best iPad launch to date.”
