Comments on: iPad Air — Lightest Full-Sized Tablet In The World

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:18:00 +0000

I can’t think of any that are designed to be user repairable off the top of my head… I personally like to believe (you may or may not know that I’m a total Apple evangelist, so take my words with a grain of salt, lol) that Apple makes up for this by making their tablets last longer and providing software updates which extend the usable life of them. The second hand market price for an Apple product is significantly more valuable than some other-name tablet – implying that they have a longer useful life.

Anything which lasts longer is good in my opinion!

By: mk1313

mk1313 — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:14:00 +0000

Some are a lot better at it than others!

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:46:00 +0000

Tablets are never designed to be repairable.

By: arne-nl

arne-nl — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:04:00 +0000

Whooah, 50 grams less aluminium. that’s how much soda cans? Three?

I’d rather hear about the rare earth materials that go into the electronics and that truly matter. Much of these materials are mined in Africa under horrible circumstances.

By: JamesWimberley

JamesWimberley — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 21:30:00 +0000

Whoa! If CT is going to report on every new consumer gadget that claims longer battery life or standby efficiency, there won’t be room for the good stuff we come here for.

By: Shiggity

Shiggity — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:49:00 +0000

I got to try one and they are amazing. But the sticker shock is pretty bad. The STARTING price is 500$.

By: mk1313

mk1313 — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:54:00 +0000

Want to bet it is also among the least repairable which means it is yet another throw away product. Not on my desk!