Fearless News Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Early adopters and the terminally impatient bought Apple’s iPad WiFi when it debuted on April 3rd; was the sensible plan to wait until the iPad WiFi + 3G, which went on sale yesterday? Â It’s too early to answer that question, but we have a 3G-enabled iPad in hand and an unboxing to share. Â More after the cut! Like the WiFi-only iPad there’s not much in the box beyond the tablet itself: a power adapter, USB cable and some warranty documentation. Â There are a few concessions to the integrated 3G visible on the iPad WiFi + 3G itself, however, most notably a section of black plastic on the top back panel, where the cellular antenna resides. Â There’s also an iPhone-style SIM card slot with an AT&T microSIM already fitted in place. Loading up requires the same initial connection to iTunes, followed by a sync of whatever media and apps you’ve already acquired. Â As for the 3G setup, that’s accessed via the settings page and allows you to sign up to either a 250MB plan or unlimited data plan (for $14.99 or $29.99 respectively) with a credit card, with no minimum contract. Â We already wish all new cellphone activations were this straightforward. Beyond that the first impressions of the iPad WiFi + 3G are pretty much in-line with what we’ve come to expect from the WiFi-only version, but we’ll be putting it through its paces over the weekend and have more feedback next week. Â Hopefully by then we’ll know the answer to the big question: is it really worth $120 more than the regular model? Initial speed benchmarket results are looking good! Make sure to check back next week for a more detailed speedtest. As for battery life, the iPad WiFi+3G use up roughly 5% of battery life per hour on 3G only mode. That’s not bad at all! Unboxing iPad WiFi+3G Relevant Entries on SlashGear Apple iPad WiFi + 3G Teardown by iFixit Shows Some New Tricks Apple’s highest-end $729 iPad costs less than $300 to make SlashGear Exclusive – Unboxing the iZ3D Gaming Monitor! MacBook Air Unboxing Ceremony iPad more likely to be purchased by current Apple owners View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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