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View Poll Results: Do you get as many working hours from your iPad 1 as when it was shiny and new?
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I get 9-10 hours. I am a happy camper, but I wish this camp trip was 10 hours only. 5 votes (100.00%)
I get 6-8 hours. If I don't charge it every night, I am in serious trouble. 0 votes (0%)
I get 3-5 hours. I need to top it up at home, and at work. 0 votes (0%)
I am lucky if I get 3 hours. I just pretend it is a laptop with a good battery. 0 votes (0%)
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After 24 months of iPad, how's your battery holding up?
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The Godfather
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Mar 23, 2012, 08:25 PM
 
I don't know if it is just me, but the batteries in my portables have given up in the 3rd year and I accepted it as the nature of LiPo.
Do you still get 10 hours from your iPad 1?
     
The Godfather  (op)
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Mar 31, 2012, 09:32 PM
 
I see that every iPad 1 has been inherited to a baby or sold.
     
SierraDragon
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Mar 31, 2012, 09:38 PM
 
I have never used it 10 hours straight but the v1 iPad battery still amazes me how long it lasts. To be honest I would give up half the battery life for lower weight.

-Allen
     
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Apr 3, 2012, 01:26 PM
 
I've travelled with mine a lot this week, and definitely get good battery life. Usually I play games or read though instead of movies.
     
The Godfather  (op)
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Apr 3, 2012, 02:35 PM
 
Glad to know that 100% of the polled has their battery life as good as new.
Also, with proactive design decisions like the mini cycling of 100% charged iPads, we should see less complaining customers :thumbup:
     
Elmo151
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Apr 4, 2012, 08:43 PM
 
noticeable degradation of battery life. one reason i graduated from 1 to 3
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