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    iPad: Our team of expert testers speak out

    Consumer Reports News: April 03, 2010 07:51 PM

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    We've spent our first full day with the Apple iPad. Putting aside all the biased buzz and excitement from Apple fans and techie gear-heads, our experts really wanted to get to the heart of the matter.

    As we said in our previous video blog, our testers focused on many things. But in particular:

    • How does the iPad work as a e-book reader, like the the Amazon Kindle?
    • What's it like typing on the large touch-screen's keyboard?
    • Does it play games?
    • What do digital movies and videos look like?

    So what did our panel of technicians and engineers reviewing these aspects of the iPad have to say? Take a look at our video, iPad: First Tests, at right and hear it straight from our panel of testers and engineers. (More details from their written notes are here: Apple iPad: What our labs tests have uncovered so far.) And feel free to weigh in below about what else you'd like to know about the Apple iPad.

    —Paul Eng

    Paul Eng

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