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The incredible success of the Apple iPad is something that has taken everyone by astonishment. The success of the Apple iPhone might not have been such a great surprise to many, but to be succeeding in a segment that has been declared as in the process of slow death, is the most interesting aspect of the tablet PC from Apple. The Apple iPad has managed to do this by virtue of having the best possible configuration when it comes to the tablet PC segment. Also, it introduced a number of new features that were taken from the Apple iPhone, but magnified to suit the Apple iPad.
It featured a 9.7 inch touch screen display. This is a display that can handle a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels in the LED backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen. This touchscreen will be using the IPS panel technology to bring you the multiple touch option in the widescreen aspect ratio. Further, due to the increased viewing angle, it is now possible to expect cinematic viewing experience from the comfort of your palm itself. The internal memory that can be chosen between the likes of the 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions is going to be highly addictive and they will be able to satisfy all your requirements will comes to storing movies. If you go for the 64 GB version, then you could well be looking at storing full HD movies in the tablet PC. Given the huge 1 GHz processor that is out in the Apple iPad, it will certainly not be a difficult task for the device to run full HD movies.
The 256 MB of RAM assists the processor in running all the tasks that are present in the tablet PC. The maximum amount of applications that are available for the Apple iPad is literally countless since the Apple app market is one of the most famous the world. Downloading all the applications from the Internet is also a quite simple task due to the presence of the connectivity options like Wi-Fi and 3G. The Wi-Fi, however, is the only option that is available in the Apple iPad by default. If you want the 3G option, then you can pay the extra price and get the Apple iPad with 3G option. So, the Apple iPad does not allow customisation when it comes to the memory alone, but also in terms of the connectivity as well. This helps in the personalisation of the Apple iPad.
The other important facet of the Apple iPad will be to provide navigation using the GPS option presented the tablet PC. There is also a digital compass and the TV out feature in the Apple iPad. The basic version of the Apple iPad with only 16 GB of internal memory and the Wi-Fi connectivity option alone costs 329. The highest spec Apple iPad with 64 GB memory and the 3G and Wi-Fi option will cost a whopping 579.
