Dramatically Better and Dramatically Faster

The WSJ's widely followed technology columnist, Walt Mossberg, gives an enthusiastic review of Apple's new iPad:

So, how has the company chosen to improve its wildly popular tablet? By making that display dramatically better and making the delivery of content dramatically faster. [snip]

Using the new display is like getting a new eyeglasses prescription—you suddenly realize what you thought looked sharp before wasn't nearly as sharp as it could be.

Boosting those particular features—the screen and the cellular speed—usually has a negative impact on battery life in a digital device. But Apple has managed to crank them up them while maintaining the long battery life between charges that has helped give the iPad such an edge over other tablets.

As an owner of an iPad 2, whose only advantage over its successor is that it is thinner and lighter, I'm going to resist the temptation to upgrade. It is, after all, the season of Lent when we're supposed to overcome the weaknesses of the flesh.

But Lent does end in 23 days, 14 hours, and 31 minutes, and by then Apple should have made progress on its back-orders.....

Below is Walt Mossberg's six-minute video review (the video uses Flash and--yes, it's ironic--won't appear on iPads and iPhones).