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Is Apple's New iPad Worth Your Money?

Edina technology expert Jimmy Reistad puts the new iPad through its paces.

You’ve probably heard by now that the all new iPad came out on Friday. 

It looks nearly identical to the iPad 2, except it is 1mm thicker and 1.4oz heavier. So, what’s so big about the new iPad?

Well, I’m writing this blog right now with entirely through voice command and don’t intend to touch a key—pretty cool, especially for people who don’t like to type. Its HD camera shoots amazing video and photos.

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The visual display? It’s better than your retina can see, with a resolution of 2048 x 1536. If you do the math, that's a staggering 3,145,728 pixels. That's more than your 50 inch LCD TV at home, crammed into a nine-inch device!

It now comes in the 4G LTE model so you can have internet wherever you go, which is said to be 10X faster than the 3G used on the last iPad.

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I used to think, “Why buy an iPad when a laptop had so many more features?" But I’ve truly been won over by the mind-blowing high-definition display.

Jimmy Reistad runs Sunnyside Services, a computer and technology support company based out of Edina. He is also a student at .

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