iPad 2 Reviews Are In: Long Live the King

The first batch of iPad 2 reviews have landed. Predictably, most reviewers can't speak more highly of the latest Apple tablet. Then again, as Laptop Magazine's Mark Spoonauer points out, "Apple didn't need to do a lot to stay in the tablet lead." This isn't Apple playing catch-up or exploding into a new market; this the Cupertino crew simply treading water. And, if the reviews are to be believed, that's more than enough.

Even though Engadget's Josh Topolsky says that "the iPad 2 just seriously raised the bar on sleek, sexy computer hardware," it's hard to ignore just how similar it looks to the original. It's "Jobs' Law" (as Jason Snell at MaxWorld dubs it) that "the latest version of any Apple product is likely to be thinner and lighter than its predecessor." But, as he point out, "for products this small, every ounce and fraction of an inch counts." Walt Mossberg says the iPad 2 makes both the original model and the Xoom "look bloated." All of this adds up to a device that's much easier to carry and handle.

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