Apple iPad Air 2 Review: It’s Better, but Is It Better Enough?
iPad Air2評測: iPad Air2更好了 但它夠吸引人嗎?
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I am a tablet lover and, more specifically, an iPad lover. I use my iPad
and iPad mini every day for a variety of things, including productivity
tasks, and that has meant that I rely on my laptop a lot less than I once
did. I even wrote a recent essay defending tablets, in the face of falling
sales.
我喜歡平板電腦，準確來說喜歡iPad。我每天都用我的iPad和iPad mini做各種
各樣的事情，包括文書等生產力工作。這意味著我比以往少使用筆記本電腦了。
我還曾為了平板市場的下滑而撰文為平板辯護。
So when Apple brought out new iPads last week, and I had a chance to test
them over the past four days, you might think I’d be pretty excited about
them — but I’m not. They are, in most respects, the best iPads ever made.
But for average users, they represent only a modest evolutionary improvement
over last year’s models, not the kind of big change that the first iPad Air
or the Retina display iPad mini did last year.
蘋果上週發布新一代iPad air2。我獲得了機會在過去4天對它們進行測試，你可能
會覺得我肯定為它們而感到非常興奮——事實上我沒有。從很多方面來看，它們是
迄今為止最好的iPad。但對於普通用戶來說，它們相比去年的機型多了新科技的升
級，而不是去年推出的第一代iPad Air或者視網膜屏iPad mini的那種重大升級。
This year, the mini (called the iPad mini 3) offers hardly any changes. The
full-sized iPad Air 2, which Apple is touting much more, is a little thinner,
and a little lighter, than the original Air, which will remain on the market
at a reduced price. It has a faster processor. And it (and the new mini)
boasts Touch ID, the easy-to-use fingerprint reader introduced on the iPhone,
which makes security better and is needed to use the new Apple Pay service
for buying things without using a credit card or typing in a credit card
number.
今年，iPad mini3基本上沒什麼變化。蘋果更著重介紹於全尺寸的iPad Air2，相比
第一代iPad Air薄了一點，輕了一點。它擁有更加快速的處理器。它（以及iPad mini
3）配有iPhone上相當易用的指紋識別器Touch ID，該特性旨在強化安全性，以及需要
用於支持新推出的Apple Pay移動支付服務，讓用戶不必輸入信用卡號碼即可完成支付。
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前方為iPad air2，相比後方的iPad air的厚度
Oh, and it has a better rear camera, for those who take a lot of pictures
and videos with 10-inch tablets. And it’s available in an optional gold
color.
為了喜歡用10英寸平板電腦拍照錄像的人，iPad Air2配備了更好的後鏡頭。它還增
加了金色版本。
Here’s what the iPad Air 2 doesn’t have: A higher-resolution screen, a
bigger screen, a changed height or width, longer battery life, a snap-on
keyboard, or a lower base price. Also, while it does work with Apple Pay,
it does so only when making in-app purchases online, not in stores. (Waving
a large tablet over a payment terminal isn’t a great idea, anyway.)
iPad Air 2缺少的升級包括：分辨率更高的屏幕，更大的屏幕，高度或寬度變化，
更長的電池續航時間，較低的起價。另外，雖然它兼容Apple Pay，但僅適用於線
上的app內購買，並不適用於實體店內的消費。（對著支付終端揮動體積較大的平
板電腦支付，倒不是什麼好主意。）
In fact, in one key metric, battery life, the Air 2 actually regressed from
the original Air. In my tough battery test*, it lasted 10 hours and 37
minutes, exceeding Apple’s 10-hour claim. That’s quite good, better than
most other tablets. But in 2013, the original iPad Air turned in the best
tablet battery life I’ve ever seen on my test: 12 hours and 13 minutes —
about 90 minutes longer. And earlier this year, Samsung’s latest similar-
sized slate, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, lasted 11 hours and 14 minutes in the
same test.
事實上，iPad Air2有一項指標比起去年出現了少許倒退。它就是電池續航能力。
在我的嚴格電池測試中，它可使用10個小時37分鐘，超過蘋果所說的10個小時。
那算是很不錯的表現，勝過大多數其它的平板電腦。但去年，第一代iPad Air在
我的相同測試中得到了我見到過的最長續航時間：12小時13分鐘，比iPad Air 2
多出90分鐘左右。今年早些時候，三星尺寸相仿的平板電腦Galaxy Tab S 10.5在
相同的測試中可使用11個小時14分鐘。
The Air 2 has the familiar $499 iPad starting price, for a 16 gigabyte,
Wi-Fi only model. Prices rise all the way to $829 for a 128GB model with
both Wi-Fi and cellular. The new mini starts at $399 and goes up to $729.
iPad Air2起價還是499美元，16GB WiFi版。最高級的128GB，WiFi和LTE版本售價
829美元。iPad mini3起價399美元，最高價為729美元。
Essentially, the iPad Air 2 is a thinner and lighter version of the original
Air with a faster processor, one that has gained some of the latest iPhone
technology, like the better rear camera, support for faster Wi-Fi and
cellular networks (where available), and the fingerprint sensor.
總的來說，iPad Air2相比去年更加輕薄，處理器更快，增加了一些最新的iPhone
技術，如更好的後鏡頭，支持更快的WiFi和LTE，以及指紋識別器。
In terms of software, the year-old iPad Air supports all the same features
of Apple’s newest iOS 8.1 as the Air 2 does, except for some camera
features, like burst photos and slo-mo video. And, as far as I know, it
runs all of the same 675,000 tablet-optimized apps in Apple’s app store,
which in my view are a key reason why the iPad is the best tablet available.
App方面，去年的iPad Air一樣可以用蘋果最新的iOS 8.1系統所有的功能，除了諸如
連續快拍和慢動作影片的部分拍攝功能以外。據我所知，它同樣可以運行蘋果App
Store app商店中所有的67.5萬款iPad專用的app。我個人認為，強大的app庫支援是
iPad是能買得到的最好的平板的主因。
Both new iPads also offer a new kind of cellular SIM card that makes it
easier to close and switch carriers, for the minority of iPad users who
choose the cellular models. And the Air 2’s screen was less reflective
in my tests, though it still showed reflectivity.
兩款新iPad還提供一種新型的SIM卡，方便用戶切換電信商服務。在我的測試中，
iPad Air 2的屏幕反光比有改善，但還是有反光。
Overall, the new model reinforces my view that the iPad is the best full-sized
tablet, but this latest iteration isn’t much of a leap.
總的來說，新機型強化了我有關iPad是最好的全尺寸平板的看法，但這個更新並不
算飛躍性升級。
In my tests, the iPad Air 2 was a sleek, fluid device. It ran all my apps
well, took very nice photos and videos, registered fast Wi-Fi and LTE
cellular speeds, and felt good in the hand.
測試期間，iPad Air2的運行非常順暢。它運行我的各款app時的表現都很好，能夠
拍出出色的照片和影片，在WiFi和LTE網路下均運行快速，手握感覺也很好。
The latest iPad also was able to handle the new “continuity” features in
Apple’s just-hatched operating systems. It made and received phone calls
relayed by my iPhone 6 when they were on the same Wi-Fi network. And it
was able to use Handoff, the feature that lets you complete certain actions,
like viewing a Web page or writing an email started on a Mac, and vice versa.
It also was able to receive and return standard SMS messages from my Android
phone.
新產品也能夠處理蘋果新操作系統新推出的“Continuity”（連續性）功能。在相同
的WiFi網路下，它能夠撥打和接聽我的iPhone 6中繼的電話。它支持Handoff功能，
即你可以接著完成你原來在Mac等其它設備上的操作，如瀏覽網頁和編寫郵件，反之
亦然。它也能夠接收和回復來自Android手機的標準SMS信息。
The problem was this: I couldn’t tell the difference between the Air and
Air 2 while doing these things. The new model didn’t seem faster or smoother
while running all my apps, perhaps because — like most people — I don’t
use my iPad for the most demanding video-editing apps or high-end games.
It registered pretty much the same network speeds as my Air.
但問題是：我在做這些事情的時候看不出iPad Air 2與第一代iPad Air之間有什麼
區別。新機型在運行各款app時的差別並沒有到讓人覺得更加快速，更加流暢，也許
是因為我（跟很多人一樣）沒有用iPad運行性能要求很高的影片編輯app或者高端遊
戲。它的網路速度速度給人的感覺也跟去年的iPad Air基本一樣快速。
The Air 2 didn’t allow me to hold or carry the tablet longer and more
comfortably than the Air. Its weight of 0.96 pounds isn’t discernibly
lighter than the Air’s weight of one pound. And its thickness of 0.24
inches is a barely noticeable reduction from the Air’s 0.29 inches.
比前一代，iPad Air2並沒能讓我手持更長時間，也沒讓我覺得更加舒服。它重0.96磅
(437g)，相比第一代的1磅(469g)沒輕多少。它的厚度為0.24英寸(6.1mm)，比0.29英
寸(7.5mm)厚的第一代也沒薄很多。
So I don’t recommend that average iPad Air owners upgrade to the Air 2.
But what about the vast majority of iPad owners who own older models?
That’s a different story.
因此，我不建議現有的iPad Air用戶升級到iPad Air2。那其他大多數的更舊版iPad
用戶呢？要另當別論。
If you have an iPad 2, 3 or 4, the new Air 2 will make a big difference.
Its thinness and lightness will be a dramatic change, and it will be faster
and more fluid.
However, here’s the catch: Upgrading to last year’s iPad Air would have
pretty much the same effect, and that model is now, suddenly, $100 cheaper,
starting at $399.
(And for those who don’t have an iPad and want one, you can now have one
for $249, though it’s the original iPad mini from 2012.)
相對iPad 2、3或者4，iPad Air2有很大的變化，輕了很多，也薄了很多，且更加快速
更加順暢。但要注意的是：升級到去年的iPad Air其實也基本能夠享受到同樣的體驗，
而且它要便宜100美元，現在的起價為399美元。
(如果還沒擁有iPad的用戶，2012推出的iPad mini1更只要249鎂)
That leaves future-proofing as the main reason to get an iPad Air 2. Its
faster processing and graphics capability are likely to make it better
than the original Air, as more apps are built that try to bring advanced
gaming, or heavy-duty video editing, to the tablet.
If those things don’t matter to you, neither may the iPad Air2.
iPad air2擁有更快的cpu，更快的GPU，以及帶來一些專門打造的高端遊戲，強大的
影片剪輯app。但，如果這些吸引不了你，那也沒理由升級到iPad air2了。
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蠻認同Walt Mossberg評測所說的東西
iPad自初代以來也有5,6年了
基本上操作方式還是沒有什麼改變
可以很方便的在沙發上 躺在床上 可以上上網 看看youtube或影片 看漫畫
但 其實舊的機種做這些事 已經做的夠好了
如果要擴展更多的市場 賣更多的平板
應該要想想新的操作方式 或是新的殺手級應用