Anyone getting the iPad 3?

[Icyculyr]

Didn't know they did that sort of thing. I see they are still being a bit cryptic on the invite, but it's not hard to work out what it's really for

Yeah, they send out invites for major events. It is a bit cryptic, but that's how they roll -- they're very secretive.

The OS X Lion Keynote invite's tag line was "Back to the Mac", which makes you think they're getting back to working on the Mac, but when you watch it you realise an additional meaning, as Apple said they're bringing the best of iOS "Back to the Mac".

While some of these "rumours" turn out to be true, they don't always get it right; the iPhone 4S being a prime example. I still think its a bit silly to be asking "will you go and buy this device despite having zero knowledge of what specs it will have?". Having said that, you can probably assume it will be a step above the iPad2 in all areas.

It's not quite like that. The information available from MacRumors gives you everything you need to know about it. There's rumours, credible rumours, leaks, and credible leaks, and combined with discoveries from the latest iOS Beta, and what technology is available today, you can extrapolate what the product will be.

From what I know this is what we'll see:

• iPad 3 16GB $499 / 32GB $599 / 64GB $699
• Quad-core Cortex A9 processor (or possibly, Cortex A15)
• PowerVR SGX543MP4-8
• Retina 2048x1536 display (264 PPI)
• 1GB RAM
• 8MP Rear Camera
• 3G & LTE model (for ~+$100)

We know, at the very least, the basic direction the iPad 3 is going. But, it's safe to assume a lot more than that depending on the information available.

For example, references to the A6 and a quad-core processor have been found in the latest iOS 5 Beta, that coupled with several different rumours that the iPad 3 will be a quad-core is strong evidence of it. There's also references to the A5X and a dual-core processor, and there was one rumour that said the iPad 3 will be a dual-core, but more evidence points to it being a quad-core.

Last year, driver references to the PowerVR SGX543 were found in the latest iOS 4 Beta, and thus it was assumed that would be the GPU in the iPad 2, and it was. It's similar to the above.