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Is the iPad Better Than Your iPod? The Ultimate Music Test Drive

April 6th, 2010
Photo: Sullivan/GettyThe new Apple tablet is being billed as the ultimate portable entertainment device — a cross between a netbook PC and an iPhone — so how does it stack up as a music device? To find out, we took it for a quick spin. Hardware: On the top of the device, there’s a standard headphone jack and a tiny mike hole. The speaker on the bottom edge next the USB out is considerably more powerful ...