A hard and especially long day slowly comes to an end. This is time to draw a preliminary conclusion. What is left of the initial euphoria after the first tests? Above all else, the excellent Retina screen has to be mentioned.

How Apple again sets standards and brings innovations in large volume on the market

As always in iOS devices - a bit more openness

The display and processor updates mean this is the best tablet in terms of screen quality and multimedia consumption.

High-quality display; responsive; fast performance; good battery life; lightweight

4G not available in UK yet; lack of killer new feature

Kitguru says: It is the best tablet on the market.

Beautiful design; great processing power; strong battery life; iOS is the market leader; easy to migrate data from older iPad

The camera is still not going to impress purist photographers; 4G is broken in Europe; 16GB model will prove limiting; 128GB version should be added

For the first time, the new iPad feels like the device Steve Jobs promised two years ago. This is a capable post-PC device and should usher in another great year for tablets.

Screen actually is 'Resolutionary; Great battery life; Powerful graphics processor; Responsive screen; 200,000+ optimized tablet apps; Excellent rear camera; 4G LTE capability rocks

iOS showing some age; 4G models split (AT&T or Verizon; Front-facing camera still VGA; Slightly thicker and heavier than iPad 2; No Siri

Apple called its first iPad tablet "magical," as if owning one would turn flatulence into a flowery fragrance and unlock the mystery of double complete rainbows. Instead it entranced millions of people into buying one, even though it lacked basic amenities like expandable storage, built-in cameras,...

Stunningly gorgeous 2048x1536 Retina display; Quad-core graphics engine is really flipping fast; iOS is as slick as it ever was; Twice the amount of RAM (1GB) as before; Now supports 4G LTE (optional; Much improved iSight camera (5MP

Still no microSD card slot; HDMI output; or USB ports; FaceTime camera stinks; Slightly thicker and heavier (nitpicking here

The most obvious selling point of the new iPad is its super high-resolution screen, which has four times as many pixels as the previous model iPad 2, but it's a difference you can't really appreciate until you see it in person.

This year, it's all about the screen. The third-generation iPad has lots of other improvements but it's the brilliance of the display which leaps out at you as soon as you wake the screen. Apple has come in for some criticism that the new iPad doesn't offer as many new features as some had hoped.

Screen; HSPA+; faster processor; largest number of tablet specific apps

No weight reduction over previous model; no increase in battery life; high resolution apps take up more storage space

For another year, Apple's tablet is the best around, and if you've refrained from getting involved in the world of tablets then this is the perfect time to jump in. My impression is that the new screen, camera and processor are all improvements, but they're modest improvements, and the iPad has...

High-resolution display is crisp and colourful; Excellent selection of apps; Intuitive, slick software; Improved camera

4G won't work in the UK; Thicker and heavier than iPad 2

Whilst the battery life is very good, one thing didn't actually happen whilst I was charging my iPad. I plugged in my iPad, which had about 51% left, and in the space of 20 minutes it had only increased to 52% whilst the screen was still on.

If you own an iPad 2 should you upgrade to the new iPad 3? The answer is no unless you have more money than sense, but there is a case for upgrading from the first model to Apple's latest offering.

This is a classic Apple piece of work, sleek smart and highly practicle; It hits all the right buttons which is what Apple is famous for

It is not 4G and Apple with all their $97 Billion in the bank should have had a little respect for all the devotion that Australian consumers have given them in the past and gone out and delivered a 4G model that actually worked in Country.