I am writing this post on a newly acquired iPad2, one of 16 I have acquired for a project I referred to previously. It's white, which I thought I would hate but actually I rather like it... dare I say even prefer it to the black! Interestingly while the white ones seem to be readily available from Apple in Ireland, the black are now on backorder for the last three weeks.
I ordered a mix of colours so I can compare how 'dirty' the white appears compared to the black in a multi-user environment. This might be important if they are going to be used in a clinical setting. Does one want to see 'dirt' on the casing of a white iPad, or have it concealed on a black casing? Under normal usage will the white iPad appear dirtier than the black?
In one of the principal settings they will be used on my project (the anatomy dissection room) the colour won't actually matter because I will be using iPads in protective cases. The cases are white so as to highlight dirt and encourage the students to clean the cases regularly. More on the cases in a later post.
The iPad I'm currently using has a grey 'smart' cover. Haven't had it long enough to comment on but I'll post on this shortly also.
