Mostly to make room for a larger battery, the new iPad weighs about 8% more and is about 7% thicker than the prior model.

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Head past the break to get a look at a completed model prior to its untimely demise.

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Many thanks to Mike Cowan (author of the Cowan LRA Forecasting Model) for pointing out an error in a prior version of this post, and for providing the numbers behind the chart.

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The fact that we had no prior experience with either shrink wrap software or computer programmers allowed us to look at the prevailing business model with unbiased eyes as well.

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As such, Musk announced the Model S builder had initiated its first early payment today and would pay off the principal loan prior to its March 2013 due date.

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