Apple's New iPad Tops Consumer Ratings

CUPERTINO, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Apple's (AAPL) new iPad continues to win plaudits, with the device topping Consumer Reports' tablet rating, thanks to its crisp performance and impressive high-resolution display.

Shrugging off recent concerns about the iPad's heat generation, Consumer Reports described the tablet as "new benchmark in excellence, providing the best rendering of detail and color accuracy we've ever seen on a tablet display."

Apple's new iPad continues to win plaudits.

The influential research firm lauded the "remarkable fidelity" of the new iPad's display, which helped the gadget achieve Consumer Reports' highest ever score for color accuracy on a tablet.