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iPad 4th Generation vs 5th Generation?
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I think nowadays we're focusing too much on the device and less on the use. Hence the endless upgrade cycles.
It really shoud be: I use my ipad for______ hence I should get _____ model.
I got an iPad 4 because the retina display is almost necessary for lots of PDF reading, and it's fast enough that it doesnt lag on really really big PDFs
Even if the iPad 5 comes out next month with a new design, I don't see myself upgrading because the iPad 4 fulfills its purpose.
It really shoud be: I use my ipad for______ hence I should get _____ model.
I got an iPad 4 because the retina display is almost necessary for lots of PDF reading, and it's fast enough that it doesnt lag on really really big PDFs
Even if the iPad 5 comes out next month with a new design, I don't see myself upgrading because the iPad 4 fulfills its purpose.
Couldn't have said it any better myself. Same goes for LTE, was released on iPad before it was released on iPhone. Hopefully iPad 5 follows that pattern.
True, but what are the chances that the iPad 5 will be more of the same?
In todays tablet market then the iPad design has been copied so much that it looks much older and outdated than it should. And when you compare it to the rest of the Apple family of products then it just looks out of place because it uses old manufacturing techniques, has those big bezels and (from a company that made "thin" a product requirement) it just looks fat.
I agree that if someone needs one now then they should grab one but with the iPad3's getting so heavily discounted then I'd go with an iPad3 because with all the promos out now then theyre an absolute steal.