I really want the new one
I'm just scared the storage won't be enough since ipad apps are bigger. Right now I have 5 GB of apps on my iphone but I don't use half of them. All my music is on the phone too. I think I'll go for the ipad 3. I'm a little worried about the warming problems though.
Although apps are bigger, there was some scaremongering when people claimed that they would be five times the size, citing iMovie as evidence. What they overlooked was what had been added to to iMovie and the assets (e.g. MP3 files) that weren't there before - even if it hadn't been retina-ready, it would have been a lot bigger.
CNET had a good article on this which is worth a look -
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-5...dy-ipad-apps-explode-in-size-not-necessarily/ Personally, from what you said, I think 16GB would be fine for you but it's always nasty thinking it isn't going to be enough!
I wouldn't worry about the warming - as someone said, they haven't had a problem. The temperature can get up to 13 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the iPad 2, but only it seems if you have brightness set to 100% (and even then, it's still okay to hold). I was reading one newspaper article that quoted one user who said that they had noticed it being waker than their iPad but when they turned the brightness down from 100% to 85%, the problem was gone. From me, 85% would be far too high (it's too bright on the iPad 2 for me and the new iPad is meant to be even brighter).
On the subject of brightness, the new iPad is meant to be a lot better for reading on lower brightness settings and this was mentioned in a MacWorld article -
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166114/opinion_the_new_ipads_screen_is_underrated.html
...Space wise though I'm not sure about the 16GB. Papers don't take up that much space (I think the ones I'm reading average around 1MB), but some apps take up a surprising amount of space (I downloaded this game that is 1.2GB...). But if it's light games they might take up less space?
It does tend to be games that are the biggest - I think the largest one I've downloaded is The Bard's Tale with is about 1.34GB but most have been under half a gig. The maximum file size in iOS is 2GB, there are constraints.
I have to say I'm pretty bad downloading a game on special offer, which I'm not intending to play for a while but then keeping it on anyway (and when I say 'it', I mean several) - I seem to manage storage so much better when I have less to start with!
Try both and see what you like:
Ipad 2 pro's over the third is it's lighter, thinner and charges in less time.
Ipad 3 has a better screen, IOS6 should run better on the new processor, the camera is very good downside is a longer charge and some minor issues people are having like when a new product is released...
It is thinner, but we're only talking 0.81mm (so the new iPad is still thinner from the first one) which I don''t think it's going to be an issue for many. The extra weight will be more noticeable, but I think the extra 50g won't present an issue - but it is a good idea to try them out as you say.
I suspect there won't be much different how iOS 6 runs on either, but I guess we'll see
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