I regret having sold my iPad.

Well there's quite a few deals on various iPads to be had at Staples, Target and Best Buy...all of which price match. It just depends on how much you're willing to spend. Deals end tomorrow. Good luck!

 

Check Swappa as well! You can find good prices.

 

I love happy endings! Congrats!

 

Not bad, not bad at all. Congrats.

 

Get the new iPhone 6s Plus

 

I assume that you meant Mini 2 when you said iPad 2, as I would not suggest anybody buy an iPad 2 at this point. I have one and it's still chugging along, but it's kinda chugging along...

I was going to ask why you didn't go with the Mini 2 over the 3 since they're basically identical aside from Touch ID but if that was the case, I can certainly see why you'd want to go with the 3. Getting it for basically what Apple is selling for the price of a new 16GB Mini 2 is another plus.

Indeed. There was a point in time where my iPad usage dipped and I contemplated selling it but I didn't, and boy am I glad about that. I use it on a daily basis and like you I love my rMB and 6+ but neither can really replace the iPad.

 

I wish you would have realized all that this past Tuesday when iPad mini 3's were $225 at Best Buy

 

This story made me smile, mainly from sympathy as I'm in a very similar situation. I saw a really good contract deal for the Surface 3 LTE and since my iPad Air contract had finished I thought, why not? I liked the idea of a tablet that could be a netbooks-type laptop. Well... I had the Surface less than three days before I decided no way. It's going back and I'm getting myself an Air 2, which will be a nice upgrade over my Air. Typing this from my rMBP because the Surface's so-called 'touch' drives me nuts. It's not bad, it's just not ... iPad standard and I've had an iPad for nearly four years, so I'm spoiled.

Like you, lesson learned!

 

I am with you. Had a surface pro 3 for like 3 days and said there are way too many compromises with this device as it wasn't excellent at anything. I went to a Macbook Pro from it and know what you mean.

 

This thread makes me kick myself as well. I did the same thing a month and a half ago. Sold my iPad Air 2 and got a Surface 3 so that I could get some more work done on the road and not carry my 13" retina MBP. Loved the Surface at first, but in the end it was a big mistake. So I've been iPad-less for awhile making do with my MBP and iPhone 6 (now 6s). And I can't stand it. Even though I never used the iPad for work I now realize how much I really used it at home for entertainment purposes / media device. I also miss using it as a video streaming device while doing cardio workouts. Rather than get another iPad Air 2 I am leaning toward getting the new Mini 4. I have a 10% off Best Buy move coupon plus $10 in rewards, so no time like the present to use them!

 

I can relate. I'm still chuggin with an iPad 1.

 

Holy... how? There are some iPad 1s at work and even before I had an iPad of my own, I knew they were WAY too old. And that was like 2 years ago...

 

Why can't you just use the Surface Pro 3 as a tablet? I played around with it in Best Buy. It isn't too heavy for its size.

 

I tried the Surface 3, not the Pro, so yeah that was even smaller than the Pro. I didn't like the feel of it while using it as a tablet and the way Microsoft chose to implement the battery re-charging really irritated me. There was no way to turn off the stupid auto dimming feature, I tried every method out there in the forums. It didn't use the standard Intel graphics software that could control it. Oftentimes it wouldn't charge while plugged in and in use because it would've been using too much power. The whole thing was just a headache. I've been spoiled by the smoothness of iOS and the usability of the iPad. It is just so much easier and more pleasant to use as a tablet.

 

Congrats on winning your auction for Mini 3. You beat me there on eBay lol. Enjoy your toy.

 

By the way Mini is too small for watching movie/Netflix. iPad Air is great for watching movies.

 

says who?