For an alternative tablet that has a fingerprint sensor?
Or Wireless A/C? Or 400,000+ optimized, tablet apps in the eco system?
....tough to beat these two offerings---the Air and rMini, I'm with ya.
Not adding the Touch ID wasn't stupid but rather the result of supply limitations. They've been having trouble meeting sensor production for the 5S as it is, no way they could meet demand if they added the iPad.
How do we know it has to do with supply limitations? I keep hearing this come up but it seems like their knocking out iPhone 5s'es pretty quick---other than their complete surprise on the demand for the 'gold' phone...most every Apple, AT&T or Verizon store has one if you walk in. Seems like one of the better roll outs to date. I think it has to do with how many iPhones are stolen each year. It was an epidemic (the press made it out to be anyway) in NYC. The mayor actually told everyone when it released to download iOS7, protect your iPhone. Not just NYC either...but everywhere, it's become one of the easiest products to steal, reset and fence on the black market for 'real' cash. They're worth a lot, and without a way for the carriers or Apple to track 'em down and shut them off when stolen....many folks not using Find My Phone or the thief figuring out a 'wipe' of the phone before the owner has a chance---I think the iPhone got the F/P reader simply because of this problem. The iPad is more of a 'shared' device. Families often ALL use a single one...or sharing between husband and wife...one for the kids to share, etc, etc.
While I don't disagree it
could be due to supply constraints, I'm just not sure the iPad had the need for it. Not yet anyway....it's a cool deal, I bought the 5s---but I've never been one to lock down my iPad. Guess I probably should, but I'm not often in situations it could get stolen...it's either with me or at home. Not as easy to leave laying around as a phone.
As well...this is Apple's first shot at getting it 'right'. I think testing it on the iPhone before implementing it across the iOS lineup was the right thing to do. Some are having problems with it. I'm not...works for me 99% of the time and it's extremely convenient....but with the iPads, I'm not so sure it's needed as much as on the iPhone.
The new products are better every year. The upgrade from 3 to 4 was huge. After getting the 4 I couldn't have imagined staying another year on the 3 for how slow it was. But if you don't upgrade you don't know what you're missing. Ignorance is bliss.
Honestly I'm tired of upgrading all the time now. I know the iPad air is going to be better than my 4 but upgrading every year is becoming more tedious than it is exciting.
I'm with ya----but I've got this weird feeling I won't be able to hold out an entire year on my '4' and original Mini
I love my 4---and you're absolutely dead on the money, 'Ignorance really is Bliss' and if you stay away from them, you'll be fine...on the other hand, once you play with one, feel the weight loss----speed increase, bezel size...it's gonna be tough. My wife is due for an upgrade though....she's still stuck on her iPad 2. She hasn't been interested in updating to the 'retina' 3 or 4----but she's been jealous of my Mini since purchase (I had shoulder surgery a week before the Mini came out...and couldn't hold up my big one...bought it and it was my best bud for a couple months!)....so I'm going to buy her the Mini 2 for Christmas this year... I'll pass her '2' down to our son and sell 'his' OG iPad
---unbelievable they're still garnering $150-200 bucks!
Agreed. I'm going to hold off for now. Every year they claim the new device is twice as fast as the old one. My 5S is NOT twice as fast as the 5, at least not the way I use it. It's tiresome. The iPad 4 is a great tablet and will be for some time. If the air had the fingerprint sensor I would have upgraded, but since it doesn't I'm waiting for the next iPad, or this rumored pro.
Why did you bump to the 5s after a year? Agreed....it's not 'obvious' in most applications that it's indeed twice as fast...but I did the same (5 went to my wife, we sold her 4s) and have noticed a performance increase. Spell checking and the speed of the camera---playing with photo and video manipulation in iPhoto and iMovie, opening apps up as well as attachments or accessing docs from DropBox, iCloud, Box, etc....it just seems faster (to me) all the way around. I also agree the iPad 4 is an excellent tablet, it's fast as hell....I can't imagine it being 'twice' as fast---that's an amazing increase in speed, though with you...this time, I don't think I'm going to be in line----though I am going to buy my wife the new Mini for Christmas....and I'll keep my eye out early next year for the refurbs...and consider selling my personal 4 and replace with the Air when some deals start popping up. OR....just wait out a year, haven't tried that
Imagine the difference, with the A8---maybe double the RAM, double the GPU/CPU power...essentially quadrupling the performance and decreasing the weight significantly from our 4s!
J
