Received the iPad air today. In fact it still has the Apple warranty through 10/2015 and appears in great shape. For $290, 32gb I'm very close to just keeping it and waiting it out to see what comes down the pipe from apple regarding the next gen iPad.
Great posts and helps a great deal to here the pros and cons.
Great posts and helps a great deal to here the pros and cons.
I think RebornProphet has a really good point: the iPad Air 2 is faster, but you wont see much of a difference even in the higher end apps for a while. By the time you'll really NEED that extra performance, the iPad Air 2 will be history already.
The better resale value of the iPad Air 2 is an argument, but only if you don't skip a generation before you sell and upgrade. Once it's more than one generation behind, general condition will have the biggest influence on the price.
So I'd say -- objective/economic choice: iPad Air, subjective/emotional choice: iPad Air 2