"New iPad" restore from iPad2 backup or setup new

[sparkstsa]

As I wait for my new iPad to be delivered tomorrow, I was wondering how many of you are going to restore from an iPad 2 backup and how many are going to start from scratch. Are there any cons with restoring from backup?

 

[doboy]

Restoring from backup since I want to transfer over the app data (i.e. game saves). I never experienced any drawbacks when I transferred from iPhone 1 to 3GS to 4 and iPad 1 to 2.

 

[celinedion1]

I don't know what I want to do. I think I might do a backup since I have a ton of music on iTunes that I don't want on my iPad. Tomorrow can not come soon enough. I want to see the new display screen so bad. That was kinda off topic wasn't it. lol

 

[screensaver400]

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For what it's worth, I've found that iCloud backups are better than iTunes backups. That is, when restoring from an iTunes backup on my iPad 1 in an attempt to solve the Safari crash issues, no change occurred. When restoring from an iCloud backup, I saw a huge improvement.

Anecdotal, yes, but even so, I'd suggest doing an iCloud restore if you intend to restore, unless you have a big reason not to.

 

[SHIFTLife]

Where's Restore from iPad 1? You couldn't imagine someone actually still owning a first-gen iPad? Snob!

(kidding, of course!)

 

[jmann]

I always restore from a backup. I will only restore fresh if I experience issues after restoring a backup.

 

[Tikatika]

Installed latest iTunes on the comp this morning and then did a backup of my iPad 2. All ready and waiting for tomorrow...it can't come quickly enough!

 

[makefunnyfaces]

I always restore from backup when I get a new iPhone, but I think I'll set up as new since there wasn't anything important on my iPad anyway.