Returning iPad 3 and Buying Back iPad 2

[Gregintosh]

I had an iPad 2 that I shared with my wife. I wanted my own so I got the 3. On the first day, I had buyer's remorse - thought that the screen was no big deal.

After the third day, I picked up the 2 and saw that I had become so accustomed to the 3's screen, well there is no going back. The 2's screen looks all pixilated, the 3's screen is sharp and clear. Having that kind clarity on a 10" screen really is resolutionary.

The $100 dollars extra worth it? Absolutely.

I had the same experience. Fresh out of the box, I restored from a backup and compare side by side. I was not impressed. But after a few days and a lot of use, other displays are almost unusable -- including the old iPad.

Just this morning I fired up my Mac after spending about 2 days with just the iPad and iPhone. The result? Eager anticipation for a retina iMac!!!

 

[SeanZy]

So did you buy refurb from Apple?

No I boight it on Craigslist and then exchanged it under warranty for a new refurb

 

[elmz]

ipad 2 had a jailbreak, enough said.
it's also.... thinner
doesn't heat up after 15 mins of high powered gaming
battery life on ipad 2 is way longer
doesn't take 3 days to charge a freakin ipad

Eh, what the heck it's Friday

iPad 2 has....
Slower A5 processor
Half the RAM of new iPad
Crappy screen with giant pixels
Terrible rear camera
Weak non quad core GPU
Old school 3G network?!
Nuff said.

 

[JesseW6889]

Can we merge ALL of the 'I hate the iPad 3 because...' threads into one?

Edit: Also, can we somehow mark everyone who aimlessly bashes Apple stuff regularly? Maybe take away their ability to create threads on a Mac based site in the first place?

 

[torbjoern]

Eh, what the heck it's Friday

iPad 2 has....
Slower A5 processor
Half the RAM of new iPad
Crappy screen with giant pixels
Terrible rear camera
Weak non quad core GPU
Old school 3G network?!
Nuff said.

Only spec whores care about such matters. It's the whole interaction experience that counts.

 

[drenline]

Eh, what the heck it's Friday

iPad 2 has....
Slower A5 processor
Half the RAM of new iPad
Crappy screen with giant pixels
Terrible rear camera
Weak non quad core GPU
Old school 3G network?!
Nuff said.

none of this is noticeable except for the retina display on only retina-enabled apps.

the rest is identical if put side by side with an ipad 2. I've tested it out before and the difference is slim to none.

the ipad 2 is the best ipad ever created.

 

[nicegoogly]

Utter nonsense

I just picked mine up yesterday after much internal debate. I would say it is not a run out and upgrade unless you were really unhappy with the iPad 2 screen (I always thought it was a great screen). The speed is marginally better (to be honest, I have not tested out all apps). It does get warm...big deal. Screen is nicer. Not that much of a game changer in the long run. I compared both screens side by side viewing web pages, photos and iBooks. It is definitely nicer, but the iPad 2 is still no slouch. I would say buy it if you are into using these things to their fullest extent. I use it every day for work and for play (I am an attorney and have essentially been able to make it a traveling law office without the bulk of a MacBook Pro). In terms of size, I put them face to face and you can hardly tell. I think the extra bulk is only noticeable when one picks it up and it feels slightly heavier than the iPad 2. For me, the weight is better which was one of the reasons why I preferred the feel of the iPad over the iPad 2.

I still feel a little conflicted with regards to the need to upgrade from the iPad 2, but since I have done it, I have not regretted it. Not regretting something is not an resounding "must buy" recommendation. Some of us are in a better position to by what is an incremental upgrade. They are treating the iPad and the iPhone like MacBooks with spec bumps. Not a reason to drop the cash on the incremental upgrades. This is weird since Apple moves these items and droves compared to the MacBooks. If the next iPhone retains the same design, then the fix is in. I love the design, but if we get a 4SS, that would go a long way to support the people that say that this new iPad is an iPad 2S and it was Apple's intention to do so all along to pull more dollars from us.

 

[elmz]

I just picked mine up yesterday after much internal debate. I would say it is not a run out and upgrade unless you were really unhappy with the iPad 2 screen (I always thought it was a great screen). The speed is marginally better (to be honest, I have not tested out all apps). It does get warm...big deal. Screen is nicer. Not that much of a game changer in the long run. I compared both screens side by side viewing web pages, photos and iBooks. It is definitely nicer, but the iPad 2 is still no slouch. I would say buy it if you are into using these things to their fullest extent. I use it every day for work and for play (I am an attorney and have essentially been able to make it a traveling law office without the bulk of a MacBook Pro). In terms of size, I put them face to face and you can hardly tell. I think the extra bulk is only noticeable when one picks it up and it feels slightly heavier than the iPad 2. For me, the weight is better which was one of the reasons why I preferred the feel of the iPad over the iPad 2.


I still feel a little conflicted with regards to the need to upgrade from the iPad 2, but since I have done it, I have not regretted it. Not regretting something is not an resounding "must buy" recommendation. Some of us are in a better position to by what is an incremental upgrade. They are treating the iPad and the iPhone like MacBooks with spec bumps. Not a reason to drop the cash on the incremental upgrades. This is weird since Apple moves these items and droves compared to the MacBooks. If the next iPhone retains the same design, then the fix is in. I love the design, but if we get a 4SS, that would go a long way to support the people that say that this new iPad is an iPad 2S and it was Apple's intention to do so all along to pull more dollars from us.

Agreed. The changes are only noticeable to some. It all depends on what it's used for. You can browse the Internet, read emails, play angry birds, basically non intensive processing and you won't see the difference. Just as you can do all that on a 10 year old computer. Besides the new display some won't notice the performance at all. But regardless, the performance increase is there. It all comes down to whether the user is going to use it or not. As a gamer I can appreciate the increased performance in the video card. Also, overall media editing is smoother and that's what makes the difference for me. And a nice display brings it altogether.

 

[AndyfromTucson]

Every time I used my iPad 1, and then later my iPad 2, the fuzziness of the display annoyed me and I thought to myself "I can't wait for an iPad with a retina display." So no, now that I finally have the iPad I have been craving for years I am not going to be returning it and going back to my iPad 2. Because I value clarity of text and images, the iPad 1 and 2 were really just temporary stopgaps for me until the iPad 3 came out.

 

[nicegoogly]

Agreed. The changes are only noticeable to some. It all depends on what it's used for. You can browse the Internet, read emails, play angry birds, basically non intensive processing and you won't see the difference. Just as you can do all that on a 10 year old computer. Besides the new display some won't notice the performance at all. But regardless, the performance increase is there. It all comes down to whether the user is going to use it or not. As a gamer I can appreciate the increased performance in the video card. Also, overall media editing is smoother and that's what makes the difference for me. And a nice display brings it altogether.

You made a really good point. I have not tried using iMovie. I am sure there would be a huge difference in performance (actually, I kept having to reconfigure my space before the iMovie update would transfer to the iPad). I play a lot of games, but not very demanding ones (NBA Jam is a favorite and almost seems like it was made for iOS had I not played it in arcades twenty years ago). I was planning on getting the retina enhanced games to check how they look on the screen. One of my explanations is that with better performance will come better apps to take advantage of that performance. I remember when iOS 3.0 got released and I thought I could tough it out with a 3G. I did for a few months, but as better and more demanding apps came out, I had to upgrade to a 3GS. Maybe this is what will happen is more demanding apps come out.

 

[Nychot]

Can we merge ALL of the 'I hate the iPad 3 because...' threads into one?

Edit: Also, can we somehow mark everyone who aimlessly bashes Apple stuff regularly? Maybe take away their ability to create threads on a Mac based site in the first place?

Or just have taken away to interment camps? It's amazing how fanboys can be so elitist

 

[iMacDragon]

Eh, what the heck it's Friday

iPad 2 has....
Slower A5 processor
Weak non quad core GPU

Has exact same CPU, only GPU is different. and not fast enough to fully counter the quadrupling in number of pixels, would need to be maybe 6 or 8 cores to fully make up the difference. Not that I have any intention of going back even so, no way I could go back to the low res screen now.

 

[elmz]

Has exact same CPU, only GPU is different. and not fast enough to fully counter the quadrupling in number of pixels, would need to be maybe 6 or 8 cores to fully make up the difference. Not that I have any intention of going back even so, no way I could go back to the low res screen now.

Probably true. In any case, I was responding to an exaggerated post with sarcasm

 

[Young Turk]

I'm returning my iPad 3 and buying back the iPad 2. I feel the new iPad just isn't worth the upgrade. Anybody else doing the same?

I did the same. Sold my iPad 2 32gb WIFI on eBay. Bought new iPad 32gb WIFI AT&T LTE on launch day. Wasn't blown away, and it was noticeably warmer in my hand. Week later got full refund, then bought lightly used <3 mo. old iPad 2 32gb WIFI off CL for $400 that's perfect.