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The Original iPad (iPad 1) owners, what are your thoughts?
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I haven't decided yet... the new iPad looks great on paper, but the money I'd be spending on it would make a huge dent in the price of a MacBook Air. My original iPad isn't any less useful to me as of today's release.
Definitely. Huge upgrade from ipad1.
Ios5 has made my ipad1 lag really bad. It will be nice to type and actually see the letters appearing as I touch the keys.
Tough choice compared to MBA. I have (well, now my wife has) a MBA11, and it is also an amazing device. If the ipad3 hadn't included the display upgrade, I was serously considering springing for another MBA11, and leaving my old ipad behind.
Ios5 has made my ipad1 lag really bad. It will be nice to type and actually see the letters appearing as I touch the keys.
Tough choice compared to MBA. I have (well, now my wife has) a MBA11, and it is also an amazing device. If the ipad3 hadn't included the display upgrade, I was serously considering springing for another MBA11, and leaving my old ipad behind.
Yes. I have a 3G 16GB iPad 1, and am ready to sell my current one and dive into "the new iPad"!
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Same here. Terrible lag on iOS5 with iPad 1.
I just ordered a 16 gb Black wifi to replace my iPad 1. I almost ordered an iPad 2 since they discounted them, but I went with the 1 last year instead of buying the 2 , and I figured it was worth $100 difference just to get one with retina. No buyers remorse or anything like that. Looking forward to getting it. And thats all I have to say about that.
I had an iPad 1 and have an iPad 2. I'm upgrading to the iPad 3. It's a major update no matter what the haters say. If you're on an iPad 1 still it'll be a HUGE update.
I'm upgrading from ver. 1. The faster processor & retina was the deal maker. Plus LTE was the cherry on top. This 3G seems slow in comparison to my 4s.
Long-time iPad 1 holdout. Just ordered a white, engraved, 16gb wi-fi only iPad 3. Couldn't stand being denied anymore.
My first gen iPad is on e-bay as we speak (auction ending tonight). If it sells I'll upgrade to the new iPad. If it doesn't sell, I'll just keep what I have and be happy.
I had the original iPad on day one which was actually later here in Canada than in the US (oh the good old days!). Skipped ipad2 but its now time for an upgrade. My original was 64GB WiFi in black (obviously) and just preordered a new 64GB, WiFi in black. I think that every 2nd generation is a good time for a new one as now we are starting to see a lot of newer apps not supporting the original iPad (like the new iphoto app that I'm really excited about)
I sold my iPad 1 last week to help fund the newest iPad. I didn't feel that the iPad 2 had enough to justify an upgrade, but the retina screen had me sold and I'm glad to see it looks like I made the right decision. Plus it was time for an upgrade...it crashed several times a day and I was always in danger of running out of space(16GB).
The new iPad looks stunning, no doubt about that. The only thing putting me off placing an order is the 64Gb limit. I'm already at a point where I'm regularly deleting things off my current 64Gb iPad to make more room for new apps/media and with a retina display those apps and media will only increase in size. When a 128Gb model comes out, then I'm sold.
I will be upgrading my 16GB wifi iPad 1 to a 32 or 64GB wifi+4G new iPad (I may go for a 32 so I can get a new AppleTV). My iPad 1 will be passed on to my wife.
had 2 gen1 ipads and i just preordered 2 gen3s. didn't really see ipad2 as a worthy upgrade and I think there's enough difference between 1st and 3rd gen ipad to warrant the purchase.