Do NOT buy an iPad Air of any model. iPad Air is a laggy mess right now, plus just a couple months you will see what they may be doing for the next iPad. Rumors have been that there will be no Air 3 this year, but even if there isn't, it's better to wait rather than get screwed over. It's either iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3 or nothing in my opinion. I repeat. Do. Not. Get. An. iPad. Air.
I've had an iPad Air since a few months after launch. It's not laggy at all! I still have no plans of upgrading this year because it's plenty fast enough for me.
I will give you the reloading on Safari issue. And I'm sure the iPad Air is slower than the iPad Air 2, but you presented it as unusable and that's totally not true. I'm super picky and alepways need to have the latest tech. I have had no qualms about using this the past year over the iPad Air 2.
Yeah, the RAM issue is real. But lag? Seriously? I barely notice any difference between the Air 2 and 1 in terms of performance.
To each his own I guess. Again, I need to rephrase. The tablet is quick, it just stutters and drops frames all the damn time. And if you can't see it, that's your problem. Well, not really I problem. I wish I couldn't see it but the reality is there. I've seen it on all A7 iPads I've used ever. Clean installs don't work, iOS just needs an overhaul performance wise. And iOS 9 isn't really enough.
