Ive been thinking about getting an Ipad now but the apple persona in me is saying wait till February when apple releases the new version. Im not sure what do to .
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When to get an Ipad ?
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spinnerlys
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wait to see what's next....that's what i'm doing. the tablet wars just started and prices are going to start dropping. i want one for internet mainly, so i'm not attached to getting an apple iPad. if apple drops its prices by a hundred or so dollars, i'll get an iPad generation 2, but if not, then i'm gonna wait to see what others are coming out with.
Are you willing to go half a year without one when you could have one now, then sell it and recoup much of the costs?
MacHamster68
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ok as you said time is no object you got plenty of it and as you consider the iPad anyway money is no object either it seems , so get it and see what you can do with it
i would not , as for not much more (at least here in the uk) you get a refurbished MacBook and for that money , the MacBook is far more usable as it offers a fully functioning operating system (snow leopard ) , i sill cant make out what it is for this iPad ,its not a laptop , its not even a netbook ,as it has no keyboard , so i put it in the category of ebook readers and satnav's ,but for the later its just to big to stick on the windscreen in front of you , so not much use as a car sat nav , maybe for hiking , but for that its not durable enough and a bit big too , so a ebookreader with some more functions , but maybe i am just to old as i cant even figure out what people need a smartphone for 😕
i would not , as for not much more (at least here in the uk) you get a refurbished MacBook and for that money , the MacBook is far more usable as it offers a fully functioning operating system (snow leopard ) , i sill cant make out what it is for this iPad ,its not a laptop , its not even a netbook ,as it has no keyboard , so i put it in the category of ebook readers and satnav's ,but for the later its just to big to stick on the windscreen in front of you , so not much use as a car sat nav , maybe for hiking , but for that its not durable enough and a bit big too , so a ebookreader with some more functions , but maybe i am just to old as i cant even figure out what people need a smartphone for 😕
r0k
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I use my iPad constantly. I got it on April 3rd. I got an iPhone 4 this month. Would I have felt bad if I picked up an iPhone 3GS just before iPhone 4 came out? Yes I would. Would I feel bad about buying an iPad now versus waiting for next year? I don't know because I don't know the features just yet. But Apple isn't known for piddling around with upgrades. They tend to make meaningful, tangible upgrades for each product cycle. Knowing this, I would consider whether you need the iPad form factor now. For me, the biggest deal is not the capability of the iPad, especially in light of all the limitations of iOS 3.2, it is the form factor that I need. Consider the usage you would get. Six months of being able to web surf on the couch or in bed and the ability to sell it and get the new model if you feel you just have to have face time or retina display or whatever the new model comes out with.
To me the lowest risk is to buy one now and enjoy it for 6 months because Apple gear tends to retain value. History suggests you will be able to get a decent amount for a used 6 month old first gen iPad even after the new one comes out and you won't be stuck 6 months using archaic form factor devices because you held off buying.
Macrumors offers a "Buyer's Guide" and even when the status changes to "Don't buy, Updates Soon" the bottom line is if you need something you simply buy it when you need it. The buyer's guides is more intended to help people who might pick something up on impulse only to find a much better model comes out 31 days later.
To me the lowest risk is to buy one now and enjoy it for 6 months because Apple gear tends to retain value. History suggests you will be able to get a decent amount for a used 6 month old first gen iPad even after the new one comes out and you won't be stuck 6 months using archaic form factor devices because you held off buying.
Macrumors offers a "Buyer's Guide" and even when the status changes to "Don't buy, Updates Soon" the bottom line is if you need something you simply buy it when you need it. The buyer's guides is more intended to help people who might pick something up on impulse only to find a much better model comes out 31 days later.
Batt
macrumors 65816
Who says February? Who says new version? The only iPad is the current iPad, anything else is dreamware. No one can tell anything about a possible new version or a possible release date beyond "maybe some day". How long are you willing to agonize over this decision?