I am going to visit my 11 year old daughter on her birthday and was considering giving her my iPad 3 64gb I am replacing soon. I am concerned it will be obsolete soon and will start to show its age more and more in games. Would it be better to sell it and get a Refurb iPad 4 16gb or bite the bullet and get the iPad Air 16gb. Myself personally will be getting the iPad Aur but that may be overkill for a 11 year old. Would get the iPad Mini Retina but I will flying out on the 8th and it will not be out by then.
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Personally, I think it is a terrific gift just as is.
Thoughtful, and she'll get tons of use out of it for quite awhile.
Thoughtful, and she'll get tons of use out of it for quite awhile.
iPad 3 should be good for another couple years when it comes to games and apps she would use. It's still plenty fast and the screen is nice.
My 7 year old daughter will get my iPad 3 once I upgrade to the Air or Mini.. Or Air... She's still using the iPad 1 I gave her, and for the most part it is compatible with most games she is interested in still.
Either way it's still a great thing for a kid to have.
My 7 year old daughter will get my iPad 3 once I upgrade to the Air or Mini.. Or Air... She's still using the iPad 1 I gave her, and for the most part it is compatible with most games she is interested in still.
Either way it's still a great thing for a kid to have.
I agree with braddick. The iPad 3 is a rock-solid performer, and unless your daughter is into graphic heavy racing games or productivity apps, I doubt she'll ever notice any performance issues.
Thanks for the advice.. Just worried it would be outdated soon. But then I am of the mentality of an early adopter always wanting the newest device.
My 13 year old daughter is using my old iPad 3 (replaced with an Air) and it does everything she needs. Basic web, a bit of 7th grade school research, Facebook, a few games, movies, FaceTime and iBooks.
My 13 yr old son got my original iPad mini and it's doing the same thing for him just fine.
Both are running iOS 7 reasonably well, too.
Heck, my older high-school sophomore daughter is doing just fine with an iPad 2.
(And basically, all three devices are essentially the same speed - all A5-based).
My 13 yr old son got my original iPad mini and it's doing the same thing for him just fine.
Both are running iOS 7 reasonably well, too.
Heck, my older high-school sophomore daughter is doing just fine with an iPad 2.
(And basically, all three devices are essentially the same speed - all A5-based).