Who would buy an iPad Air 3?

gadget123 said:
Who is going to buy one in March when effectively Ipad Air 4 will probably come in October? We all remember iPad 3 and then Ipad 4.

Unless Apple start releasing the Air in March again yearly I would avoid. Given its probably just an Ipad Air with force touch and better cameras this is the Ipad kit worth buying.

Anybody who would upgrade is better going for a Pro as it has 4GB ram. Air 3 at best might have 3GB.
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How do you know if air 4 is coming out this year? What source do you have?
 
gadget123 said:
Who is going to buy one in March when effectively Ipad Air 4 will probably come in October? We all remember iPad 3 and then Ipad 4.

Unless Apple start releasing the Air in March again yearly I would avoid. Given its probably just an Ipad Air with force touch and better cameras this is the Ipad kit worth buying.

Anybody who would upgrade is better going for a Pro as it has 4GB ram. Air 3 at best might have 3GB.
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If Apple releases the Air 3 in March they will not release a Air 4 in October. They will only release a new once a year. The new Pro 2 will be released in September/October. But a lot of people don't want a iPad as big as a pro.
 
aces99 said:
If Apple releases the Air 3 in March they will not release a Air 4 in October. They will only release a new once a year. The new Pro 2 will be released in September/October. But a lot of people don't want a iPad as big as a pro.
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Right. If i remember correctly, they brought out the ipad 4 on the same year because of heating problem or something.
 
pat500000 said:
Right. If i remember correctly, they brought out the ipad 4 on the same year because of heating problem or something.
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Possibly, but it was also to add the Lightning connector, to upgrade the processor and camera, and to get the iPad onto the fall release cycle.

http://ipad.about.com/od/Tablet_Computers_eReaders/a/iPad-3-vs-iPad-4.htm
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Liquinn said:
I still have my iPad 4. :)
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I have an iPad Mini 2. It feels slowwwww.
 
rneglia said:
I have an iPad Mini 2. It feels slowwwww.
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It is slow. I have one as well, and I don't understand why it performs the way it does. I know it has a much higher resolution than the iPhone 5s, but my iPhone 5s performs so much better than my iPad mini 2.
 
I love the iPad line, and more and more of my workflow is being handled by the iPad. (OS, Apps, and iCloud limitations hold me back more than limitations in hardware.)

So, I guess I am a target customer for the iPad Air 3. Pretty excited for it in March. Whether or not I buy it will depend on what features are added, but I'm really excited about the rumors.
 
Dranix said:
I think realist are:

2GB ram, A9 (slightly faster than in iPhone), 4 speakers, roughly 10h battery time.

There will no big jumps and it won't beat the iPad Pro in features - That would be insane for Apple to do.
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I would actually expect a downclocked A9X rather than an upclocked A9. The problem is that with the tri-core processor in the Air 2, migrating to the A9 would only improve single core perf, and leave multi-core stagnant for the year. The A9X would at least still provide a modest multi-core perf improvement, even when downclocked from what is in use in the Pro.
 
Krevnik said:
I would actually expect a downclocked A9X rather than an upclocked A9. The problem is that with the tri-core processor in the Air 2, migrating to the A9 would only improve single core perf, and leave multi-core stagnant for the year. The A9X would at least still provide a modest multi-core perf improvement, even when downclocked from what is in use in the Pro.
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The A9X is quite a large chip, I have my doubts that they'd be able to fit it into the Air 3. There is also the thermal concerns as the iPad Pro is much larger and allows for better thermal dissipation. I have severe doubts we will the A9X in the Air 3 even an underclocked version is highly unlikely.
 
msavic said:
The A9X is quite a large chip, I have my doubts that they'd be able to fit it into the Air 3. There is also the thermal concerns as the iPad Pro is much larger and allows for better thermal dissipation. I have severe doubts we will the A9X in the Air 3 even an underclocked version is highly unlikely.
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A couple problems with this argument. The first is the statement that it is a large chip. Even if we ignore that package size != die size, the die size difference amounts to 3/100ths of an inch on each side compared to the A8X in the Air 2. And it isn't the largest design to be put in a 9.7" iPad either. The second issue is that thermal constraints as a reason against assumes that it is fundamentally different than the A9, but it really isn't as different as it seems. And the thermal envelope of the Air is much closer to the Pro than the iPhone 6s.

If you look at perf vs clock speed on the A9 and A9X on geekbench, the results are very close. That actually suggests the main difference is more in the configuration of RAM (and the memory bus) and GPU cores. A 2Ghz A9X in an Air seems very feasible in this situation, as you'd want the extra GPU cores and memory bandwidth in the tablet. In a worst case scenario, you could downclock the A9X to 1.8Ghz and still get better GPU performance and possibly better memory bandwidth, although you lose any CPU gains for multi core versus the Air 2.
 
The last time I purchased an iPad "new" was when the 3rd gen was released. Since then, I only ever upgraded if I saw a good deal on a new gen on my local classifieds. That being said, no, I will only purchase the Air 3 if I see a good deal pop up online.
 
hallidc said:
The last time I purchased an iPad "new" was when the 3rd gen was released. Since then, I only ever upgraded if I saw a good deal on a new gen on my local classifieds. That being said, no, I will only purchase the Air 3 if I see a good deal pop up online.
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I got my 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air 2 last January on eBay for $400 with free shipping. I thought that was a pretty good deal for a brand new iPad, considering it was brand new, sealed, and first available only a few months prior, since it would have cost me about $145 more in stores after taxes.

I got my current cellular 16GB cellular iPad Air 2 for $99 at AT&T a few weeks ago. I had to sign a two year agreement for it, but the available plans for it were either $10 for 1GB or $40 for unlimited, and the ETF is only $150. I could either pay the ETF after one month of service and get the iPad for $260 total or finish my contract with 1GB/month for $340 total and still pay $200-280 less than a brand new 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air 2 would cost after tax.
 
If it has Pencil support I'm buying immediately. I have a (slightly) cracked mini 1st gen. I LOVE the size for reading, but if I can get an iPad with Pencil for school, sold.
 
No pencil support - no upgrade.

My iPad Air works well for its intended purpose. More speed is never a bad thing, but unless it comes with pencil support it isn't worth it, to me.
 
MacRazySwe said:
No pencil support - no upgrade.

My iPad Air works well for its intended purpose. More speed is never a bad thing, but unless it comes with pencil support it isn't worth it, to me.
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I have an Air 2 and feel the same way. For my current uses, the iPad Air 2 is perfect. If they add Pencil support, it will have another use and make it worthwhile to sell the iPad Air 2 and buy the 3. Otherwise, I will wait it out until the Air with Pencil support is added or when the iPad Air 2 starts to feel slow. I think that will be a while for my uses, though.

Apple needs to jumpstart the iPad and this would give more people a reason to update. I don't care about iPad cameras or speakers.
 
I was so excited for the new iPad but leaks suggest that the dimensions will remain the same and it will be thicker. I was really hoping for an even lighter, thinner and with reduced bezels iPad. So i will probably stick with my mini 4.
 
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