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why is apple still selling ipad 2
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Why wouldn't they? It's 13 months old and does almost everything the new iPad can do. Also it's discounted so it opens itself up to people who want an iPad, but don't want to spend $500+ on it.
The same reason they still sell the 3GS. Affordability without creating something new.
The question is, why wouldn't they still be selling the iPad 2?
It's still a magnificent device that works smoother than most other tablets currently available.
Why?
Because-
1-no pink screen
2-no yellow screen
3-no overheating,one I returned went out on thermal -confirmed by log brought up by genius
4-better battery life regardless of what the fanboys spew
5-100 bucks cheaper and better quality control
6-better quality control-when I pad 2was released I exchanged 1 and happy ever since.
Some have exchanged 8 or more and no,they are not OCD- they just want what they are paying for,hyped up screen without all the dis- coloration
And yes there are acceptable ones out there
Too bad you have to play the exchange game
So that is why among other reasons
Because-
1-no pink screen
2-no yellow screen
3-no overheating,one I returned went out on thermal -confirmed by log brought up by genius
4-better battery life regardless of what the fanboys spew
5-100 bucks cheaper and better quality control
6-better quality control-when I pad 2was released I exchanged 1 and happy ever since.
Some have exchanged 8 or more and no,they are not OCD- they just want what they are paying for,hyped up screen without all the dis- coloration
And yes there are acceptable ones out there
Too bad you have to play the exchange game
So that is why among other reasons
And also they are doing it to get rid of some older stock, which makes sense to me. Why throw the older iPads into the trash, just sell them and get rid of them.
They still sell the iPad 2 because, like this poster, some people really are willing to settle for second best.
In a 2-horse race, with both first and second belonging to Apple, you can't go wrong.
They were able to reduce costs in producing the iPad 2 and sell it at a lower price to compete with the cheaper android tablets.
I'm glad they are still selling them. I sold my ipad 2 right after getting an ipad3. I find that I am having a hard time keeping the new one charged enough to be as useful as my old one. I just ordered another ipad2 to replace the ipad3 with yesterday.
Slightly thinner as in a fraction of a millimeter, so almost not even at all thinner. Some of you guys need to check out a ruler and see what a half millimeter actually looks like. It's negligible.
Apple is still selling the iPad 2 because it's another point of entry for potential Apple customers. It's increasing their install base. It's bringing more people into the ecosystem, getting them hooked on iCloud, and selling them on everything else has to offer for $100 cheaper than the base 3rd gen iPad model.
It has nothing to do with perceived "defects". Go add up all the unique names of people in all the forums you guys check. Come up with a number. I guarantee you that it is an infitessimal percentage of total iPads sold.
It's still a great machine, more than capable for many. And it helps tempt those who might be in the Kindle Fire price range to stretch up to an iPad.
If my use case wasn't somewhat intense (see my signature) I probably wouldn't have upgraded from the 2 to the new.
If my use case wasn't somewhat intense (see my signature) I probably wouldn't have upgraded from the 2 to the new.
If the iPad 3 was a "fraction of a millimeter" thinner, all of the fanatics would be pointing that out as a new feature.
I just posted the facts. If you put 2 of them side-by-side, I can tell which one is which just by looking at the back bulge.
Good for you. It's still a negligible difference. You can tell easily which is which because the taper is slightly different on the new one. The thickness difference is so miniscule, it's ridicuous. I can see complaining about the added weight I guess, but not the difference in thickness.
Because at that price point it's a very good value proposition compared to others on the market.
It weighs .11 ounces less. Only noticeable to a weakling
D), and this is coming from a disabled guy who couldn't use any iPad if I had to manually hold it.
How is it rude?
iPad 2: 8.8 mm
iPad 3: 9.4 mm
Difference: .6 mm
Go to this site:
http://iruler.net/
Look at the top side of the ruler. It's .6 of a MILLIMETER. Just over half of a millimeter. That's the little spaces on the top of the ruler, not the numbered ones, which are centimeters.
It weighs .11 ounces less. Only noticeable to a weakling
Weakling. Children. Smaller people. Who cares.
I happen to be an average adult man. I think it's a bit heavy for lengthy periods of reading, which is my main use. I thought the iPad 2 was a tad heavy, too.
Mind you, everyone is different.
Because they are still making money from it, Pretty sure with its low return rate ( now ) its more profitable than the Ipad3 and they see that some people dont want to spend more than the current Ipad2 pricing to try out an iOS device if its for them or not.
Many schools are adopting the iPad, and the iPad 2 is a huge cost saving for them as there going to have text books and other stuff on them, books on a iPad 2 still look great and there is nothing wrong with them.
They're still selling the iPad 2 because it's perfectly priced and pitched to destroy the kindle fire.
