I'm sorry for what might seem like a real dumb question and perhaps this might not be the best thread to ask, but I'm considering buying an Ipad 5 for school (notes,textbooks, etc..) and recreational use but the price tag is obviously a little scary for me being a college student and all. My dad has offered to sell me his Ipad 3 for the amount he would receive from a Gazelle trade in. I kind of like having newer technology, but this seems like a very hard deal to pass up. Would the Ipad 3 still be handle most tasks for school and personal use well? I've read some people saying in this section that iOS 7 feels a little sluggish on previous Ipads. Again, sorry to sound like such an armature here, I have never owned a tablet before.
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iPad Will you buy the iPad 5?
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Yes I'll be selling my iPad 2 and 4th Gen to BuyBackWorld to offset the cost of the ipad 5. Already locked in my quotes and suggest if you are going to sell your old ipad, lock in quotes now at companies like buybackworld and gazelle because the buyback prices will probably go down when they make the actual announcement!!
Nope, I don't even use my old one. I think I have turned it on maybe 3 times... I like my macbook..
In that case - If the retina screen makes the Mini heavy and cumbersome, you'd be a fool to buy it over the iPad 5.
Everyone has different requirements.
won't be buying a 5th gen iPad but hoping to return my faulty iPad 3 and have it replaced with a 5th gen fingers crossed
it's ain't from Apple.
it's from John Lewis under a 2 year warranty so soon has the 5 hits the shelf's they won't stock the 4th gen any more.
It all depends on whether the Mini will have a Retina Display.
I currently have an iPad 3 32GB Wi-Fi and my mom has a 16GB iPad 2 Wi-Fi. If the Mini doesn't come with retina, I will most likely get a refurb iPad 4 so I don't have to buy another bluetooth keyboard case (zaggkeys plus backlit).
If the 5 truly sheds some weight and gets Touch ID, I will most likely Gazellle the iPad 3 and suck it up to buy a new bluetooth keyboard case as the 5 won't work with existing keyboard cases.
I currently have an iPad 3 32GB Wi-Fi and my mom has a 16GB iPad 2 Wi-Fi. If the Mini doesn't come with retina, I will most likely get a refurb iPad 4 so I don't have to buy another bluetooth keyboard case (zaggkeys plus backlit).
If the 5 truly sheds some weight and gets Touch ID, I will most likely Gazellle the iPad 3 and suck it up to buy a new bluetooth keyboard case as the 5 won't work with existing keyboard cases.
I'm also leaning towards a 32 or 64GB iPad 5 now that we are getting constant rumors that the iPhone 6 will have a screen size between 4.8 and 5 inches, making the mini less attractive for me.
My decision will also depend on how much lighter the iPad 5 will be compared to the iPad 4. I want it to be lighter than the iPad 2. Preferably between .95 to 1.10 lbs.
Why didn't you update to iOS 6 before iOS 7 came out? Sounds like poor planning on your part if you weren't planning to go to iOS 7.
In short - I was an idiot.
Maybe because I updated earlier my iPhone 4s to ios 6 and got many many problems: extreme battery drain, touch interface lags. I was afraid to lose features I love most in my iPad: stability, responsivity, long battery life. So I decided to skip ios 6 update. But I never in my wildest dreams supposed that ios 7 will be so poor.
Yeah,
Sold my iPad 2 so I will be getting either the 5 or the new mini, Still trying to decide.
Sold my iPad 2 so I will be getting either the 5 or the new mini, Still trying to decide.
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