I have been around the Mobile Nations in one form or another since back before Verizon bought Alltel. In that time I have seen many many devices come and go and have used my fair share of them, especially tablets. I have used the Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 2, Toshiba, Thrive, Acer Iconia A500, Portege M750, Archos 9 PC Tablet, and about half a dozen others. This weekend I finally decided to commit to the iPad. (I have used at work but never owned).
My decision to buy the iPad 4th gen was probably the easiest tech decision I have ever made. Most of the reasons may be obvious but I wanted to share for those that may be trying to decide.
1. The price point was absolutely perfect. At $399.99, the price on this model was pretty hard to argue with. It's even harder to gripe about when I consider that my tablet is more powerful than a large portion of the laptops that I encounter on a daily basis. Now it is absolutely true that for $100 more you can get a better iPad or even a halfway decent Windows 8 unit from Lenovo, but for your dollar, I think that this particular model offers an excellent value. The iPad Air is gorgeous, completely lust worthy but let's be honest, today every dollar counts and for a budget conscious user, this deal is too good to pass up
2.(It gets said often because it deserves repeating) The ease of use cannot be beat. In less than two minutes from the time I opened the box, I was in my iTunes store account pulling in the applications that I will use on a daily basis. In 14 years of working with tech, I have never seen Windows do that. (There's something to be said for not having to deal with a ton of crapware.)
3. App Selection and Quality. What can I say? The apps on the iPad are sexier, more efficient, and just all around more enjoyable here. Not to mention, the selection is far greater. With the exception of 1 lonely little app, every thing I need for work, or service, was free and the one that wasn't is such a good value that it was kinda hard to argue.
4. User Community (probably most important for me Up until this purchase, I never really realized how much value forums like this bring to the ownership experience. Normally buying tech takes me weeks of research. This time it took less than a day.
All in all, this has been the most enjoyable gadget I have ever acquired and, from what I can tell, will probably be the most enjoyable one I have ever owned.
My decision to buy the iPad 4th gen was probably the easiest tech decision I have ever made. Most of the reasons may be obvious but I wanted to share for those that may be trying to decide.
1. The price point was absolutely perfect. At $399.99, the price on this model was pretty hard to argue with. It's even harder to gripe about when I consider that my tablet is more powerful than a large portion of the laptops that I encounter on a daily basis. Now it is absolutely true that for $100 more you can get a better iPad or even a halfway decent Windows 8 unit from Lenovo, but for your dollar, I think that this particular model offers an excellent value. The iPad Air is gorgeous, completely lust worthy but let's be honest, today every dollar counts and for a budget conscious user, this deal is too good to pass up
2.(It gets said often because it deserves repeating) The ease of use cannot be beat. In less than two minutes from the time I opened the box, I was in my iTunes store account pulling in the applications that I will use on a daily basis. In 14 years of working with tech, I have never seen Windows do that. (There's something to be said for not having to deal with a ton of crapware.)
3. App Selection and Quality. What can I say? The apps on the iPad are sexier, more efficient, and just all around more enjoyable here. Not to mention, the selection is far greater. With the exception of 1 lonely little app, every thing I need for work, or service, was free and the one that wasn't is such a good value that it was kinda hard to argue.
4. User Community (probably most important for me Up until this purchase, I never really realized how much value forums like this bring to the ownership experience. Normally buying tech takes me weeks of research. This time it took less than a day.
All in all, this has been the most enjoyable gadget I have ever acquired and, from what I can tell, will probably be the most enjoyable one I have ever owned.
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