Wow this forum is dead! I just ordered one for my wife for xmas. Mostly to **** her off. She is adamant about her electronics. If it still works she keeps it. However, she constantly complains about her current ipad crashing and how slow it is. She currently has a ipad air 2 from, what, 2013 or 2014. So this should be a good upgrade in performance. Even with the dated chip it will still be a powerhouse compared to the air 2. Just typing on her air 2 has a 5 second delay. We'll see how mad she is when apps open 5 times faster and typing actually shows up as you type etc.