sunrat39
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I have the original iPad 1 64GB wifi only that I bought last year for 399 (brand new). Obviously I got a good deal so I didn't bother with the iPad 2. I told myself that when the 3rd iPad comes out that I will upgrade to it. Well, the new iPad is out and honestly, I don't believe I'll make the jump. I basically use my iPad for school work, checking emails and playing a few games. Yea, I would love to play the newest and greatest games out there but I don't have time for it and I don't know how I feel about playing intense 3d graphic kind of games on a tablet. For what I do, the original iPad is still fine.
500 or so dollars for an updated iPad seems a lot considering I could get a nice laptop for the same price (and let's be honest a laptop cannot be replaced right now by a tablet). So, I will try getting a new battery for my 4 year old Sony laptop (Win 7, dual core, 2gb but going to 4, 250 HDD, webcam and so on...) and just "revive" my laptop.
I don't do photo/video editing on my iPad and honestly, I think a project like that would be done better on a laptop anyhow. 5mp camera? Nice but I have an iPhone 4s. Who really uses a tablet for taking pictures and video recording?
Anyway, if you have the new iPad that's awesome but I just don't see MYSELF buying one unless it's an impulse buy kind of thing.
500 or so dollars for an updated iPad seems a lot considering I could get a nice laptop for the same price (and let's be honest a laptop cannot be replaced right now by a tablet). So, I will try getting a new battery for my 4 year old Sony laptop (Win 7, dual core, 2gb but going to 4, 250 HDD, webcam and so on...) and just "revive" my laptop.
I don't do photo/video editing on my iPad and honestly, I think a project like that would be done better on a laptop anyhow. 5mp camera? Nice but I have an iPhone 4s. Who really uses a tablet for taking pictures and video recording?
Anyway, if you have the new iPad that's awesome but I just don't see MYSELF buying one unless it's an impulse buy kind of thing.