Maybe it's just me, but I think Apple forgot to add anything new to the iPad 3, its just "more of the same":
- Upgraded processor
- Higher-density display
- Slightly upgraded camera
- 4G cell connectivity
I would call this iPad 2.5, incremental at best. So where's the innovation? No Apple TV interface? No Thunderbolt? No Siri? I mean, give me something NEW...
Ok I know I'm late to the party, but I just have to throw my obnoxious two cents in...
I sold my iPad 2 to a coworker (no eBay fees) for $200 less than the cost of a replacement. I think I might have been able to get even a bit more than that, but I felt bad for the person, whose had a rough go at things lately, with some family issues, and this really made her day.
So for $200, I got:
1) Improved processor.
2) A "higher-density display" (that's putting it mildly - a 2048x1536 better than 1080p display that's higher resolution than any portable screen... ever)
3) A "slightly upgraded camera" which someone has already pointed out is laughable, it's an absurdly improved camera.
4) 4G LTE in exchange for a 10% decrease in battery life, which when compared to LTE phones is somewhere just north of voodoo magic.
Oh it also takes dictation. Come on, you can't get a secretary... sorry... administrative assistant to take dictation anymore. That was a lost art, now it's back again!
Last year I sold my iPad for $125 less than cost. So I've had 3 iPads for the price of one iPad plus $325. Even AppleCare is transferable one time, so I only had to buy it again this time, since my two years is up.
I don't know what Thunderbolt would do for my life, since I haven't plugged an iPad into a computer since IOS 5 thanks to iCloud backups, OTA updates and the fact that I let itunes upload all my music into the cloud at higher bitrates than I had originally for $25.
Oh, and it controls my AppleTV just fine, with the free remote app and the free AirPlay feature.
The only question is what to do with all the eReader crap I have. I sold my Kindle fire for $175 (what are people, stupid - it's $25 more for a new one). I have the $99 Kindle Touch, which I liked for the crisp screen, but I suspect I won't use much now that iPad has 264 DPI for reading. I heard LCD causes "eye strain", but I've spent the last 15+ years of my professional life staring at combinations of CRT and LCD screens for 8+ hours a day and then went home to play with a computer and catch up on some things. But I can't read a book??
If you have a non-damaged iPad 2 and don't think $200 is a far net price to upgrade, well... enjoy your iPad!
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