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Should I Get an IPad2?
I am considering buying an iPad 2 tomorrow and was just wondering if it was worth its money.
Can you get torrent on it? And i want it to use games, internet, twitter, facebook, but will also need to use things like skype, itunes, and something for school work. Is it worth buying a 32GB iPad 2 for £399? HELP PLEASE!! |
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No, iPad 3 is out Friday for £399
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It is up to you. The new Ipad is supposed to be faster, but otherwise not much different.
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I am considering buying an iPad 2 tomorrow and was just wondering if it was worth its money.
Can you get torrent on it? And i want it to use games, internet, twitter, facebook, but will also need to use things like skype, itunes, and something for school work. Is it worth buying a 32GB iPad 2 for £399? HELP PLEASE!! I'd wait for the 3rd gen. to be released this Friday, then get that or get a cheaper iPad 2. Torrents - No. Games, internet, Twitter, Facebook, Skype, iTunes - Yes. Something for school work - Such as what? Quote:
It is up to you. The new Ipad is supposed to be faster, but otherwise not much different.
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Must admit I've ordered an ipad 3 which should be here on friday, but popped into an apple store today and.. I can't see the pixels on ipad 2, and it seems pretty damn fast (not had one before!)
Wondering how much of an impact these upgrades will give... to be honest though, its the same price as the 2 was. Hoping the resolution is obviously better, rather than just the DPI ... if that makes sense. |
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Must admit I've ordered an ipad 3 which should be here on friday, but popped into an apple store today and.. I can't see the pixels on ipad 2, and it seems pretty damn fast (not had one before!)
Wondering how much of an impact these upgrades will give... to be honest though, its the same price as the 2 was. Hoping the resolution is obviously better, rather than just the DPI ... if that makes sense. |
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John Lewis still has a number of the reduced priced iPad 2 in stock. I know I've said that I couldn't justify the cost of an iPad, but it's very tempting. Includes 2 year warranty.
http://www.johnlewis.com/Electricals...tCategory.aspx Last edited by Rose1 : 15-03-2012 at 12:13. Reason: Additional information |
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will the ipad 2 even be going down in price? its the same price as it was before!
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will the ipad 2 even be going down in price? its the same price as it was before!
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Yes it is now cheaper .
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is it? the 3g 16GB is still £499 which is the same as its been for ages.
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/hom...d/select_ipad2 £329 WiFi only, £429 WiFi + 3G. £399/£499 were the original price points for the 16GB iPad 2, and were cut once the 3rd gen. came out. |
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No it isn't.
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/hom...d/select_ipad2 £329 WiFi only, £429 WiFi + 3G. £399/£499 were the original price points for the 16GB iPad 2, and were cut once the 3rd gen. came out. |
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iPad 2 is still great in my opinion I thoroughly recommend it. If you can afford it get the iPad 3 the screen is amazing for reading and watching HD video but the iPad 2 is in no way a poor product or substandard it is still great.
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still quite a lot. is 16gb enough to use it for the internet / games?
Games - It depends... Some games are very big, some are small. Probably OK, so long as you don't try and stuff it with tonnes of stuff. Would you really need 3G? I make do with WiFi only without issue. WiFi at home, WiFi at work, WiFi at hotels / coffee shops / etc. On the odd occasion I'm somewhere without WiFi, I just tether my iPad to my phone and use its 3G connection. Do you have a smartphone and tethering-friendly tariff? |
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Lol torrent on an ipad, that is not its purpose. Its a consumption device.
If you can afford it even the lowest level new ipad is better than ipad 2 now. You just can't get around not having that new display...its the thing that finally makes tablets as they should be. |
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Internet - Yes.
Games - It depends... Some games are very big, some are small. Probably OK, so long as you don't try and stuff it with tonnes of stuff. Would you really need 3G? I make do with WiFi only without issue. WiFi at home, WiFi at work, WiFi at hotels / coffee shops / etc. On the odd occasion I'm somewhere without WiFi, I just tether my iPad to my phone and use its 3G connection. Do you have a smartphone and tethering-friendly tariff? my problem is that on my ipod my wifi at home isnt very good. it keeps cutting off and sometimes it doesnt even show. would the ipad be a better connection than my ipod? |
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yes i want to use it out. dont need it in the house as much no i dont
my problem is that on my ipod my wifi at home isnt very good. it keeps cutting off and sometimes it doesnt even show. would the ipad be a better connection than my ipod? |
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I wouldn't expect so.
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what do you mean it wont be better? isnt the ipad supposed to be faster connection etc?
A cellular connection can be affected by many variables including whether you're moving around, what the weather's like (certain atmospheric conditions can cause cellular interference), how many other people are connected to the same cell tower as you, and even whether there's a 3G connection available (depending on who your 3G provider is). 3G out and about can be good, but it's not as solid an option as a fixed wifi point with broadband. |
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The only thing that puts me off getting an iPad 2 is how long Apple will continue supporting it - will it get all the features of iOS 6, or will it slow down like with some of the iPhone updates? (Rhetorical questions obviously!
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If you're talking about 3G, then that is rarely better than a fixed home broadband connection over wifi.
A cellular connection can be affected by many variables including whether you're moving around, what the weather's like (certain atmospheric conditions can cause cellular interference), how many other people are connected to the same cell tower as you, and even whether there's a 3G connection available (depending on who your 3G provider is). 3G out and about can be good, but it's not as solid an option as a fixed wifi point with broadband. i need it to use out thats the whole point of getting an ipad. dont need it as much in |
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but does the ipad not have a better connection with wifi than an ipod would?
i need it to use out thats the whole point of getting an ipad. dont need it as much in |
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If you mean public wifi hotspots, then the answer is 'it depends what the speed of the hotspot is'. I've used public hotspots that are great and others that are rubbish. That's got nothing to do with the iPod/iPhone/iPad.
With regard to the hardware, to my knowledge all of the iPod touch models have had the capability to use wifi b/g and n. N is the fastest of those, but again, you'll only get a fast n connection if the wifi hotspot you're using is set up for n, otherwise it'll be b or g, which are slower. That's down to the hardware and connection for the wifi hotspot, not down to the iPad, and would be slow regardless of what type of device you try to connect with. How old is your iPod? Is it a first generation one? |
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If you mean public wifi hotspots, then the answer is 'it depends what the speed of the hotspot is'. I've used public hotspots that are great and others that are rubbish. That's got nothing to do with the iPod/iPhone/iPad.
With regard to the hardware, to my knowledge all of the iPod touch models have had the capability to use wifi b/g and n. N is the fastest of those, but again, you'll only get a fast n connection if the wifi hotspot you're using is set up for n, otherwise it'll be b or g, which are slower. That's down to the hardware and connection for the wifi hotspot, not down to the iPad, and would be slow regardless of what type of device you try to connect with. How old is your iPod? Is it a first generation one? |
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I was in Tescos today and they had the iPad 2 32Gb Wifi for £399. Now I am thinking of getting an iPad but I doubt I will be gaming or watching many movies tbh so I'm weighing up the pros and cons of getting an iPad 2 (which the missus has and does most of what I want) or spending more and getting the new one. If I'm not gaming or movie watching will I still get the most out of the differet between the new and the old ?
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