Buying an iPad

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Hi guys,

I want to buy a tablet. After trying different ones (Galaxy Note 10.1, Surface, iPad 4) I liked the iPad the most. The only concern is that the new redesigned iPad is around the corner. Do you think it will be released on March? Or fall? I can wait to buy it in March but I don't want to wait till September.

When do you think the new iPad will be released?

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The Dark Knight

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By new I mean the redesigned iPad 5 (like iPad mini and iPhone 5).

This is going to sound like trolling, but it isn't. Fact is fact. The iPhone 5 is not a redesign, it is just a stretched 4S with slightly updated internals.

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my guess is march or april for the new ipad

I just got a ipad mini and have not put it down for days lol. my wife just traded in her Surface RT for one and also loves it .

even without a Retina screen the mini is outstanding .

if you want a more bulky in size go with the ipad 4 or wit until late spring.

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Though call, although if I were you I'd get the iPad 4th Gen now and then if needed sell it when the new one shows up this coming fall for a good second hand price. I can't imagine Apple adopting a twice-annually release cycle for their iOS products.

Would put to much strain on the supply chain and the increases would not be noteworthy enough.

I've got the iPad 3 Gen and loving it. A good travelling partner or to take around in the house with you when needed.

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I think that it is safe to say we won't see a new iPad Mini until this Fall. As far as the 5th gen iPad, it is anyone's guess. If the rumors of the new case design are accurate and true, then I would suspect that we would see it around April. Otherwise there wouldn't be so much about the design already leaked out.

But Apple may have moved everything to a Fall just-before-Christmas release cycle.

If I were you, I'd wait until April and see how the rumors are going.

This is going to sound like trolling, but it isn't. Fact is fact. The iPhone 5 is not a redesign, it is just a stretched 4S with slightly updated internals.

Looks like a duck; quacks like a duck. I think I'd call this comment a duck.

Obviously he means a redesign of the enclosure, which the iPhone 5 obviously is to the iPhone 4S. What the hell do you call a redesign?, a complete toss out of the old with something resembling a starfish case as "new" "redesign"? Please...get real.

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I don't think we will see a new iPad this spring at all. I think the "rumor" that we heard about a March release was probably for the iPad 4 with 128gigs of memory that was just released. I think we will see a new Mini and full size during the fall along with a new iPhone

As far as which to get. Tough question.. Let me tell you I have 3 iPads. 2 full size ( Original and iPad 3 ) and a Mini.. I have to say after getting the Mini, I have not touched my full sizes at all, except to Jailbreak them, and when I picked them up I was amazed at how HUGE and heavy they felt. Retina display or not, the mini is perfect. At least for me.. Everyone is different though, but I can tell you this, I can do everything with the mini that I could do with the full size, I play all games on it, I read on it, books, flipboard, magazines, etc. I read websites, I take it to church as my full time bible, and best of all I can fit it the back pocket of "most" of my jeans just fine.

Honestly, I never plan on purchasing another full size again.

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If you're going to get an iPad for reading I cannot recommend the iPad mini enough. Great weight and size. Easy on the eyes. The DPI is not really a concern and the battery lasts a lot. Great product. Might be my favorite iPad ever.

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Matthew S.

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This is going to sound like trolling, but it isn't. Fact is fact. The iPhone 5 is not a redesign, it is just a stretched 4S with slightly updated internals.

By your logic then the SGS serise is the same deal.
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