My Apple AIR finally
succumbed to
screen cracks and battery failure, so
and opted to get an AIR 2. Bought one for MoSup a year ago
and was
impressed with some of the features. My real gripe with my
old
machine was lack of memory. As a life long Microsoft guy, which
culture allows, even encourages, upgrading memory, I paid scant
attention to its importance. This time around I went for
the whole
128GB, and bought the cellular option as well, which gives me automatic
WiFi access anywhere. Amazon prices ranged from $450
-$589 for recons, and were shipped by the owner. I checked Apple
and
found a recon price of $530,
but they come with Apple guarantee. When it came I was
surprised to
find what appeared to be a brand new, sealed box,
iPad. If this was
recon,
then it's a spectacular recon. FWIW, I would do it again.
And the 128
GB is like having a girlfriend who can last all night.
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Last Christmas I gave my son an iPad, my daughter an iPhone and my wife an iRon. My rehabilitation is going nicely and I should be walking again soon.
ReplyDeleteThey have a free version of AV that is suitable for personal use.
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Also you can find a padded carrier at Wally World that does a pretty good job of protecting one and gives you room to carry need accessories (small hip flask).
ReplyDeleteI'm into the second year with my iPad Pro. I love it. It's a bit bigger than the iPad Air, but not badly so.
ReplyDeleteI loved the iPad Air that the Pro replaced, too. Ditto on the cellular option. It brings with it the GPS/GLONASS features which have come in handy when my Garmin GPS misled me to a remote worksite. I came to the end of a road that Garmin said was on the way to my destination. I fired up my iPad, located myself, pulled up satellite view, located the station I needed, marked it, then let Apple Maps take me where I needed to be.
If you don't need the latest apple product, the refurb store is the way to go
ReplyDeleteiPAD 2's won't load the current iOS 10.
ReplyDeleteApple is chintzy with their RAM as well. This is what runs out first.
I like to be able to upgrade without having to go to a vendor. And as AlGore's on the Apple board of directors, no thanks.
ReplyDeleteJLW III, nor the original ipad. Those are a few generations ago though, so it shouldn't come as a surprise. (I still use an ipad 2 for a reading device with iOS 9)
ReplyDeleteI had Holiday Inn give me an iPad Pro 9.7, the smaller one. Yes I travel a lot for work. Cost me 250,000 points, which I have already replaced. I got the smaller one because I read in a tech blog that with the smaller one, Microsoft treats it like a phone & Office 365 is free instead of subscription based on the larger one. You have to hold your mouth just right, but you can download Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook for free. I have a company Dell laptop for work & use this for personal stuff.
ReplyDeleteI am no fan of Apple, but .... Crap! It's now no more domineering then Apple, and better engineered.
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