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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Sunday, March 26, 2017
iPAD AIR 2
10 comments:
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Roy Lofquist said...
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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.
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3/26/17, 10:28 AM
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toadold said...
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They have a free version of AV that is suitable for personal use.
https://www.totalav.com/free-download -
3/26/17, 10:30 AM
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toadold said...
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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).
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3/26/17, 10:33 AM
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mostly cajun said...
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I'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.
I 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. -
3/26/17, 12:03 PM
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pdwalker said...
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If you don't need the latest apple product, the refurb store is the way to go
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3/26/17, 12:23 PM
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JLW III said...
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iPAD 2's won't load the current iOS 10.
Apple is chintzy with their RAM as well. This is what runs out first. -
3/26/17, 3:48 PM
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MAX Redline said...
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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.
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3/26/17, 4:58 PM
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pdwalker said...
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JLW 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)
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3/27/17, 1:10 AM
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rwnutjob said...
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I 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.
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3/27/17, 8:03 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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I am no fan of Apple, but .... Crap! It's now no more domineering then Apple, and better engineered.
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3/27/17, 9:41 AM
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