{"id":6870,"date":"2012-03-08T14:32:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T22:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2012-03-23T15:55:15","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T23:55:15","slug":"how-to-know-if-you-should-upgrade-to-the-new-ipad-3-hd-or-whatever-its-called","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/how-to-know-if-you-should-upgrade-to-the-new-ipad-3-hd-or-whatever-its-called\/","title":{"rendered":"How to know if you should upgrade to the new iPad 3 HD or whatever its called"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So whats new with the ipad 3, or ipad HD? Unless you have been under a rock, you know that ‘The New iPad’ launched yesterday.\u00a0 There were no surprises this time, pretty much what the rumor mill said would be there, was there and nothing more.\u00a0 So, should you upgrade to the new iPad, and I’m going to call it the iPad2.5 for now since Apple forgot to name this thing. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Lets walk through the major changes in the iPad2.5 and see if you should upgrade or buy used or keep what you have.<\/p>\n

4G LTE<\/strong>:\u00a0 This in my option is bigger then the news on the high resolution screen and could make the difference for many users.\u00a0 Most people use WiFi for their iPad’s media consumption.\u00a0 But there are a few people who need to use their iPads’ out on the road.\u00a0 I’m one of them actually as I commute on the train. However, I use my phone for internet, so I do not need a dedicated cell data connection.\u00a0 So for that smaller population that has the money to pay for dedicated 4G (and are not getting dinged because of download limits) this would be worth it.\u00a0 If what you do is bandwidth intensive, you will defiantly feel the difference between 3G and LTE.\u00a0 It will feel like WIFI at home or the office.\u00a0 For anyone else,\u00a0 Meh.<\/p>\n

High Resolution ‘Retina’ display with HD movie support;<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a pretty easy to make a judgement call on.\u00a0 If you are a serious gamer, GET IT!\u00a0 Although not all games will take advantage of the retina display, enough are vector based and will reward you with amazing graphics right out of the box!\u00a0 This will be especially useful for First person perspective games.\u00a0 Even game with very simple graphics like Angry Birds will look much crisper.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, for those of you who love watching video and movies on the iPad, this is a win as well.\u00a0 Although not enough to make me upgrade, imagine the difference you experienced when you see a program on you HD TV in 1080 version a broadcast in 480.\u00a0 Yes, its like that.\u00a0 But I cation you, only watch HD on WIFI or from the device directly, if you use 3G or 4G, you will go over your limit before the movie is over.\u00a0 And if you are unlimited, get ready to feel the power of being throttled.<\/p>\n

A5X ARM-based CPU:<\/strong> This will not matter much unless you are a hardcore gamer or plan on using you iPad as a laptop to edit images and\/ or video.\u00a0 The current A5 chip is fast enough to perform almost 95% of anything you are going to do on the iPad.\u00a0 For most people, not a good enough reason to drop $$ when you can go used.<\/p>\n

New iPad 5m Camera:<\/strong>\u00a0 Again, not sure this is worth updating unless you have a very specific use case of taking pictures or movies with your iPad.\u00a0 Typically people who keep their iPads on hand almost as much as their smart phones my like the idea of holding up a large iPad to take pictures will, and I promise you, will look silly.\u00a0 So again, not enough reason to shell out $$.<\/p>\n

New iPad apps, but no Siri:<\/strong> Some of us thought Siri would be part of this release, but alas, its not.\u00a0 They did through on dictation, but Dragon already has that covered.\u00a0 There were a few other little things here and there, and unless there was some new features and\/or functions that one of these new apps really hits your need button, meh.<\/p>\n

So in conclusion, unless you are a serious gamer, watch video’s (and care about HD video) or are a road warrior who lives and breathes on their iPads, I would save a few dollars and either hang on to the iPad you have, or explore buying the cheaper iPad2 or even a used iPad 1.\u00a0 A really quick look on craigslist and I saw a few iPad 1s’ for $250.\u00a0 But hey, if $$ is no object, then yea, go out and grab it.\u00a0 I’ll hang on to my trusty iPad 1 a bit longer and wait an iPad version worthy of having its own name.<\/p>\n

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