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iPad selection help!?

  • 15-01-2013 8:08am
    #1
    Danye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm looking to get my girlfriend an iPad but because I'm clueless about these things I don't know which one to get her? There seems to be so many options available and difference in price that I don't know where to start?

    She has an iPhone 4s at the minute so whatever I get will have to be compatible with that. Is there anything she can do on an iPad that she can't do on her phone?

    Any help or recommendations greatly appreciated and any potential pros and cons of an iPad would be great.

    Thanks a million.


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,357 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    It really boils down to :

    How much do you want to spend?
    Do you want brand new from apple, second hand from adverts or refurbed by apple?

    For me it would be between :
    1. iPad 4 (€509)
    2. iPad 3 Refurbed from Apple (€389 IIRC)
    3. iPad Mini (€339)


  • #3
    Danye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭Danye


    kceire wrote: »
    It really boils down to :

    How much do you want to spend?
    Do you want brand new from apple, second hand from adverts or refurbed by apple?

    For me it would be between :
    1. iPad 4 (€509)
    2. iPad 3 Refurbed from Apple (€389 IIRC)
    3. iPad Mini (€339)

    Ideally the cheaper the better. But if there was a serious lack of quality or it was miles behind the dearer version I wouldn't be interested and I'd probably prefer to go out on a limb.

    What's the difference in terms of performance between all 3? How small is an iPad Mini?

    Thanks for your help :)


  • #4
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,357 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Danye wrote: »
    Ideally the cheaper the better. But if there was a serious lack of quality or it was miles behind the dearer version I wouldn't be interested and I'd probably prefer to go out on a limb.

    What's the difference in terms of performance between all 3? How small is an iPad Mini?

    Thanks for your help :)

    http://www.apple.com/ie/ipad/compare/


  • #5
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    If price is an issue then check out the refurbished section on the Apple Store. I'd suggest an iPad 2 refurb (around €319 I think) or as Kceire mentioned the Refurb iPad 3 (€389). iPad 4 doesn't have too much of a difference to pay the extra €100+.


  • #6
    flyguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭flyguy


    kceire wrote: »
    It really boils down to :

    How much do you want to spend?
    Do you want brand new from apple, second hand from adverts or refurbed by apple?

    For me it would be between :
    1. iPad 4 (€509)
    2. iPad 3 Refurbed from Apple (€389 IIRC)
    3. iPad Mini (€339)

    <- what he said...
    Spec wise refurb iPad 3 is best value for money (if there are any in stock).
    Have iPad mini myself as I prefer the size (but also have MBpro and iPhone 5, so fits nicely in between).
    Last thing to mention is iPad 3 (and 2) is the only one mentioned with the same charge cable as the iPhone 4. iPad mini and iPad 4 both use the new lightning connector.


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