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Buy new ipad or refurbished ipad 2?
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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1384163" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>One thing - it isn't just 4G - if you get the Verizon iPad - you can use it as a hotspot and just pay for data. AT&T of course isn't enabled yet.</p><p><a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/ipad.shtml" target="_blank">The new iPad | Verizon iPad | Verizon Wireless</a></p><p><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/1165781/ipad_hotspot_feature_will_be_available_on_verizon_not_atandt.html" target="_blank">iPad hotspot feature will be available on Verizon, not AT&T | Macworld</a></p><p>That hotspot feature is unique in that you don't have to pay extra to use it as a hotspot and it pulls from the same data. The iPhone hotspot costs $20/month and is off of a different data - i.e. I bought my iPhone when they offered unlimited data - but if I add a hotspot feature then I have some limit on my data - 2GB for the tether part. Plus there is no contract so you can turn it on and off monthly.</p><p></p><p>Personally I wanted the higher res display for when I remote into different machines with VNC or RDP. I noticed that I don't have to zoom to work. I do have to hook an external keyboard as the on screen keyboard takes way too much screen real estate. Also - web pages are readable in either portrait or landscape - whereas with the iPad 2 - I was doing most of my browsing in landscape. iBooks look amazing and the Kindle App does look better but not as good as iBooks. (Looks fall under IMHO YMMV)</p><p></p><p>The back does get hotter than the other generation iPads but not uncomfortable for me.</p><p></p><p>The Camera is a bonus for me but not something I really wanted. Good in a pinch but taking a picture with a tablet looks rather ridiculous. </p><p></p><p>The iPad 2 is a fine device and works great as a tablet. I updated so I could get family(grandparents) an easy to use facetime device - and I wanted the higher resolution screen. If it weren't for the grandparents I really would have a hard time convincing myself to upgrade to "the new iPad"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1384163, member: 145676"] One thing - it isn't just 4G - if you get the Verizon iPad - you can use it as a hotspot and just pay for data. AT&T of course isn't enabled yet. [url=http://www.verizonwireless.com/ipad.shtml]The new iPad | Verizon iPad | Verizon Wireless[/url] [url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1165781/ipad_hotspot_feature_will_be_available_on_verizon_not_atandt.html]iPad hotspot feature will be available on Verizon, not AT&T | Macworld[/url] That hotspot feature is unique in that you don't have to pay extra to use it as a hotspot and it pulls from the same data. The iPhone hotspot costs $20/month and is off of a different data - i.e. I bought my iPhone when they offered unlimited data - but if I add a hotspot feature then I have some limit on my data - 2GB for the tether part. Plus there is no contract so you can turn it on and off monthly. Personally I wanted the higher res display for when I remote into different machines with VNC or RDP. I noticed that I don't have to zoom to work. I do have to hook an external keyboard as the on screen keyboard takes way too much screen real estate. Also - web pages are readable in either portrait or landscape - whereas with the iPad 2 - I was doing most of my browsing in landscape. iBooks look amazing and the Kindle App does look better but not as good as iBooks. (Looks fall under IMHO YMMV) The back does get hotter than the other generation iPads but not uncomfortable for me. The Camera is a bonus for me but not something I really wanted. Good in a pinch but taking a picture with a tablet looks rather ridiculous. The iPad 2 is a fine device and works great as a tablet. I updated so I could get family(grandparents) an easy to use facetime device - and I wanted the higher resolution screen. If it weren't for the grandparents I really would have a hard time convincing myself to upgrade to "the new iPad" [/QUOTE]
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