I guess it may be time to replace my iPad 2, which gets so bogged down it is marginally able to browse the web. There are no malfunctions, it is just the OS being too demanding, I believe.
If I buy a new one, how do I select one that will last a long time without future updates making it unusable?
I want wifi only and can decide for myself how big a screen I want to pay for. I mostly use Safari but also occasionally Notes and email, and I don’t want music on it, or at least very little, way less than one gb. Not many 3rd party apps, and not big ones.
The way to do this, for any electronic device, is to buy the latest technology. The 9.7" iPad Pro was introduced in March, so it’s probably going to be a good long while before it’s obsolete.
That’s interesting. We have iPad 2’s and have no issues what so ever with their performance. They are all up-to-date in terms of IOS and mostly up to date on apps. We don’t use the iPads as much since we decided we needed a smaller form factor and we bought iPad Minis a few years ago. You sure there isn’t something else going on?
General rule: modern computer-based consumer electronics are obsolete as soon as they’re shipped out of the factory.
To maximize your future-resistance*, buy cutting edge. But remember that you’re have to trade something away for this future resistance. What you’ll give up is reliability. The first release of a device probably has undetected bugs that will have to be fixed in time. Design flaws, or software flaws, or simple unavailability of appropriate accessories.
My iPad 2 was recently retired as it was just not up to the demands of the current iOS and “modern” websites with all of their videos and plugins. Considering that it was nearly four and a half years old, it lasted very well.
Gazelle gave me $63 for it, which went to the purchase of an Air 2 that was apparently bought a week before the smaller Pro model came out, so at the time, I bought the best-available 10" model.
Just goes to show that there’s always something new right around the corner. Buy the best you can at the moment and don’t look back.
Except the end user has limited ability to upgrade components in a notebook computer. You’re not likely able to upgrade the motherboard, or the processor. If you really want to be able to keep upgrading your system, buy a desktop computer with an industry-standard motherboard, power supply, etc.
I have an iPad 4, and when the iPad Pro came out I thought it was silly, why would I need a screen that large?
Then I saw it in the store, and realized that it was perfect for reading magazines and ebooks. I prefer digital magazines, and they’re hard to read on the smaller screen, you often need to zoom in on the text. I got the Pro for Christmas, and I use it every day now. I also got the keyboard cover, so I use the iPad now instead of my laptop.
