[Closed] iPad3 - which size?

Why not the iPad 4?

I don't want to wait until March and with Apple it does appear that their products have a strict one year life span until the next one is out and unfortunately I'm looking to buy in the middle of the life cycle.

It'll also no doubt be more expensive too.

Erm.. not been reading the news then?

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/apple-breaks-out-4th-generation-ipad-1106517

"Preorders begin on October 26 and shipping for the Wi-Fi variant is slated for November 2. "

Just realised that the 4 is due out this year, so think I'll hang on.

I read something last night that said March 2013.

Other tablets and smartphones are available.

Looks like which iPad 4 then!

The ipad3 seems to have been quickly updated to the ipad4, although the ipad2 is still sold. I have a 2 and wasn't overly impressed by the heat the 3 seemed to generate when performing the same tasks as mine.

Am going to get the kids mini's for Christmas, now I have finally sorted out how I'm going to lock them down. My brother has a nexus and i find it abit small for me, but acording to apple the mini is 1000000% bigger fot the same size so will see when the kids have theirs.

Oddly I like Android phones, but not the tablets. I've been leant a Samsung tablet with the latest Android system and find it clunky, whereas the iPad just seems to work.

wasn't overly impressed by the heat the 3 seemed to generate

This seems a slightly odd buying criteria?

(can't say I've noticed getting particularly hot myself and I play a fair few games on it).

Apple refurbed New IPad (retina screen) from £315 on apple site. Bargain.

In answer to your first question - which size?

in my opinion, 16Gb is enough if [b]all[/b] you are storing is apps.

If you will be video taking/editing, photo taking/editing, storing music, or storing films, you'll eat it up in no time at all.

If you have your computer on often and don't mind serving everything from there, you'll be fine, or you could buy a cheapish NAS (check brand and feature compatibility with specific iPad apps). I use a qnap NAS with a 16Bg iPad and it's not even half full (although that's not retina).

If you're not sure, a 32Gb is a safer option.

Alex, thanks for your help. From what I understand the camera is fairly so so, which means pics will be taken with my phone / camera and stored on drop box so I can access them on various devices.

There'll be little or no music on it and films will only be rented, so downloaded watched and deleted. It does seem like an awful lot of extra money for the next size up.

I agree - £80 for 16 extra Gb is very out of proportion.

£80 for 16Gb is simply Apple gouging its customers.

Buy a 64Gb memory card and stick it in your iPad like I have done with my Galaxy Note. 😉

For my money: 32gb at least - any films at low res look pretty rubbish on a retina display, and 1024 or 1365 x 768 resolution seems to take up just over 1gb per hour of film. I have a 1hr 54 minute black and white film at 1024 x 768 and it's 2.14gb!

Films will be rented

You know you'll end up wanting to convert all your DVDs to watch on the iPad eventually...

I think the camera's pretty good for video, at least - 1080p looks pretty sharp on mine and I seem to remember calculating that an hour of that would run to 9gb.

I actually sometimes wish I'd been able to get the 64gb - there just weren't any avalailable in the store when I bought mine.

Bought a 16GB iPad2, and am pleased with it. The upgrade for the retina screen really didn't look worth it. My sister has one of each, and I struggle to tell them apart.

16GB is fine for browsing and basic apps.

But my Playbook handles media much better, and you can have three for the price of an iPad3 😈

My sister has one of each, and I struggle to tell them apart.

http://www.specsavers.co.uk/

I bought a 16gb iP3 a couple of months ago to replace a Nexus. The only thing I've found a problem with is storage, 16gb isn't quite enough for me.

There is no such thing as an iPad 3 and 4. Just a new iPad! As of this anouncement the iPad will have a different port and a slightly different processor.

If Apple we still using numbers it would be an iPad 3.1.

There is no such thing as an iPad 3 and 4

strange how he referred to it as the 4th generation iPad yesterday then...

a slightly different processor.

"Twice as fast" according to Apple. That's a pretty big "slightly".
And you forgot the new front camera. And 4G support.

But yeah, I won't be trading in my iPad 3 just yet.

If Apple we still using numbers it would be an iPad 3.1.

Nah it'd be iPad 3S

Yup very strange, certainly tell the Guys in the iPad store in Rgt St on your way through though yeah.

Anyway, I got the version that is the "new" version out now, 4g ready.

Is that the iPad3 or what?

Am I that bothered? No, no not really.

I got it cos' the Nexus was rubbish* and didn't have the iPlayer thingy (something to do with Adobe..blah blah)
This iPad does and it's excellent for catching up with programmes whilst on the train at 6am.

I got the version that is the "new" version out now, 4g ready.
Is that the iPad3 or what?

That would be the "new iPad" (or iPad 3 as everyone but Apple calls it).

The one just announced is officially "iPad with Retina Display"
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which is odd given the iPad 3 has a Retina Display too. 😕

Oh and the 3 may be "4G Ready" but it's not a version of 4G you'll get in the UK, whereas the 4 is:
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/ipad-3-vs-ipad-4-the-key-differences-1106685

Anyone wanting a cheap iPad 2, they've just come back into the Apple Refurb Shop:
£259.00
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad

That's a good deal, bearing in mind I just sold my 1st gen iPad (16gb) for £210 on ebay.