Thanks for that snarky reply. My two month old ipad is obsolete. People do like to get some sort of longevity out of their purchase
How on earth do you figure it's obsolete? My daughters are still using their two and a half year old iPads everyday with no complaints. Sounds like you're whining.
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Nothing is considered obsolete unless all support and updates/ software was nolonger allowed to use the hardware configuration. What it seems like to me is this person had bought an iPad knowing the time of year it is, and that apple always does their new product releases now for holiday cashing in. What this person should do is not complain that 2 month old hardware is obsolete since the new one does just a tad bit more. Im still using my 2010 13 inch mbp with a core 2 duo and 320m gpu that doesnt even have dedicated ram. yet it still outperforms my friends 800$ hp machine with the a4 and 7670g gpu.
IMO Dont complain and be happy with the item you have. for all you know the new one could end up having a battery issue or a recall for internals. Just be happy you can afford it too. some of us cant :L
I seem to recall one of Aesop's fables, wherein the dog with a juicy piece of meat in its mouth sees its own reflection in the water and drops what it has because he thinks the dog in the reflection in the water has something better.
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Clearly, this thread is a great example of how technology doesn't always seem to become obsolete as people tend to think about it. In reality, technology is fine for a good couple of years. You don't necessarily have to deem current technology old even if it is updated. My mom is still using her PC she got from 2004 and it's still running fine (but certainly needs an update; most like with a new Mac Mini).
On a side note, I would be mildly annoyed if I did get an iPad 3 in the past 1-2 months.
Joys electronics though is that there is always something new. I'm surprised the iPad 4 had such a jump. I figured it would be an iPad 3 with the lightening port. The A6X was an interesting move. I guess an A6 chip could have been expected since it was in the iPhone 5.
On a side note, I would be mildly annoyed if I did get an iPad 3 in the past 1-2 months.
I'm in the same boat as the OP, I got an iPad 3 two months ago. Now, I scored a great deal on Craigslist, but that's another matter. Regardless, I'm happy to stick with my iPad 3. There's not one app that it can't run as well as the iPad 4 at this point. There's no real reason to upgrade.
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The A6X was an interesting move. I guess an A6 chip could have been expected since it was in the iPhone 5.
This actually hits the nail on the head about what I think caused this "quick" upgrade. Yes, there are Android Tablets and MS Surface nipping at the heels, but the A5X was a one-off chip designed 'cause they wanted to get a new iPad out, and obviously the A6X wasn't ready yet. It was for the iPhone 5, so now they've got it in the iPad 4 as well.
Apple's all about supply chain and economy of scale (especially so under Tim Cook). Before iPad 4 came out with A6X chips, Apple made three different kinds of chips:
By removing the iPad 3 completely (notice they kept the iPad 2 and didn't move the iPad 3 down to that price tier?), they can simplify that into 2 chip "families" with just the A5 and the A6X. That helps keep Apple's operations simple and efficient, and helps the bottom line. (insert Apple as business comment here).
Regardless, it seems the A5X was always going to be the "bastard child" of the group - an older processor with a beefier GPU 'cause they couldn't engineer the faster CPU and beefier GPU in time with the right thermals (the iPad 3 already gets pretty damn hot - be interesting to see how the iPad 4 fares under the same conditions).
So, IMHO, this was a business/economy of scale decision, just as much as it was a "tech's march forward"/competitive decision.
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I actually prefer my 3rd Gen iPad.. Std dock connector is nicer to have for me
Agreed!
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I get why the poster is annoyed, it sucks, but if you want to avoid immediate "obsolescence", the one should purchase as close to the release date as possible. The newer device is always better, but how long would you have waited to get the newest model, 2 months , 6 months, a year. Yes it is a "mid-cycle" release, but the iPad 3 is a good device and if I was worried about this, I would wait until the next release. I would be more ticked off if it was a major feature, for example I really like the retina display.
On a related note, I think the iPad 4 is what the third should have been, mainly using the a6 processor.
Related note 2, remember how angry people were when they released the iPad 3 after purchasing an iPad 2? Whether for Christmas or the day before? Do you think they may change from spring to fall release schedule to take advantage of Christmas shopping?
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