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The iPad Upgrade Game
A lot of iOS musicians hate getting stuck on older devices with the rate Apple releases them. If you play the game right however, it's actually cheaper to get a new iPad every year than to wait. Read how:
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Good stuff, @tarekith. I came to the same conclusion recently. Can't wait to unload my Air for the next gen with MORE RAM. Hear us, Apple???
Great strategy. This is a solid plan.
...but in my case, what to do with an iPad 2 at this point?
@Hmtx said:
I have one too... Think it's too late for us. Have to start over at some point.
DP
@Hmtx said:
@flcblanco thanks! almost choked on my cup of tea there. Excellent chuckle to start my day.
LOL, that's a good one. Thanks for the kind words everyone, glad this resonated with some people here
It is a no-brainer to be doing exactly that. Since my first ipad 2 I only skipped ipad 3 (phew!). Just before Christmas I sold my gen 4. I end up going for grey imports from the us or china (I'm in the UK) so they have no uk apple warranty but so far so good. The great thing is that the re sale value is pretty good on apple stuff and many people are quite happy and get the last year model just to save a few bucks. There's really no reason to be still using ipad 2.
His math is based on...
"...consider that keeping your iPad for 3 years means that when you go to sell you’ll only likely get around $100 for it."
Where?...When?...Ever??
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Another good reason, thanks!
Spooky, perhaps prices are different in other parts of the world. My $100 comment is based on selling a few older iOS devices for friends and relatives. Usually when they get that old they're a bit more scratched up, cables or box missing, and what not, and it's rare I can get more than $100 for one. This is the 16GB version as well I'm talking about, if that matters.
I have a first gen iPad and the battery is still fine, got it on release day and used it pretty much daily.
@Tarekeith I actually agree that your 'tactics' make sense. And if I were somebody curiouser than a cat, I would heed your act fast, don't delay advice. But hey, I'm on iOS 6 still, and hoping that my iPad 4 lives to to see the birth of iPadPro7. Stil, $100 for a 2nd device (even as just a controller for future AB2 over wi-if:)) would be a bargain.
Oh and hey, I didn't realise it was your article...which makes my 'His' instead of 'your math' kinda look dismissive. Wasn't intended, sorry!
No worries, I was just clarifying in case other people might have been thinking the same thing.
I think the resale value is not that great outside of the US, Apple HW is significantly pricier in Europe. It might be worth it if I would resell to another country where Apple devices are even more overpriced.
I bought my grey import ipad 2 roughly two years ago for £339 on ebay
Sold it year later for £330 on gumtree (it was kinda embarrassing when the guy asked for the receipt)
Bought ipad 4 for £339 days later.
8 months later (Christmas 2013) I sold that for £270 on gumtree and bought ipad air for £340 again on ebay.
All in all it wasn't hugely costly apart from the initial investment.
I agree with people who see the iPad as more like a lease rather than something you own until it stops working as the hardware and software are evolving very quickly. Apple does seem to have a strategy of not having too great a gap between last years and the current years hardware and iOS being so out of sync that you can't run newer apps on last year's devices. In some respects this might explain why they didn't increase the iPad's ram this year as they wanted to maintain some backward compatibility while still having enough new capabilities to entice people to buy new devices yet not make them keep the money in their pocket and wait for the next generation device with significantly more capability.
Since the older devices still have some functionality with current iOS and apps, they still retain their value and resale. It's a delicate balance to maintain but I do think their ultimate goal is to have people get in the habit of buying a new device every year and having that be supplemented by the people who are happy being on the trailing edge of technology if it means they can save some money. These are the same people who wouldn't buy the latest and greatest anyway but still buy apps. Perhaps at some point their economic status may change or they want to be on the leading edge and will contribute to growing demand for iOS devices.
It also explains why Apple encourages IAP, which can be a mechanism for being able to keep current functionality, but also allow developers to get paid for new or additional functionality. Another benefit of this strategy may be making it easier to recycle and reduce the cost of creating devices as they'd only have a functional life of 3-4 years.