iPad 3 to 2018 iPad or iPad Pro 9.7?

[serendip]

Re upgrades: It is largely driven by RAM. Iphone X = 3Gb. This year, expect all "X" phones to also be 3Gb.

In 18months, 3Gb will be required for best experience (IOS13) and in 30m (IOS14), all the 2Gb devices will run slow.

The extra 1Gb in Ipad Pro, IphoneX etc will basically add 2 years.

Thank you! I was focusing so much on the processor, this is the part I was forgetting, the RAM. The iPad Pro 9.7 and the 2018 iPad both have 2gb. Thank you!
[doublepost=1522622980][/doublepost]Thank you all so much!

I've had this iPad 3 for 6 years, got it about a month after it was released. Not being able to update apps once they required higher than 9.3.5 isn't anywhere near the problem as how slow it has become. It is still in pristine condition, not a scratch on it. Just... painfully slow.

Reading all your comments, and thinking this through with not only what I use it for, but how long I plan to use it, the refurbished 10.5 iPad Pro (4gb ram, A10X processor) seems the best device for me.

I realize that whether June, September, or next year, a NEW! iPad Pro will be released. If the rumored upgrades (FaceID, no bezel, etc) happen, I'll be even happier I have this one. (How do you hold a bezel-less iPad?!)

Again, thank you!! I really needed to read your opinions, to get to this decision.

 

[andiwm2003]

Thank you! I was focusing so much on the processor, this is the part I was forgetting, the RAM. The iPad Pro 9.7 and the 2018 iPad both have 2gb. Thank you!
[doublepost=1522622980][/doublepost]Thank you all so much!

I've had this iPad 3 for 6 years, got it about a month after it was released. Not being able to update apps once they required higher than 9.3.5 isn't anywhere near the problem as how slow it has become. It is still in pristine condition, not a scratch on it. Just... painfully slow.

Reading all your comments, and thinking this through with not only what I use it for, but how long I plan to use it, the refurbished 10.5 iPad Pro (4gb ram, A10X processor) seems the best device for me.

I realize that whether June, September, or next year, a NEW! iPad Pro will be released. If the rumored upgrades (FaceID, no bezel, etc) happen, I'll be even happier I have this one. (How do you hold a bezel-less iPad?!)

Again, thank you!! I really needed to read your opinions, to get to this decision.

Haha, I came to the same conclusion. Thanks to all. I guess we will compete for the iPad in the refurb store now. I'm looking for a 10.5, Wifi + LTE, 64GB or 256GB, preferably rose gold. I don't like the black bezel so it's either silver or rose gold.

 

[serendip]

Haha, I came to the same conclusion. Thanks to all. I guess we will compete for the iPad in the refurb store now. I'm looking for a 10.5, Wifi + LTE, 64GB or 256GB, preferably rose gold. I don't like the black bezel so it's either silver or rose gold.

I don't like the black bezel, either, and want 256GB (I never thought I'd run out of space on the 32GB iPad 3, and I did) but, we aren't competing! Wifi for me, not LTE. Best wishes with yours!

 

[EssModelsRule]

For buyers that prioritize cost over all else, Microcenter has three appealing options if you live near one:

$250 for 2017 iPad
$300 for 2018 iPad
$320 for refurbished 9.7 Pro

All 32GB WiFi models.

 

[dogslobber]

If you're laboring under an iPad 3 then the speed increase with a newer iPad might overwhelm you causing you to scurry back to the 3. That's what happened to me when I upgraded to an Air 2.

 

[spiderman0616]

If you're laboring under an iPad 3 then the speed increase with a newer iPad might overwhelm you causing you to scurry back to the 3. That's what happened to me when I upgraded to an Air 2.

That's a completely ridiculous statement on its own, but I guess not in the context of most of the things you've posted in the past. I have never heard of a person complaining that a computer, iPad, phone, or any other device was too fast and making them want to go back to their older, slower device. That's absurd.

 

[serendip]

Done! Thank you all so much for the recommendations.

I got the iPad Pro 10.5, 256GB (rose gold) refurb from Apple store. It is amazing! I knew the iPad 3 was slow, but not how very slow. Incredibly happy with the decision! (Now researching fine point stylus vs Apple Pencil...)

Thank you!!

 

[spiderman0616]

Done! Thank you all so much for the recommendations.

I got the iPad Pro 10.5, 256GB (rose gold) refurb from Apple store. It is amazing! I knew the iPad 3 was slow, but not how very slow. Incredibly happy with the decision! (Now researching fine point stylus vs Apple Pencil...)

Thank you!!

Congrats on your new iPad--you will not regret it. Best model I've ever owned.

 

[DNichter]

Anything will be better, but I would go for a 64GB 10.5 if you can swing it. The 10.5 is the best computer I have ever owned.

Edit: Just saw your post, good choice.