Any reason to sell my ipad ?

[Anagnostis]

Is there any reason to sell my ipad 1 and buy an ipad 2 when i'm using it mainly just as an ereader and to have access to all the major bookstores (kindle,B&N,ibooks etc)?

[Ivy]

I don't think so. We have an iPad 1 in the house that is being used as:
a) a computer (by my mom)
b) e-reader (by my dad)
c) game console (by my sis & me)

and we decided not to upgrade to iPad2.

If you're happy with your iPad and enjoy using it, keep it.

[l..k]

Originally Posted by Anagnostis

Is there any reason to sell my ipad 1 and buy an ipad 2 when i'm using it mainly just as an ereader and to have access to all the major bookstores (kindle,B&N,ibooks etc)?

No reason at all - it is the same size and ppi resolution

BTW, I saw on many forums that iPad 2 actally has worse screen (cheaper). It is old-fashioned backlited TFT which commonly has a problem with light leakage at the edges and poor viewing angles. Probably no matter for watching movies or gaming but for reading it's a big NO!

I anticipate that over time most of AppStore application will not work on iPad 1 since iPad 2 has better "power under the shell" which is a Holly Grail for developers. Hoverer it should never happen to applications like reader or notepad.

So if you really have spare $100 and good luck selling yours for $400 ... do you need any advise?

[kjk]

Originally Posted by l..k

No reason at all - it is the same size and ppi resolution

BTW, I saw on many forums that iPad 2 actally has worse screen (cheaper). It is old-fashioned backlited TFT which commonly has a problem with light leakage at the edges and poor viewing angles. Probably no matter for watching movies or gaming but for reading it's a big NO!

I anticipate that over time most of AppStore application will not work on iPad 1 since iPad 2 has better "power under the shell" which is a Holly Grail for developers. Hoverer it should never happen to applications like reader or notepad.

So if you really have spare $100 and good luck selling yours for $400 ... do you need any advise?

It is not a worse screen than the iPad 1. I have both. The viewing angles on both are excellent.

I don't know what an "old fashioned backlited TFT" is in this context. It is an LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology, and IPS is a type of TFT.

Is that "old fashioned?"

I don't know what you mean by light leakage being typical of TFTs, or poor viewing angles either. TFT just means thin film transistor-there are many different types of screens under this. IPS ones tend to have excellent viewing angles, and the iPad 1 and 2 are no exception. Some iPad 2 users have complained of light leakage, as did some iPhone 4 users when it first launched.
This guy may have a bit more credibility than me in terms of how good the iPad 2 display is (or your forums, for that matter) http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_iPhone_ShootOut.htm

And your big "NO!" is of course, your opinion. I have no trouble reading on the iPad. For the OP, if you had no trouble reading on the iPad 1, you won't have any trouble on the iPad 2. iBooks opens a lot quicker, and the bookshelf display is a lot more responsive, but in terms of page turns, and just reading, the iPad 1 will still serve you well. I do appreciate the new shape and lighter weight, however, when standing and reading.

[amjbrown]

I read the specs and thought "very nice, if I was buying my first iPad, than an iPad 2 would be awesome, but I don't need the modest upgrade".

I saw an iPad 2 yesterday. I am getting one. Nothing about *need*. Everything about *want*.

But unless you wanted a camera for face time / skype etc. I don't think it stacks up on paper.

[rcuadro]

Heck, I put off getting an iPad until the second one was announced. I think the iPads are overpriced as it is but at the current prices the iPad 1 is selling it is worth the expense

[leebase]

I got an iPad 2 for my mom, and her birthday is not for 2 months. During that time I'm setting everything up for her (email, facebook, yadda yadda). And, of course, enjoying the device myself (so shoot me).

But no, unless you desired to skype/face time/video conference -- there is no compelling reason to sell your iPad to get the iPad 2. Not if reading is your main use.

The iPad 2 is all around faster. Even for reading -- when you open up a book, or change fonts, the iPad 2 processes faster than the iPad. It's NICE, but it's not "spend money that you could spend on other things" type of nice. Might as well wait for the iPad 3 as the original iPad never felt slow to me in the first place.

It is faster....it is thinner....it is a bit lighter. I will miss it when I give mom hers.

Just depends on one's available spending money. I thought the $500 I spent on the original iPad was the best $500 I ever spent on entertainment. Selling it for $300, and buying the iPad 2 for $500 -- an outlay of $200 for newer, faster, thinner, lighter? Well, maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Lee

[l..k]

Originally Posted by kjk

It is not a worse screen than the iPad 1. I have both. The viewing angles on both are excellent.

I don't know what an "old fashioned backlited TFT" is in this context. It is an LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology, and IPS is a type of TFT.

Is that "old fashioned?"

I don't know what you mean by light leakage being typical of TFTs, or poor viewing angles either. TFT just means thin film transistor-there are many different types of screens under this. IPS ones tend to have excellent viewing angles, and the iPad 1 and 2 are no exception. Some iPad 2 users have complained of light leakage, as did some iPhone 4 users when it first launched.
This guy may have a bit more credibility than me in terms of how good the iPad 2 display is (or your forums, for that matter) http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_iPhone_ShootOut.htm

And your big "NO!" is of course, your opinion. I have no trouble reading on the iPad. For the OP, if you had no trouble reading on the iPad 1, you won't have any trouble on the iPad 2. iBooks opens a lot quicker, and the bookshelf display is a lot more responsive, but in terms of page turns, and just reading, the iPad 1 will still serve you well. I do appreciate the new shape and lighter weight, however, when standing and reading.

Well, if the iPad screen is exactly the same quality than no *NO*s Interesing that I haven never seen any viedo or photo of a defective screen on iPad 1 whilst for iPad 2 there are ...

I know that techincally speaking all of the screens are TFT but the thechnology gets updated and new marketing terms were given like MVA, PVA, IPS to diferentiate from the oldest. Back in time, about 10 years ago I had a notebook with a kind of "old-fashioned for nowadays" TFT display which has exactly the same light leakage in the corners and borders.

I have not seen any iPad 2 on my eyes yet...

[MsAstoria]

For me, the timing is right and the shoppers are hungry on Ebay for gen1 iPads. Ipads aren't going to increase in value by waiting another year, so I figured that I would sell mine (got $450 for it) and get a new one. Cameras? Naw, not so much, but faster and more responsive? yeah, I'll go there. I look at it like trading in a car (get a decent return) and buying a new one. True, most of us don't change cars on a yearly basis, but then computers/tablets don't hold their value for more than a couple of years either.

[snipenekkid]

Originally Posted by l..k

No reason at all - it is the same size and ppi resolution

BTW, I saw on many forums that iPad 2 actally has worse screen (cheaper). It is old-fashioned backlited TFT which commonly has a problem with light leakage at the edges and poor viewing angles. Probably no matter for watching movies or gaming but for reading it's a big NO!

I anticipate that over time most of AppStore application will not work on iPad 1 since iPad 2 has better "power under the shell" which is a Holly Grail for developers. Hoverer it should never happen to applications like reader or notepad.

So if you really have spare $100 and good luck selling yours for $400 ... do you need any advise?

prolly not but perhaps the OP can use some good advice though. Not to worry just teasing you because I make that sort of typo all the time!

[snipenekkid]

Originally Posted by Anagnostis

Is there any reason to sell my ipad 1 and buy an ipad 2 when i'm using it mainly just as an ereader and to have access to all the major bookstores (kindle,B&N,ibooks etc)?

well, much depends on how you use your iPad really. The new iPad supposedly has a 2x faster CPU and significantly faster graphics performance. These thing may or may not matter to any given individual.

For example Adobe also has released version 2.0 of Photoshop Elements for iOS. This could certainly benefit from a faster CPU (weirdly enough, the graphic sub-sytem might not be much of a factor for still image processing). I am sure there are other apps that couple, potentially, exploit the faster hardware, assuming the rest of the iPad 2 allows developers to take advantage of the faster individual components. Meaning was there a change to the mainboard and iOS to allow users to benefit from the fast components that make up the whole.

Oh, another weirdism I read about of Photoshop Elements for iOS 2.0 is that it currently does not support control of the iPad 2's cameras. Wat to go Apple and Adobe, keep feuding with the ants that are us users under your grubby feet. Just ranting...haha...

One thing is with everything in Japan right now, things are likely to be very volatile for a while, a loooong while and while you might get less for the old iPad today, if the supply dries up on the iPad 2's before production can be ramped back up then the prices on the original iPad are likely to creep back up to that above $400 range for a 32gb iPad. I was looking on eBay last night and there is no problem finding a wifi/3g iPad 1 in the $380-$450 range and it should drop more, I figure they will settle near to $350 depending on the added bits and dongles.

Remember developers are going to get sloppy and start writing code that might not be as efficient as on the iPad 1. Apps will get more CPU and graphics hungry as well as begin to bloat a bit. This will eventually create a chasm in backward device compatibility based on performance issues alone. So if performance is key for you then maybe now might be a good time but only if you know you can secure an iPad 2 at the same time as selling your iPad 1. Otherwise, I would say wait, sure you might take a $100 price hit later when iPad 3 is released, if it is released at all later this year. I just see the next gen iPad as closer to a real computer many of us hoped for. It took Apple 3.5 versions to get the Touch right and no real reason it won't take them at least three versions to get the iPad right.

Personally I would wait until there are apps you can't run but want to. That is really the same mindset I have with computers. once my software makes me I upgrade. Until that point I see no reason to not run my systems until they start smoking!!

[Anagnostis]

As i noted from the begining , my ipad's primary use is pdf reader 50% ,browsing 40% and other stuff 10%.
So the biggest impact for me would be a retina display ,but this is not coming until -let's hope- ipad3 .


So if i sell now my ipad 32gb WiFi lets' say for 350€ ί will have to give 390€ more for the ipad 2
When the ipad 3 will be released next year it'll happen the same ..

So i think -for the moment - that it's wiser to skip ipad 2 ...

[jocampo]

Keep it.

I bought the iPad 2 because I was able to return the original one; it was a purchase that I made few weeks before, so makes sense.

It is thinner and a bit lighter, but for what you said you use the device, you won't get any improvements whatsoever.

[snipenekkid]

Originally Posted by Anagnostis

As i noted from the begining , my ipad's primary use is pdf reader 50% ,browsing 40% and other stuff 10%.
So the biggest impact for me would be a retina display ,but this is not coming until -let's hope- ipad3 .


So if i sell now my ipad 32gb WiFi lets' say for 350€ ί will have to give 390€ more for the ipad 2
When the ipad 3 will be released next year it'll happen the same ..

So i think -for the moment - that it's wiser to skip ipad 2 ...

Speaking for myself, very sorry for offering advice beyond that limited scope as I am sure you will never use the device beyond that narrow scope.

[holterzoff]

Heck, I put off getting an iPad until the second one was announced. I think the iPads are overpriced as it is but at the current prices the iPad 1 is selling it is worth the expense

Nonsense, the iPad has indeed a very high quality value, the competitors (if you can call them that) are building low end plastic cases with a slow os, that's what I call overpriced.
The actual material cost of the iPad is over 50% - this is very much.
Regards