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New iPad for wife?

Her five-year-old iPad isn't up to the job any more, and she has a birthday coming up. Prices are likely to rise, and this might solve Xmas too! So...

32gb or 128gb?
Air or Pro?

I think the bigger capacity is worth it, but how much advantage does the Pro offer in real life? Either way, it would be the 9.7" screen, not the 12.9".

(Oh, and yes, the thread title does sound like a reasonable exchange!)
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  • warehouse
    warehouse Posts: 3,362 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    OP we used to be an "all Apple" family. Through the last year we've been ditching the overpriced phones and ipads and gone for android devices. Life is now so much easier, (and cheaper). Try it.

    I recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab or Google Pixel C. Check out the prices.
    Pants
  • Thanks warehouse. I agree, and I would go for Android, but this is "her thing"...
  • Ipad Pro

    10 naughty little characters
  • Ipad Pro

    10 naughty little characters

    ...meaning what?
  • Her five-year-old iPad isn't up to the job any more, and she has a birthday coming up. Prices are likely to rise, and this might solve Xmas too! So....

    Oh for god's sake man don't let the side down.

    Get her a new Iron or Vacuum Cleaner for Christmas like the rest of us or you will set her future expectations far too high.



    :whistle:
  • ...meaning what?

    The minimum post length on here is 10 characters.

    If you type fewer than 10, the system won't accept it and puts up a message.

    Try it.

    'iPad Pro' is only 8 characters.
  • Oh for god's sake man don't let the side down.

    Get her a new Iron or Vacuum Cleaner for Christmas like the rest of us or you will set her future expectations far too high.

    :whistle:

    Ha, this is my best effort to fob off the new iPhone until next year!
  • Ipad Pro

    10 naughty little characters

    Okay, I now understand the 10 chars, but any chance of a small sentence explaining WHY the Pro?
  • LindaMary
    LindaMary Posts: 182 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    Go for the newest model and the biggest storage you can afford..that way it should last her a good few years. I have the Air2 64gb, which suits me but a friend just got the Pro and it's a lot quicker and the sound is awesome
  • LindaMary wrote: »
    Go for the newest model and the biggest storage you can afford..that way it should last her a good few years. I have the Air2 64gb, which suits me but a friend just got the Pro and it's a lot quicker and the sound is awesome

    Yes, that was my thinking. The technology in the Pro is a generation ahead of the Air. If it lasts as long as her old one, she should be happy.

    Of course, what I didn't think about was the accessories...
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