Gadgetory

so the same thing always happens when our new device launches the media gets review units ahead of the official launch and we get to use them while we write our review then the press embargo lifts every outlet posts their reviews and videos at the same time writers and commenters go back and forth and it's a huge frenzy of opinion and buzz for about a day and then it all goes away sure there's some follow-up coverage but after that initial blast almost no one revisits the device to see how well it's aged because we're all on to the next big thing already so let's do something about it let's have a look at a device after a couple of weeks after release and what it's not shiny and new anymore I'm hey maybe then I will pocket now this is the iPad air and this is episode 35 about robots hello over eight months have passed since the launch of the iPad Aaron at times when Microsoft has launched the surface pro 3 and when Samsung keeps pushing the bar with the tablet lineup or even more important that times when Apple is already preparing for the successor of the iPad air but it still be worth it for you to buy this tablet after the buzz let's talk about it I've been using the iPad air since launch date after my strong disappointment with the iPad Mini and so far my experience has been positive for the most part you will remember that in my durability report I reported that I had some hardware issues with the display with some dead pixels and Apple was nice enough to replace it for free and the Genius Bar and ever since then which was February it still looks like new it's hard to not acknowledge how thin and light this tablet is and how pleasant it is to use for content consumption so we're sure that it'll age well for the best majority of you aside from the great build quality and design even cooler is the fact that the market is flooded with accessories to help you take advantage of it whether it's keyboards that merge seamlessly or many other things owning iPad hardware has some benefits for the most part the fact that Apple also keeps design cycles for at least two years also ensures that whatever accessory you invest on today will probably work on the next model software is really where things get mixed having a tablet running iOS has its benefits at its caveats if we talk about the good stuff I'm already running iOS 8 beta on his iPad and whoever isn't is already using the latest and greatest version of iOS without the drama of having to wait for software updates this makes the use of an iPad over time to be drama-free and trust me that matters when of course the Iowas 8 aside from some minor bugs it runs on this tablet like a champ and what I love the most about iOS 8 is that it finally gives us some better stock tablet applications which we criticized a lot on iOS 7 even though yeah there is still no split-screen multitasking after that the cooler part about owning an iPad is that the iOS has the best selection of tablet applications in the market and if there is no tablet application for the service that you want the iPhone application works on and just fine as an alternative as yes the iPhone is the device that has more applications as well the downside here is when you match the software with my overall user experience and notice I said my sadly not everyone can use an iPad for everything and even though some of you just use a computer to breeze the web and yes the iPad can replace your computer just fine if you just use that my case is different and for many other people it's the same case since regardless of how powerful the a7 and 64-bit chip is the iPad is still just the content consumption tablet for the most part it is still just an iPad even if you actually can get some work done here it it's too cumbersome route 200 power to get most serious work done if you just want to play a game surf the web or watch a movie or you some documents here and there you'll be just fine but sadly in my case because of the limitations I find myself using the iPad less and less because I don't really have much time to play now that being said consuming content again has great things and also has some challenges on the good side I'll admit that I love the long lasting battery life on this thing it that's the full day pretty much and I love the fact that this particular iPad charges in no time I also love my choice for this LTE model because data plans for tablets can be quite cheap and it's really cool to always be connected sadly my biggest issue when talking about the negative side is that if you really want to use this thing for content consumption you need storage and I mean a lot of storage after always buying 64 gig iPads I went with a 32 gig model this time to make up for the LTE upgrade and that boy am i regretting this at times when the best games away one gigabyte and purchase movies WAV or gigabytes you really can't get by with 16 gigs and in my experience 32 gigs is still little and again unless you want to be syncing this iPad constantly which makes your experience cumbersome this is really what makes using an iPad complicated the fact that you have to buy the more expensive iPad if you want to get the best experience and that is really unfortunate as there is no expandable storage and yes I do have to talk about the camera because that's part of the video and the iPad has the same cameras that we've been since the third generation iPad 5 megapixels and well they're good they take some good photos and they also film the video but you will look hilarious taking photos with this thing and the problem again is that if you don't have enough storage it's really pointless for you to film so much video as well and that leads me to my final thoughts of my experience with the iPad after the buzz an LTE 64 gig iPad will cost you $900 which is too pricey for the product that can only consume content and also too pricy when you consider that the surface pro 3 can be found for less money and can get some more done yes for constant consumption the iPad is the best you really can't compare to the surface pro 3 but I do think that many people can't really afford a $900 tablet and the computer and that's really where the problem is with the iPad and I'm sure that Apple has been noticing this as tablet sales have stagnated for the iPad in the past couple of quarters mainly because people have noticed that they can't really use an iPad for work and you can't really afford to own two products most of the time so bottom line what we recommend that you buy an iPad air after 8 months of use it really depends on you honestly the difference between the next generation iPad air and this one probably will just be touch ID so if you really can't wait you probably won't miss out on much with the next generation iPad so yeah it could be a good time to buy but then again we're just a couple of months away so if you can wait then just wait it off that being said on the positive note I do love this iPad for what it can do it's great for content come suction it feels great it is gorgeous it's really beautiful and it's just fabulous to use it again for what it can do but if you really want to buy a tablet for work this is not the product for you and probably can get some work done but not the best tablet for work and that's just a reality unless you again can't purchase two products and can use this tablet just for content consumption it's really hard for us to recommend this to be your only complete that's it for episode 35 of after the bus thank you very much for watching the own an iPad air are you still on the road trying to buy one make sure you leave us a comment down below and also make sure you follow us on social media subscribe to channels as well you can follow me on Twitter Jaime under splitter e better please give this video thumbs up if you like what you saw I am paying better you better thank you very much for watching we will see you in the next 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