Apple discontinues iPad 2, replaces it with Retina display (iPad 4th gen) model

5. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)

Right decision? The Retina ipad mini is still $399 with a faster processor, smaller form factor and tighter dpi. The ipad 4 should be $299 to $350.

6. PorkyBurger (Posts: 585; Member since: 18 May 2013)

$299~?! LOL you wish. iPad 4 is never going to be priced as same as 1st-gen iPad mini.

7. UglyFrank (Posts: 1940; Member since: 23 Jan 2014)

This is as close as apple can get to the right choice

10. nctx77 (Posts: 2411; Member since: 03 Sep 2013)

I agree with you, but you have to think about it from a business standpoint. You don't want to sell the ipad 4 to cheap and cannibalize sales of your new product. It's about profit margins. The only way apple will sell a cheap tablet is if people stop buying them. The ipad 4 is only a little over a year old, so it's still a good tablet. It has a better processor than the iphone 5. It makes since to sell it at $100 cheaper than the new model. I agree that the mini retina is a better buy, but it really comes down to screen size or a faster chip

11. Diezparda (Posts: 891; Member since: 23 Oct 2013)

Smaller screen means cheaper right? And from my personal experience i don't think iPad mini retina was much faster unless you are playing heavy duty game.

17. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)

What? The A7 chip is definitely faster than the A6X. Trust me.

22. Diezparda (Posts: 891; Member since: 23 Oct 2013)

I own iPad 4 but i'm not so lucky when i visited Apple store in my country they don't install any heavy duty game on iPad Air or Mini 2, i speak only based on my experience and i can assure you i fell pretty much the same for daily used like browsing, play music or video and any simple not so graphic intense games.

My friend and i wish to have iPad Air but now i'm not so sure anymore, but i love how light it is compared to my iPad 4 it's obvious difference of weight and dimension, but when it comes to performance? I think it's not so significant...

25. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)

It really is. Apps load a lot faster, games run a lot smoother without dropped frame rates and the benefits from the 64-bit architecture are worth it. If you use your iPad for casual uses, then it isn't.

27. bigdawg23 (Posts: 462; Member since: 25 May 2011)

I am with Papasmurf. I went to an iPad Air in November and gave my wife the iPad 4. There is a noticeable difference on all fronts. My wife usually never notices but has asked why my Air is snappier. I really notice it in power points and spreadsheets.

8. Finalflash (Posts: 3536; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)

Sales must have been crap of both the Air and iPad 2 for this to go down. Apple doesn't do anything out of the goodness of its own heart, money is the only reason.

12. darkkjedii (Posts: 25090; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

That's any business Einstein. If they all operated out of the goodness of their hearts, the stuff would be free. In your never ending quest to bash apple, you make some of the dumbest posts.

16. H3Drvr (Posts: 43; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)

"Don't be evil" -Google

But seriously...lol

23. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)

No you do actually. If you don't see the difference between Apple greed and general company greed, then you are more stupid than I thought. There is a huge difference......

24. darkkjedii (Posts: 25090; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

And you're worse than he is. No intellect whatsoever.

15. darkkjedii (Posts: 25090; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/20/ipad-air-takes-top-tablet-spot-as-ipad-asps-begin-to-rise

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5350106/apple-q1-2014-earnings

For our resident apple hater: Finalflash

28. mrblah (Posts: 577; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)

eBay! you will get more than you think. just pay the eBay fees as soon as it sells and don't sell internationally! I ran a business doing nothing more than flipping craigslist iphones on eBay.

18. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)

Right? As if they actually went to college, got a degree in a major that would land them a job at the tech giant and became wealthy.

20. darkkjedii (Posts: 25090; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

Exactly Smurf

21. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)

A7 processor?

29. mrblah (Posts: 577; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)

Well, for starters, a new design, 100g lighter, it will get more iOS upgrades, another year or two you won't need to replace it, thinner so if you use a case it won't be as bulky, A7, M7, and the iPad 4 has a 5-megapixel sensor, the air also has a 5-megapixel sensor, but the sensor itself has been improved along with the processing engine to offer better image quality.

"28% lighter, 20% thinner [and] 24% less volume."

30. mrblah (Posts: 577; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)

False, 64 is faster, even without a ton of ram. If you had two of the same cpus, the same in every way except for the bits, the 64 bit one would win every time, even when processing 32 bit apps. There is alot that goes in it I'm afraid you don't understand, but if you are interested, there is a whole internet out there for you to learn.