I need your help as a non-Apple user myself. I want to buy my wife a new IPad as a surprise gift. She uses her current one a lot, so I want to get a high-end one, but am struggling to see why she might need an IPad Pro rather than an Air 2. (She mainly uses it for emails, Twitter, podcasts and some music listening.) Also, what memory size will she need ?
Finally, before I waste too much time researching it, am I likely to find any real Apple bargains on Black Friday ? If so where? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Kid Dynamite says
An Air 2 sounds suitable, unless the bigger screen of the Pro is necessary. From your usage description memory size will depend on if she has the music stored on the device or streams it or gets it from a shared iTunes library on another computer. If it’s either of the last two, 16GB is probably okay, but remember iPads aren’t upgradeable, so if you have any doubt I’d go higher.
mikethep says
Air2s only come in 32 or 128GB.
fortuneight says
I’ve purchased one for the GLW for Xmas as her 2nd gen iPad doesn’t play so well with the new OS and the battery is huffing and puffing. She had a go on my iPad Pro and decided the pencil would be just what she needed so I got the smaller of the two Pros. If she hadn’t seen the pencil being any use I’d have gone for an Air.
In terms of memory I think it’s the amount of podcasts, music, photos etc she she likes to have. As KD says, I’d go higher whenever I could.
John Lewis were allegedly doing deals on Apple stuff – no idea if it’s up to much.
davebigpicture says
Video takes the most memory . I download from iPlayer and Amazon Prime as I travel a lot so I got a 64GB Air 2 IIRC
Leedsboy says
Have you seen this – its works a treat.
ip33 says
I can vouch for the Mediashare. I use it at work for 7-15 hours a day with a WD Passport 2GB drive plugged in.
The Verbatim app is complete rubbish though. As an Android user I can’t recommend one for iOS I’m afraid.
Leedsboy says
The app seems ok on the iPad. I also use VLC with it and it works well.
davebigpicture says
Drakey recommended it in the summer. Good innit.
Leedsboy says
Tesco currently selling 32GB iPad Mini 2 for £189. This is a pretty decent price if the mini is ok size wise. 32GB is ok. If she mainly uses it the way you say then this should be powerful enough.
Uncle Wheaty says
Thanks for the info.
Just got the kids one each for Christmas.
This is by far and away the best Apple deal on the internet today!
Leedsboy says
It is/was. My kids will be similarly pleased in a months time.