The "problem" with the iPad is two things: 1. It's too good for some (most?) use-cases. 2. It's not even close to good enough for other use-cases. If all you'

The "problem" with the iPad is two things: 1. It's too good for some (most?) use-cases. 2. It's not even close to good enough for other use-cases. If all you're doing is consuming content on an iPad, the replacement cycle is absurdly long. The only reason I upgraded from an iPad 3 (the first retina version) is that I bought my dad an iPad air for Christmas one year, and the next year, I bought him a new iPhone. He stopped using the iPad when he got a large form-factor phone. So I took the iPad air. The 3 is still pretty functional. But I can't really do anything with it. It's probably the world's most perfect porn delivery device, but you know, I can't write any meaningful code on it on a day-to-day basis that wouldn't be a huge compromise. I know that there are some people who have successfully transitioned to iPad as a primary machine. But I'm just not there yet. Yeah, I wanted the hell out of one when they first came out. Now, I'm glad to have one, but the one from a few years ago is good enough. Why buy a new one?