{"id":7082,"date":"2017-02-13T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=7082"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:54:31","slug":"should-you-buy-an-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/13\/should-you-buy-an-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you buy an iPad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just over seven years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the world to the iPad. Rocking his trademark black polo neck and blue dad jeans, the Apple mastermind kicked back in a seat and proudly showed off his team\u2019s new invention, a device that was bigger and better than the iPhone and more portable than the MacBook.<\/p>\n<p>It was the fastest selling Apple product in history, selling a million units in less than a month. It sold 25 million units by the end of the year, making it the most popular new Apple product ever.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward seven years and the iPad is facing an existential crisis. The iPhone is much bigger now but still fits in your pocket, making it the obvious choice for portable browsing. Meanwhile, serious pros are sticking with their MacBooks.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, iPad sales are slipping. Apple\u2019s most recent reports put global sales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/apple-did-a-lot-more-than-just-smash-its-iphone-sales-record\/\">at 13.1 million during the last quarter<\/a>, which is a lot lower than previous years. The iPad Pro, aimed at professionals, has done well <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/02\/09\/12-9-inch-ipad-pro-in-short-supply\/\">but stocks are apparently running low<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is the point of owning an iPad in 2017?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Reading<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The iPad is still one of the best ways to read online content and e-books. That big, beautiful screen displays words in wonderful clarity, making it the ideal choice for long reads.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, reading a novel on an iPhone just doesn\u2019t feel right. Condensing <em>The Lord of the Rings <\/em>to a 4.8 inch screen doesn\u2019t suit the epic scope of the book.<\/p>\n<p>Comics look fantastic on an iPad screen, doing full justice to the artwork with crisp visuals and vivid colours.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Portability<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The iPhone is much more portable than the iPad, but there are occasions when you\u2019ll want that bigger screen on hand: a weekend away from the TV, for example!<\/p>\n<p>The iPad is powerful enough to handle work on the go too, and much easier than lugging around a laptop.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Watching videos<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Again, it\u2019s perfectly fine to watch videos on an iPhone. But the screen just doesn\u2019t do movies justice; it\u2019s like watching a blockbuster through a letterbox. The iPad is a much better option for portable movie watching, with a glorious high definition display.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and it has tons of streaming apps to choose from too!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>It\u2019s easy to use<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Apple is renowned for its dedication to simplicity, offering intuitive and easy-to-use experiences across all of their devices.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never owned a tablet before, the iPad is a decent option. We\u2019ve got loads of cheap devices on our Store which are perfect for beginners!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Writing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Writing on a phone has become more viable over recent years, but a laptop is still the weapon of choice for most scribes.<\/p>\n<p>The iPad is a surprisingly brilliant alternative though. The slightly bigger on-screen keyboard makes it much easier to type at speed and there are some fantastic distraction-free writing apps like iA Writer available too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So do you need an iPad? Well, it really depends. iPhones are increasingly capable of handling the tasks people used to rely on an iPad for, although that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re always the best option. For movie watching, productivity and reading, you really can\u2019t beat the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a great value iPad? 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It\u2019s fast, easy and FREE &#8211; use the musicMagpie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/recycle-ipad\/\">iPad recycle<\/a> service today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6492\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/startselling.jpg\" alt=\"Start Selling\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/startselling.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/startselling-300x60.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just over seven years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the world to the iPad. Rocking his trademark black polo neck and blue dad jeans, the Apple mastermind kicked back in a seat and proudly showed off his team\u2019s new invention, a device that was bigger and better than the iPhone and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1716],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7082"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7082"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14356,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7082\/revisions\/14356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}