Glockman said:
Just bought my first ipad today 32g ipad for 429.00 wanted to get the air but could not justfy the Almost 200 price diffrence 429.00 vs 599.00. I have a few questions to ask. Should i upgrade from ios 6 to 7 or wait a few months? Next question should i purchase apple care? Can you tell me a nice hard case for the ipad.
Here are the not so short answers...
IOS7 has some bugs and some apps will trigger reboots, but I'm still glad I upgraded. I consider it faster and I like the overall UI and multitasking better. The bugs are minor and will get worked out.
Yes to Apple Care. It buys you an extra year of warranty plus two instances during your contract of, "break it, pay a modest copay, and get a new one". Even the cost or Apple Care plus both copays (assuming you break it twice) is far less than the cost of replacing your iPad once. Though I have never broken my iPad, I have had it start to fail after the one year warranty and had it replaced under Apple Care.
I use the HornetTek Tai Chi case. Really nice two-tone, pleather cover (black outside, your choice or colors inside) and polycarbonate back piece. It's around $29 and I got it at MicroCenter but I'm sure you can find it online at
Amazon.