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iPad2 or New iPad?

After the New iPad was launched in Mar 2012, it became rather clear that there was very little benefits that the new iPad provided over the older iPad2. Essentially, the New iPad boasted 4 major enhancements, namely: - Better screen using the Retina display - A better camera - Support for 4G LTE - Faster A5X processor However, these enhancements are insignificant for most people. Visually, iPad2 and New iPad looks exactly the same albeit New iPad is slightly thicker and 50grams heavier. New iPad is basically not a game changer. It changes nothing. The New iPad is just a technology refresh whereby better hardware is put into an existing platform. Yet, the arrival of the New iPad is still very welcome. Not that I have been looking forward to getting the New iPad but that the launch of this newer product now means that the iPad2, which was launched only in Mar 2011, saw a price cut. The drop in price for iPad2, still a relatively new product, means that it became much more a