Advice please for buying second/ hand iPad, or should I buy new?

[Pilatus]

As above.
Thanks for any advice/your own experience of buying second hand I pad.

 

[Dry Rot]

Speaking for myself, I wouldn't buy second hand electronic goods, too many chances of it being sold with an intermittent fault that doesn't show on first inspection. Better to buy new as I think it has an implied warranty for 12 months? Not sure about that. Google is sure to know!

 

[Barleycorn]

In my experience, anything Apple has inbuilt obsolescence, and is way overpriced, better to buy an android tablet for a fraction of the money.

 

[Kidds]

In my experience, anything Apple has inbuilt obsolescence, and is way overpriced

I agree but they do work well and are very easy to use.
I would buy new, I did buy new and it is quite a few years old now. Still works fine but storage space is an issue and can't manage too many apps, it was the smallest storage though so no surprise really.

 

[Phil P]

If you have a mobile on a contract see if your provider has any deals, I got a cellular 125gb iPad air3 for not much more a month on my contract so you don’t tend to notice if. Gets used to death, handy for my spray sheets, sorting parts, flying the drone, kids watch Netflix when out and about etc etc. Wouldn’t be without it now.

 

[DKnD]

I bought a 2nd hand phone from music-magpie a while back, they put warranties on. It was faulty. Full refund. Easy to deal with. (I did get a new one after that though)

 

[J B]

In my experience, anything Apple has inbuilt obsolescence, and is way overpriced, better to buy an android tablet for a fraction of the money.

Couldn't agree more but Mrs B bought an I Pad refurb from crApple ages ago and it seems to do what she wants.

 

[Ashtree]

My her indoors, has an iPad 2, purchased in 2011!
It feels heavy and dated to the touch.
It takes a long time to charge.
Apart from that, it’s 100% functional for browsing, email, facebook etc, etc.
No way does it make sense to change it for new, given the net gains which could be had.

 

[Treemover]

I cant comment on an ipad, but I recently bought a second hand pc from a specialist, and its a better spec than new. Im not sure if its the macs or ipads, but I think I saw on Tic toc a video showing how simple it is to change batteries, memory etc. More will be on here to comment, but like anything second hand, as long as its not stolen, damaged; I cant see why not. If its from a friend or family def go for it. I have my sisters in laws iPhone and the battery is better than any new battery put in by the repair shops in my previous iphones.

 

[PostHarvest]

I've not bought an IPad from them but 4 Gadgets in Harlow sells refurbished ones with 12 months warranty. I bought a refurb mobile phone from them. Battery didn't last but they replaced it straight away without question

 

[Dry Rot]

The reserve I have about buying second hand electrical goods (not warranted from a reliable supplier) is that many will stick it on Ebay as soon as there's a problem. I bought a second hand mouse recently that had had to go back. I really don't know why I do it. I always get caught! But just occasionally, I buy broken and manage to fix it -- intermittent reinforcement. Like fishing. We catch one now and again and that keeps us trying!

 

[Courier]

If you do a lot of printing these folk will supply a printer FOC with an order for cut price toner and then throw an iPad in for good luck !

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[Chae1]

Wife bought a used ipad for daughter. Its been fine. I'll find out who she bought it from next time I speak to her.

 

[Gerbert]

I will chip in on chossing between a used appel and a new android, I hate them all. I must be the only one who hates tablets. Can't get my head around what anyone likes about them, it's like the downsides of both a pc and smartphone combined.

 

[Steevo]

I will chip in on chossing between a used appel and a new android, I hate them all. I must be the only one who hates tablets. Can't get my head around what anyone likes about them, it's like the downsides of both a pc and smartphone combined.

I have to agree, I don’t really see a need for a tablet. I have a PC for home/office, a laptop for occasionally mobility, and a smartphone for 24/7 accessibility.

I’m not sure what an iPad can offer me.

 

[deleted user 837354]

I will chip in on chossing between a used appel and a new android, I hate them all. I must be the only one who hates tablets. Can't get my head around what anyone likes about them, it's like the downsides of both a pc and smartphone combined.

Phone isn't really learn enough to watch porn, tablet is. Basically, in a nutshell.

 

[jon9000]

ive just bought a refurbished surface pro... thnaks to @deleted user 837354 recommendation. best thing ive bought for a long time. it's everything in one

 

[Cowabunga]

In my experience, anything Apple has inbuilt obsolescence, and is way overpriced, better to buy an android tablet for a fraction of the money.

I disagree completely. Android are notorious for not being supplied with updates at all or only one or two, mainly in the first year. iPads on the other hand are updated along with regular app updates for many years after production has ceased. Although the original iPad is pretty useless today, by dint of it being 32 bit rather than the later 64bit architecture, almost all subsequent iPads work well and most will run the current version of operating system and all current apps.

Batteries of all brands have a finite life but they can be replaced. Apple's battery is very easy to source due to the machine's market dominance. Some Android substitutes less so with many brands having left the sector due to very low sales. None are DIY projects unless one is adept at such fiddly things.

An Android tablet worth having is the Amazon Fire though. It is so cheap and easily upgraded/hacked to incorporate the Google Play Store, that it is not the end of the world if it is scrapped after four or five year's regular use.
I have one with the children's rugged case, which makes it very rugged indeed and ideal for use in a pickup or livestock shed.

Some people may have noticed that there is far less choice of Android tablets available these days than there was a few years ago. The reason being that they are not particularly popular and the market became overcrowded and many brands have just given up making and selling them.
Android itself is just as good, and current versions in many ways better than iOS. However iOS is on the verge of another massive change.
Android lead the market with around 60% of sales, but that is spread between quite a few brands even today, while the iPad is the single brand leader by far with about 40% of all sales. The biggest android seller must surely be the Amazon Fire, which is almost dirt cheap but excellent value [almost disposable], with Samsung being very close in sales. Thank goodness the cheap no-brand Chinese Androids have been made almost extinct by the Amazon Fire's low price. Avoid the temptation to buy those Chinese things at all costs, as you might as well burn your money.

 

[Cowabunga]

I have to agree, I don’t really see a need for a tablet. I have a PC for home/office, a laptop for occasionally mobility, and a smartphone for 24/7 accessibility.

I’m not sure what an iPad can offer me.

A large screen which means your phone can have a smaller one for day to day convenience. Large phones are more suitable for ladies that can carry them around in their handbags. I have a small phone [iPhone 8 currently] while my wife has a larger 7 Plus. She uses it as a pad while I need the iPad for lounging around at home and reading books and manuals and doing cattle records on-site.
I'd like a large screen phone but it wouldn't fit comfortably in my trousers and I know I would break it, just as I did with a Nokia Windows phone a few years back.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I'm writing this on an iPad 4th generation bought new in 2012. I too thought tablets were pointless until I bought an iPad mini for Mrs Holwell. The screen size is way better for web use, email and viewing documents than any phone. The instant on nature of the iPad makes it so convenient to use that it is my go-to device for anything but typing long documents or anything which needs non-ipad software.

This one cost me £450 which seemed steep in 2012 but looks a bargain 8 years later.

I occasionally regret that Apple will no longer update the operating system on it beyond iOS 10 and so a few apps are unavailable to me on it (Xero accounts for one) but it's not worth changing yet.

It'll still give me 2 days regular use on a charge and was invaluable on my trip round NZ 3 years ago, smaller and lighter than a laptop but did all I needed.