I’d been pondering the right time to upgrade my iPad.  While the Retina MacBook Pro doesn’t strike me as a significant upgrade — at least visually.  I had to compare before a regular MacBook Pro and a retina model for several times before I could really tell any difference, and in my mind, I’m still skeptical.  But the iPad? It’s obvious and I can tell the difference at a glance.  It’s stunningly different.  And the camera upgrade is significant.  I knew when I bought my iPad2 the cameras were going to be a disappointment.  But, seriously, I’m not going to use the thing as a camera that much anyway.  But the photos is does take are pathetic.

When I upgraded, I did it for the long haul, though. I got the max six 64G storage capability.  The same storage as on my MacBook Air.  Except, I can hook USB drives to my MacBook Air and extend it’s storage capability. Not feasible with the iPad.  So a few weeks ago, I was contemplating what would justify upgrading the iPad2, and I decided it would have to be a storage upgrade, and Apple would need to come out with a 128G version at the very least.  Apparently, Apple read my mind, because they’ve released just that this week.

The Retina screen, Lightning connector (I’m embracing this, because I don’t have a large investment in traditional i-Thing adapters), improved cameras, and now, 128G of memory. I still have 20G of memory left on my iPad2.  I can’t justify an upgrade.  But at least I know the storage concern is addressed.

But what do I do with my old iPad after I do decide to upgrade?  I’m considering giving it to my vet clinic.  They use iPads for updating patient records in real time, and I think they broke a couple.  They’ve given me a lot of boarding discounts for the cats (usually only charging me half).  I know they’re a business, but they also have been very generous in providing services that saved me a lot of money.  Obviously, I’ll ask them.  But what are some other ideas?