As a die hard Windows supported, I'd however go for the ipad4 or 5.

I've got an ipad2, my brother the iPad4. The latter retina screen is just awesome.
I don't need a tablet as a windows desktop replacement. My Samsung ultrabook does a much better job than any windows based tablet.




>After a decade of peace in the PA Crew, controversy strikes.
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>I'm finding my iPad 1 (the original) is dated, and am looking for another tablet.
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>I was going to get the newest iPad (or wait for iPad 5, later in the fall)
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>But alas, all is not well in PA Crew land. My partner in crime (big bad JB) thinks I should get a Microsoft surface tablet. And this has sparked the biggest controversy since we argued over how many wings to order at dinner a few months ago :)
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>Now, I don't use the tablet for development. I use it for the following:
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>- Web browsing and email
>- Calendar/scheduler and task list
>- Occasional document editing and spreadsheets
>- as a Portable DVD player (since it plays WMV files and has a 10 hour battery)
>- Netflix, and streaming most of what's on Verizon cable
>- Reading PDFs and reading Kindle books (there's a Kindle reader on it)
>- Listening to different Jazz internet radio stations
>- Twitter
>- Testing out music on iTunes
>- Reading magazines with specific subscriptions available on the iPad
>- Watching NFL Network (which has a great iPad app)
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>But more and more apps are coming out that use iOS6 or 7 - and the iPad 1 won't go beyond iOS 5. So - for anyone who owns recent tablets, given all this...which is the best to buy these days?