I heard a lot of good things about iPad but I wasn’t interested because I don’t have money to buy one…LOL! But it’s good not to buy the latest greatest thing immediately after its release because I’ve always noticed that a much better version will appear after just few months of introducing a new gadget like in the case of iPad 1. With the new version of the iPad now available, many people are quick to ask “why buy iPad 2?” Is it really worth buying the new model when there are other tablets on the market, and is it worth current iPad users upgrading their device? 

Why buy iPad 2? I also asked the same question when I saved enough money to spend for a new gadget. Brainstorming with my hubby and bro help me come up with 7 good reasons on why I need to buy iPad 2:

1. I don’t have an iPad. Why need to buy one if I already have one?…LOL! Kidding aside, the success of the original iPad has shown the critics that this really is a useful, stylish, easy to use and worthwhile device that truly has a place on the market. 

2. Large Choice of Apps. Although there are a number of other tablets on the market, pretty much none of them have as many app choices as the iPad. There are hundreds of thousands of iPad apps available in the Apple App store, and more are being developed every single day. This is a huge advantage when it comes to choice, and the new iOS operating system upgrade brings even more potential.

You want educational games or interactive Bible Stories for your kids? You can download apps for FREE. You want Glamour, ELLE, Reader’s Digest, Disney’s Family Fun or National Geographic for Kids magazines for your iPad newsstands? You can download them all for very low prices compared to buying these magazines in hard copies. Even playing drums on iPad is made possible for you!

3. A Gyroscope for Better Gaming. Although the word gyroscope might not mean anything to you, what it can bring to the iPad 2 might. The iPad 2 now features an added gyroscope for much more accurate motion censoring. This means that a number of games and apps will become even better like car racing.  

4. Affordable. Apple have decided to price the iPad 2 at exactly the same price as the original model, which means we’re not going to have to pay any more money for getting a sleeker design, front and back cameras, faster operating system and more. I think the price 15,900 ThB for iPad 2 16 GB is reasonable.

5. Camera functionality. The new cameras on the front and back of the device are its main new features which are missing on the original iPad.

6. Students’ Tool. iPad 2 not only offer students the chance to browse for information in quick fashions, but they also allow them to more easily collaborate on projects and become more engaged in their learning process. They have become exceptional tools that soon every classroom will strive to have. You could adopt iPad 2 for educational purposes. There are about 100 iPad Apps Perfect For Middle School, 100 + Apps for high school and about 65 Apps for elementary.

7. Teacher’s Tool. With iPad 2, teachers could have hundreds of terrific last-minute digital resources that are perfect for a wide range of classrooms.

Because of these 7 reasons, I’m happy to buy iPad 2 for my family as my Christmas gift for them. We find it very useful for my high school teacher hubby. His class became even more fun and interactive! Like yesterday, their lesson is about types/genres of movies. He downloaded to his iPad 2 movie clips for every genre , played and showed them to his class and let them guess what type of movies are Twilight, Transformer, Toy Story 3 , Harry Potter and more! At home, Hyzyd has great time listening to stories like Aesop’s Fables and enjoyed helping the crow filled the pitcher so that he could drink or tapping on the fox to help him jump high so that he could eat the grapes. He’s also into connecting numbers to form a shape or animals. He loves it so much that I don’t have time to use it for myself! With iPad 2 comes a great responsibility for parents to control how many hours should you let your child play on it.

Have a great weekend friends!I’ll sneak on our iPad 2 while the little owner is still sleeping..he..he…