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sethnintendo on 11 March 2012
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greenmedic88 said:
sethnintendo said:

Imagine if you bought every single iteration of the ipad. You would blow through about 1.5k in less than 3 years. With that kind of money you could build a super PC and preform upgrades on it. I understand that most people are too stupid to even pop the case off a computer and install memory or a graphics card even though these tasks are about as easy as can be.  Almost everyone is talking about these amazing ipad specs but they are about the same as my refurbished computer or worse (refurbished cost me 500 after tax).  I also can easily upgrade my memory from 8 to 16 gig when needed or my graphics card.  Have fun playing on your ipad.  Like I give a shit that I can't take my desktop PC outside to play on.  That is why I have a 3DS...

I can't imagine buying every single iteration of the iPad. I can't even imagine that many consumers who would beyond the Super Apple Fan who feels compelled to keep buying Apple's latest or a 1% er who has enough disposable income to buy as many iPads as they want as quickly as Apple can release them. 

Anyone in the later category wouldn't care about the cost. I can only assume anyone in the former who wasn't also coincidentally in the later as well probably trades in each Apple device towards the cost of their next. Unlike PCs, Apple products actually have a significant resell value. I myself received $900 cash for a refurbished MBP I originally spent $1200 on almost 2 years prior and that was from an Apple reseller, not an individual buyer. 

The current market price of a used 16GB WiFi iPad 2 in excellent condition is $357.25 after the iPad 3 was announced. A new one from Apple currently costs $399. 

That 3DS I bought when it came out lost $80 off the new price of $250 after 4 months by comparison. I'd be lucky to get $150 for it on Ebay less than a year later even with all the games that are installed on it. 

The PC I built with about $1800 worth of components in it wouldn't even fetch $1000 assuming I could even find the perfect individual buyer who was looking for almost exactly the same build. 

See the problem is I don't sell my electronics so I don't give a shit about resale value or holding value.  This isn't a fucking car we are talking about.  I keep my electronics till they die.  I don't upgrade every year to new hardware.  My point is that a desktop PC can be upgraded.  An ipad can't be upgraded unless you buy the a new ipad iteration.