i might get an ipad4

[famousringo]

jake_the_fake1 said:

Bad Idea...I'll give you an analogy to illustrate my point, your a free range chicken enjoying your freedom but it's not as easy since sometimes it rains and sometime it's too sunny, so you choose to become a battery chicken, you are limited as hell but hey now you don't need to worry about the rain or sun.

The key thing is, Android gives you a lot of freedom in what you can do with the device, a freedom you'll notice is lost when you enter the restrictive OS in Apple devices. I would first suggest to try another Android device as different manufacturers have slightly different versions of android which may be more stable...different as in overlay and certain key features and themes these manufacturers have customized android with.

Please keep in mind, Apples OS is made for none technical people who for the most part struggle using a simple windows machine....apparently having options and freedom is too much to deal with or even bother to learn (yes this is what I was told by an Apple user at work), Androids freedom and options is what power users like about Android, it's also why Android has basically taken over the market...I mean come on it's 2013 and apple devices still can't run simple widgets on the desktop...even TV's from 2009 could run widgets.

In any case, your decision, your money, but I hope you think about it and make the right choice for your self.

Android gives you more freedom to do things like customize your home screen or log wifi access points you drive past (that's seriously my brother-in-law's killer app for his Nexus, BTW).

iOS gives you more freedom to create art with apps like Animation Desk, Procreate, ArtRage, Paper, and 123D Sculpt.

iOS gives you more freedom to create music with apps like Cubasis, Animoog, djay, GarageBand, Amplitube, and Audiobus.

iOS gives you more freedom to play games like Baldur's Gate, Bastion, Soul Calibur, Pirates!, Scribblenauts, Marathon, Shantae, Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy, Starbase Orion, Ravenmark, Ticket to Ride, The World Ends With You, Ghost Trick, Aquaria, Swordigo, King of Dragon Pass, Sim City, Battle Academy, Ascension, Ticket to Ride, Gemini Rue.

Almost all of these apps are on my iPad, none of them are on the Play store. Broadly speaking, Android allows you to do more things to your device, iOS allows you to do more things with your device. Which is better for you depends on your interests and whether your tablet is a means to an end or an end in itself.

Edit: BTW, USB is a lousy way to get files onto a tablet, network is the way to go. Get a Dropbox account and/or setup a file server. AVPlayer is one of a few apps that will play any video format on iOS, but you'll save battery life and storage using AirVideo to convert and stream video from a server.