Apple announced their newest addition to the iPad and Apple TV lineup today. Here is a list of what’s different (full spec sheet at the bottom of the post):
New iPad features (available March 16th)
– Retina Display resolution is 2048 x 1536 264 pixels per inch
– A5X quad core graphics (dual core CPU and a Quad core GPU)
– Voice Dictation (not Siri)
– It gets the iphone 4’s camera (5 mega-pixels)
– 4g LTE on ATT and Verizon
– 16GB is $499 32GB is $599 and 64GB for $699
– If you want 4G it’s $629, $729 and $829.
Apple TV features
– itunes match and icloud
– 1080p
– new UI
– Releases March 16th for $99
Software Updates (available now)
– iLife for iPad
– iPhoto for iOS
– iWork gets updated for the retina display
The iPad 2 will stay around for a discounted price ($399)
So if you are on the iPad 1 this is a very worthy update, but if you are on the iPad 2 it becomes more of a decision. You could always sell your old iPad at Gazelle.com and buy the new one with the money.