Oct 28 2013, 10:50 AM, updated 13y ago
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57608893...his-years-ipad/
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My first gripe concerns Wi-Fi. Apple has outfitted its MacBook and Mac Pro lineup with the 802.11ac flavor of Wi-Fi. But the new iPhones and iPads are still stuck with 802.11n. That may be fine for now, while the 802.11ac Wi-Fi spec is still at an early stage. But in a couple of years, 802.11n will feel outdated. And unlike a desktop or laptop, a phone or tablet can't be upgraded to take advantage of a new wireless standard.
I was actually quite torn between getting either the new iPad Air or iPad Mini 2 to replace my current iPad Mini. I love the real estate of the large screen and what hindered me from carrying my old iPad 3 was the weight. With that I thought I would wait for both these products to launch and then try it out at the shop before deciding on purchasing it.
Then I read the article above and it got me thinking. I remembered during the keynote that I made a mental note that the new tablets didn't support the new AC Wifi specs and I thought what a bummer. Now some may think that what is the difference since most of the time the Wifi isn't used to consume so much data right? Well the fact that I use PLEX as my media server and it streams to all my tablet devices for me to watch movies wherever I am in my house so with the AC WIFI spec, I can stream higher quality media.
Damn, now I am quite torn about upgrading.
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