02-14-2017, 06:00 PM
If I remember correctly, the first iPad came out in 2010. I too skipped it, also thinking that, between my 17" MBP and iPhone, I could do anything and everything that an iPad could do. in 2014, I saw an iPad Mini, 64GB (the maximum available for that model) that also had cellular capability all for $400 (the MSRP was $160 more). I pulled the trigger and, was very pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the iPad Mini. I have to agree that iTunes leaves a LOT to be desired. Contacts, Calendar and Notes also lag WAAAAAY behind what I had well over a decade ago with Palm OS. The simplicity & elegance of "it just works" hasn't applied to Apple for quiet some time now. 