Today was one of the last days to purchase an iPad for an upcoming blended course, 1 day long workshop with remainder of course on line. "iPads for the Classroom" starts this March 8th. The 1 credit course is offered through Castleton State College located at Castleton, VT.
With a thorough investigation of what is offered by iPad combined with research of pricing and vendors, I first went to an AT&T retail store. One thing I did want was the option to download data through AT&T if Wi-Fi is not available.
My final decision was an iPad Air 2 with 16 GB of storage, Wi-Fi and 4 G cellular connectivity. I must say I took a serious look at the iPad Mini 3 but stayed with my first conclusion - the iPad Air 2. My only concern at this point is if I have enough storage space. If I had realized the AT&T retail store would not have a model with 64 GB of storage, I would have stopped by at least a week before since the larger storage models are shipped.
AT&T offers a 20 month payment plan with no interest charges. If you pay for the iPad on the day of purchase there is a $100.00 price savings. I also purchased a Belkin Keyboard which had a $31.00 promotion discount if purchased at the same time as the iPad.
There is a charge for their 4G service but it minimal.
Resources:
http://www.yellowpages.com/queensbury-ny/at-t-store
http://ipad.about.com/od/Tablet_Computers_eReaders/tp/A-List-Of-iPad-Models-Generations.htm
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