Chapter 1: Buying Your iPad

In This Chapter

check.png Finding out what’s new in the third-generation iPad and iOS 5.1

check.png Picking the right iPad for you

check.png Knowing where to purchase your iPad

check.png Contemplating accessories for your iPad

You’ve read about it. You’ve seen news reports about the lines at Apple Stores every time a new generation iPad is released. You know you can’t live without your own iPad to have fun, explore the online world, read e-books, organize your photos, and more.

Trust me; you’ve made a good decision because the iPad does redefine the computing experience in an exciting new way.

This chapter is for those of you who don’t already have an iPad. Here is where you discover the different iPad models and their advantages, as well as where to buy this little gem and the accessories you can purchase to outfit your iPad.

Discovering What’s New in the Third-Generation iPad and iOS 5.1

iPad gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system, with the most current operating system being iOS 5.1, though small updates appear all the time, so by ...

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