iPad 3G Vs. iPad Wi-Fi

Dude, if you really want Wi-Fi, stick to your laptop or PC. 3G service is what the Apple iPad boasts the most upon, but if your budget is very tight, you wouldn't want to pay additional $130 for just 3G, and would want to enjoy the Wi-Fi version of iPad. However, this is not it. If you're a home-maker, and don't step out of your house very often, Wi-Fi will serve your purpose. But if you're a traveler, and can't carry your heavy laptop everywhere, your iPad with 3G connectivity will be no less than a savior. And I doubt we'd differ here. For more points on the iPad 3G and iPad Wi-Fi comparison that help you settle on the correct iPad for you, hold on tight to each word that follows below.

iPad 3G vs Wi-Fi: Review on Both the Models

So, I agree. You may not be a sloth, and do move out of your house. You go to public places that have free Wi-Fi for your convenience with no security hassles of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) technology. You sit in a restaurant, drink coffee, and start savoring the free Wi-Fi connectivity that the restaurant provides you with. But what would you do when you're done with your coffee? You don't want to disconnect, and so, you order another one. Bah! Public Wi-Fi is becoming all the more common. However, it is not available everywhere. If you're a diligent stock broker, working 24x7 on the Internet, you wouldn't want to go for an iPad with Wi-Fi connectivity. The one with 3G makes more sense in that case, doesn't it?

But obviously, you cannot have Wi-Fi range wherever you go. You'd be able to enjoy free Internet access only in places that have a Wi-Fi connectivity. On the other hand, if you've picked up an iPad with 3G connectivity, no matter what area of the town you're in, unless and until your 3G plan is valid and you've full access to the network, the world of Internet is in your palm. 3G signals follow you even while you're traveling in cars or trains. However, they go away when you move beyond your city (depends upon what kind of 3G plan you've taken). But tell me, doesn't 3G have an edge over Wi-Fi?

It isn't possible to talk about wireless Internet access and not mention speed. But here, I'd like to mention that, though the iPad with Wi-Fi is always faster, iPad with 3G connectivity offers you equally fast Internet access at many instances. Not only does it depend upon the plan you opt for, but it also depends upon the area of efficiency of your device. Okay, Wi-Fi is faster. Period. But then, we revert to the question yet again - till where?

Last but not the least, cost of the iPad 3G is a bit more than that of the iPad with Wi-Fi. As mentioned above, the cost of the iPad 3G is $130 more than the one with Wi-Fi. Simply put, where iPad 3G price range lies between $629 - $829, the Wi-Fi iPad cost lies between $499 - $699 (the upper limit depicts the additional internal memory storage). But naturally, when 3G is a costly service, price range of iPad had to exceed. In addition, while it might not cost you at all to access Wi-Fi at public places, 3G connectivity requires a particular plan to be activated on your iPad, monthly or yearly, so that you can access it without any disruption.

The bottom line of the comparison here is, if you're a hardcore businessman with work solely dedicated to the Internet, you might not find a device better than the Apple iPad 3G, for it is only after you use it for a while that you'd be able to figure out exactly what is 3G network capable of. Even if you're tech-savvy with piles of money in your account, this device doesn't fail to entice you. However, if your budget is low, and you access the Internet for no more than updating Facebook and Twitter statuses, iPad with Wi-Fi will do the trick for you, and you need not pick up the iPad 3G. But you know, $130 isn't so big an amount to gain some smugness, and your friends' envy, or is it?