A7-40 (A3500-FL) android upgrade dilemma

Hello,
I've bought Lenovo A7-40 that came preinstalled with android 4.2.2 (Build number A3500FL_A422_01_15_140402_BG). Almost everything works perfectly. The only thing that is giving me trouble is Youtube - videos are stuttering and laggy - they are not running well. If i play 720p or 1080p or any other video is working fine, so the problem maker is youtube application. Otherwise the tablet is blazing fast and responsive, no problems at all. Battery is great too.
The problem i have is the update to kitkat.. I've been refusing it since i got the tablet. The OTA is offering me a newer version (A3500-FL_A442_01_S026 (modify the version number T26). I guess this is the final version?
I read alot about problems with WIFI, GPS, battery draining faster, lower perfomance and many users with wishes to return to 4.2.2 - this is why I'm scared to upgrade. I want to hear from you, if there has been any updates regarding that and if the latest version of avaible kitkat for our A7-40 actually works without problems? Should i upgrade? Is there more versions of kitkat or only one? I would wish to have a working Youtube, but im scared that then the other things would start making problems - therefore i would lose more than gain. I had similiar story with my phone (non lenovo), that's why i want to make precaution..
Thank you for your answers.

Don't do it!...this is my comment to a similar subject  https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Android-based-Tablets/Lenovo-A3500-FL-problems-after-upgrade-to-...
"Forget about GPS Problems! Lenovo gave the greatest solution...removed GPS from the tablet's specs...Check out the new specs: https://support.lenovo.com/gr/el/products/tablets/a-series/a7-40-tablethttps://support.lenovo.com/gr... I bought my A7 40 A3500 FL (59410286) 2 weeks ago and 4.4.2 was already on. As all the others, i discovered that there was a problem with the GPS, so i contacted the official representative in GREECE (Tel: +30-213-0087-200). The simple answer was to visit  the official site of the tablet...and problem solved...NO MORE GPS! Thanks LENOVO!"

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