Ipad 3 issues- would you buy a refurb.?

thinking about buying a Used ipad3.  are there many issues that I should be concerned about?

Hi,
We were buying my husband an ipad. However, I suggested we decide after the 'new' ipad came out in March, 2012, to see what issues there might be with it. I am fully aware that this and most forums people use to get support will almost always focus on issues. I am also fully aware that millions and millions, and millions are happy with their old 'new' ipads, so they don't need this forum, and therefore, we are only going to see questions and complaints from the very, very, few (???) who do have problems.
After reading  about the possible problems that could only very rarely happen, we decided to go with the ipad 2, knowing we could not get Siri, hd video, limited to no upgrade/support after some time. We wanted more than 16 gb, so we had to buy refurb from the Apple store and have been happy with them (our younger son bought one on the way back to college.)
You asked if there are any issues with the old 'new' ipad that you should be concerned about. There are many threads going back to March, 2012 that pointed out concerns about the excessive heat on the back of the ipad, the yellow hue/tint on the screen, frequent dropping of wi-fi, battery problems such as taking too long to charge and battery not lasting nearly as long as it was supposed to. In the past some big Apple fans refuted these issues when I gave an opinion like this. They forget that people are allowed to have opinions. I suggest you try to find those threads and read others' concerns and problems.
In the on-line store a refurbed old 'new' ipad 16 gb costs $379.00. But a new one is only $399. Apple itself sells this as do many Apple resellers. The ones with more memory are a better bargain.
So the possible issues I mentioned above are what made us buy ipad 2's. If we were in the market for new ipads now, we would definitely go for the ipad 4. (And I'm pretty sure there will be some problems with those, too, because nothing, particularly in the tech world, is perfect.)
Hope this helps, and enjoy the ipad you buy!

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