Is PowerTunes still needed/helpful vs iCloud?

I am working on two Macs - an iMac and a Macbook - plus have an iPhone 3GS and an iPad2 (I also sync two two iPod Touches - both 2nd generation but I'm not sure how much longer they'll be in use b/c they are getting distanced from the OS. Probably upgrade a child to an old phone when we upgrade.)
SO, PowerTunes was something I was considering b/c it would have been really helpful, but will iCloud now really handle most of the features in that software? Or, there are still advantages given my situation? (I do have some music and movies that originated outside of iTunes but I'd say 90% came from iTunes.)
Thanks for your thoughts -

Do it the old way. It still works that way.
Connect your iPad to the computer and launch iTunes. Right click on the iPad name on the left side under Devices and select Restore from backup.
You may want to turn off auto sync in iTunes before you try this. Without the iPad connected .....
On Windows - launch iTunes and from the menu at the top go to File>Preferences>Devices>Prevent iPods, iPhones .... from syncing automatically.
On a Mac - launch iTunes and from the menu at the top go to iTunes>Preferences>Devices>Prevent iPods,
iPhones .... from syncing automatically.
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