Is resetting iPad Air too many times bad?

Anyways, I've had many problems with my iPad Air and I have done many resets (using iTunes and through the settings app) and have always selected "Set up as new iPad". By the way I'm not talking about resetting with the sleep/home buttons and waiting for 10 seconds. So my ultimate questions is: Is it bad to reset my iPad too often?
Thanks for all your answers!

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Or reseting the configuration options via Settings App. But these really not the same thing and used for different troubleshooting.
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