How to speed up original ipad? Jailbreak?

[Theb]

Take it down to the Genius Bar and show them how bad it is. I wouldn't be surprised if they're able to help you especially since it seems like not everyone is having the same issue. If they do tell you to buy a new one then at least you'll get to vent to a person.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

If they do tell you to buy a new one then at least you'll get to vent to a person.

Ugh. "I just want to say my peace and you'll listen to me, goddammit."

People like you are why working retail sucks so bad, you know. Therapists charge $150/session or a reason.

 

[slackerinabox]

That is unacceptable.... If the device is 100% obsolete after 3 years then I'll get a surface or something else.

Hi! Welcome to the present, where technology's obsolete in 6 months let alone 3 years. Are you an older gentleman who's used to toasters lasting 50 years?

 

[zaydq]

3 year contracts? Geez, I've never had to sign anything longer than a two-year.

Carriers in Canada do 3 year contracts... It sucks.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

I had an ipad 1 and an ipad4. When I got the ipad 4, I upgraded the ipad 1 to iOS 5 (I think) and gave it away. A few weeks later I tried using it. It was horribad slow. I ended up selling the ipad 1 on ebay for about 200 and never looked back. The lucky person with the ipad 1 now has an ipad 3 I also gave away

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I had an iPad 1 for years, and didn't find it unacceptably slow with iOS 5. I ended up selling it to get an iPad 3, but that was principally to get the retina display rather than due to performance concerns. I can understand the OP's frustration but this is quite an old device at this point. It is a shame they hamstrung it in terms of RAM.

 

[Kaido]

I had an iPad 1 for years, and didn't find it unacceptably slow with iOS 5. I ended up selling it to get an iPad 3, but that was principally to get the retina display rather than due to performance concerns. I can understand the OP's frustration but this is quite an old device at this point. It is a shame they hamstrung it in terms of RAM.

On a tangent, I find it ridiculous that the iPad 1 is considered an old device. Wikipedia says "The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010". That was only 3 years ago! That's insane! lol

 

[yhlee]

I feel for ya SpatiallyAware. I actually have the 64gb ipad1 which I spent a fortune on and upgraded to 4.2.x just to play a game that required gamecenter (big mistake!!).. I never upgraded to 5 but the ipad is pretty annoyingly slow just for browsing that I actually just turn on my PC for anything major and use my galaxy S3 for minor stuff... In fact these days, I just leave it on my piano as my sheet music device.. I will be looking at the surface pros when the haswell chipset comes out to replace my old laptop + ipad1 if they really do have 7-10 hours of battery life (I have my doubts). I will be passing on the first gen surface pros though

 

[dagamer34]

On a tangent, I find it ridiculous that the iPad 1 is considered an old device. Wikipedia says "The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010". That was only 3 years ago! That's insane! lol

Perhaps, but from a performance standpoint, it's an amazing difference. Comparing the iPad 1 to the iPad 4 is night and day. Order of magnitude difference in CPU, GPU, and RAM performance,

 

[slag]

My wife can't play candy crush saga on the Ipad. It crashes religously every couple minutes to the point where she is going to go out today and pick up an ipad 3 or mini. How frustrating!

 

[umrigar]

My wife can't play candy crush saga on the Ipad. It crashes religously every couple minutes to the point where she is going to go out today and pick up an ipad 3 or mini. How frustrating!

nothing like a free game to spur a $500 purchase.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

nothing like a free game to spur a $500 purchase.

Welcome to Apple.


Rope you in with fantastic hardware and large selection of software, then force iOS updates on any hardware older than 3 years which cripples the device.

I bought my original ipad in late 2010 or early 2011.

iOS5 was released end of 2011.

I got maybe 2 years of good use out of it before Apple intentionally crippled it. iOS4 still works fine, but if you or a family member happened to hit "ok" on the update popup for iOS5 then you're screwed.

 

[BigDaddyD]

Welcome to Apple.


Rope you in with fantastic hardware and large selection of software, then force iOS updates on any hardware older than 3 years which cripples the device.

I bought my original ipad in late 2010 or early 2011.

iOS5 was released end of 2011.

I got maybe 2 years of good use out of it before Apple intentionally crippled it. iOS4 still works fine, but if you or a family member happened to hit "ok" on the update popup for iOS5 then you're screwed.

You would think that someone with over 10k posts on a tech forum would have more of a clue. You didn't purchase a house. Three years is a long time in the tech world. In fact, it is pretty much ancient. Btw, the $650 you paid 3yrs ago is no longer $650 now. You received some use for it over the time you owned it. Factor in some depreciated value and stop being so illogical. The Ipad was never a perfect device and I never would have bought one myself if the apps I wanted were made were available for better devices.

You claim yours is only good as a picture frame, yet I can record music on mine. Music I make by plugging my guitars and basses directly into it via Irig HD and Line 6 sonic port and various apps. I can use Garageband and other stuff as well. I can't wait to upgrade, but perhaps it is you that is the problem. Btw, I was smart enough to wait and by my Ipad1 fully loaded and used.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

You would think that someone with over 10k posts on a tech forum would have more of a clue. You didn't purchase a house. Three years is a long time in the tech world. In fact, it is pretty much ancient. Btw, the $650 you paid 3yrs ago is no longer $650 now. You received some use for it over the time you owned it. Factor in some depreciated value and stop being so illogical. The Ipad was never a perfect device and I never would have bought one myself if the apps I wanted were made were available for better devices.

You claim yours is only good as a picture frame, yet I can record music on mine. Music I make by plugging my guitars and basses directly into it via Irig HD and Line 6 sonic port and various apps. I can use Garageband and other stuff as well. I can't wait to upgrade, but perhaps it is you that is the problem. Btw, I was smart enough to wait and by my Ipad1 fully loaded and used.

Never in my life have I owned any electronic device that was so severely (and intentionally) crippled via software compared to the ipad1.


I would not be bothered if it were unusable due to industry changes, or new apps/programs... But that's not the case. It is unusable directly due to apple ios updates which they force down your throat via popups then won't allow you to roll back.

 

[umrigar]

OTOH, welcome to Apple, where an expensive computer outlasts a cheaper Windows PC by a couple years.

2008 iMac going strong at home, 2010 Macbook Pro at work. Both plenty fast.

the iMac can run how many operating systems comfortably? and a 2008 PC?

 

[ControlD]

the iMac can run how many operating systems comfortably? and a 2008 PC?

Is that a trick question? The iMac can run one operating system comfortably
.. OSX. My 2008 PC can run many, including OSX.

 

[Tyranicus]

Is that a trick question? The iMac can run one operating system comfortably
.. OSX. My 2008 PC can run many, including OSX.

A 2008 iMac can also run Windows and Linux with no issue.

 

[ControlD]

A 2008 iMac can also run Windows and Linux with no issue.

So it is no different than a 2008 PC ... got it.

 

[TheStu]

So it is no different than a 2008 PC ... got it.

The point they are trying to make that you are intentionally ignoring is:

Any 2008 iMac can run OS X, Windows, Linux with equal proficiency

Any 2008 PC cannot. It can run Windows and Linux. SOME can run OS X, maybe, sort of. It isn't an advertised or supported feature, it is not as simple as putting the retail disk in and clicking the mouse a couple of times.

 

[ControlD]

The point they are trying to make that you are intentionally ignoring is:

Any 2008 iMac can run OS X, Windows, Linux with equal proficiency

Any 2008 PC cannot. It can run Windows and Linux. SOME can run OS X, maybe, sort of. It isn't an advertised or supported feature, it is not as simple as putting the retail disk in and clicking the mouse a couple of times.

I don't believe that was the original point I was responding to at all. The subsequent posters, yes, but not the original point. It is a silly argument anyhow, just one I see needlessly repeated many times over.

I understand a Mac can run multiple operating systems, I am primarily running Linux on mine. I would stop short of saying it runs Linux with equal proficiency compared to OSX however.

 

[TheStu]

I don't believe that was the original point I was responding to at all. The subsequent posters, yes, but not the original point. It is a silly argument anyhow, just one I see needlessly repeated many times over.

I understand a Mac can run multiple operating systems, I am primarily running Linux on mine. I would stop short of saying it runs Linux with equal proficiency compared to OSX however.

The original was 'The iMac can run how many OSes comfortably?', how did you interpret that?

Ok, but based on my relatively limited experience with Linux, does anything actually run linux with equal proficiency as a Mac running OS X?

 

[ControlD]

The original was 'The iMac can run how many OSes comfortably?', how did you interpret that?

Ok, but based on my relatively limited experience with Linux, does anything actually run linux with equal proficiency as a Mac running OS X?

I had more of a problem with the premise that an iMac will outlast a PC which was the opening of the argument. The number of operating systems was included at the end if the argument which I have to assume was to say the 2008 iMac can continue to run newer versions of OSX longer than a PC can continue running whatever OS it came with. Why bring up year numbers in the first phase if this isn't the argument? Of course I could be wrong lol. I just keep seeing the argument that a Mac will outlast a PC and I don't beehive this is necessarily the case (said as someone that owns a Mac).

 

[bearxor]

Eh, I own a Early 2008 MBP and don't have any real reason to upgrade.

But I've had three different windows laptops in that time frame.

But then again, I spent $2000 on the MBP and maybe $1100-1200 on all three of those windows machines combined, so maybe that explains it a little bit.

Just wanted to add, on topic, that my wife was, up until last week, using her 1st gen iPad with the latest iOS update for everything still. I finally was able to upgrade her to an iPad 2 so we could do Facetime. She'll get my iPad 3 when I upgrade this fall.

 

[TheStu]

I had more of a problem with the premise that an iMac will outlast a PC which was the opening of the argument. The number of operating systems was included at the end if the argument which I have to assume was to say the 2008 iMac can continue to run newer versions of OSX longer than a PC can continue running whatever OS it came with. Why bring up year numbers in the first phase if this isn't the argument? Of course I could be wrong lol. I just keep seeing the argument that a Mac will outlast a PC and I don't beehive this is necessarily the case (said as someone that owns a Mac).

I think that part of the equation that a lot of people don't consider is that the average selling price of a Mac is $1000+, whereas the average selling price of a PC is closer to half that. I would certainly hope (and bearxor touched on this just now) that a $1000+ machine lasted longer than a $500 machine.

I think he was using the years to give an idea of the guts of the machine, at least that's how I read it.

 

[ControlD]

Probably just a reading fail on my part. On topic, my daughter still uses our first generation iPad for gaming and general use and it still does fairly well. Then again, it is still running iOS 4.x so maybe I got lucky there.