How to speed up original ipad? Jailbreak?

[SpatiallyAware]

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.

Very lucky, DO NOT upgrade it to ios5.

Once you click on the 'app store' it takes literally 10 seconds to load the page. Tap on the 'search bar' and it takes 6 seconds just to get the keyboard up. Most keyboard inputs are lagged by a solid second.

 

[Zodiark1593]

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.

I've had my current $800 Windows lappy for 3 and a half years myself. Works fine, the only reason to upgrade is for the usual demanding tasks (gaming and rendering), and even for the latter, it works well enough. Never even did a reinstall, and it boots off the 5400 RPM drive quicker than would be expected.

I just take care of my lappy.

 

[bearxor]

So, spending more on a computer helps it to last longer?

I mean, I've had my current windows laptop, a dual-core Turion, for almost 3 years now. It's like two and a half maybe. I'll probably upgrade it next year for a better video card. It only cost me $275.

Part of the reason I haven't replaced it is, most likely, the release of the iPad. I do about 90% of my computer usage on an iPad now.

 

[Patranus]

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

And what makes you think you wont run into similar problems with your surface in 3 years?

 

[Eug]

The surface RT is already obsolete. Or useless anyway.