i'm really short on money and it will take me months to save up? this is a good thing for you. be pleased about it. because there are New iPad systems coming out (not Mac) that are more powerful than the Mac iPad, if you buy a Mac iPad your locked into the Mac end user license agreements, which you need to read and understand what they are, You can't do what you want with any Mac products you have to do what mac tells you to do, if the battery goes down you have to buy a new iPad, batteries are not inter changeable that's the major reason for not buying a Mac iPad next you have to buy everything from Mac at high prices and they have full control over your iPad your not in control of it.