When you say you want it for music, how do you mean that?

listening to recorded music as MP3 files you have?
watching music on YouTube?
access to online radio broadcasts?
storage of sheet music or lyrics?
all or part of the above?
recording music or video?
something I haven't even considered?

This summer I became happy owner of a beat up, used, but still mostly functional iPad with a majorly outdated OS (5.1.1) and no camera, and no ability to sync with my computer for my iTunes files that I use on desk top and sync with an even older iPod. Even with it's limitations, I cherish it.

What I wanted it for was storage of music and songbooks. I have them in a couple ways - PDFs of books and a wonderful app called "The Craic" - which was the only tool available in an early version for this old iPad to function as a holder of tunes in ABC format, that can play them back, vary speed and edit them. Very useful for playing along learning new tunes, or finding out what the dots sound like if you can't sight read to speed.

I found myself doing most of my email on it, using it for web browsing, and for taking along to meetings for notes. I do not have a smartphone, and some of the things people will do with that you can do with a newer iPad. I love it, and if I could afford a newer one, I would get that rather than a smartphone.


Joanne in Cleveland