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It's likely they will at least announce the iPad 2 this month, or early next month, and give a release date. I say at least wait until then, and then depending on the release date and what new features it has, decide whether to wait for the iPad 2.

I would wait for the iPad 2, even if the upgrades aren't significant they will bring prices down on the iPad 1 on places like Amazon on eBay. Also, if Apple follows the same strategy they have been doing on the iPhone, they could release the iPad 2 but keep one iPad one model at the low end price point

I haven't followed Apple product trends for that long but I feel that we know that the rumor will come true. We know that Apple announces new products in the first quarter and refreshes its products in the second. Rumors of the Verizon iPhone began way before it happened -- lo and behold, it did.

Unlike the array of Android products that constantly crop up, you can buy an iPad and know that you've got the best on that platform for at least a year and that it will see updates. My point is we know, based on numerous credible resources, that the iPad 2 is coming so go ahead and wait or risk wishing you had for the better hardware. Maybe I'm also ranting for those people who've bought the Epic 4G and Vibrant that are still stuck on Android 2.1 or those unknowing consumers who bought phones before CES only to find out that more capable hardware was on the way.