The iPad has made its mark as the tablet PC to have when it comes to both form and function. The best thing about Apple’s tablet PC that owners love is that it is easily connected to iTunes, where everything can be bought – from MP3s to full albums, from TV shows to movies and even apps.  This is what sets iPads apart from most tablets, especially those running on Android. The Android market for e-books, music, and videos are separate, making it inconvenient and messy for a lot of users.

Speaking of music you can download on iTunes, here are the three most downloaded songs according to the iTunes charts:

 
I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift


The queen of country-pop crossover is dominating the music charts again, and has two other songs on the top 50 list.

Gangnam Style by PSY

This catchy tune by the South Korean rapper has taken the world by storm. Its catchy beat and dance moves have made the song viral.

Skyfall by Adele

The British soul superstar simply cannot do anything wrong. Adele plus James Bond equals a chart-busting song!

For those who still have the iPad 2 and would like to upgrade to an iPad 3, there are several ways to sell iPad 2 online. You can post it on eBay or some online classifieds website. You can also use your social networking accounts and try to sell your old iPad to your contacts or friends. With these two methods, what usually happens is that you wait for interested people to contact you. If they already agree to the selling price that you posted, then you will just have to discuss how you send them the iPad and how they will send you the payment. However, it is most likely that before this happens, they will try to negotiate and lower the price.

You may be wondering if there is a much more convenient way of selling your old tablet online, where you don’t have to do so much negotiation and the steps of mailing off your tablet and getting your payment is straightforward and clear. It is a good thing that people like you can sell iPad 2 to CashforTabletPCs.com. The website is part of a company that buys used electronics, either to refurbish and resell them, or to use them for parts. This means that you can sell your old iPad in whatever state it is in.

The steps involved when you sell iPad 2 to CashforTabletPCs.com are pretty much straightforward. First you indicate the model or type of tablet you are selling to get a price quotation. Then you choose how you want them to pay you, as well as put in a request for a mailer or box. They will send the box to you and all you have to do is place your tablet in the box and ship it off without shelling out cash since the box and shipping fees are already covered. Once your shipment has arrived and their technicians have assessed your tablet, you will receive a call from customer service informing you when to expect your payment.

In October, both Google and Microsoft released tablet computers that would face Apple’s iPad tablet. They are trying their best to be huge threats to Apple by launching superb tablet computers with amazing specs, features and designs. It seems that Apple is having a hard time competing with Google with the latter releasing seven-inch and ten-inch tablets at the same time. Their ten-inch tablets even have a higher resolution than the Retina Display on the iPad 4.

For now, let us talk about Microsoft Surface and the iPad 4. Which one is worth selling an iPad for?

Display
 
Apple’s fourth generation of the iPad is really impressive with its Retina Display, which was introduced with the iPad 3. It is just eye-candy to watch videos or films on the iPad 3. Its 9.7 inch screen looks crisp. The iPad 4’s resolution is 2048 by 1536 pixels with 264 pixels per inch.

On the other hand, the Microsoft Surface comes with a 10.6 inch screen, making it great as an ultrabook. However, its display is lower than the iPad 4, with its resolution of 1366 by 768 pixels with 144 pixels per inch. The Surface also has ClearType technology which protects the tablet from any scratches.

Operating System

The Surface comes with Windows RT, which is slightly different from the Windows 8. However, it does have Microsoft Office, like Excel and Word. On the other hand, the latest Apple tablet has the latest operating system from Apple, which is the iOS 6. The iOS 6 has 200 more features than its predecessor.

Processor

The Microsoft tablet has 1.3 GHz Cortez A9 CPUs, encased with the superpower Tegra 3 T30 with quad core chips from NVIDIA. Microsoft also added ULP GeForce graphical processors and 2 GB of RAM. The tablet then is lightning fast. On the Apple’s side, the fourth generation of the iPad runs on A6X chip processor which is twice as fast as the A5X processor. It also comes with 1 GB of RAM. So if you want to use a tablet computer for gaming, then you should sell an iPad for the Microsoft Surface tablet computer.

Camera

 It seems that Microsoft did not really focus on the camera part of their tablet computer. However, in their defense, there is really no need for a heavy rear camera for such a big tablet.  The Microsoft tablet only has a rear camera with 1.2 megapixels. The front camera, used for video chatting also has the same number of megapixels. On the iPad 4, Apple gave the rear camera 5 megapixels. The front camera has 1.2 megapixels. However, it must be noted that even though the rear camera has better megapixels, it is still awkward to take photos with such a big tablet, so it is not really an advantage.  If you want a great ten-inch tablet, camera should be the least of your worries.

So there you go! Those are the comparisons and differences between the iPad 3 and the Microsoft Surface. So which do you think is better? Comment below!