Dear Aunt TUAW,
Should I buy a Wi-Fi iPad or a 3G model? I need to know! Please help me choose!
Your loving niece,
Meg
Dear Meg,
Auntie's helped other nieces and nephews with this same dilemma and it always seems to boil down to this: do you own an iPhone?
If not, spring for the 3G. Ubiquitous computing is what really makes iOS sparkle. You won't be sorry you sprung for the 3G experience. Auntie's dad swears by it.
At the same time, the Wi-Fi is usually enough for most iPhone owners. Wi-Fi units are lighter and cheaper. If you need to get work done, there's the iPhone hotspot service if you can't get access near a Coff