[X4U] iPad 3 vs iPad 4 with Cellular

[Joe Sporleder]

A local Kansas Apple dealer is having a sale on some older iPad 2s and 3s, most likely in anticipation of next week's Apple announcement. How much better is a current iPad 4 (since the 5 or whatever they'll call it isn't available until we hear the details of the announcement)? 

My part of Kansas, Verizon is the only provider with good signal, so that's whose network I would need to use the iPad on. The dealer has a 16GB iPad 3 with Cellular for $400, and a couple of $600 64GB models. Are those good enough deals to not wait until we see what the media event has to say?

We are a newsprint publisher and I already have one salesperson outfitted with a 4th generation iPad - as a mobile office, and am looking to outfit 2 or 3 additional sales people.

Joe