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Thanks for the awesome impressions, bro!
The only thing that I'm afraid of is that refurb ipad from the apple store are probably already updated with iOS 8
no prob!
well, y'never know, though that is a valid concern
it's only been a month since apple released ios8
my first ipad mini (non retina) that i purchased at retail was still running the original ios6 (6.0) months after it had launched, so you might get lucky
if you're willing to take a gamble, you can always return it within 14 days or whatever
if you have anymore specific questions about the retina model, just shoot
in fact, i'm studying for my exam at the moment by reading a digital textbook on it
it's so nice to be able to make digital notes, bookmarks, and even search the entire text like a google search, minimize and maximize certain sections for emphasis, etc
dunno what your primary use will be but it's a hell of a piece of hardware
i like it more than my iphone 64gb