I change my technology more often due to the array of devices sent via the various companies and my quest to try the next new tablet.

I had an iPad Air several months ago, probably over 6 now. I got tempted to try a Samsung Note Pro 12.2 tablet as it was on special offer and nearly half the original selling price. I then changed that for a Samsung Tab S 10.5 which was a stunning piece of hardware. A few weeks ago, I sold that and wondered what to get next.

In the meantime, I was loaned an iPad Air. Setting up the iPad was a breeze due to Apple’s excellent backup and restore process. I then started to enjoy again some of the positive aspects of the iPad. Smooth scrolling, more smooth scrolling, and crashes. Apps are purposely designed for the iPad screen. Well, Google+ looks shabby on the iPad, WordPress looks out of sorts, so while some apps do look fabulous not everything is slick. However, the diversity and quality of iOS iPad apps are second to none, but having used android tablets for a while, the gap is closing and the quality is closer too.

But my whole experience has been tarnished by the issue I had before, crashes when web browsing. If you browse for long enough the web browser quits back to the home screen. Very frustrating.

Sure, there are many other aspects of iOS that are brilliant, but I also felt parts of it felt out of sorts and restricted. And that feeling has been derived from using a range of different platforms and hardware.

So is the iPad the best tablet. Probably, but the hounds are biting its backside aggressively.