Why? Just curious, I have the original iPad - I was one of the first pre-order customers when the origional was available for pre-ordering. Got the Wi-Fi only 64 Gig, and I use it daily.
Primarily, I use it for emailing, web surfing and reading. Love the Kindle App, and finding myself actually preferring it to iBooks in that I can retreive my Kindle books on any device; instead of being locked into Apple devices.
I have some DVD ripping software (Cucusoft) and rip my DVD collection down to ~1 GB files, so I have ~30 movies with me at any time. But, here's why I am wondering why you want to upgrade - as I can't see any compelling reason. Retina display means I need to increase my movie filesize to realize the improved display. Game play on the iPad is marginal - as you are placing your fingers all over the screen, it's hard to be immersed in the game (unlike a console). I can wait 3 seconds for my books to load, I just don't read that fast. 10 hours battery life after 2 years and I'm fine with that. I Hotspot to my iPhone, so I cannot see a reason to get the 3G/4G accessory. I do like the iDVD softare, which does not run on the first generation - but that is the only reason I can see in upgrading. All in all, the orgional iPad was a 9.95/10 product, with the iPad 2 being 10/10. So, why do you want to upgrade? Just curious ... I'd love to get a 'new' one; I just can't justify it.
“Why upgrade.”
‘cause I want to. It’s that simple. I want the new one. I have the money. It’s a toy. I don’t “justify” toys...I just buy them.
Being able to “skype” with kids and grandkids will be cool.
There are apps that don’t run well on the original already.
There are lots of good games for the iPad. Just not the same type as you play on PS3 or Xbox.