re: Is getting an iPad Air/iPad mini 2 right now a bad investment?

To oversimplify the issue: the difference in price between an air and air 2 is ~$100, right? And the air 2 has a year's worth of newer processors and double the ram. So, would you pay $100 to be able to use your gadget for an additional year? Only you can answer that. I have an air 1 and it is light years faster than the iPad 2 it replaced.