Did you check out the 9.7" iPad Pro? BB also has those on sale, $100 off the 128GB WiFi model.
Yes. For a second, but I had already made up my mind that I didn't need nor want the Pro version as what was offered in that I would never use. I've owned iPAD's since the day they were released. My first one was a 64GB. The most I ever used was 24GB. My wife has it now and she uses even less. My iPAD3 was a fully loaded 64GB with Verizon and I don't have anymore than 20GB on it. I never use the Verizon data on it either.
However, My go to platform I use when traveling is a Surface Pro tethered to my iphone 6+ when traveling. I have the 128GB internal with about 90GB in use. I also have a high $peed 256GB card in it for my media storage along with a spare if I need more. It runs Vegas Pro editor as well as Grass Valley Edius, Windows 10 and my Microsoft Office. Full keyboard and mouse. And as of this week, I got the new Chrome RDP working so I can access my home computers while aboard a cruise ship. Logmein ended their free version and wanted $149 a year for the same service. Chrome RDP is even better and faster and free.
Everybody's needs are different. I love the iPAD for what it is and will be taking the new iPAD Air 2 for what it does well. But when I need a serious travel computer for Excel spreadsheets, or editing my 3D video with oodles of storage, external hard drive connection, full SD card, multiple USB connections, the Surface Pro is far superior.
I'm also thinking of dropping the older iPAD3 from my Verizon account. It's only $10 a month but why pay it if I haven't used data from LTE in over a year? I plan to visit a Verizon specialist before deciding to be sure dropping it won't screw my account in other unknown ways. I have the share data plan and own my phones and we really only use data on the two iphones. The new SE is on a new 2 year contract but my 6+ is now month to month.