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I have to say the only perk to doing this method was nothing. I mean, maybe if I didn't have an iTunes backup it would have been better than just iCloud but that is only because it would have saved me from having to log into the device with iCloud off the start. Beyond that is it the same as an iCloud restore from what I could tell.

iTunes/Finder backup and restore still win by all accounts if you can use it.

What would make the most difference is if they could make it less painful to migrate devices when the OS doesn't line up. I get that they need to match for settings to properly migrate... but man it sucks bad having to update the devices before being able to migrate.