If not trade ins... what are they? I personally find a 15% discount for a second hand iPad, with warranty, a meager offer.
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Apple Begins Selling Certified Refurbished Sixth-Generation 9.7-Inch iPads at 15% Discount
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Who cares? I don't know how you hold your iPad, but I very much like having a place to grab onto that's not a touch-sensitive screen. And it's not like you're putting the thing in your pocket.
That poster dude forgets the existence of Apple's iUP program which effectively "trades-in" product after a 24-month installment loan.
Effectively, 12/24[MSRP]=50%[MSRP] although in reality it is a hidden lease with a subsidy to the loan-origination bank.
This is one source of recycled product.
People are trading in 2018 iPads and pretending it's an iPhone?
Don't you think Apple would notice?
All that and yet has an iOS doesn't make use of any of that. Please tell me...
What app runs on iPad Pro that doesn't run just as well my $329 iPad?
That's what I thought.
You can have all the fast CPU, GPU, and RAM in the world, but if your OS can't make use of it, then what is the point?
I think they quietly give you a redesigned one with a backbone for not bending. They did the same with the newly introduced magic keyboard II. The first ones bent like a banana so they quietly introduced a new one without bending problems. The magic keyboard II was on backorder for months.
Better screen (the one on the 9.7 inch model is inferior and not as close to the glass), 120hz, faster internals, FaceID, thinner bezels and entirely new design.
Tablets in general are fairly useless, but still the Pro is a lot better than the 9.7 inch, even though the 9.7 inch is still a good tablet.
Apple gear is becoming increasingly more overpriced, no doubt.
However, you’re saying it has similar performance, battery life, OS support, and Apple integration? Seems unlikely.
I have an Android tablet and the primary reason I don’t use it is because of lack of integration with my iPhone and Mac. I don’t want to manage a completely separate system. I can’t send texts from my phone number like from an iPad. I need to sync my offline videos separately. It’s so many big and little things I grew tired of it. OS support? Forget about it.
My wife has a 9.7 inch 2018 iPad.
I have an iPad Air 2 and wanted Pencil support, so I tried hers out for a bit. The 2018 iPad didn't feel like an upgrade to the Air 2, so I went with a Pro model instead.
That was great... but it's not Thanksgiving weekend anymore...
Target has returned their prices to normal.
That was great... but it's not Thanksgiving weekend anymore...
Wait a few more weeks for holiday specials.
I can see that. To be honest I had to lookup what they had for sale to verify. While I follow what goes on around here well I cannot keep up with all the releases on iPad. I have only bought a few and until recently it had been 3 years. They are 6th generation 9.7's which again, I had to look up to verify specs. iPhone is easier to follow since I saw that more often.
And that's fine.
I was just replying to "why is this a good deal when you could get it cheaper at [some other time] in the past?"
Not everyone is after "Slickdeals". Some people need to add or replace gear when it's needed, not when it's at the rock bottom price.
Yes. The first generation Pencil, which is $99.
You can get the Pencil a little cheaper sometimes from places like B&H photo.
That's pretty decent considering the hardware inside. Screens aren't as good as the other pros but not bad.