All iPads Extreme Problem: Which iPad to buy for 3.5mm headphone jack?

[rui no onna]

How much does Apple charge to just look at a damaged iPad in an Apple Retail Store? The iPad still works and it has 256GB of storage so maybe I can use it in another productive way???

$0 just to diagnose.

$249 to repair which is basically giving you a replacement iPad (likely refurb).

 

[Reverend Benny]

Okay Reverend Benny, I checked and the iPad air isn't supported...?😥😥😥

I can't see why the Air wouldn't be supported. It's pretty much the same HW as the Pro.
I'm guessing they have missed to list it.
E-mail them and ask. And even if you don't wanna use Belkin, there are a lot of others to choose from.

Ugreen is a well known brand, they list the Air.

 

[BeautifulWoman_1984]

I just submitted my order for this:

Apple iPad Air (M3) (11-inch, Wi-Fi, 128GB) - Space Grey

The 11-inch iPad Air. Built for Apple Intelligence. Supercharged by the lightning-fast Apple M3 chip. It features a stunning Liquid Retina display, a 12MP Center Stage front camera for even better video calls, and blazing-fast Wi-Fi 6E. And it works with Apple Pencil Pro, Magic Keyboard and Smart...

www.amazon.com.au

I took all the advice I received in this thread and made a purchase.

The iPad Mini was cheaper but the iPad Air seems to be much better for the future because of the M3 CPU? I just want an iPad that'll receive software updates for a long time.

 

[Hajj.david]

Okay Reverend Benny, I checked and the iPad air isn't supported...?😥😥😥

The air is supported, all USB C ipads use the same stack it will work fine.

 

[teh_hunterer]

Hey guys,

I just dropped my iPad 9th Generation 256GB and the top of the screen is cracked... 😢😢😢

I now need to buy a new iPad model but I don't know what to do since my iPad 9th Gen was the last iPad to come with a 3.5mm headphone jack... 😭😭😭

This is my model here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111898

I was planning on using this iPad 9th Generation for a few years to come and this is why I paid extra for the 256GB model... 😭😭😭

Thank you for any advice!

You could just get an iPad without a 3.5mm jack 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍