iPad iPad Pro 2017 10.5" vs iPad 8 mostly just for sheet music

[Charlie Bonesx]

I'm looking at two used iPads:

iPad Pro 2017 10.5"

iPad 8

use will be almost solely for sheet music sitting on a keyboard, might grab it to read the news from time to time

both are $175 CAD (about $125 USD)

wondering whether people would prioritize the nicer larger screen of the pro or the more recent (and still supported) iPad 8

there is also an iPad Air 4 for $300, but that feels like over kill for basically an e-reader?



thanks in advance for any thoughts

 

[rui no onna]

The 2017 iPad Pro 10.5 (and 10.5" Air 3) has a known white spot issue so I would avoid that. We have 10.2" and 10.5" iPads at home and the size difference isn't noticeable at all.

How much storage is on the iPad 8? If it's the 32GB base, then that's way too tight. You'd probably have to delete all apps and contents every time there's a firmware update.

Is there an iPad 9 or iPad 10 available? How much are those?

 

[okkibs]

Why not get a cheap Android tablet instead? The OS and the performance don't matter if all you're doing is display pdf files. You can buy a brand new entry level Samsung Galaxy Tab A series with 11" for like 200 bucks at best buy and it even comes with the full warranty and the latest Android: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_a11+-14192.php

I would rather take that than a very sluggish iPad 8 that's nearly useless with the 32GB storage as was already mentioned here. I also wouldn't want to go back to Lightning, I only just got rid of the last device using Lightning and finally everything works through USB-C.

11" is also what I'd consider the minimum for sheet music and that's if you're playing the piano where you are very close to the display. If I were to buy a tablet exclusively for sheet music I'd look for a 13" tablet. I have a 11" iPad Pro and unless I want to squint it's impossible to fit an entire page meaning you have to scroll on each page instead of merely flipping from page to page.