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iPad Pro What iPad do you have, and do you plan on upgrading?
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4 years ago, I bought the 9th iPad 64GB on the day it came out. Amazing how fast and well it performs still, no reason to upgrade, although the 11th would be a great upgrade.
2 years ago, I bought a second-hand M1 11" pro 256GB. I can't imagine anything that could improve the experience for me - it is fast. I also run DaVinci Resolve on it on a regular basis. Currently on iPadOS 26 beta, the windowing feature opens up a lot of potential.
What I have noticed, is that storage space is more important for me than having the latest chip and the greatest processor speed. Having 256GB instead of 64GB enables me to use the device in a completely different way. So, for me it is quite attractive to buy second-hand, as I do not need the latest. In fact, in terms of performance, I don't really bother that much when using the 9th and not having the M1 power. I believe the "performance problem" has been solved long ago already on iPads.
2 years ago, I bought a second-hand M1 11" pro 256GB. I can't imagine anything that could improve the experience for me - it is fast. I also run DaVinci Resolve on it on a regular basis. Currently on iPadOS 26 beta, the windowing feature opens up a lot of potential.
What I have noticed, is that storage space is more important for me than having the latest chip and the greatest processor speed. Having 256GB instead of 64GB enables me to use the device in a completely different way. So, for me it is quite attractive to buy second-hand, as I do not need the latest. In fact, in terms of performance, I don't really bother that much when using the 9th and not having the M1 power. I believe the "performance problem" has been solved long ago already on iPads.
Still on the Air 4 from 2020. It's the longest I've had an iPad or iPhone without upgrading. I just can't see a reason to. The form factor hasn't changed. It just gets a faster processor and sometimes more RAM each generation, but the Air 4 already does everything I need it to and performs perfectly well.