The market is flooded with iPads because they are built so well and last many years with iOS updates, people are not buying as many high end iPads as they did before as the cheaper ones are actually powerful enough for many folks.
IMO, Apple should slow down or discontinue certain lines to bring their products back to the front of the line of “best tablet tech with more premium features.” With all the lines they have and release, so many people are good with the cheapest end models as iOS just flies with all iOS devices.
We have the following iPad problem (*depending how you look at it of course)...
1.) iPad 5 (stores still have stock since prices aren’t much different than the 6th gen.)
2.) iPad 6
3.) iPad Mini 4 (old stock due to price being so similar to the 5th gen. and other iPad choices.)
4.) iPad Mini 5 (sales are probably lower because the mini 4 is still a reliable tablet and is only $50 less)
5.) iPad Pro-3, 11” (Expensive entry price and 10.5” can still easily do many jobs.)
6.) iPad Pro-3, 12.9” (Ridiculously expensive and has 11” and 10.5” to compete with.)
7.) iPad Pro-2 10.5” (old stock that still floods stores because other choices and Apple made too many)
8.) iPad Pro-2 12.9” (again stores are flooded with old stock due to, too many units and more choices.)
Because so many of these models are built well, people are not buying as many high end iPads as they did before, and if they do the worth of them is probably 50% less (or more) than it was maybe 5-6 years ago.
*I wonder if Apple realizes the slight problem here. lol
Kallum.
IMO, Apple should slow down or discontinue certain lines to bring their products back to the front of the line of “best tablet tech with more premium features.” With all the lines they have and release, so many people are good with the cheapest end models as iOS just flies with all iOS devices.
We have the following iPad problem (*depending how you look at it of course)...
1.) iPad 5 (stores still have stock since prices aren’t much different than the 6th gen.)
2.) iPad 6
3.) iPad Mini 4 (old stock due to price being so similar to the 5th gen. and other iPad choices.)
4.) iPad Mini 5 (sales are probably lower because the mini 4 is still a reliable tablet and is only $50 less)
5.) iPad Pro-3, 11” (Expensive entry price and 10.5” can still easily do many jobs.)
6.) iPad Pro-3, 12.9” (Ridiculously expensive and has 11” and 10.5” to compete with.)
7.) iPad Pro-2 10.5” (old stock that still floods stores because other choices and Apple made too many)
8.) iPad Pro-2 12.9” (again stores are flooded with old stock due to, too many units and more choices.)
Because so many of these models are built well, people are not buying as many high end iPads as they did before, and if they do the worth of them is probably 50% less (or more) than it was maybe 5-6 years ago.
*I wonder if Apple realizes the slight problem here. lol
Kallum.
