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Apple iPad (9th Generation): with A13 Bionic chip, 10.2-inch Retina Display, 64GB, Wi-Fi [amazon.com]
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64GB Apple iPad 10.2" Wi-Fi Tablet (9th Gen, 2021, Space Grey or Silver)
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USB-C on the 10th gen is limited to the same data transfer rate as lightning, but you can play videos directly off of a usb c thumb and a player like VLC. The 9th gen needs the camera adapter and the adapter needs to be connected to a charger to use most non-lightning thumb drives and playing media off of a lightning drive is much less straightforward. The M1 Air at $400 is going to hold up a lot longer with double the RAM of the 10th gen and it has a full 10Gbps usb 3.2 interface, so transferring files to and from an external drive can be up to 30 times faster. The matching keyboard folio is dirt cheap used and locks into position, so it's a much more stable stand than the 10th gen's kickstand and floppy Magic Keyboard. It's also compatible with the ipad pro Magic Keyboard, which has a similar stability advantage and allows you to connect a charger and a usb device simultaneously without needing a hub. This is really nice when you need to charge and use wired headphones. On that note, Apple's usb-c headphone adapter is really quite good and is substantially better than the lightning adapter. It has enough power to drive my 250 ohm DT770s to reasonable listening levels, where the lightning adapter can't.
You'll also get 2-3 years more major OS updates with the M1 vs. the 9th gen. It's hard to tell with the 10th gen. It may get dropped sooner than the M1 due to its RAM limitations. The 6th gen with 2GB is getting dropped in 18 while devices with the same CPU and 3GB are getting the update.
10.9 inch screen vs 10.2
Usb-c native
12mp 4k camera vs 8mp 1080p
Surround sound speakers
WiFi 6 vs WiFi 5
Supports new gen Apple Pencil and magic folio.
And of course better processor.
https://www.apple.com/ipad/compar...ad-9th-gen
People aren't just on slickdeals for deals but also knowledge sharing and recommendations. Lots of people are on the fence between the models. If I can get 3 more years out of the 10th gen vs 9th gen I say it's well worth the $50.
The 9th gen is from 2021. But obviously get what works with your lifestyle. This is still an awesome price but I'm hoping the 10th gen gets a better price for a little more $$
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Amazon is 199 dollars NOW.
Walmart still 224 dollars.
This is pretty good deal I grabbed one. I understand some people need 120hz and other cool stuff, but this product got great reviews the last few years and is good for the masses.
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I run plex on this ipad and seems zippy to me, but you have higher end IPAD too, so you would notice the difference more than me.
I bought a ipad 9th gen a few months ago, and was very happy with it, at the time I was just getting my feet wet in the apple eco-system, so figured I would start with the ipad 9th gen. I loved it so much I am buying another one today. So the outlay of 249 plus 200 for the one today gives me 2 of them for 450 dollars (reasonable to me) , one for my security cams, ... and the other for surfing or plex. We all use these devices differently, my needs are very, very simple.
I'm exploring tablet type devices for taking and writing notes by pencil, drawings for online meetings, and some light MS Office work.
How is this tablet for such things?
Are there better non-Apple alternatives (including 2 in 1 laptops)?
iPad Air 2 2014 vs. iPad 9th Gen. 2021 speed test and comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kMcD-R2JyQ
let us know what you think of that video, does it make you want to get the 9th gen IPAD. yes or no
start up on ipad 9th gen is 19 seconds and on the ipad air 2 41 seconds.
later in the video he goes into the scores of the tests and the 9th gen looks very good compared to the Air 2.
200 dollars is pretty cool price for the 9th gen and 399 for Air 5th gen.
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