expiredMeowssi | Staff posted Mar 16, 2025 10:54 PM
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expiredMeowssi | Staff posted Mar 16, 2025 10:54 PM
Micro Center: 128GB Apple iPad 11" A16 Chip WiFi Tablet in Blue (Early 2025)
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11th gen introduced in 2025, 6gb of ram w/ the A16 chip
10th gen introduced in 2022, 4gb of ram w/ the A14 chip
_9th gen introduced in 2021, 3gb of ram w/ the A13 chip
_8th gen introduced in 2020, 3gb of ram w/ the A12 chip
_7th gen introduced in 2019, 3gb of ram w/ the A10 chip
_6th gen introduced in 2018, 2gb of ram w/ the A10 chip
I was looking up this new models ram for my 2021 9th gen is long in the tooth with only 3gb of ram. Works great for some things struggles with others. For this price I may be upgrading soon.
(was also considering some of the 8" androids with 8gb of ram for $150 to $300 depending on which model)
RAM stands for random access memory and is used when the device is doing work. A device with less RAM tends to be slower. This iPad has 6GB of RAM. The current top of the line iPad pros ship with 8GB of RAM for the 256GB/512GB versions and 16GB of RAM for the 1TB/2TB versions. I think 6GB RAM for this version is definitely sufficient for non pro tasks. The previous entry level iPad (10th gen iPad) had 4GB of RAM.
Storage is what is used to keep your data on the device. This includes pictures, videos, movies, music, apps, the OS, and other things. I think 128GB of storage is plenty for a tablet. If you need more storage, you could use iCloud, keep your extra data on a USB C flash drive, or buy the version with more storage (256GB for $427 on Amazon).
In short, I think this tablet's specs are sufficient for the average user.
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Just how it is on SD nowadays... A 10% discount and micro-center isn't good on anything yet these deals keep hitting fp. Of course if you're locked in then this is decent for a new (but what people don't mention is pretty iterative) upgrade. It doesn't have much over the 10th gen except extra RAM, a new processor, and more support, which won't impact YouTube videos or Netflix videos on flights...
If you are OS agnostic there are OLED Android tablets which are better for media consumption (what most people do with these) and have expandable storage with a similar support life such as the S10 Ultra, the issue is there aren't many Android tablets in general so low end iPads dominate.
The Pixel Tablet is a fair bit cheaper right now but it doesn't have any notable strengths over the new iPad besides an OS better tailored to ad-free media (YT, Spotify, Reddit, etc) and third party video apps.
Edit: iPad Air deal seems far better, dunno why these mid deals keep getting upvoted....
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My old iPad was starting to burn through the last 50% of the battery pretty quickly, which always seems to be what fails first on these things. Hopefully battery tech keeps getting better...annoying that it creates so much e-waste when the rest of the hardware is still perfectly fine.
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I have had great deals from Micro Center though.
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