Now that the strong Black Friday offers are starting and, above all, now that they are going for the customer who is looking for a price, it is necessary to be very clear about the best cheap iPad that you can buy new. If you want a refurbished product, you need to read another article (although in this one you will find the odd clue). The best cheap iPad right now, hands down, is the 9th-gen 10.2-inch iPad (it came out late September 2021). It is a versatile product for most users. We have found this iPad model in the 64 GB version for 359 euros, with a 16 percent discount. If you need a powerful tablet to edit videos, and if that tablet is Apple, then it has to be clear to you that it’s not going to be cheap. I think you are not the type of user of an iPad Pro and if you are not an iPad user already, you are not an iPad Air user either (the jump from an iPad to another iPad should be to a 2022 iPad Air, which is a machine, but there We are already talking about 809 euros). Is it going to drop more than 359 euros on Black Friday? In the Tecno Party writing of Esquire.es we are convinced that you can repeat this price, but not lower. There will be offers in the upper range, especially in the iPad Pro that have just been replaced by the new versions, but in the 2021 iPad this is the ceiling that we believe this product will touch. Why are we so clear that this iPad 2021 is a good buy? The tenth generation iPad was released in October for 579 euros compared to the 9th generation iPad for 429, which is still an excellent tablet. There is a difference of 150 euros for the same product, even if they have a different processor installed, the new one has more inches and a better screen, as well as a USB-C port… The price jump is not worth it if you go by price. If price is not an issue, then yes. Especially since you will also be able to buy the new iPad keyboard, the Magic Keyboard Folio, which I think is wonderful. But this, of course, if the price is not a problem.
Is this 2021 iPad better than older models? Excellent question, reader. Let’s see if we answer you satisfactorily. Any iPad below the eighth generation does not make any sense, nor does it make any sense to get an iPad Air 1 or 2, nor with the iPad Mini 1, 2, 3 and 4. Apart from the lack of updates (one of the advantages of iOS over Android), because you have low-resolution screens. Please note that iPadOS 16 (a 16.1.1 update just came out) runs only on iPad and iPad mini 5th generation and later, as well as all models of iPad Pro and iPad Air 3rd generation and up. . It is, I think, clear that Apple will continue to update the security of iPadOS 15 for those devices that cannot jump to the new operating system.
I really think the new 2021 iPad is a better option than a refurbished iPad Air 3 or 2020 iPad or iPad Mini 5, even if you find them in bargain mode. It is not lost on me that both the 2020 iPad and the iPad Mini 5 are compatible with the first Apple Pencil and the iPad Air 3, with the second generation Apple Pencil, but, I don’t know… And yes, except for the iPad Mini, they are compatible with the Smart Keyboard, but having the 2022 iPad Air and the 2021 iPad Mini doesn’t seem like such a good idea to go to old models.
Do you want a bargain on iPad Pro? Ugh, you make it difficult for me there. Playing it safe, the 2018 11-inch iPad Pro and 2020 model can be interesting at a good price. Below that, it passes perfectly. But if you go for a Pro, isn’t it better to save?