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Apple quietly kills the old-school iPad and its headphone jack (www.theverge.com)

submitted 6 months ago by BrikoX to c/apple

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You can still buy it from third-party retailers, though.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Apple justified the price increase with new iPad Air-like features, like a 10.9-inch screen and USB-C support.

After all, the now last-gen iPad Air was often on sale for around the same price, but with a faster processor, a nicer display, and compatibility with a wider range of accessories, like the second-generation Apple Pencil.

That’s why we often recommended the ninth-gen iPad to users on a budget.

It also lacked support for the second-gen Apple Pencil, and its design was outdated, but it was still a speedy entertainment device that was frequently on sale for far less than its 10th-gen sibling.

Still, at $349, the 10th-generation iPad is now finally more sensibly priced, which makes it a lot easier to recommend.

And while it’s a shame Apple no longer sells the ninth-gen iPad, headphone jack fans can, at least for now, still buy it for $249 from third-party retailers like Amazon, Target, and Best Buy.

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