[iamsam123]

Interesting how many different offerings they have now outside of just spending the initial ~$1000 on the ipad itself. Purchasing the pencil, usb-c, key board, smart folio, logic pro (subscription), final cut (subscription), etc...

I'd be curious to know the average age of an ipad in circulation is now. I used an ipad for school from 2012-2017, never used the apple pencil, but it always worked great for my needs. My girlfriend got one for med school and uses it with the pencil especially when shes not at home.

[kylehotchkiss]

IMO the only things you need are a screen protector and an actual protective case like the otterbox one. I would think people have old Bluetooth mice and keyboards laying around

[alephnerd]

+1 on the med student usecase. Same with my SO.

[cm2187]

The non replaceable battery is I believe the way the make old ipads obsolete.

[fckgw]

A new battery is ~$100 parts and labor

[cm2187]

Not from Apple. They run it through a software that "tests" the battery and always returns "good" and tell you they can't do anything for you.

[fckgw]

I have had my battery replaced on my iPad and on my kid's iPads. They did them both with no questions asked but they were pretty worn out.

If it's out of warranty they don't care that much.

[amiantos]

Tinfoil hat talk.

[slackfan]

do not believe your lying eyes!