Sounds amazing, right?

Except, it’s the very opposite, making it hard to know which model to buy.

Many, if not most, users might even be better off with the outgoing models.

person working on the new M2 iPad Pro with magic keyboard

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And that’s before we get to how the new iPad still uses the older Apple Pencil.

“The prices are really going crazy.

Entry Level

Let’s start at the bottom.

person using 10th gen iPad with Apple Pencil

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Or rather, just above the bottom.

The new, plain, non-adjective iPad looks great.

Now, you’ll have to pay at least $449.

10th gen iPad with magic keyboard folio

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That’s a huge increase that takes the iPad into iPad Air territory.

But then things start to get really weird.

Pro Not Pro

The new M2 iPad Pro can mostly be defined by what it’s not.

It’s even the same pricein the US, at least.

The iPad Pro’s own Magic Keyboard with trackpad still doesn’t have these keys.

Pricing

Next up is the overall pricing of the iPad range.

The entry-level model weve already mentioned; its price has increased by more than a third.

So what do you do?

Well, right now, you could still buy the previous models.