The Air, though, is almost double the price of the plain old iPad.
Who Is the 8th Generation iPad For?
These folks want an iPad, but theres no way theyre going to spend iPad Air money on one.
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Physically, iPads keep going for years.
Thankfully, the new iPad just got the A12 Bionic chip, making it fairly future-proof.
What that means is this budget iPad is capable of running iOS updates for many years to come.
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For instance, my iPad Pro has just over 9 GB of System files taking up space.
Thats almost a third of the entire storage of an entry-level iPad.
Why the New iPad Is So Rad
Enough of the practicalities.
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What is it thats so cool about this iPad?
The cool parts are the accessories and the apps.
Hooked up to these accessories, you have a laptop replacement or a drawing tablet.
Youve got a tablet computer with an amazing screen thats better than youll see on any cheap laptop.
Thats what excites me about it.
Scribble
Lets talk about Scribble.
Its Apples handwriting-recognition tech, and its pretty serious.
In both cases, your handwriting is converted into typed text as you go.
Theres also another key in of Scribble.
However, it has also been recognized, behind the scenes.
If you scrawl lifewire.com, then tap it, the URL will open in Safari.
How cool is that?
When you start using Scribble, the on-screen keyboard stays hidden.
Scribble works on all iPads as long as you have an Apple Pencil.
That is, of course, how they get you.
But its a good example of how even Apples lowliest iPad can use all the latest features of iOS.
You wont be punished for saving money.
The only downside is that stupid, hobbled, 32 GB model.
