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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Lee

I tried Apple’s most affordable iPad – here’s my verdict

If you’re anything like me, you don’t buy an iPad for work or productivity, you buy an iPad for the fun stuff. I want an iPad to watch The Traitors in bed, or play simple, cosy games like Krispee Street to pass the time, or scroll through Vinted looking for things I really don’t need.

That’s why I’ve always gone for the base iPad when Apple has tried to seduce me into buying its more powerful or creative-driven iPad Air or iPad Pro tablets. They’re almost becoming replacements for a laptop, and I don’t need to replace my laptop.

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