The arrival of the iPad Pro range has given the iPad line an even more high-end image, with price tags to match. But what if you are looking for an iPad that delivers a genuinely great experience without depleting quite as much from your bank balance? There are a few good options…
Look at the Apple website and the cheapest new – as in, non-refurbished – iPad that you can currently order from there is the iPad Mini 2. While that tablet was originally released about three years ago, the A7 processor can still handle iOS 10 well. You can get a 32GB model for $269.
You would get a more future-proof tablet if you picked up the iPad Mini 4, which has the slightly zippier A8 processor and twice the amount of RAM. However, for the same $399 starting price, you could get the larger iPad Air 2. So, unless you definitely want to stick with the 7.9-inch form factor…
