How did it die?It seems a perfect storm for not upgrading. Both the hardware and the OS are in a holding pattern, getting only very minor tweaks while (presumably) bigger things are in the pipeline. Plus in Europe everything is so expensive right now.
My 2018 Pro has been one of my best ever purchases - but if it died today, I'd either replace it with a much cheaper model to tide me over, or simply wait.
if it died today
It didn’t! It was a hypothetical “if”.How did it die?
Just upgraded my 2020 iPad Pro 12.9 Terabyte Cell version to M1 12.9 2 Terabyte Cell version. Sold my 2020 for $850.00, bought M1 for $1100.00 including tax, brand new from a retailer. Original price for this was $2,399 plus tax last year soooo.. I’m super ecstatic.Not the M2… no way.
I’m ‘possibly’ considering upgrading from a 2018 3rd Gen 12.9 to an M1 5th Gen 12.9
To be honest the 2018 model still is sweet. I’ll see what iPadOS 16.1 does to it before considering an upgrade.