All iPads Help with analysis paralysis

[Pixelryan]

What iPad should I get? There are too many options! Steve Jobs wouldn’t have allowed this. I have an iPad 3, that barely runs anything, and an OG iPad mini my kid slimes on and plays sago world. We are looking for a new iPad that we can use on a business trip to take notes with the pencil, to do some recreational drawing, and play Apple Arcade games. The old pencil v1 seems terrible, having no place to store it and charging it at a ridiculous position, but that is the only thing pushing me towards the pro. Is the old pencil and cheaper screens really that bad?

 

[ericwn]

I have the first gen Pro that runs with the first gen pencil that you are referring to - sure charging looks weird but works perfectly fine.
Apple at the time needed to come up with a charging solution on the go - and it does the job. There’s also a female to female adapter for the lightning port that comes with the pencil and you can charge it with a cable then.

I’d take a good look at the Air 3 if I were in your shoes. Great iPad all around.

 

[hovscorpion12]

The Most ideal is the latest iPad Pro. Magnetic Apple Pencil Vs the original. Apple's Newest iPad Pro used USB-C which would allow more 3rd party devices to be plugged in/connected. if none of those matter, then the original iPad Pro would be sufficient. Especially with iPad OS.

 

[deaglecat]

Touch ID or Face ID ? Some like Face ID but I cannot choose it. For me, that reduces the choices...

 

[pika2000]

What iPad should I get? There are too many options! Steve Jobs wouldn’t have allowed this. I have an iPad 3, that barely runs anything, and an OG iPad mini my kid slimes on and plays sago world. We are looking for a new iPad that we can use on a business trip to take notes with the pencil, to do some recreational drawing, and play Apple Arcade games. The old pencil v1 seems terrible, having no place to store it and charging it at a ridiculous position, but that is the only thing pushing me towards the pro. Is the old pencil and cheaper screens really that bad?

Huh? It’s easy. All iPads support Apple Pencil now. It all boils down to your budget.
Are you on a budget? Get the 10.5” iPad. You can afford a bit more? Get the iPad Air 3. Simple. There is probably nothing that justifies the price of the new iPad Pro for your usage scenario unless you simply have money to burn. Want the quad speakers? Get the refurbished 10.5” Pro.

 

[Pixelryan]

I have the first gen Pro that runs with the first gen pencil that you are referring to - sure charging looks weird but works perfectly fine.
Apple at the time needed to come up with a charging solution on the go - and it does the job. There’s also a female to female adapter for the lightning port that comes with the pencil and you can charge it with a cable then.

I’d take a good look at the Air 3 if I were in your shoes. Great iPad all around.

Thanks, I didn’t know about that adapter that comes with it. Also I hadn’t even considered the air but it sounds great with the better display.

Touch ID or Face ID ? Some like Face ID but I cannot choose it. For me, that reduces the choices...

Touch ID rarely worked for me, I am hoping I can completely disable all that.

 

[0989382]

Steve Jobs wouldn’t have allowed this.

I really don't think anybody can say that for sure. Look at the iPod lineup at it's height, iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Touch. An iPod for every budget / size / customer need. The iPad Mini introduced in 2012 was certainly developed with his input / permission, so it's hard to argue that he'd have forbidden any and every diversion from a single one size fits all model. Even the Mac lineup has always catered for different sizes and models.

The old pencil v1 seems terrible, having no place to store it and charging it at a ridiculous position

If you really hate the first gen Apple Pencil, your only choice is the current 2018 iPad Pro models - but I'd say the first Gen isn't bad at all.

Is the old pencil and cheaper screens really that bad?

Absolutely not. They're not as good as the Pro model, but they're most likely too good for your use case - which isn't a bad thing.

 

[Pixelryan]

I really don't think anybody can say that for sure. Look at the iPod lineup at it's height, iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Touch. An iPod for every budget / size / customer need. The iPad Mini introduced in 2012 was certainly developed with his input / permission, so it's hard to argue that he'd have forbidden any and every diversion from a single one size fits all model. Even the Mac lineup has always catered for different sizes and models.

I forgot about the iPod nano and all that, very good points thanks.

 

[AutomaticApple]

Steve Jobs wouldn’t have allowed this.

Nobody knows what Steve Jobs would've allowed.