iPad Jason Snell and John Gruber on the confusing iPad lineup

[darngooddesign]

$450 + tax is indeed nearly $500.

$400 (discounted) + tax is not nearly $500 USD in the same way that $250 (discounted) + tax is not nearly $350 USD.

And in the past 12 months, it's been much easier to find the 9 on sale for $250 than it has to get the 10 on sale for $399. Even on sale the 10 is 60% more than a sale-priced 9. $150 is not insignificant.

If you are that budget constrained then by all means get the 9, but some people might like the benefits of the 10 and consider $150 an acceptable upgrade cost.

Also the 7/8/9 share the same case size, and you could even have accessories from an old Air or iPad Pro 10.5 that would work all perfectly fine.

Sure, that might be an additional reason to choose the 9. Or someone may not have a bunch of old accessories beyond a case and a few Lightning cables which are probably beat up after several years of use.

If you're making the choice between spending and extra $150, and when you may already have accessories on hand, the 10 is a much harder choice.

Not everyone is driven by the lowest price when it comes to iPads. If they are, the 9 is a great iPad.

My actual point was that if you are going to compare prices, compare msrp to msrp or discounts to discounts.

 

[BeatCrazy]

My actual point was that if you are going to compare prices, compare msrp to msrp or discounts to discounts.

$250 to $400 is a 60% increase, not at all inconsequential by either amount or percentage.

 

[darngooddesign]

$250 to $400 is a 60% increase, not at all inconsequential by either amount or percentage.

But acceptable if you prefer the benefits of the iPad-10.

If you are driven by the lowest price possible, get the iPad-9.

 

[BeatCrazy]

But acceptable if you prefer the benefits of the iPad-10.

If you are driven by the lowest price possible, get the iPad-9.

To the point of the thread title, and my original comment: there’s plenty of room in the iPad lineup for both 9 and 10.

 

[darngooddesign]

To the point of the thread title, and my original comment: there’s plenty of room in the iPad lineup for both 9 and 10.

Sure, but if most people are waiting to buy them at the $250 discount, Apple probably wont see much value in making new $330 ones. Then the 9 will go away and the 10 will be the base iPad.

But yeah, I'm also not confused by the existence of the 9 and 10 and think Apple can sell both until they decide to stop making the 9.