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We are at the point of Diminishing Returns
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So it's not the cable, it's the charging port? I'm not sure if that's a $100 repair or not. Have you looked for any local repair shops that deal with Apple devices besides Apple? If it's the charging port, it could be a relatively inexpensive repair.
Otherwise, the new iPad should be an improvement over your Air in most all respects. But I understand-- if you don't need to replace it, you shouldn't. I'd look into the charging port possibility.
Go ahead and buy the 2017 iPad (non pro). It will perform much better than your current iPad Air and will be able to take advantage of iOS 11 without a performance hit.
Thank you so much! I thought I should but was not sure if it could be fixed. I know nothing!
Have you tried using toothpick and some compressed air or something to clean out the charging port? Sometimes dust and debris just gather inside it.
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yes, EVERYTHING! New. Cord, New charge Block , I read every possible solution posted on this site by others before I asked anyone what to do. Rumz said see if it's just port, I did check into replacement it's 100-129. It's so weird because if I can take a spatula and duct tape and get to charge, you would think it's just loose, but at this point it will just get worse and not be with anything so maybe I will be thrilled with the new one... just my iPad had nothing else wrong, it looks brand new (no kids or animals around these days) this all started after I sprayed it with air. Possible it's just a fluke and it was going to happen anyway
Yeah, my sister had a problem with her charging port, but it turned out that they didn't need to replace the part-- so they ended up paying $40 for labor to fix it, and it's been fine since. But heck, if Apple will give you $150 for a first gen Air... maybe I should see what they'd give me for mine. Hmm...
Yes they 50-150 and after they looked my over they said 150 so I'm going to go there tomorrow then- 40 wouls be great but like I said probably get worse and then what next...
I bought the iPad 2017 for $300. Ridiculously great value! All reviews say it runs iOS 11 just fine.....including multitasking......save three app scenarios that last year's Pro won't run either. Not an issue for me.
I expect to get 3 years from this iPad then trade it in for a new one, so very economical to own, and this is my primary device. I use it for everything really.
I expect to get 3 years from this iPad then trade it in for a new one, so very economical to own, and this is my primary device. I use it for everything really.
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These are mature devices now. Same thing with the desktop market. Things have not improved drastically since 2010. My 2010 Mac Pro still matches usage performance of my 2017 computers. Benchmarks are different sure, but I cannot tell the difference between my 7 year old desktop and my 2017 computers.