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If you’re looking for a budget tablet for entertainment purposes, the 10.2-inch ninth-generation iPad still offers excellent value for money. It’s $100 cheaper than its larger 10.9-inch successor with an older A13 Bionic processor, but it runs the same software and can do many of the same things. It’s still plenty fast for basic tasks like streaming, gaming, and video calling.
Granted, we wouldn’t recommend buying it if you need a tablet for everyday work, but the high-end iPad is also suitable for some light productivity. After all, it supports the same apps, while you can even take notes with the first-generation Apple Pencil – although you’ll also need to buy it from a third-party retailer like Amazon. And while it doesn’t have the 10th-gen iPad’s USB-C connector, again, it’s the last iPad with a 3.5mm headphone jack, which might make up for that if you’re not ready to ditch your old headphones wired.
