The final hours of Amazon’s October Prime Day are here, but plenty of deals are still live, so if you’ve been doing other things in the past day or so, there’s still time to shop the sales. Many Apple deals are still going strong, including this iPad offer. Currently the 9th generation iPad Going for $199. That matches the lowest price we’ve seen so far and represents a 40 percent discount off the regular price of $329.
Let’s be very clear: this iPad is very old at this point. Apple released it in 2021, and since then the company has created another basic iPad, along with several Mini, Pro, and Air models. If you’re looking for the latest model that Apple will support for a long time, check out our guide on how to choose the best iPad for you. The sale feels like an attempt to get rid of old stock, but there are plenty of valid reasons to choose the 9th-gen iPad over a more powerful model.
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Apple’s 9th-gen iPad has dropped yet again. If you’re looking for an inexpensive iPad that can handle basic tasks, this is the way to go.
We gave the 9th-gen iPad a score of 81 in our review, thanks to its solid camera, performance and base storage (64GB) upgrades, and solid battery life. It lasted 14 hours on a single charge during our initial video streaming tests. It even has a headphone jack, which is a definite plus point.
If you are already in the Apple ecosystem and you really need a tablet for reading, surfing the web, handling some emails and watching videos then a tablet will definitely do the trick. You can doodle on this iPad with the original Apple Pencil, but this model isn’t well-suited for professional-level design work or productivity.
Apple tends to support iPads for at least five years based on iPadOS updates, so you can install up to iPadOS 20 in this case (but not necessarily). So, you can stream video for years through things like Netflix to this tablet.
If you’re looking to spend a little more on an iPad, here are some other solid iPad Prime Day deals we found:
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