Apple’s $349 iPad 11 is missing a lot, but it’s still all the iPad most people need

Other iPads are nicer and faster, but I end up using all of them the same way.

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I know I’m at the extreme end of this, but I fully agree with the frustration with iPads being effectively fungible devices that you use the same way regardless of their “tier.”

I get a free iPad from my company. I can upgrade every two years, and I pick the model and accessories. When I onboarded in 2018 I picked the then-brand-new iPad Pro with the A12X, the type cover, the pencil, and cellular.

I’m still using it now, in 2025, because it still gets software updates and does iPad things. There’s not been a single iPad thing yet I need a new iPad for. They keep shoving more processing power in them but not doing anything with it, really.

I agree about the iPad, but what about your other devices? What are you doing with your phone or your PC that weren't possible in 2018 because the apps didn't exist? Honest question, I can't think of anything myself. My current gear can do things faster, but the type of apps I use haven't really changed.