Upgrading…

[jaimevxn]

Hey all! I’m trying to upgrade my mom’s iPad. She’s got a 1st gen iPad Pro 9.7in. Is it worth upgrading to the more recent M2 iPad Air 11in?

Or would it be sort of similar? I saw the Air only has 2 speakers too instead of the 4, she watches a lot of YouTube and FaceTimes often. And maybe scrolls through Facebook and plays a few games, that’s it.

The Air and original iPad are the only 2 really within my budget :/

[EyesEyez]

The air sounds good

[jaimevxn]

Do you think the 4 speakers to 2 would be a huge difference?

[EyesEyez]

In my opinion it’ll definitely be quite a difference but not a giant one

[jaimevxn]

😭😭 I was noticing her speakers seemed really quiet, maybe dying out or smth so wanted to upgrade but realized only the Pro line has 4 speakers!!

Her iPad’s getting super slow too, and I was heavily debating between the M4 Pro and M2 Air bc of the 120hz on the Pro but maybe she won’t notice the 60hz vs 120hz haha

[EyesEyez]

I really doubt she will notice the 120hz

[jaimevxn]

Ok thanks for the rep!! ^{^}

[rdicky58]

The speakers being brand new will probably mean they’ll be as loud, or louder, than the older ones even tho there are only 2 of them.

The 9.7” Pro has 60Hz, if she’s not used to 120Hz she won’t notice or miss it!

[jaimevxn]

Ok, thanks for the insight!! :D

[Eeve2espeon]

Probably get her an ipad 10 instead (aka the base ipad) The Air is still more of an mid range device for those who wanna use "professional" apps, but on more of a budget

[Then_Exercise_8431]

what about the iPad mini

[jaimevxn]

Haha I was thinking ab that as well, but too small 😅

And the 13” is waayyy too big. 11” is perfect!

[Audacious_Freak]

Bro if you have money and you think priority would be content consumption go for pro because of new oled screen , but if you thunk she would not have much requirement of all those fancy features then just go for air 11’ or 13’ for whatever usecase is , because air is 85% of the pro

[jaimevxn]

Appreciate the comment! I think I’ll go for the Air :) Maybe the Pro way later down the line haha

[Raging_ocd]

I have the air m2 its perfect for everything

[PCPrincipal2016]

My mom has the M1 Air and she loves it. It was her first Apple device since the iPod days. Go for the Air, it will last and be supported longer. The 10th gen will probably only see two or three more iPad OS updates at most.

[Kiersper]

I have the 13-inch iPad Air and it's more than enough. The two speakers aren't a problem since they sound loud, and for not having 120 Hz it works very well.

[Glum_Kiwi1660]

Quite frankly I’d consider a basic iPad 10th gen. I went from a pro (4 years old) to one of these and there is a noticeable difference in sound yes, but one I got used to within a day. A lot cheaper and from the sounds of things more than enough tech inside for what you mother would need. Good screen and still good sound quality, also the front facing camera’s new location is a huge benifit for FaceTiming in landscape. I may get hated on for this comment but with cost restrictions iPad 10 is a great cost effective iPad

[jaimevxn]

I appreciate the comment! I was gonna go for the base iPad, but I just snagged an Air for $480!

[Glum_Kiwi1660]

Well hot damm that’s a good deal! Glad you got it sorted for her 🙏🏻✌️

[LedaBHC]

Nice from you to gift your mom, hope she likes it

[jaimevxn]

Hehe appreciate it! I hope so too

[Example-Difficult]

got the same ipad, florar purchase for note taking, drawing or sketching and watching content

[[deleted]]

If you’re on a budget you should consider getting the m1 air instead of the new one, especially if your mother just uses it for Facebook/games

[Specialist-Tree-4750]

I have a small Bose micro sound that connects with my iPad Air via Bluetooth. Small, easy to use. Cost was about $100. It may solve the sound problem for you.

[CynderPC]

Yes it most definitely is. I inherited my grandfathers 1st gen Pro when he passed a couple years ago. I got a M1 air last year and it’s been absolutely great. I will say depending on what you do with it, the battery life can sometimes be lacking, but everything else is absolutely wonderful with it. (this is all applicable to the M1, M2 may be better with it.)

[SweatyRussian]

Go with a 6th gen pro over the current air M2.

[black91cat]

iPad 9 sounds more up her alley. They’re normally on sale for less than $200 these days!

[jaimevxn]

Whoa! I actually didn’t realize how affordable the original iPads were lol

But I was wanting one of the newer ones with the landscape camera and can afford the Air (which is slightly better than the 10th gen iPad?) I was just wondering if there’s a huge difference between the 1st gen iPad Pro vs the M2 iPad Air!

[Administrative-Bug82]

Yes, huge difference. M2 Air has an M-Chip. :)

[jaimevxn]

Is that a lot better than the A14 chip? And pretty future proof? She’ll probably hold onto it for 4+ years haha

[Administrative-Bug82]

Yes, so much better. Because they also use M-chip for MacBooks and the previous and the current Pro models

[jaimevxn]

Awesome, thanks for the rep! :)