Apple iPad (2018) Review
Apple's sixth-generation iPad is still the best tablet value out there. For $329 (or $299 for students), you get a light, high-quality tablet with millions of apps, now with a faster processor and Apple Pencil support. It's great for content consumption and creative work. But Apple wants to compete with laptops and chromebooks in schools, and that requires adding expensive accessories that significantly raise the price.
There are two ways to look at the new iPad: The way most people would look at it, and the way Apple wants us to look at it. If we were just handed a new iPad, we'd say, hey, it's a great all-purpose tablet with cool creative features. Last year's iPad was our no-brainer suggestion for anyone who wanted a tablet in its price range, and the same goes for this one, too, so it's our Editors' Choice.
But Apple set itself a harder challenge with this device: It was introduced at an event in a high school, and promoted as Apple's answer to chromebooks' conquest of scho...
The same price as last year's model but now with Apple Pencil support, the sixth-generation iPad is the best midrange tablet choice for most people. But it's still less practical than Chromebooks for most schools.
Terrific performance for the price; Elegant, high-quality apps; Supports Apple Pencil
Neither rugged nor waterproof; Keyboard and Pencil accessories increase the price