Generally speaking, I'm not much of an Apple guy, but i have to admit that when it comes to tablets, I don't think there is a product out there that I would consider over the iPad.

This iPad retains the same design as the 2017 release but adds an important new feature: Pencil support. While Apple is happy for anyone to buy the new tablet, it's clear there is a strong focus on education and what a bevy of these coming to the classroom can mean.

Affordable price; Pencil support (and third-party stylus support; Works in the same way as Pro models; A10 processor

No Face ID; No ProMotion or True Tone; No Smart Connectors

This iPad retains the same design as the 2017 release but adds an important new feature: Pencil support. While Apple is happy for anyone to buy the new tablet, it’s clear there is a strong focus on education and what a bevy of these coming to the classroom can mean.

Affordable price; Pencil support (and third-party stylus support); Works in the same way as Pro models; A10 processor;

No Face ID; No ProMotion or True Tone; No Smart Connectors;

The iPad -- and tablets in general -- face an existential crisis. Caught between big-screen phones and small and cheap laptops, this is a category in search of renewed purpose. So, Apple has turned to students with its new 6th generation iPad, which offers a speedy A10 Fusion chip, support for the...

The 2018 iPad (sixth-generation) is the small update the spec sheet promises. It is faster, but a still outdated SoC and Apple Pencil support are the most important new features. Both the battery runtime and the power consumption suffered due to these updates but are still good in general.

Pencil support; lower price for schools and students; excellent build quality and choice of materials; good display

non-laminated display with significant gap to the glass (but easier to repair in return; camera not improved for years; no current SoC

Apple has unveiled its first new product of 2018! It's a mid-size, budget iPad aimed primarily at school buyers, but the low price tag (it starts at

Who's buying this iPad If you're a traditional tablet user looking to play games, watch or create videos, or draw, this iPad is a worthy upgrade over the previous model . It's a terrific family companion and more capable than any Android or Windows tablet in this price range, thanks to its bright,...

Terrific performance for the price; Elegant, high-quality apps; Supports Apple Pencil

Neither rugged nor waterproof; Keyboard and Pencil accessories increase the price

Apple is aiming at the educational market with the new 2018 sixth generation iPad, but the addition of Apple Pencil support has generated a lot of commercial interest in the device. It is obviously superior to the popular iPad 2, but will it replace your iPad Pro

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

Pull it off the shelf at the Apple Store, and you'd be hard-pressed by sight alone to distinguish the new sixth-generation 9.7-inch iPad from last year's model . And under the hood, it's not much different, where there's simply a speedier A10 processor. The new iPad is, well, an iPad.

Apple Pencil adds versatility; A10 chip brings better performance; iPad Pro 'feel' for low price

No Smart Connector