Which iPad to Buy? iPad 9th Gen or 10th Gen, and with What Memory for Year 3 Student?

Hello

I need to buy ipad for year 3 student which I envision that kiddo will use it for next 4 to 5 years.
Should we buy 9th gen or 10th gen and also 64 gb is enough or should be move higher.

Please shed some lights and your thoughts.

Thanks

Comments

  • 10th gen if you want to use it for that long

  • +1

    This guide will help you

    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipad213a25b2/ipad…

    Example, iPad 6th Gen (released in 2018) supports IOS 17

    envision that kiddo will use it for next 4 to 5 years.

    Save yourself some money, and get the 9th Gen, it will last 4-5 years. In terms of storage, unless kiddo is installing heaps of games or taking lots of video, 64Gb is ok, though personally, I'd go 128 as a minimum.

    • 64GB is not okay unless you're just consuming media. Install a few apps, take some photos and videos, and bam, out of storage.

  • +1

    I got 9th gen in September, I think that will last my kid for another 4-5 years

  • @pam

  • You should choose a model with an M1 or M2 processor, which at this point makes iPad Air (5th generation) a solid choice. For primary school: 64GB Wi-Fi. The thing about iPads is the hardware seems to last forever. I sold my 1st gen iPad, gave away my 2nd gen and still have six others in full service.

  • +2

    9th gen for sure. It’s a great buy if you can find it for $450.

    64gb is enough as most documents will be in the cloud anyway

  • +1

    9th.

    64Gb is fine unless you want to store a few movies on it.

  • End of school year approaching.
    Plenty of grade 6s moving to high school.
    Transitioning from ipad to laptop.
    Time to pick up a slightly used gen 9 inexpensively

  • +2

    Ipad 9 for $379.95 (using gift cards) is a good deal.

    See https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/806468

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