iPad (11-inch, 2024)

The air has a more powerful chip compared to the a16, and a laminated screen that is less reflective. My use case is the same as yours, I went for the a16 which is perfect. The screen is reflective on a low brightness setting, but only in areas with lots of light. The Air is more powerful, but if yo

If you care about the warranty and new battery then the iPad A16, otherwise the iPad Air is a good deal with those risks

The M1 iPad is obviously more powerful than the a16 iPad. However if you’re buying 2nd hand, the battery health might not be in the best condition. And you’ll have to make sure you buy the 256gb iPad, because 64gb won’t be enough. If you find one in good condition for a good price, go for it. The a1

No, you can take notes perfectly well on an A16 iPad. I did for many years. Now I have the Air and realistically it's about the same. I never noticed the non-laminated screen unless I was specifically looking for the air gap. I did once. OK, it's there, no big deal. Same OS, same apps. Not worth the

You would be fine with the current A16 iPad, which you can find for around $300 if you shop around. It may be even less expensive after they announce the new iPads in October. This will get you through dental school. If you buy an older iPad it won’t make it 6 years. Battery life deteriorates over t

That’s amazing. A16 really an underrated gem. I find the M chip is just a marketing spoof. If anything just overheats my iPad. Can hear the fans going off when it’s quiet. My Battery life already at 91 at 210 cycles. I’m worried about the longevity, which sucks because I always thought M2 would last

Tech dad, a YouTuber has tested the iPad a16 with iPad os26 dev beta, although the performance is promising, not sure about the battery life.

great device a16 works like it should no issues at all who needs Apple al had a iPad 9 then got a iPad 10 and when the 11 came out with 128gb base storage I was like I gotta have me one off those gave the iPad 10 to my mom which see really liMrs it she went from android and got the iphone17 pro max

Using my a16 iPad I only lose like 5% battery life per hour streaming my ps4 with a ps4 controller and Apple Pencil synched during. I’m not sure why yours would drain that bad is it just Netflix’s fault? I don’t notice it with Hulu… Emulating psp and playing Persona 1 with said controller it still d

I use an A16 and running iPadOS 26 DB 6, no issues so far based on my usage. No battery drain as well.