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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
One can often find brand new 9.7" 2018 iPad 6th gen for $250. That's one of the best deals one can find on an iPad.
The iPad mini 2 with A7 and 1GB RAM is just poor value in 2019. It'll be slow running current apps and chances are Apple will drop firmware updates for it soon. I'm all for saving money if you can but if even the iPad 6th gen costs too much, then a used iPad 5th gen is still better value and offers much better performance than the Mini 2.
Honestly, the first post looks like a bot preparing to spam the forums by reusing contents of an old article. That looks more like something one would write back in 2016 rather than 2019.
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One should try to see through others's eyes though. For example, if someone merely wants a terrific ebook reading iPad and won't use it for much else except perhaps web surfing, then the iPad mini 2 at around $100 or less is a heck of a bargain. For reading and web surfing you won't find a better screen. True the modern iPads have Display P3 screens, but that extra color space is overkill for reading ebooks. So it all depends on what tasks for which a person will use the iPad.
Personally I think trying to rate iPads or any other thing is ridiculous and impossible because no two people will ever have the same needs, wants, restrictions, et cetera.