Apple iPad is a Faster, Cheaper iPad Air 2 (cnet.com)

Say good-bye to the iPad Air, it's just the iPad now. From a report on CNET: Apple announced on Tuesday morning that it will be dropping the price of the 9.7-inch iPad by $70. The tablet's A8X processor will be getting an upgrade too, jumping over to the A9 chip used in the iPad Pro. The upgrade will replace the iPad Air 2, but the iPad Mini 4 will live on, starting at $399. The updated pricing will start on Friday, at $329 for the 32GB model and $459 for the 32GB WiFi with cellular service model. It's Apple's cheapest iPad, after the company decided to replace the iPad Mini 2, which started at $269. Although Apple's iPad is leading the tablet market, it's still a tumbling one as demand takes a decline thanks to people holding onto their tablets longer.

Comments

Re:Faster, cheaper iPad Air 1 you mean

[The Grim Reefer]

Does it have a real headphone jack? Or did they have the courage to remove that?

FTFY

Re:Much cheaper than the iPhone

[myowntrueself]

It amazes me that the iPad is so damn expensive in the first place, given what it is.

That they bolt on about 50% profit for the phone model is chickenfeed in comparison.

Honestly, I bought a GBP 5 Android tablet the other day. Technically it beat most of the iPad Mini specs that are its closest rival. Sure, you can argue "screen resolution" but why would you on such a tiny device to start with?

Don't knock it, its probably more powerful than the Mac Pro by now.