Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The single star is my response to how this purchase made me feel. Cons: What’s in the box? Just the iPad, power adapter and a cord that’s incompatible with everything I own and every available plug in various airplanes, buses, coffee shops and my home. Apple has yet again forced our hand in changing a plug because they think it’s best. In turn I had to purchase separately a USBc to USB and a USBc to Lightening. An extra cost and wait time of adapters that would have cost Apple nothing to include. I also had to purchase a cover and opted for a third-party keyboard version, not Apple’s $180 one. Again, the very least that could have included was a simple covering case as this model seems so fragile. To address the “Pro” of this, nothing about the device is Pro, additional plug types, card reader, something, but this uses the same iOS as any of the non-pro models, so not getting it? I have the previous 1st edition of the iPad, that when I first purchased it, I took it everywhere with me until the romance was over and iPhone started to have just as much options. The Apple Pencil, which also does not come with this, and most certainly should have, was an extra $130 purchase. As opposed to the ads where they show it sticking magnetically to the sides, locked on to charge and be available to you, does not. There’s a sweet spot you have to align the pencil with and falls off with the slightest bump or swift movement, so I’m sure I will be loosing that anytime now. So, sounds like I should just return this and go for the similar in function and far cheaper cost of a Samsung or the like, right? Pros: It’s super fast. It glides and zooms quicker than anything else I own. Using the pencil feels the most natural to any other tablet set up I’ve tried. Once the new cord arrives, so I can actually transfer all my music, photos, and books, I know it will be my new best buddy. I purchased this because I an upgrade option came up on my iPhone. I have the 7s Max, which works completely fine and I use less and less for anything more than texts and emails. But for less than the price of the newest iPhone, I could get this iPad “pro”, which I could actually get a ton more use out of. Let’s see. But as far as Apple as a company, they make me feel like an adopted sibling that has to work a little harder for anything the rest of the family is just given. It always feels like excess without any actual extras.