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		skywhopper on Oct 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelli... They are hardly commodities. The build quality and lifetime of iPads is incredible compared to any other tablet I’ve ever used (typing this on a six year old iPad Pro that’s still going strong).

macintux on Oct 15, 2024 [–]

I recently traded in my 5-year-old iPad Pro because it was badly banged up, and they still offered me ~$400 in trade-in value. Great iPads.

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