{"id":31230,"date":"2024-08-27T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/this-early-labor-day-sale-discounts-apples-9th-gen-ipad-to-an-all-time-low-of-199\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T09:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:49:56","slug":"this-early-labor-day-sale-discounts-apples-9th-gen-ipad-to-an-all-time-low-of-199","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/this-early-labor-day-sale-discounts-apples-9th-gen-ipad-to-an-all-time-low-of-199\/","title":{"rendered":"This early Labor Day sale discounts Apple’s 9th-gen iPad to an all-time low of $199"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re looking for an iPad that\u2019s more affordable than cutting-edge, Amazon has the 2021 base model<\/a> for only $199 as part of its Labor Day sale. Although that\u2019s a generation behind the current version, this model is a solid option for kids, seniors or those wanting a HomeKit-based smart home hub to control things like smart light bulbs and other IoT gear.<\/p>\n

The three-year-old model is still a capable tablet for anyone content with forgoing the latest and greatest hardware. The ninth-gen iPad<\/a> has a 10.2-inch Retina display and Apple\u2019s old home button-based Touch ID sensor. It runs on the A13 Bionic chip<\/a>, which has a six-core processor, quad-core GPU and octal-core Neural Engine. This isn\u2019t the model to get if you want screaming-fast speeds, the most eye-popping display or the upcoming Apple Intelligence<\/a>, but it\u2019s hard to nitpick too much about any of that when you look at the price.<\/p>\n

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Engadget\u2019s 2021 review<\/a> found this model to be \u201ca modest update\u201d over the previous version. Nathan Ingraham described it as \u201ca fast, lightweight tablet with a nice display and tons of apps, without having to spend too much.\u201d In our battery test, we found that it outperformed Apple\u2019s 10-hour estimate, lasting about 14 hours of video streaming.<\/p>\n

This model runs iPadOS 17 and will support iPadOS 18<\/a> when it launches this fall. It isn\u2019t known how many annual updates it will be eligible for after that, but the upcoming 2024 software will still run on two hardware generations behind this model, hinting that it may not be approaching the end of the line just yet.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also well-suited for video chat, and its 12MP ultrawide front-facing camera supports Center Stage<\/a>. Apple\u2019s machine learning-based feature tracks your and anyone else\u2019s faces in the shot, adjusting the call\u2019s framing accordingly through automatic pans and zooms.<\/p>\n

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