iPad A16 Review

I’ve been using my iPad setup full-time for over three months, so I figure now’s about time to review it. The newness and novelty have worn off and there’s been enough time to find its weaknesses. Is the base iPad (from 2026 with the A16 chip) good enough? I will channel Dieter Bohn from past iPad reviews at The Verge: It is an iPad. It is good. It is often on sale for $299. Yellow is close to orange. A few first points This review is not about answering whether or not an iPad can replace a Windows PC or a MacBook. It’s more about sharing how capable Apple’s base iPad is; my previous tablet was the M2 iPad Air, which has better specs. And it’s to share that third-party accessories are legitimately viable alternatives to Apple’s costly solutions. Another point is that an iPad’s usefulness depends on various factors. What are your needs and wants? What tasks are you trying to do? If you’re looking for a general purpose simple computer for basic tasks, an iPad can work, but a MacBook Neo…