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Sure, but the author is reviewing it as a laptop replacement and as such the keyboard is necessary.

• redbell 4y ago
  Not sure, but I feel you might not get the point the above commenter is saying. The 9th gen iPad costs $329 , the 10th gen costs $449, and, while it's clear that is a considerable raise for a "budget" tablet (+36%), the author, added an extra $249+$99 (keyboard + pencil) to inflate the price of the iPad 10 up to $800, then compares the new price to iPad 9 price. Doing basic math here, we might be tricked that the new price is more than doubled. Which I consider it a logical fallacy, where you tweak one side of the equation to reach a desired result.
  • coldtea 4y ago
    Well, the price might not have doubled for the new iPad alone, but Apple has doubled down on pushing the iPad as a desktop replacement and pushing the keyboard and pencil as much have accessories many new advertised iPad OS features are build for.
    • Tagbert 4y ago
      And yet they are not required to use the iPad unless you chose to adopt those keyboard centric use cases. It is valid to say that the price of the iPad is $449 + #350 for optional accessories but to just roll those prices into it is misleading to people who aren’t looking for the mythical laptop replacement.
      • coldtea 4y ago
        >And yet they are not required to use the iPad unless you chose to adopt those keyboard centric use cases. Well, those are what's pushed in Apple's ads, and those are what the article checks for overall cost for: the desktop replacement case