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The author is comparing the iPad as a laptop replacement, and therefore the price makes sense. I'm not a fanboy, but I give Apple credit for knowing their mark

The author is comparing the iPad as a laptop replacement, and therefore the price makes sense. I'm not a fanboy, but I give Apple credit for knowing their market and how to direct their customers to what THEY want the customer to do. They know that the number of people who use an iPad solely without a keyboard is probably small. Therefore they can up the price, have the accessories, and still make a good comparison to other laptops. There's probably even a play here that none of us understand.

Tagbert 4y ago
But we do know that large numbers of people use the low end iPad simply as a device to browse web pages sitting on the couch, browse their photo library, and play games. Those things do not require the accessories. They are only required if you assume that everyone must use the iPad as a laptop and this is more aspirational than reality.