That new entry level $329 iPad sounded really cool when Apple announced it Tuesday.
It has a super-fast processing chip and is substantially faster than a Windows laptop, an Android tablet or a Google Chromebook.
That’s at least what Apple told us in its virtual presentation.
And as a pandemic-era tool for working or learning from home, it sounds like a relative bargain. Until you tally up the shopping cart.
Somehow $329 grows to $956, before tax, once you add in extra storage, cellular connectivity, Apple Care and accessories like the Apple Pencil and a keyboard.
And if you think that’s a lot, can we interest you in the step-up model, the new iPad Air, with a larger screen, even faster processing chip, edge-to-edge display and the return of Touch ID?