Apple iPad (2018) hands-on: I’m already sold

You don’t need to buy an iPad Pro to experience the joys of using an Apple Pencil. Thanks to the arrival of Apple’s newest iPad, which is available now for $329 ($299 for students), the company’s stylus is much more accessible to consumers—and, more importantly, educators and students.

If you’re a normal schlub like me, the iPad Pro has always felt a little too expensive despite its myriad capabilities. The screen technology is phenomenal and the synergy between Pencil and software is second to none. Still, I haven’t been entirely convinced the iPad Pro is worth it, not when I already use an iPhone and MacBook Pro.

Apple’s new iPad is a different story. It combines the affordability of last year’s iPad with the iPad Pro’s best capability. Adding Pencil support to its cheaper iPad is just the thing Apple needed in order to gain traction in the education market, as well as spark excitement among consumers.

There were a lot of really neat demo areas setup at Lane Technical High School in Chicago, including a place that taught coding, frog anatomy, and how AR can complement a lesson. I even coded a robot to dance. Everything was incredibly easy and straightforward thanks to Apple’s device.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/03/28/apple-ipad-2018-hands-on/