Apple iPad mini 7.9" 64GB with Wi-Fi - Space Grey

I've never been a huge fan of Apple products, but it's difficult to find any faults with the iPad mini. I bought this to have a mini entertainment station in my baby's nursery for during feedings where I could amuse myself and also track feedings and changings. It's a good little gadget for simple browsing, chatting, and entertainment so long as you don't mind movies on a teensy screen. The only reason I took a star off is that, since I know from having an earlier iPad, its longevity is limited. Apple's MO of forcing updates to machines that can't run them resulting in slowdown is shameful and disgustingly wasteful. But hey, that's life in the year 2021.

The only reason I'm not giving this product 5 stars is that I'm not a fan of Apple products. I don't like the Apple ecosystem and I think they produce over-priced products with planned obsolescence. With that said, I'm a pilot and the flight software I need only runs on iPad, so here I am. The product does exactly what I want and I really don't use it for anything else. The quality is great and the screen resolution works nicely for navigation. Who knows, I may use it for Netflix when travelling, but I'm certainly not going to buy earpods for the price they want. What can I say. I'm a reluctant user but I'm not dissatisfied.

This is a nice little notepad and while I don't use it for anything super-productive, it's been a nice little addition as a reading tablet and it's size makes it easy to pack up and bring with me for my "to-do" lists. I like this screen size better than the larger iPads, which I found too cumbersome for comfortable reading on airplanes and in bed. It doesn't feel like there's a ton of computing horsepower here. So, if you're the type of user Apple likes to show in their commercials editing video or something that requires strong computing power, I would shy away from this guy. Though, you probably wouldn't expect a ton of processing power at this price point.