Apple still thinks the iPad’s problem is hardware. https://512pixels.net/2024/05/the-problems-never-the-hardware/
The Problem’s Never the Hardware

Today's Apple event has come and gone, and in its wake are some new iPads, a slightly saner iPad lineup, and some questions. The biggest one for me is this: Does Apple know what the iPad actually needs? Right before debuting new iPad Pros, John Ternus said that Apple was "gonna crush the limits of [...]

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@ismh I just want a decent drawing tablet without spending like $3000 ​
@spots1000 That’s why the 10th gen iPad exists for around ten times less than $3000!
@platkus But you can't have the second generation apple pencil on a non iPad pro model.
@spots1000 Of course you can. It works on iPad Air and iPad mini. I use one myself on my iPad mini.