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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by Kurtz79 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:48AM (#13922624)
"Or, in my case, a YouTube player comfortable enough to use in bed."

In my case Youtube, Netflix, Twitch, as well as web browsing.

And also "everywhere I move about in the house", not only in bed.

I have zero use for it as a "productive" tool, but it's the best media consumption device I ever had, it has replaced my laptop for every use aside from creative/office work and gaming.

It doesn't do everything, but for what it does it's a great device.

I can see the problem for Apple though: if not for a cracked screen, I would have no reason to upgrade my 2+ years old iPad Air 2, since it is still more than good enough for all of the above.

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by ericabiz on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:19PM (#13924735)
You could just get the screen fixed on your Air 2. They run $180-200 to fix right now (search for a local independent repair shop in your area.)