Should we buy a refurbished iPad?

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MHNZ

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#315181 20-Jun-2024 08:28

My partner wants an iPad to replace her android tablet. She owned an iPad previously and liked it.

She is looking at refurbished iPads. What should we watch out for besides the number of years updates will be available and battery condition.

She is not a power user, mainly using it for web browsing, youtube, WhatsApp, some low end games , reading and listening to audiobooks.

FYI, she is officially a "senior citizen" but has a pretty good level of general IT knowledge.

Thanks

nztim

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#3251017 20-Jun-2024 08:30

Make sure it is

Capable of updating to the latest IOS
Battery health is over 85%
Has been fully reset and disconnected from previous owners icloud

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MHNZ

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#3251020 20-Jun-2024 08:35

thanks

fearandloathing

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#3251022 20-Jun-2024 08:36

Is it refurbished by Apple? Absolutely.

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#3251258 20-Jun-2024 19:10

I've purchased refurbished products directly from Apple, and apart from the generic white boxes that the items came in, they looked as if they were new. No scratches or orther cosmetic issues at all.

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#3251460 21-Jun-2024 08:51

Here’s a link that you can refer to that gives you a list of which iPads are supported and the operating systems. My latest update is currently on IOS 17.5.1 and there’s another update in the works.

For what she is using it for any of the lower end iPads will do what she needs so just get one that is affordable and whose operating system is at least Ios 17.5 and has a few years of support left.

https://endoflife.date/ipad