My trusty iPad Pro of 5 years has finally been seeing its end of life. I've used it for everything, from working and gaming, to music production and a trusty comic book reader. Well, after a half-decade of rough use, the cracks in the screen and unresponsive touch have made me realize that it wasn't going to be with me for much longer. So (with a nice tax return check), I decided to bite the bullet and preemptively look for a replacement iPad Pro.
And man... with the new Magic Keyboard and accessories, the new iPad would've run me close to $1600. While that sat heavy in my heart, especially for something I really didn't 'need', I decided to jump on the Apple Refurbished website to see if I could cut that price down. Lo and behold, looking at the prices, I was seeing that the price of actual MacBooks was about the same, if not cheaper than the iPad I wanted. I came across a 2024 M3 MacBook Air in black that was around $1000 with all the bells and whistles I was trying to replicate in an iPad. So… I just bought the MacBook Air instead.
The ONLY caveat to…
