One of the sectors that most tends to value the iPad as a great option to be able to carry out their activities in the best way is the student sector. For this reason, and taking into account that Apple’s offer with its iPad is very varied, both in price and in features, in this post we are going to tell you what the best options are based on your needs.
The current range of iPad is very large, since we have models of different sizes, as well as with different features and prices. Obviously, the choice of an iPad for university is completely conditioned by many factors, such as the available budget or the type of tasks that each user will need to do.
However, taking into account the demands and needs of the majority of users who want to use an iPad to study, there are two models that, either due to performance or price, are somewhat ruled out, such as the iPad mini and iPad Pro. But beware, in specific cases these two may be the most appropriate option, especially in the case of estudents of drawing, architecture or graphic design, where the iPad Pro is surely the most recommended option. Therefore, after discarding these two models, the iPad and the iPad Air remain on the table, so below we will talk about which one is more worthwhile depending on your needs.
iPad or iPad Air, which is better for a student?
These two models are, with complete certainty, the ones with the best quality/price ratio of the 4 sold by the Cupertino company. However, they are radically different in a good number of points, so you will have to be very clear about what you want to do with them in order to choose the best option.
the iPad It is the most economical device, which together with 1st generation Apple Pencil It will give you the opportunity to make annotations on your PDF documents, as well as create your own notes. However, you have to keep in mind that its design is traditionalwhich implies above all that it maintains the port Lightning both to charge it and to be able to connect other types of accessories such as a hard drive or a pen drive. On the other hand, it is compatible with the Smart Keyboard, so if you want to really use this equipment as a computer, you will have to get a separate mouse or always use it by touch. It is, without a doubt, the equipment with the best features that you can find at such a low price.
Secondly, the iPad Air it is already for more demanding users, who really almost want this device to be their main work computer at university. Introducing the new design, it makes it compatible with the Apple Pencil 2nd generationwhich is much more convenient to carry, store and charge, and also with the Magic Keyboard, which is without a doubt the best keyboard you can find for an iPad if you want to use it as if it were a laptop, since its trackpad offers a wonderful user experience. In addition, a very important point is that it has USB-C port, so it will allow you to connect any USB-C Hub or directly the accessories that have this connection, making it much more versatile and increasing its potential when performing different tasks. Finally, you have to keep in mind that the iPad Air 5 has chip M1making it compatible with the feature in iPadOS 16 that allows use an external monitor as a separate display.
