New iPad Pro: It's an expensive package
Got your eye on the new iPad Pro that Apple released yesterday? The magical piece of glass that's supposed to be your next computer.
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It's nice, but it's not cheap.
The base price for the iPad Pro starts off quite reasonable -- the 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $799, with the 12.9-inch version starting at $999. That gets you 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Want more storage? The price goes up quick:
11-inch iPad Pro with Wi-Fi
- 128GB: $799
- 256GB: $899
- 512GB: $1,099
- 1TB: $1,299
12.9-inch iPad Pro with Wi-Fi
- 128GB: $999
- 256GB: $1,099
- 512GB: $1,299
- 1TB: $1,499
Need cellular too? Gotta dig deeper into your pockets:
11-inch iPad Pro with Wi-Fi and Cellular
- 128GB: $949
- 256GB: $1,049
- 512GB: $1,249
- 1TB: $1,449
12.9-inch iPad Pro with Wi-Fi and Cellular
- 128GB: $1,149
- 256GB: $1,249
- 512GB: $1,449
- 1TB: $1,649
Want an Apple Pencil? That'll be $129.
Got your eye on that new Magic Keyboard? That'll set you back $299 for the 11-inch iPad Pro, and $349 for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
This means that the cheapest 11-inch iPad Pro kitted out with a keyboard and Apple Pencil will set you back.
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This means that the cheapest 11-inch iPad Pro kitted out with a keyboard and Apple Pencil will set you back $1,227, while a top-of-the-line 12.9 inch iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard is -- are you sitting down -- $2,127.
There's also AppleCare on top of that if that's your thing.
That's only $272 less than the cheapest 16-inch MacBook Pro.
For that price, the iPad Pro really does need to be your next computer.
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