Upgrading to a New iPad: 2024 iPad Air vs. My Old iPad Pro, The Best GPUs

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech June 11 Is It Worth It? [Upgrading to a New iPad: 2024 iPad Air vs. My Old iPad Pro](=._Z-Hs3BcMFOj2W_TjT7oqtZIcqnHOE7fQmEz1Omdho8) The thing with every new iPad is that it is, in essence, pretty much the same as the last one. Does that make [upgrading a waste of money?](=.oVLIbwZB9mhNkfyJQDbKpPG0hJ0-lJE7-9UO5SIuMHU) =.GdPlxEQJqzfOh3zA8Tr1pa2Y6MGuPu9szJ8KVTz1DgA =.GBDayzDnQf-f5I6igfQsE_meehxYdOSsGsdapviJ5rc The thing with every new iPad is that it is, in essence, pretty much the same as the last one. Does that make [upgrading a waste of money?](=.zACiFErlQV6MPnzjVNm_EjvxFX-vqRRgzhMFq6kuPoo) =.FK4fcQZHh-mHXlpTCS8DmnBcsJ17gfMVRbmaq6GQRqo Best Of [The Best GPU for Every Price Point](=.tMIF_YpfB4bwY77ktRP-nLTMHLc0gIFjuHqBO_3XoAg) When it comes to [GPUs and graphics cards](=.9JYCfc3a1bJFvpJD91txSnvMDv7UHPCl2loU9daDkeI), we go in full depth. 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