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How Well Does A Low-End, Value-Oriented Philosophy Apply To iPad Purchases?

Over the past 19 years, my inclination has almost always been toward running low-end computer equipment — either “pre-owned” or entry-level spec., or both. My first Mac was a used 1987 or ’88 vintage Mac Plus compact desktop that I purchased from a friend in 1992. I replaced the Plus with an end-of-line Mac LC 520 all-in-one desktop in early 1994, after that model had […]