Apple iPad Air 4th gen

I remember using my first Apple product years ago, it was an iPod touch 4th gen. The quality of the software on that thing was in a completely different league compared to anything I had used before. I also installed the iOS 26 update recently. The competitive advantage of software polish that Apple had seems totally gone. Add to that bugs in iCloud, AirDrop... I don't think I will be buying any more Apple devices for myself.

I had six TCL Roku TVs before we downsized. I plugged an AppleTV 4th Gen into the two I used the most often and set them automatically switch to the port the AppleTV was connected to. The Apple Remote could control the volume and turn the TV on and off. WiFi was disabled on the two that were attached to AppleTVs.

Runs fine on my iPad Air 4th gen, FWIW.

iPod Nano 4 Gen was one of my favorite electronic devices ever. So sad Apple decided to discontinue it. I would still one today instead of carrying my phone everywhere.

I've been all-in on usb-c for a long time, and have made a hobby of updating old devices to usb-c instead of microusb and in some cases adding li-ion cells. My favorite things so far is updating all of my retro consoles to usb-c power input and adding usb-c charging and a li-ion cell to my favorite keyboard, the 4th gen Apple wireless keyboard[1]. It has a bit more travel than the non-butterfly macbook keyboards. At one point I bought all US layout versions I could find in my country. I have about 10, some new in the box, which should be a lifetime supply. Unfortunately, like another poster said, many usb-c devices are not compliant and only charge with an "a-c" cable. This is because usb-a defaults to 5V power, but usb-c defaults to no power output without negotiation or CC resistors. If you are in a pinch, a usb c-a adapter plus a usb a-c cable does work. In my experience these use the cheapest possible usb-c connectors that don't expose the CC pins, so to fix them, you need to remove the connector and install a new one. See [3] for power only and [4] for power+data. Anyway, I always like to share 3 cheap products for anyone interested in upgrading devices to usb-c charging or connectivity. Since these are available from many aliexpress sellers but the actual listings come and go I will share search terms which hopefully work 1+ years from now. - usb-c charging PCB for a lithium ion cell[2] - usb-c connector with integrated 5.1kohm resistors, to easily use usb-c for 5V powe…

100%! I got the air4 too and am really happy with it. Procreate alone (which is just $9.99, I was honestly prepared to pay a lot more and thought it'd be akin to Photoshop level pricing) makes it worth it. I've also downloaded all my kindle books and my spotify library, so between drawing, reading, and music/podcasts, it has everything I need to keep me entertained.

I am perfectly fine on a non-retina. There is a difference for sure. When I go to my iPad 4 I surely appreciate the retina quality. For me it was more important the expandability than the screen.