How long will your iPad last?
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One of the continuing problems of our tech- and market-driven society is the upgrade cycle — the expectation that you should be ready to drop hundreds or thousands of dollars to replace something simply because apps are more demanding or older hardware wasn’t built to last. Admittedly, new phones, tablets, and computers often bring new experiences, but sometimes we just want something that’ll do the job as long as possible. That’s reasonable.