How I resurrected my old iPad for cheap — and it was worth it

I am DYING to tell you about how I repurposed my old tablet into a handy ebook reader.

Let me tell you, its worth the trouble.

I was working in the software industry back then, and entertainment was my primary concern.

I especially liked the size as I could lay in bed, and hold the gadget with one hand.

I didnt care about having a super gigantic screen.

When I was on the road, we were inseparable.

The iPad Mini 2 is perfect to hold with one hand.

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The iPad traveled with me, lying in some corner of the house.

Why not just buy another iPad?

The refurbished iPad is the perfect ereader for me.

As an impulse, I headed over to Amazon to check out tablets I could buy.

So Ive never felt the need to have a tablet to watch videos.

Every Indian city has these markets where you’ve got the option to post-sales parts for any gadget.

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Thankfully, I live in Delhi, where there are plenty of them.

The rule of thumb in any of these markets is to always haggle.

Yep, its super dramatic, but it works.

I felt it was fair, and got it installed and it works great.

I might feel the dissimilarity if I were to play some games with high frame rates.

But that wasnt my objective at all.

The touch response on the display is not the greatest.

But I might be biased after using modern phones that have a touch sampling rate of 120Hz and above.

Not a deal-breaker for my usage.

The key to this is finding a trustworthy market or a repair shop.

If you dont know any, ask your friends if theyve had positive experiences anywhere in town.

And thats all I really need on this equipment.

But if I want to catch up on some long video essays combined with reading reports, its perfect.

And the day it gets low, I can charge it overnight.

Im definitely tempted to get the new iPad mini that has a beautiful new screen and scrumptious design.

I am working from home most of the time, and I have a few big screens around me.

So its a death match between my capitalist will and my iPad mini.

I will only buy a new iPad when either of them will die.

That’s one heck of a mixed bag.

He likes to say “Bleh.

That’s one heck of a mixed bag.

He likes to say “Bleh.”