Given the disproportionate popularity of the vanilla iPad, it feels odd that Apple has this year unveiled updated versions of every model except that one. In the spring we got a new Pro and Air; in the fall a new mini;

The most important thing about the new iPad mini is that, on the one hand, it’s a pretty minimal update. It got a better processor—the A17 Pro from last year’s Pro iPhones—and Apple supposedly fixed a display refresh problem that previously caused what is known as “jellyscrolling” where one side of the display refreshes slower than the other.

Apple Intelligence is an impressive, if expensive feature making its way to new Apple devices, but this affordable iPad is easy on your budget.