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(46,344 posts) Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:03 PM Jan 2019

I just got secondhand an older iPad...

It's about 4 or 5 years old, fully functional.

Now...

What do I do with it?

It's connected to the Internet through my WiFi home system.

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I just got secondhand an older iPad... (Original Post) Archae Jan 2019 OP

pick up your email, watch tv or videos, peruse the internet, load music or stream music services... hlthe2b Jan 2019 #1

Get a Bluetooth keyboard klook Jan 2019 #2

Post on DU! emulatorloo Jan 2019 #3

Put a wet paper towel under it populistdriven Jan 2019 #4

So that's where my old one wound up Generic Brad Jan 2019 #5

If it is a 2nd generation model, not much (for my purposes). demmiblue Jan 2019 #6

If it doesn't quite meet your needs, sell it on eBay. You'll be surprised what you'll get for it. Thekaspervote Jan 2019 #7

hlthe2b

(102,343 posts)

1. pick up your email, watch tv or videos, peruse the internet, load music or stream music services...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:06 PM

Jan 2019

sync your fitness tracker, read kindle or other e-books..

Whatever you do on a laptop, only easier in many ways. I prefer typing on a laptop, but just about everything else is great on the ipad.

klook

(12,164 posts)

2. Get a Bluetooth keyboard

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:15 PM

Jan 2019

and use your iPad like a cheap laptop. (I got a Logitech keyboard for like 70 bucks, and an iPad case that doubles as a stand. Fun!)

Install fun apps — games, music, photography, whatever. There are a ton of cool free ones.

Use it as a remote control for your camera (if the camera has WiFi capability). Super fun and cool. I got some great closeups of hummingbirds this way!

Get a white noise app and use the iPad as a sleep buddy.

There’s plenty more, but that’s a start. Enjoy your new toy!

emulatorloo

(44,175 posts)

3. Post on DU!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:21 PM

Jan 2019

populistdriven

(5,644 posts)

4. Put a wet paper towel under it

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:25 PM

Jan 2019

makes a great cutting board.

now get an old Android tablet.

Nexus 7 or 10

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

5. So that's where my old one wound up

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:32 PM

Jan 2019

Surf the web, check the weather, read books, download and play a solitaire app.

That’s all I was able to do with my old one before I traded it in for an upgraded model.

demmiblue

(36,875 posts)

6. If it is a 2nd generation model, not much (for my purposes).

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 10:40 PM

Jan 2019

I saved and bought a newer model... what a difference!

I also bought a Samsung tablet a couple of years ago... it is gathering dust now (I actually preferred my old iPad over it). Never again!

Thekaspervote

(32,789 posts)

7. If it doesn't quite meet your needs, sell it on eBay. You'll be surprised what you'll get for it.