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Predictions of an October 2024 launch for the latest low-cost iPad may be overly optimistic: display shipments for the new model haven't started yet and early 2025 now seems more likely.
We've had multiple credible reports that Apple is planning an event in October 2024, and that in addition to the M4 Macs it'll also feature a new low-cost iPad. But a well-connected industry insider suggests that the iPad may take longer to arrive.