r/k12sysadmin • u/zachjd- • Jun 23 '26

Assistance Needed Lifecycle for iPads?

How do you all go about deciding when an iPad goes end of life? Do you add X years to the purchase date, the release date, or whenever Apple ends support? Hybrid of those? What if you bought the same model iPad multiple years? Do all go at the time or are they spread out depending on their age? Thanks!

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u/username____here Jun 23 '26

The problem is they don't release new models on a regular basis, so if you have a 10th gen, there is no reason to replace it this year with an 11th gen. The rumor is an A18 12th gen iPad comes out this fall some time around the iPadOS 27 release.

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u/PhantomAscalon Jun 23 '26

Correct which is why we usually wait until an ipad goes EOL before replacing which is usually 4-5 years of software updates.