If I were starting again with Apple kit, I’d own less of it

My colleague Michael Burkhardt posed an interesting question earlier in the week: if you had to start again with your Apple kit, what would you buy?

There’s already one Apple product category I no longer use, and a second one I use only on a technicality …

I no longer wear an Apple Watch

Despite not initially seeing the appeal, I did end up wearing one for nine years. A couple of random events ended up changing that, and I now instead rely on a smart ring.

I’m totally sold on a much smaller device which only needs to be charged a couple of times a week (up from once a week when the battery was new) and which gives me the freedom to wear any watch I like.

I only use an iPad on a technicality

I own two iPads, a 2018 12.9-inch one with Magic Keyboard and an iPad mini.

The former now sees no use at all. The only reason I haven’t sold it is that it is worth very little, so I’m reserving it for a future smart home panel project.

I do still use the iPad Mini, but only as a dedicated e-book reader for Libby. That’s because in the UK you can’t download library books to a Kindle. I therefore use the iPad mini for that, and my Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition for everything else.

I don’t use AirPods

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