Apple ibuyekeza uhlu lwamadivayisi ukuthi abafaneleki ukuthola ukwesekwa okusemthethweni njalo, wengeza imikhiqizo osekuphele iminyaka yagcina ukudayiswa nge-Apple.
Idivayisi yakamuva yokwenza lolu hlu yi-iPad 4, i-iPad yesizukulwane sesine, i-iPad leyo yethulwa ngoNovemba 2012 eceleni kwesizukulwane sokuqala se-iPad mini nokuthi bekungeyokuqala ukwamukela uxhumano lokukhanyisa esikhundleni sesixhumi samaphini angama-30.
Iyekwe ngokusemthethweni ngo-Okthoba 2014, ngawo lowo nyaka kwakhululwa i-iPad Air yesizukulwane sesibili.
I-Apple inikezela ngezinsizakalo zokusekela nokulungisa izingxenye zama-iPhone, ama-iPad, ama-iPod, ama-Mac, nama-Apple TV. ubuncane beminyaka emi-5 kusukela okokugcina bezithengiswa ngeziteshi ezisemthethweni ze-Apple.
Lapho sekudlule iminyaka emi-5 kusukela osukwini lokugcina ababethengiswa ngalo ngeziteshi ezisemthethweni ze-Apple, idivayisi iba Vintage, futhi inkampani ayisiqinisekisi ukuthi izoba nezingxenye ezidingekayo zokulungisa idivayisi.
Lapho sekudlule iminyaka engaphezu kwe-7 kusukela okokugcina umkhiqizo we-Apple wawuthengiswa ngeziteshi ezisemthethweni, idivayisi ibhekwa njengengasebenzi futhi i-Apple ayikwazi ukulungisa noma ukunikeza isevisi yanoma yiluphi uhlobo.
- Imikhiqizo ibhekwa njengeVintage lapho u-Apple wayeka ukuwasakaza ukuze athengiswe ngaphezu kwe-5 nangaphansi kweminyaka engu-7 edlule.
- Imikhiqizo ibhekwa njengengasebenzi lapho u-Apple eyeka ukuwasakaza ukuze athengiswe eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-7 edlule. Imikhiqizo ye-Monster brand Beats ibhekwa njengengasebenzi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ithengwe nini.
IPad 4 bekungewona wodwa umkhiqizo engene esigabeni esiphelelwe yisikhathi, njengoba iphelezelwe yiMac mini kusukela ngasekupheleni kuka-2012, idivayisi eyayithengiswa kuze kube ngu-Okthoba 2014, lapho ithathelwa indawo yi-Mac mini kusukela ngo-2014.
