Cameron Faulkner/Polygon | Source image: AppleAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.The extremely capable 10.2-inch, ninth-generation iPad is currently matching its lowest price ever at multiple retailers. Originally priced at $329.99, Amazon, Best Buy, and Target have discounted the 64 GB model to just $199.99. This discount makes the versatile tablet more affordable than either the Steam Deck or ROG Ally, and the same price as a Nintendo Switch Lite. Its 64 GB of storage should be more than enough to accommodate a substantial library of mobile games, comics, books, or whatever media you’d like to enjoy away from your desk.Apple iPad (ninth generation)$200$33039% off$200$200 at Amazon (64 GB)$200 at Target (64 GB)$200 at Best Buy (64 GB)The Apple app store already houses a massive catalog of some of the best games you can play on mobile devices, but with the addition of a Bluetooth controller, you can also take full advantage of cloud gaming services to access your favorite console titles on your new tablet.While the ninth-generation iPad has been superseded by models with slightly larger displays and substantially more powerful M-series processors, the A13 Bionic CPU from the 2021 model is still capable of performing the majority of tablet-bound applications. That is to say, unless you’re using this tablet as a laptop substitute, it’ll handle itself just fine.