I’d prefer to keep it in the Apple ecosystem (have never owned anything Android) but I’ll probably still look into something just in case.

Honestly as another commenter suggested, I may look into refurbs. Even a gen 3 12.9 pro still has most of the bells and whistles I’d want and I can find them for 500-600 usd or so; I’m just hesitant about used tech. I’m coming from an Air 2 that’s approaching 9 years old so literally anything would be an insane step up.

I just want a non-Pro iPad with a bigger screen size for sheet music. I don’t need the super fast processors, just the screen.