What if you bought Apple stock instead of the first iPad?
The first iPad cost $499 in Apr 2010. The same money in Apple stock is worth $20,742 today (41.6x). The first iPad and the other what if I had invested questions are on one page, each with what the money is worth today.

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Wi-Fi, 16GB.
Price only, split-adjusted. Hindsight, not advice.
Price history built 27 Sep 2026.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org