Originally Posted by
contrails
Stipend not the way to go. Company should give an employee the tools to do the job. It's not comparable to a flashlight or a pen.
If the thing falls off it's mount and the screen cracks, no funny business about being reimbursed or shipping "your" ipad off to wherever. Just turn it in and pickup a new one.
At End, the company provides the basic iPad, however, you can select the stipend if you want to buy one of the higher tier iPads. I paid $1599 for my surface pro, a perfect EFB iPad pro is only $800. The extra $400 above stipend isn't breaking the bank for what you get. That's like 2-3 hours of pay for something you're going to use for 3000hrs of flight time, and as a laptop replacement for overnights.
I would always select the stipend, as I consider cellular a must have, but that's just me.