New #ipad looks great but we’ll need to wait for #WWDC before we get to the “why”. A skinner iPad with a nice screen is great, but still doesn’t turn the iPad from an overpowered movie streaming device into something worth the cost.
I’m curious if we get that amazing virtualization tech on iPadOS with a legal way to run macOS. That could really transform the iPad from niche to go-to travel device.
Can’t help but notice some anemic comparisons in the #iPad announcement:
M2 “nearly 50% faster” than M1
M4 “50% faster CPU” than M2
The M1/M2 are no slouch, but sounds like #AppleSilicon CPU performance is plateauing. If the new iPads are not compatible with old ($$$) keyboards, that could further dampen the urge to upgrade.
Based on what I’m reading about #Apple’s newest #iPad, I guess I bought my last one. I’m glad I juiced up the processor so it will last a while longer. I use it every day for social media, reading longer content, shopping, and travel planning.
What I wish Apple had is a Magic Keyboard that works as a folio. That way I could use a Pencil to write on a flat surface, and still have the ability to use a keyboard.
iPad Pro users. "We want something closer to, or just, MacOS”
Apple. "Look we made it thinner.”
Us. "Ok, but a more powerful desktop class or hybrid OS would be great. Scaled up iOS isn't really very Pro.”
Apple. "But... thinner. Games are even better on this one.”
I really do wonder what the breakdown of iPad Pro users is. How many buy one just to or mostly play games?
How many are doing movie production?
How many want something that's laptop power, but more portable?
Every iPad hardware announcement is a deep breath and then several months later at WWDC when software is announced that deep breath is used to blow a raspberry.
Will this be the year that it's used to say "Ta-da!" and show us something that makes use of all that power?
After months of rumors, Apple has announced its new iPad line-up, which includes the first iPad Pro with an OLED display.
This major screen upgrade should deliver 1,600 nits of peak brightness for HDR content, and is joined by a “fresh design, more powerful internals, and a thinner profile than ever before.” Here’s more from @theverge.
M4 processor, Tandem OLED panel display, and Apple Pencil 3…this is the first iPad Pro where I feel like it’s worth upgrading from my 3rd gen model. #apple#ipad
Instead of making the already-too-thin iPad Pro thinner they should have added more battery capacity. People rave about the battery life of iPads , but if you use processor intensive applications they don’t last all day. Far from it. From the very beginning I used my iPad Pro plugged in, because it didn’t last a days painting.