For sure - They want to make all the people that would be willing pay a heavy premium for the 128GB still be able to pay them that premium
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Apple to Launch 128 GB iPad on February 5 for $799/$929
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For sure - They want to make all the people that would be willing pay a heavy premium for the 128GB still be able to pay them that premium
Um no. Laptops had yearly upgrades. Not every few months.
It just seems that this is the same way they went downhill back pre iPod days. Too many choices, nothing wildly outstanding.
To quote battlestar galactica, this has happened before, and will happen again.
I would have hoped prices would com down with a new 128Gb but hey this is Apple. They might come down in the next gen mid year or earlier, I think I'll wait for that.
It is a little unusual to have such a spec change mid cycle, maybe market pressure called for a bigger capacity iPad now and not in June?
It is a little unusual to have such a spec change mid cycle, maybe market pressure called for a bigger capacity iPad now and not in June?
Hellhammer addressed my questions. Thanks for the input. Take a look at their posts. They're informative and enjoyable. Maybe a +1 too.
And now that some movies are in 4K Ultra HD I think I now want a 4TB iPad
128GB its a lot of space unless you have a big music library and want to carry it with you all the time or you just want to put the maximum number of HD movies in it at the same time.
You say they have too many choices and other people claim they have too few,its a no-win situation,if they released it its because they believe they'll make good money out of it.
A lot of straw man arguments here....
Intel did suddenly change, actually. The Core Duo was intel's first dual-core mobile processor and represented a significant leap over the G4, and Apple's systems were among the first (if not THE first) systems you could buy that had the new processor.
Up until then, customers had long been wanting a G5 powerbook, because the G4 was getting to be slow. So you won't find any examples of people saying the G4 was superior to Intel's chips at the time, or even that the G5 was superior.
For earlier iterations (G3 vs. Intel Pentium 2) this was actually true.
What people were saying is that 1080p wouldn't be of much use yet since most of the content would be delivered at 720p anyway. ATV2 are still in higher demand since they can be jailbroken while there's still no jailbreak for the ATV3 yet (though there's a rumor that it might come out this weekend). If you an ATV2, there's still no really compelling reason to upgrade to an ATV3, unless you gotta have 1080p.
Actually, most people lamented the lack of a camera.... here, take a trip in the wayback machine:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/855039/
"so disappointed - no camera, and no thrills you do not get from an iPhone."
"Lack of a camera is worse, and will likely make me hold off."
(and a few more, just on the first page)
Where are these comments you're referring to?
I think the general response among apple fans was "FINALLY, a camera."
Intel did suddenly change, actually. The Core Duo was intel's first dual-core mobile processor and represented a significant leap over the G4, and Apple's systems were among the first (if not THE first) systems you could buy that had the new processor.
Up until then, customers had long been wanting a G5 powerbook, because the G4 was getting to be slow. So you won't find any examples of people saying the G4 was superior to Intel's chips at the time, or even that the G5 was superior.
For earlier iterations (G3 vs. Intel Pentium 2) this was actually true.
Or whenTV was capped at 720p. "I can't see the <1080p> difference", "until national bandwidth is expanded...", the chart, "crash the whole internet", etc until Apple rolled out 1080p and then all that evaporated overnight.
What people were saying is that 1080p wouldn't be of much use yet since most of the content would be delivered at 720p anyway. ATV2 are still in higher demand since they can be jailbroken while there's still no jailbreak for the ATV3 yet (though there's a rumor that it might come out this weekend). If you an ATV2, there's still no really compelling reason to upgrade to an ATV3, unless you gotta have 1080p.
Actually, most people lamented the lack of a camera.... here, take a trip in the wayback machine:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/855039/
"so disappointed - no camera, and no thrills you do not get from an iPhone."
"Lack of a camera is worse, and will likely make me hold off."
(and a few more, just on the first page)
Where are these comments you're referring to?
I think the general response among apple fans was "FINALLY, a camera."
How old are you? Yes, laptops used to get updates twice a year most years. Now, they get yearly updates or sometimes longer.
I think the iPad4 is what the iPad3 what supposed to have been, but wasn't ready in time.
Considering a 64GB SD card is like $50+, the $100 price hike for the new storage option isn't that far fetched.
$929 is getting awfully close to their base price for a Macbook Pro. I'd rather have an option for a touch-screen surface on the Macbook Pro with a flip-around keyboard to make a combination notebook and tablet than pay so much for JUST a tablet with limited software options.
Go read the links I posted. At first - a lot of people (iPad 1) stated a camera wasn't necc. How could it possible be used, too unwieldy as a device, would look ridiculous, etc. Then the iPad 2 had a camera and many people were like "duh- as it should have all along"
The OP you are quoting is spot on. If you think otherwise - perhaps you weren't around when the debate was going on.
I know this has probably been asked and answered but man, Going through 400 posts to find it is hard.
Doesn't it seem that in order to put 128GB in this Apple will be changing the innards around a bit ?
Doesn't it seem that in order to put 128GB in this Apple will be changing the innards around a bit ?
Ifixit will show us the day its out; I would think that that chip these days are able to put double capacity in same volume.
So hope is: no physical change which would allow 128GB also in a space-limited iPhone keeping the same battery.
I guess in two weeks we know for sure.
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Just how much do you think Apple would charge for your fantasy product? You might as well say "I'd rather have an aircraft carrier" if you're going to ignore what these things cost.
Ehh you do realise this forum has multiple thousands of people on it right, I mean the people (100's) who feel that the camera isn't necc are different than the people (100's) who feel it should have been all along, who would be different than those (100's) who outright said its stupid, and are totally aside from the folks (100's) who prayed to apple for it.
Apple is going to drop the 16GB model and offer the 32GB for $499 in the fall and make a huge deal out of it for the 5th-gen. Its all in the master plan folks. This is just solidifying the full size iPad as a laptop replacement and the mini will retain the 16GB model.
If you follow the thread conversation here - you'll note we're only pointing out the flip/flopping of members of this forum in general. It wasn't a general statement about all of the users here.
now mine plan is verkingk
Soon all the 16 GB iPads will ALL BE MINE ha haha HAHAh hAHAHHAHhhahhh. Seriously though I could use another 6 for midi controllers. and 16 BG iPads are awesome for that.
Soon all the 16 GB iPads will ALL BE MINE ha haha HAHAh hAHAHHAHhhahhh. Seriously though I could use another 6 for midi controllers. and 16 BG iPads are awesome for that.
Then you should be able to provide names of specific posters who flip-flopped, or quote their actual posts.
But of course, anybody who trots out the argument 'Some Apple fans hate it until Apple makes it and then they say it's the best thing ever' will never actually back it up.
If it was so prevalent they could find dozens of such posts. I've never seen even one example from the people who shovel this argument day in and day out.
EDIT: I expect the people who do this for a living will soon get some sockpuppets to start some blatant flip-flopping, since nobody else on the forum is actually doing it.
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