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10th-Generation iPad With Major Design Changes Reportedly in Production Ahead of September Launch
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For many, if not most, people who want a computer device a tablet makes the most sense for how they want to use it. But lots of people have both, a tablet and a laptop, each used for mostly different things.
For many a laptop is more like a formal work station device while a tablet is a more general purpose device.
it’s a tad contradictory to want the addition of a laminated display while fretting about a potential price increase.
The consensus is many of the entry-level iPads were bought by boards of education and others with similar base-level needs. A laminated makes repair more expensive when snot-nosed brats inevitably break the devices.
If new tooling (and its associated up front costs) is required for the new casing along with a new laminated display I have a hard time believing the current pricing would/could be maintained. There are margins to be maintained and shareholders to satisfy, not to mention senior executive targets that equate to bonuses.
I also think they’ll remove the headphone jack. Gotta keep those airpod numbers up especially with new models on the horizon.
On MR many want the base iPad to be a Pro device for entry level price. But the base iPad is Apple’s best selling iPad even though it doesn’t have all the Pro bells-and-whistles because it delivers what most people like for a reasonable price.
And compared to how it has evolved the current base iPad is already an upmarket device compared to what it was five years ago and particularly to when iPads were first introduced.
My current iPad Pro 10.5 is still going strong so I have no compelling reason to replace it. But my mother’s old iPad Air has gotten brutally slow. She doesn’t care because she uses it only for solitaire and jigsaw puzzles, but she could appreciate a bigger screen.
And compared to how it has evolved the current base iPad is already an upmarket device compared to what it was five years ago and particularly to when iPads were first introduced.
My current iPad Pro 10.5 is still going strong so I have no compelling reason to replace it. But my mother’s old iPad Air has gotten brutally slow. She doesn’t care because she uses it only for solitaire and jigsaw puzzles, but she could appreciate a bigger screen.
Removing the headphone Jack would make it more difficult to use in a classroom. With classroom shared iPads the kids are usually told to bring their own earbuds (which everyone has and can be obtained cheaply)
That’s a fact. I was just stating the contrast between entry level iPad and “Pro” iPhone.
Apple can keep the current iPad for education. Apple had done this before, making a special lower cost product for the education market (eMac, white iMac).
Considering phones and tables are used in very different ways, the contrast isn't that great.
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I hope that's the case.
Selfishly, I prefer having devices with the 3.5mm jack for my headphones. For me iPads are not my primary computing solution.
Do you think having two lower-end models (with home button etc.) might make price and product positioning overly cramped?
With a home button, the iPad prioritizes portrait and the top bezel is large enough to hold the camera.
Laminated is instant buy, but I'm afraid it won't because somehow they'll have to differentiate it enough from the iPad air/pro for the air/pro to make sense as a products (and realistically that whole lineup is making less and less sense).
Compared to the 9.7" iPad's have barely increased in size, 7mm in height and 9mm in width.
For children or elderly, the home button is much easier to use than the Face ID swipe up gesture.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. They are making a huge mistake if they lose the headphone jack. They sell these things by the truckload to schools, and families are huge market as well, using them for their younger children. No school is going to want to deal with the hassle of wireless headphones, nor will families with young children.
I find it sad that so many people want every iPad in the lineup to look alike. Some act like it is a personal insult to them that Apple dares sell an iPad with a physical home button in 2022. Oh well, the narcissistic consumer mindset is alive and well.
The base iPad continues to be the tech bargain of all Apple's products, IMO. If people want laminated displays, removal of the headphone jack, Face ID, the opportunity to buy more expensive accessories, the iPad Air and iPad Pro exists for them.
But if Apple Air-ifies the base iPad, then there is no option for those of us who prefer the "classic" base.
Thankfully, my 9th gen and Mini 5 are still going strong so I won't have a need to replace them anytime soon.
The base iPad continues to be the tech bargain of all Apple's products, IMO. If people want laminated displays, removal of the headphone jack, Face ID, the opportunity to buy more expensive accessories, the iPad Air and iPad Pro exists for them.
But if Apple Air-ifies the base iPad, then there is no option for those of us who prefer the "classic" base.
Thankfully, my 9th gen and Mini 5 are still going strong so I won't have a need to replace them anytime soon.
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Okay, I have been using an 8th gen iPad mainly for note taking and apps for education (I am a teacher), and it's been great. If the 10th gen will have...
1) laminated display,
2) USB-C port instead of Lightening, and
3) Apple Pencil 2 compatibility,
then I am sold!
1) laminated display,
2) USB-C port instead of Lightening, and
3) Apple Pencil 2 compatibility,
then I am sold!
😅I just got my iPad 9 a month ago. They really do make a new one every year? That’s impressive…
This one already suits my needs, so I’ll hold onto it at least until the battery goes. Apple doesn’t seem to think it would be worth anything in a trade-in anyways, their current offer is to simply recycle it.
This one already suits my needs, so I’ll hold onto it at least until the battery goes. Apple doesn’t seem to think it would be worth anything in a trade-in anyways, their current offer is to simply recycle it.