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A 10.5-Inch iPad Pro Could Match the 12.9-Inch Model's Resolution and the iPad Mini's Pixel Density
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For somebody who doesn't care he sure cared enough to click the link and reply.
Exactly, as I said before, I prefer the (good) "old days", Good-Better-Best.
But hey, It can be much worse, Intels Line of processors rings a bell.
It doesn't make sense to have two iPads Pro with the same 9.7 display . The "budget model" will be the 9.7 iPad Pro .I am wondering if the 12.9 will stick in this years line up ?
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The latest rumors said that won't be an IPad Mini 5. I think the mini Line are done
It is possible that the 9.7" Pro will be discontinued due to the complexity of the lineup, with only the 10.5" and 12.9" being the true 'Pro's . In its place will be an Air 3 or "new iPad", hence the A9 chip that will apparently be used.
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It's still true for some Macs.
Some sort of erasing function would be awesome. Favourite thing about the Surface Pen is how one can assign different secondary functions into the pen so erase or highlighting is right at your fingertips. That any maybe make it lighter would be sweet. Imo
Either it's because their iPad 2 works fine or it's not in the store. You can fight some random hobo if you want though
It is as easy as I say... when you focus your thought process on the group that Apple, and every other company focuses on: the mass market consumer. They don't care about any of that gobbledygook you mentioned above. That stuff is for us; tech enthusiasts, geeks, nerds... whatever you want to call us. For the vast majority of people the iPad is a consumption device: look at the most downloaded app charts. Gimme a small, medium, large, or XL and keep it movin' so I can Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Netflix, and Youtube.
I'd bet good money that the base storage iPad, iPhone, iMac, MBA, MBP, etc. is what sells the most in Apple's inventory. Why? Cuz the mass market doesn't care about all that. It's only confusing for those who seem to know the most.
Name an industry that sells to the mass market public and the sentiment is the same.
The rMB got an update last year. Although technically it was about 10 days over a year.
The MacBook Air got a base RAM boost last year, but I wouldn't consider that a true update.
I mean more akin a Chromebook.
iPad (Pro) + Keyboard + all fitted into a nice fixed enclosure, looking a bit like a MacBook.
That's true, however the MacBook upgrade was quite significant in terms of performance and this year will be even more significant. It with finally be up to a similar standard to the MacBook Air, including graphical performance, and should get a price cut.The rMB got an update last year. Although technically it was about 10 days over a year.
The MacBook Air got a base RAM boost last year, but I wouldn't consider that a true update.
The MacBook Air wasn't upgraded because they had plans for the base MBP to replace it.
The iMac couldn't be upgraded until a few days ago, and that may still be true depending on the GPU they've chosen.
The Mac Pro is a mess. They have prototypes, plans, and probably different designs. They are waiting on certain components but they could have released an upgrade by now.
There is no excuse for the Mac mini. It still sells and that good enough for Tim Cook. Not for everyone else though
. Although, seeing as it's upgrade cycle is every 2 years I guess it's not terribly off track.
You're engaging in the same behavior of confusing customer and company. Jobs reduced inventory to help Apple. Better products for customers was a happy consequence of that reduction. Customers aren't any more confused by Apple's line up than they are confused by the number of PC's on the market. People aren't confused by the number of TV's Vizio offers. They aren't confused by the number of Corolla's Toyota has on offer. They aren't even confused by the number of phones you can get from Samsung.
Simply put, they aren't confused.
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Complete removal of the home button, or just moving the home button to the back of the device?
Just got myself a Pro 9.7'', no remorse even though I know in 10 weeks or so new ones will probably be unveiled. I trust this design, it is solid, reliable and has nearly everything I want from a tablet. 10.5'' will be a slight improvement in hardware, but the iPad isn't being held back by hardware, it is software! No idea how low powered toy Macs can be used to build serious high quality feature rich Pro iOS apps. I also can't see iOS 11 bringing massive change either. As such I doubt my 1st gen 9.7 Pro will be chugging at all while I have it before resale in a few years.
Just got myself a Pro 9.7'', no remorse even though I know in 10 weeks or so new ones will probably be unveiled. I trust this design, it is solid, reliable and has nearly everything I want from a tablet. 10.5'' will be a slight improvement in hardware, but the iPad isn't being held back by hardware, it is software! No idea how low powered toy Macs can be used to build serious high quality feature rich Pro iOS apps. I also can't see iOS 11 bringing massive change either. As such I doubt my 1st gen 9.7 Pro will be chugging at all while I have it before resale in a few years.
It replaces the 9.7" the same way the 4" iPhone replaced the 3.5" iPhone, or maybe the same way the 4.7 & 5.5" iPhones replaced the 4" iPhone. Meaning a non-updated version of a 9.7" iPad will hang around for a year or two at a reduced price. Maybe they pull an SE on it, but that is less likely as it isn't the smallest iPad.
Same here. I've been holding off upgrading until the announcement. It looks promising.