Do you ever give it a rest?
You don't like it and you won't be buying it. We get it.
I am just annoyed they didn't release that 10.5 iPad . I wanted a 10.5 iPad release and now it looks like it will be a couple of months away.
Do you ever give it a rest?
You don't like it and you won't be buying it. We get it.
We're all entitled buy what we want to buy. Thank you Samsung for producing a phone I don't want I just get the iPhone 8 instead.I am waiting for the OLED iPad 10.5 with no bezels. Not this piece of downgraded crap with a display from 4 years ago
The fact that Apple discontinued the Air 2 shows they knew people would get that over this tablet if allowed to remain in the lineup
Consumers have no choice because the Air 2 has disappeared and like it or not you have to get this entry level iPad. This iPad just made me appreciate my 3 year old Air 2 even more than the Pro 9.7 did. Thank you Timmy for saving my money. I really wanted to buy a new tablet but thanks to you that money goes towards my expected 1080ti purchase while I continue to wait for the 10.5 iPad to come out of your seemingly 10 mile long pipeline
The Air 2 will remain as a great legend
I am just annoyed they didn't release that 10.5 iPad . I wanted a 10.5 iPad release and now it looks like it will be a couple of months away.
Nope. According to the factsNot in a good way according to you.
Of course Apple "was doomed" before this. My guess is iPad sales will be on the rise.Nope. According to the facts
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/for-ipad-sales-nowhere-left-to-go-but-lower/
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It's a great buy for consumers though and Apple will sell them. Apple has a better grasp of their users than pistersnin MR.
How does that even make sense? RAM costs next to nothing. They'd have to make a new chip just for this one line.
Let me see if I understand this right. Just because they use a screen they already have from the iPad Air, you think they're going to produce an entirely new chip (RAM is soldered onto the SoC). I can't see how that makes any sense at all.
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Why is the iPad Pro still 600$? Because that's what the market will bear.
Apple did alter the SoC on the iPad mini 4. The A8 that came with the iPhone 6/Plus only had 1gb of RAM, but the iPad mini 4 has 2gb to enable split screen multitasking. Using the A9 withe only 1gb of RAM would mean removing split screen multitasking, so it seems unlikely that Apple would remove software features.My concern also. Surprised that no one had this remark before. Now we kind of know that it is an Air 1 + A9, and not an Air 2 + A9, so wonder about the 2GB RAM.
Btw I think there is no 1GB device on their market (iPhone SE is already 2GB, also the iPad mini 4), so it should be 2GB..
Also wonder why they did not come up with a "new" iPad Mini with A9. Now only the Mini has A8..
this was a "silent" refresh
don't confuse it with a new product release.
I know, many people who have lived their lives in the "Apple Bubble" might have forgotten what a silent refresh is. But it's a great thing for companies generally to do. it allows them to provide a "loved" or good existing product with more up to date specs and often includes price cuts.
the fact Apple has finally done a silent refresh of some of their products is fantastic. And for ONCE it looks like Tim Cook paid attention to the issues and complaints about the iPad lineup being "stale" and "too expensive" for just the base model.
if these aren't for you. Fine. Wait for the new products to be announced. but if you weren't in the market for a standard 9.7" iPad before today, this update isn't for you anyways
Honestly as long as performance is decent I'd probably rather go with slightly heavier and no screen coating and save the seventy bucks. Obviously there are people who disagree.
kinda disagree this is a "silent refresh" in a traditional sense. its not like the took the air 2, bumped up the specs and cut the price. they frankensteined an air 2 like chasis, a 6s SOC, and an air 1 screen together. a step forward in some aspects (price, performance (maybe?)), and a step backward (screen). for me personally, the screen is deal breaker.
Be careful. You seem susceptible to AND - Apple Narcissist Disorder. It was first spotted with the introduction of the Apple Watch. It is a disorder where someone believes that every product that Apple produces should meet their needs even if Apple's intent was to target that product at a particular niche.I am just annoyed they didn't release that 10.5 iPad . I wanted a 10.5 iPad release and now it looks like it will be a couple of months away.
Air 1 chassis. Same exact dimensions and weight as Air 1.
if its an air 1 chasis then where is my mute switch?
If any precedent was set, it was when they released the iPhone SE. This new iPad is following in that regard. It is the iPad SE.
Just as much the iPad Pro 9.7 replaces the air 2 for people who want/need the more capable tablet of the time...That's not really true. The new 'iPad' replaces the Air 2 as the 'standard' full size iPad for people who don't need a Pro model. It's now the 'regular' iPad offering. The iPad 2 was just a much cheaper option if people seriously wanted an old iPad.
Quite the contrary IMHO.Does this mean there will be no new iPad Pro?
https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/844565666623565825That's speculation at this point, hopefully we get the info soon.
It's disgusting what Apple has done to iPad! and NOBODY even mentioned (maybe I missed it - it's a lot to read)- They took away Rose Gold TOO! Don't they care anymore? --
So funny reading all this.. iPads are not selling like they did, Apple is trying to broaden appeal (ie make more $) with a cheaper iPad and a differentiated more advanced Pro line. Get a 9.7 Pro (used even better) if you really miss the Air 2, the 4 speakers are great and there's a Rose Gold too. I got a used gray one for $350, but easily had for 400-450, nobody is buying them, demand is low.