It's one of the reasons I had to quit on the otherwise pretty good Final Cut Pro for iPad.
Very frustrating if this only comes to M3 iPads and newer.
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Apple Expected to Update Entire iPad Lineup Next Year
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Very frustrating if this only comes to M3 iPads and newer.
Once iPads Pro graduate to larger, obviously better displays then Air and mini can move to displays close or equivalent to what iPads Pro offer now.
Giving key high-end specs to mid-tier products is a strict no-go across all of Apple's many product line-ups.
Watch, AirPods, and iPhones are prime examples of this strategy.
The iPad is not a laptop replacement. You can do a lot with an iPad, but there are things a laptop is better suited for. Tablets are extremely popular because they bring computers and computer mobility to the masses of which many don’t have demanding needs. Also there are a lot oof people who find a touch interface less intimidating than using a mouse or trackpad and physical keyboard.
For myself I see a laptop, or desktop, more as a work station and a tablet more as an entertainment device. Sure, there is crossover, but thats my general viewpoint of them. That said tablets can be used for many work related tasks similar to laptops, particularly since tablets offer easier mobility than laptops which, as lightweight as they’ve gotten, are still bulkier to carry around than a tablet.
For myself I see a laptop, or desktop, more as a work station and a tablet more as an entertainment device. Sure, there is crossover, but thats my general viewpoint of them. That said tablets can be used for many work related tasks similar to laptops, particularly since tablets offer easier mobility than laptops which, as lightweight as they’ve gotten, are still bulkier to carry around than a tablet.
How compelling can you make the device for anyone with an M series processor to want to upgrade? It's just a boring rectangle at the end of the day.
I agree. I was confused reading that. Mine doesn't have any of those problems.
Exactly. I dont understand the people who complain about incremental upgrades. Who the hell is upgrading their iphones or macs or ipads every year??? I went from an iphone X to an iphone 15 pro and the upgrade was MASSIVE to me. I cared zero about how "ItS SuCh a MiNoR uPgRaDe fRoM tHe 14!!"
No. The Air has a laminated screen. The base iPad has a gap between front glass and screen. This makes the base iPad more repairable which is important for schools and companies and parents that use them with kids and in environments where risk of screen damage is higher.
I think the 9th gen is still
attractive to people/companies who use them with lightning accessories and need the camera to be on the portrait mode side of the iPad.
Yeah in Star Trek they all use their tablets in portrait.
We only have one iPad (Air 3 256gb) that our younger kid uses. Since we just got the Apple battery service done on it, we anticipate several more years before we need to worry about replacing it. I am hoping that this device will be supported for at least 2 more years seeing how Apple still supports iPad's with A10 chipset and I don't see them killing supports for 3 generations of iPad in one year - iPad 6th, 7th, 8th gen. If anything, I would anticipate them killing A10 and A10X support, so iPad 6th and 7th, 10.5 Pro would be removed from the support next. That would make sense as they at minimum support A12 on the iPhone side. I guess we will see.
Agree. Also, at the predictable iPad price point, I may as well upgrade to the new MBA.
I agree that would be ideal, but good luck with that. Nobody ever fixed the problem of IE being the browser of choice until it was deposed by Chrome. Until some other browser deposes Chrome, I doubt web developers will spend the time making things compatible with WebKit. I wish they would.
I know it’s idealistic but there must be a way for us to incentivise the correct behaviour.
It has the exact same file system as macOS. Apple deliberately hides it due to the fundamental security of iPadOS. They WANT to hide it from users because users have no business messing with the underlying file system. Remember that the prime tenet of iPadOS is to protect apps from outside interference. That is why all apps are sandboxed. App developers were told from the beginning that no app could touch other apps, and Apple went through hoops to create inter-application communications methods to prevent direct access. Opening the file system would throw all that in the toilet.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Air 7 was just an iPad Pro 2018 with an M3 chip, and the mini 8 redesigned with the same design language and features. Once the iPad Pros have their redesign and OLED, that's the easiest upgrade route for the mid tier iPads. Slightly thinner bezels for aesthetics, still compatible with existing accessories, ProMotion but non XDR display, Face ID, more up to date chip.
I think you've been fed too many lines from Apple. The base iPad and iPad 10th gen have non-laminated screens because it's cheaper and offers an incentive to upgrade to a more expensive model. Nothing more
Agreed. Sadly I don’t think they’ll do it. But this is exactly what they needed to do. Just wait until all the redesigns are ready. There has been many times the release schedule of all their products has resulted in weird overlaps. The current iPad is probably the worst it’s been in a while. But now would be the time to clean it all up.
One entry level iPad for the one lower end Pencil (sigh.)
iPad Air that is compatible with both Pencils. At least 90Hz display (sigh again.)
Two sizes iPad Pro, Pencil 2 only.
One more thing: folding iPad Mini, lower end Pencil (otherwise I don’t understand why the Mini still exists.)
That last line is gonna get downvotes. Please, explain why you love your iPad mini instead of smacking disagree.