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Apple Expects to Sell Fewer OLED iPad Pros Than Planned
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You are absolutely right about the price but please stop speaking about Samsung tablets: Android tablets basically are a joke. It doesn’t matter if the costs less. It’s a waste of money.
iPads were the only credible option on the market, but Apple greediness is just unbelievable nowadays…
People vote with their wallet. Apple can easily see what is or isn’t selling.
Lots of people, practically everybody, drool over the 12.9 Pro, but few go for it. The 12.9 Air, like the 15 MacBook Air, should prove popular.
I have an OLED TV and really dig it, I'll replace my current 12.9 M2 iPad Pro with one of these newer ones. I had the original iPad Pro, then the M2, the OLED screen is exciting to me. I use my iPad all day next to me while I'm on my personal or work Mac, its like a palette for my life.
I would be interested in a 14"-16" model (the 12.9"/13" model is not very portable anyway, so they might as well increase it and make it more useful for sketching and reading A4/letter documents and books). Unfortunately, I think that if a release of such a device was imminent, there would be more rumours in that direction.
I would put the likelihood of that kind of price increase at zero. Apple isn't in the habit of creating gigantic gaps in product lines. The biggest gap they will create may be $200-300 at most between the Airs and Pros, which would place the 11" at $1199 at worst and most likely at $1099. Putting that big of a price gap would be pure stupidity. If double stack OLED panels are so expensive that they would warrant a near doubling of price, Apple wouldn't use them, going back to mini-LED or maybe much cheaper OLEDS like QD-OLED or MLA OLED for brightness.
It's one rumor. Most rumors are false.
if they really want give us advanced users a reason to spend the extra $$$ that the OLED model will cost they could quietly release bootcamp for iPad to allow users to install and boot to MacOS when mouse and keyboard are present (disabling the touchscreen so MacOS doesn't require touch input modification to work). They don't even have to advertise it and it would be a separate download so the 99.9% of iPad buyers that don't care/want MacOS on iPad Pro hardware don't need to be confused by it.
Could happen. It would serve to distinguish it from the 12.9 Air and help justify the price jump.
I don't see either where my iPad Pro would need to be any faster than it is, and I have a pre-M version.
However, I like my iPad and would not want to trade it for a MacBook Air. Just a screen with touch control is what I want.
I think it's accurate. Would be an ideal in-between for those not wanting to cough up $1,500.
Everyone said they wouldn't pay $1500 for a phone as well. I'm sure these prices are off, but an increase for M3 and OLED is coming.
Imagine that… In an economy where everything is 30% more than it was 3 years ago, people aren't willing to spend ridiculous amounts of money for something that basically amounts to a toy. No serious work is done on iPads.
Probably a smart move. An increased price in these economic conditions is not going to translate into high sales. Personally I use my iPad mini (reading books, casual internet activity, listening to music, watching movies and music videos) much more than my iPad Pro. In fact I recently gave my iPad Pro to my daughter to work with Procreate. For most of my serious stuff I use my MacBook Pro & Air since MacOS is way more functional/useful than iPadOS.
Y'all understand that this is a rumours site and there's a lot of 'could' and 'reports say' doing the heavy lifting in this scaremongering article? Until Apple launch this, nobody knows any of this for sure. But ok, go get your panties in a bunch.
Ross Young about iPad Pro: “There is alot more that can be said about the OLED panels. First OLED tablets with LTPO, first OLED tablets with a tandem stack, brightest and longest life OLEDs in tablets, lightest and thinnest OLEDs tablets as well due to glass thinning and TFE.”
Most don't pay $1500 for an iPhone. I bought an iPhone 15 Plus, 128GB this time around because I refuse to pay a ton of money for features and storage I don't use. $929 ($30 is extra for not choosing a carrier).
Unless you are talking about a larger foldable there are no base phones which cost $1500. Those larger foldables replace a small tablet for many people which is why people will spend $1500 on one. I think you're right that while there will be a price increase for OLED, its not going to be a drastic increase; although Apple could pull a 15 Pro Max to make the increase More acceptable by starting it at 256GB or more instead of 128GB.
OLED displays are far too dim. Unless Apple can at least match the brightness of the current iPad pro 12.9", I am absolutely not interested. What good is an OLED display if it can only be appreciated in dark lighting?
When was the last time you tried a Samsung tablet? Last October, I purchased a new iPad Pro I thought I would use for digital design, sculpting, and as a Wacom replacement. I was sorely disappointed with the limitations and oddities of the OS, especially when connected to an external monitor, mouse, and keyboard. I felt like I was constantly fighting trying to remember odd gestures, arrange windows the way I wanted them, and even putting the cursor where I wanted it. The OS feels like Apple wanted to constrain the user at every turn. I returned the iPad and picked up a Galaxy Tab S9. I'm not an Android fan, but the experience was the complete opposite. I feel like I'm using MY device the way I want to use it. No more goofy gestures, weird multi-window experience, or strange cursor behavior (among many other things). The iPad is a great device for watching Youtube and other streaming services, but it's simply a large iPhone.
I have an M1 12.9 " iPad which I really just use for movies, You tube, browsing and the occasional game. I bought it second hand for a good price as I wouldn't pay the new price when it came out, this new price seems even more crazy, unless there is a reasoning behind it. I got the Pro for the bigger screen as my eyesight isn't so good, for me it wasn't about Pro features or processing power. I still need a MacBook Pro for any other work as the iPad OS is trash for doing much else. Can't see me replacing this iPad for years to come, unless they brought Mac OS to the iPad Pro. I would ditch the MacBook, get a good keyboard screen cover and that would fulfil all my needs.
That's the commercial quandary they face, either uplift the iPad into a notebook device which will raise iPad sales and impact MacBook sales or continue on this separate pathway catching both consumers. It's not about the consumer wants and meeting needs, it's about making money and that's the route they will take. Is this an indicator they may be exploring Mac OS on an iPad Pro ? I live in hope but seriously doubt it.
That's the commercial quandary they face, either uplift the iPad into a notebook device which will raise iPad sales and impact MacBook sales or continue on this separate pathway catching both consumers. It's not about the consumer wants and meeting needs, it's about making money and that's the route they will take. Is this an indicator they may be exploring Mac OS on an iPad Pro ? I live in hope but seriously doubt it.
iPad is just an iPad. It still can't replace a Mac. Apple can increase the price whatever they want. I'd rather get a MacBook Air if the price is increased again.