I call bull on this rumor. A top bezel without an accompanying bottom bezel would ruin front symmetry. Not happing.
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Apple Planning Thicker Bezel-Free 10.5" iPad Pro With 9.7" Footprint and No Home Button [Updated]
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I call bull on this rumor. A top bezel without an accompanying bottom bezel would ruin front symmetry. Not happing.
Maintaining their stance that there will continue to be a 7.9" iPad in the line-up, eh? I'm still very skeptical. I can see them selling the iPad mini 4 for a couple more years before finally killing the 7.9" iPad form factor altogether. But continuing it when it is clearly on the decline (and is only still sold because it is the cheapest iPad [something they could easily remedy by positioning an older 9.7" iPad into the same pricepoint]) seems not like Apple. Hell, they just culled the AirPort team! One would imagine that they're going to start thinning out the other products that don't mesh with their current trajectory (and a 7.9" iPad that's too small to have a comfortable keyboard attachment and/or be comfortable for lots of drawing doesn't seem to fit with their trajectory of positioning the iPad as a computer replacement).
Problem with the ipad pro is not the form factor - It is the OS. This is like changing the font on a layout, after the underlying grid fell apart because the creative writer didnt write to fit. It wont fix anything.
Faster processor, and functions with the Pencil. Pro models have palm rejection, which lets lets you rest your hand on the screen while using the pencil. The screen has sensors that actively interact with the pencil, which decreases latency, increases precision over a passive stylus, and allows things like tilt and pressure to alter input. The intent is that it function as a pro device for creatives.
I tried the 12.9 and while i liked the size it was a bit unwieldly, i think a 10.5 or 10.9 might be just wight and strike a good balance
Man, if you seriously care about the 0.2mm thinness changes that Apple has been making lately (which SACRIFICE performance and battery life!) then you're the problem! Consumers like you are the reason Apple has been making products that aren't up to par!
Pencil support? Four-speaker layout? Newer than iPads without the 'Pro' label?
So it's effectively what the Air 3 would have been, but they called it Pro so they had an excuse to bump the price.
I personally like the size of my iPad Mini. It is small enough to carry around easily and provides enough workspace for basic word processing (I own a detachable keyboard for it), e-reading, and other software I use. I would be highly disappointed (and buy an Android tablet) if Apple were to kill this form factor.
websites will continue to be made worse and worse. Your statement used to hold true for an iPad 2. But now it struggles with the web. Eventually the Air 2 will barely handle loading Mac Rumors, just like thanks to recent ad garbage, my Air 1 has a hard time with this site.
At some point they probably also wanted to get rid of the 'Air' moniker. It makes sense if you contrast it with something else but after a while there is little reason why the 9.7" iPad should have an 'Air' label.
You're absolutely right, just as strange as the new MacBook Pros, no iMac updates, and most likely the sunsetting of the Mac Pro. Nobody at Apple is "minding the store" anymore. This reminds me of the out-of-control Apple that sunk after Jobs left the first time. No direction, too many product variations, no focus.
I think the forum has enough users of the Pro devices to prove that statement wrong.
In my experience, the software not being updated or the processor being to slow always happens before a faulty button anyway.
Most of my iPad buttons have failed. I am currently using my iPad mini 3 with a "virtual home button" setup because the home button doesn't work. It's definitely a weak point on all apple iOS devices.
By all means, go ahead and tell us what an iPad "should" be.
*waits for the typical "make it a notebook" response*
I agree. The "Air" label has to go. Not only on the ipads, but on the Macbook Airs as well! I mean seriously. The macbook airs are thicker than the MacBooks now! Makes zero sense to call them Macbook Airs! Apple really has to dial in and focus on streamlining their offerings. Very scattered. Very un-Apple like.