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Anyone know if there'll be a way to pair this with the older model Apple Pencil? Thinking perhaps a USB-C to lightning cable, plus the male-female lightning converter that comes with the pencil, could do it? Thoughts?
 
Loving Apple this year... they finally launched the Apple Watch I wanted and now they launched the iPad I want and will buy. Both for the first time... no early adopter me ;)
 
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And it has a totally new piece of **** of a Smart Keyboard, which I can’t believe. What’s the point of making the damned machines thinner then making them thicker again??? If I wanted a damned case I’d buy one. Now i’m Going to have to carry around a separate goddamned keyboard. No way am I going to pay the egregious Smart Keyboard price for that POS though. Dammit. I was so stoked for this new iPad. Then apple went and did this.
 
Is it coming with any charging cable at all?
Yes.

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How are we to use the external display with an iPad?

Is it meant to only mirror things, or can we display stuff on the external screen stuff even if we cannot interact with the display? (no mouse, etc)
 
The iPad Mini 4.

STILL the most powerful iPad Mini ever.

At an even MORE affordable price.

(If you take into account inflation, devaluation, and crap like that.)
I'm a bit surprised they are still selling this model. Maybe they will have a spring refresh after everyone is broke from buying the new Pros.
 
$979 with tax for an 11 inch 256gb wifi only. As much as I love the new design and all the internals, my 10.5 inch works perfectly and for what i do with it(safari, video streaming, PUBG) there really isn't much of a reason to upgrade especially at the price I would have to pay. Maybe next Christmas or shortly there after when my 10.5 will be pushing 3 years old.
 
This thing is a beast and kinda makes me think that it will cannibalize the Macbook Air sales. Someone tell me why the Macbook Air is better than the 12.9" model?

New MBA is better than the 12.9” iPad Pro 2018, as it has 2 USB-C ports, Audio jack, KB (unfortunate butterfly mech), larger screen in approximately the same physical package and has x64 silicone more RAM and macOS for a comparable price.

iPad Pro is beautiful, however the new MBA offers more value for the money and flexibility out of the box. Now are both USB-C offer PD and 10Gbps data rate.

MacBook is EOL with this release or going to transition to ARM, it’s too similar without a distinction to warrant both product lines.
 
Ordered.

Went whole hog on this one. 12.9 1TB + new pencil + keyboard.

I’ve been waiting for an iPad powerful enough to completely replace my desktop and laptop.

Found it.

Congrats, was thinking the same. Order screenshot?
 
Yeah! And I'm never going to buy a Lexus without an engine hand-crank.

A poor analogy considering the headphone jack is still superior in many ways to wireless technology. Have fun using airpods and other BT devices in crowded airports, etc.
 
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How are we to use the external display with an iPad?

Is it meant to only mirror things, or can we display stuff on the external screen stuff even if we cannot interact with the display? (no mouse, etc)

That's what I've been wondering. I mean, without a pointer it's just AirPlay, but wired. Useless (to me).
 



Apple today revealed the all-new iPad Pro, with an edge-to-edge LCD "Liquid Retina" display, slimmer bezels, no Home Button, Face ID, and a magnetic attachment support for the new Apple Pencil. The new 11-inch iPad Pro has the same footprint as the previous 10.5-inch iPad Pro, but now with a bigger display thanks to the slimmer bezels. The 12.9-inch version is actually smaller than the previous 12.9-inch model but with the same screen size.

Apple put the same Liquid Retina display in the iPad Pro as the one found in the iPhone XR, using rounded corners that follow the curves of the iPad Pro's unibody enclosure. Apple says the display is its brightest and most color accurate iPad display yet, with wide color support, True Tone, and anti-reflective coating that provides a natural and accurate viewing experience inside and outside.

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Both models are 5.9mm thin -- "the thinnest iPad design ever" -- and the 12.9-inch version has seen a total 25 percent reduction in overall volume.
Powering the iPad Pro is a new A12X Bionic chip, which Apple says is its smartest and most powerful tablet chip yet. A12X Bionic has eight total cores (four performance cores and four efficiency cores) that provide up to 35 percent faster single-core performance. There's also a seven-core GPU to deliver up to twice the graphics performance, fueling new AR experiences and console-quality graphics. During the keynote, Apple compared gaming performance on the new iPad Pros to that of the Xbox One S.

iPad Pro comes with Apple's next-generation Neural Engine for advanced machine learning in everything from photography, AR, and Face ID. This marks the first time that Face ID is available outside of an iPhone, and on iPad Pro it's designed to work while holding the tablet in any position or even while seated and attached to the new Smart Keyboard Folio.

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Like on iPhone X and newer, Face ID uses the TrueDepth camera system to map and recognize your face and securely unlock iPad Pro, pay with Apple Pay, access secure apps, and more. You'll also now be able to create and interact with Animoji and Memoji on iPad Pro using the front-facing TrueDepth camera. Throughout all of these features and daily use cases, Apple says iPad Pro has a 10-hour battery life.

The tablets also have a new USB-C connector that is replacing the old Lightning connector, offering users the chance to charge an iPhone while on-the-go, transfer data between devices, and drive external displays up to 5K.

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On the accessory side of things, the second generation Apple Pencil can magnetically attach to iPad Pro for pairing and wireless charging. The new Apple Pencil supports tap-based controls, so you can select a different brush tool in Photoshop, for example, by double tapping on Apple Pencil. Additionally, a new Smart Keyboard Folio protects the front and back of iPad Pro while providing a full-size keyboard

The 11-inch and 12.9-inch are available in Silver and Space Gray in 64GB, 256GB, 512GB, and a new 1TB option. 11-inch models start at $799 (Wi-Fi) and $949 (Wi-Fi + Cellular), while 12.9-inch models start at $999 (Wi-Fi) and $1,149 (Wi-Fi + Cellular). You can pre-order the new iPad Pro, Apple Pencil ($129), and Smart Keyboard Folio ($179 11-inch and $199 12.9-inch) today on Apple.com, and they will launch on Wednesday, November 7.

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Apple is also launching a new Smart Folio for iPad Pro in a protective, polyurethane folio design that will be available in a variety of colors for $79 (11-inch) and $99 (12.9-inch).

Countries where the iPad Pro will be available at launch include: the U.S., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UAE and U.K.

Later this year, the new iPad Pro models will be available in Colombia, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, India, Israel, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

Article Link: Apple Reveals New 11-Inch and 12.9-Inch iPad Pro Models With Slim Bezels and Face ID
 
Ordered.

Went whole hog on this one. 12.9 1TB + new pencil + keyboard.

I’ve been waiting for an iPad powerful enough to completely replace my desktop and laptop.

Found it.
No Cellular? Might as well really Max it out.
 
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