i have ipad mini 4 ... it feels small but i don't want a 9.7 inch ipad .. too big to use on the go .. now if they can make a almost bezel less ipad mini with an increased screen size, that'd be great
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Apple Rumored to Unveil 10.5-Inch iPad Pro at Early April Event
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There are rumors that Apple will release an iPad mini Pro along with the updates to the 12.9" & 9.7" on April 4th. But the only one without bezels will be the new 10.5". I imagine depending on how well the 10.5" sells, Apple will eventually remove the bezels on all their iPads.
30 years ago people said what about the Apple III?. Macintosh is dead. iPads (tablets) are the future, it's still in its infancy and will get better and better while desktops are mature and sales are on the decline.
The bezel is the border around the iPad's screen. The idea is that they would remove the border so the iPad's display went all the way to the edge of the device itself.
0.8" of difference makes that one hell of a great product not free any more. Microsoft must be very happy about Apple's decision to increase the iPad's display size.
I am not being snarky. What I said is simply true. If you think that either product is worth the price, you buy it. Otherwise you don't. It's a business decision.
We are not entitled to receive anything for free from Microsoft, Apple, or any other company across the globe.
If we get something for free, then that's great. And if MS decides to increase the free offer to cover the new 10.5" iPad then hurrah!
I have an Office 365 subscription and I love it. It's worth every penny.
Say "Goodbye" to the regular iPad line.
iPad Pro Mini starts at $499.
iPad Pro 9.7 starts at $599.
iPad Pro 10.5 starts at $699
iPad Pro 12.9 starts at $799
Time to replace your old iPads and Macs...
No more connectors - all wireless charging and headphones.
You heard it here first!
Your welcome...
iPad Pro Mini starts at $499.
iPad Pro 9.7 starts at $599.
iPad Pro 10.5 starts at $699
iPad Pro 12.9 starts at $799
Time to replace your old iPads and Macs...
No more connectors - all wireless charging and headphones.
You heard it here first!
Your welcome...
I'll add that this rumored event might be the perfect swan song for the small auditorium at 1 Infinite Loop.
No pivot, not a great product. Then I can do everything better with numbers.
Not to mention missing functionalities as what-if, goal seek, ...
opening 2 excels at the same time??
iPad Pro is hardly pro on this level... and it's very clever of Microsoft not to release pivot functionalities for iPad. Companies are buying surface pros en masse.
I'm frustrated because of apples 'I don't give a ...' regarding this.
I recently used a friend's iPad Pro 12.9", and I was shocked at how few icons you could fit on the screen. It was what you'd do if you had to start with a 3.5" iPhone screen and gradually stretch it up to a 12.9" screen, because that's what Apple has done.
The iPad is a great device, but if Apple is serious about it being a major productivity tool, they need to create a TRUE iPad OS. The current method of multitasking is passable, but it's only as good as the underlying OS. The app picker is hilariously bad. iCloud Drive on the iPad? Yikes. There are many more instances of failures, but others have shown those better than I could have.
Apple, want to kill off the Mac? We can tell.Nothing we can do about that. Give us a kickass iPad so we don't care as much about you leaving the Mac to die on the vine.
Aren't all the above products dead? Look at buyers guide... must be one of the audience Apple is targeting today to buy any of it.
You have a valid point I agree. I have no qualms about paying for useful software, and in fact, I do have a family subscription to Office 365 which allows me to run Office on all of my devices.
I am merely stating the fact that for people trying to decide between the 9.7" and the 10.5" iPad, one of the parameters to consider is free vs paid for Office 365 caused just by the display size. For some people it may not be an issue but for others, it could be something to consider and most people may not even be aware of it.
Ok, now I understand what you were saying. I wonder if MS will simply change its subscription model to cover the 10.5" iPad.
I'm guessing the 10.5 will have approximately the same footprint as the 9.7, so you get more screen real estate for about the same size. I'm sure the bezel-less design will migrate to the big pro in a year or so. All just guesses.
Get ready for a big disappointment. It's better for your health not to expect anything
I'm guessing the new design will be newsworthy in and of itself, making a small town hall/keynote appropriate.
Teacher don't use iPads anymore. It's Windows and chromebooks. I'm curious what the target audience for the iPads will be. Without any software improvements and poor handling of files it's a very expensive internet device.
Oh, I doubt it very much. They must be more than thankful to Apple for increasing the display size to 10.5". Microsoft states that Office 365 can be used free of charge on devices with 10" or less. Now, it makes me wonder why the new iPad is not just 10" but 10.5" which leaves no room to argue about the status of the free vs paid usage.
If the event will take place in the new Steve Jobs theatre on Apple park, expect 1,5 hour of how great the building is, showing of movies about the construction and eye to detail and finish spoken by Ive. Then one more thing: Phil introduces the incremental upgrades of the iPad, finished by Tim how amazing they're and how thrilled he is. Saying goodbye to the audience and ensuring they've lots of stuff in the pipeline and you'll see this only coming from Apple.