I'm not getting the need to 'mass produce' the iPad. Everyone has one, and the new version admittedly doesn't include much that would cause them to trade up.
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Apple Suppliers 'Gearing Up for Mass Production' of Updated iPad and AirPods
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They really need to focus on the sound quality. Airpods are great for the gym but I don't use them in any other situation because the sound quality is not up to par. They really need to sound better at $160.
In your opinion. Other people recognize they are just like earpods without the wire...
You honestly think the Samsung Buds or Google buds looks better?
Yes. This is the only live event Apple is going to run in the spring, so it would make sense to coordinate rollouts. Products that miss a live event announcement just get a press release.
All batteries used in these products have the same issues of a limited number of charge cycles before the battery starts degrading. AirPods just get used so often by those of us who love them that we race through multiple full charge cycles per day, unlike our iPhones and iPads, which in a couple of years of heavy use really hurts the charge capacity.
Maybe they will announce new lightning cables in spring colors! So exciting!
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I would consider trading up from my iPad Air 2. The combination of specs and price has to be justifiable though. The Air 2 is definitely usable, but has trouble with HEVC, and a new 10" iPad would be a good excuse to finally pass the iPad Air 2 down to my kids.
I would upgrade for an Apple A11 or A10X with 4 GB RAM, for a decent price. That could be a lower end 10.2" iPad with screen/speakers/etc. like the current 9.7" model, or else mid-priced replacement for 10.5" Pro with better screen/speakers/etc. than the existing 9.7" iPad but also branded as a non-Pro.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-or-2020-10-ipad.2164986/page-5#post-27179936
BTW, even if these iPads don't make it into the event, I could see them getting a press release after with availability within a week or two.
Dear Apple,
Please take my money. Thanks.
Sincerely,
User of AirPods since December of 2016.
P.S. My battery doesn’t last over 30 minutes on a phone call and I desperately need a new pair.
Please take my money. Thanks.
Sincerely,
User of AirPods since December of 2016.
P.S. My battery doesn’t last over 30 minutes on a phone call and I desperately need a new pair.
Aside from that whole almost unusable a year later battery thing.
Looking to upgrade from Air2 as well. Don't expect 4GB RAM; most likely 3GB. Need to have laminated screen and Pencil 2. Don't want to buy Pencil 1 or use a lesser display.
3 GB would be acceptable for the low end model, but that would not likely have a laminated screen.
What I was suggesting was that maybe Apple will restrict the laminated screen to a mid-priced model to replace the 10.5" Pro, and that one would get 4 GB RAM (like the current 10.5" Pro).
4 GB RAM + laminated + wide colour gamut + improved speakers + A11/A10X would be a nice upgrade for us Air 2 owners.
Let's hope that customers are 'gearing up for mass purchasing' to accommodate the mass production. Been seeing a lot of complaints and people thinking about jumping ship on here recently. I guess if the product is right then people will buy.
Agreed. And what I feel is a HUGE (software) issue: having them connected to both phone and iPad, listening to music on the phone, someone calls you and you have "answer calls on iPad" configured so both devices ring, you answer on the iphone and all you hear is silence, because the iPad has stolen the connection.
They have a semi open design with a decent soundstage, if you close them sound stage is going to be affected and they will have more the "sound inside your head" feeling.
And a soft earbud construction to stay in better and reduce ambient noise. The $80 Apple headphones would be a good model for this. Mine are always falling out, usually at really inconvenient times (into the dog's water bowl, for example, or almost into a can of paint [thank goodness I have good reflexes and was able to swat them to the side as they fell towards the can!])
I figured they’d just release the case and AirPower and wait until the fall for Gen. 2.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had my ipad 12.9 answer a call automatically. Nor my mac. Nor my watch. On all of them I have to actively click the answer button. I answer calls on all my devices and haven’t had that issue. Are you on a beta? I’m on 12.1.2 for iphone se, 12.1.1 for ipp 12.1 gen 1, 5.1.2 on s1 watch, and 10.14.1 on 2018 mac mini. My son also answers calls on his ipad air 2 and his iphone SE without issue.
They haven't started manufacturing them yet? 11 days until the event, and they're just thinking of starting to "gear up" to make them? I guess that means they won't be shipping soon after the event.
Haters gonna hate!
I couldn't care less what people think of me when wearing mine. I'm more concerned of my appearance when tapping my right ear, especially if they don't see I am wearing them (beanie, headband).
"Dood's just banging his head!!"