I wonder if this could possibly be a 12.9-Inch Retina Display for a new MacBook Air rather than for a new 'iPad Pro'.
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Apple Suppliers Said to Begin Production of 12.9-Inch Retina Display for Early 2014 'iPad Pro'
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If it happens I hope iPad Pro will be a device like Surface Pro i.e. run OSX and have a Wacom Digitizer so its suitable for drawing,sketching,graphic design.
Like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1zyomjEMQ
If it happens I hope iPad Pro will be a device like Surface Pro i.e. run OSX and have a Wacom Digitizer so its suitable for drawing,sketching,graphic design.
Like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1zyomjEMQ
They didn't just blow up 1024 x 768. They're up to 2048 x 1536 now. Even on the mini.
I really hope they come up with something like that. Also at a much higher (17" plus) screen size and at 4K. However, given that Apple has failed with their writing recognition software in the past (see Newton), I don't think there will be one, at least not in the near future. Not that I'd need writing recognition...
Please Apple give us the TRUE follower to our beloved 17" MBP's!
Until product cannibalism exists. The whole point is it goes against Apple's core ethos. "Make a few products but make them excellent".
but it is presumably a full Win 8 machine, with keyboard, when you need it. With iPad/iOS you're sacrificing functionality for extreme portability.
Also, (aside from any reasoned arguments) producing that would go completely against what Tim Cook said about "making tablets into laptops and laptops into tablets". Mind you, if you're a CEO everything a stupid idea until you have one to sell
Yes, that would be a "niche market".
Windows pen-based tablets & convertibles existed in niche markets for years before the iPad.
Mac mini really doesn't fall into the same category as the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. It is a desktop, so it should be with the Mac Pro. So, by your logic, this is what we should have:
iPad mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro
MacBook mini, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
Mac mini, Mac Air, Mac Pro
What if the iPad Pro and the MacBook mini where combined into one product? Also, I wonder what a Mac Air would be like!
I want a MacBook Mini.
999, 32gb wifi. I am very sure they will want to slip under that magical 1k number
If this is a plain iOS device and you're talking dollars then that sounds about right. If it turns out to be a Mac hybrid or even a replacement for the MBA it I'm thinking around $1199 for a 128GB version.
Do you really think Apple has to "compete" with Surface ?
For the bussiness side YES
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Did I ever mention that it wasn't about marketing?
Everything you said was exactly what I was implying.
iPad PRO only makes sense IF
I use the new Wacom Cintique Companion 512 Windows8.1 as I am tired waiting for Apple to create a Pro version of the iPad and this rumor will be a disaster if it does not come with a stylus that auto connects to Apps and of corse the screen like the new Wacom tablets.
Frankly, I cannot see Apple having the guts to admit a finger does not make a good tool for most artists over five.
Just having another high def screen is not enough, and the price will make the Cintique Companion look cheap.
Apple has to make the iPad PRO seamless with an artist's workflow and a stylus is a must and no more thugly Bluetooth. Even the Surface PRO has a stylus that like Wacom needs no battery and simply works!
Apple needs a PRO model but they are almost too late. Samsung.....
I use the new Wacom Cintique Companion 512 Windows8.1 as I am tired waiting for Apple to create a Pro version of the iPad and this rumor will be a disaster if it does not come with a stylus that auto connects to Apps and of corse the screen like the new Wacom tablets.
Frankly, I cannot see Apple having the guts to admit a finger does not make a good tool for most artists over five.
Just having another high def screen is not enough, and the price will make the Cintique Companion look cheap.
Apple has to make the iPad PRO seamless with an artist's workflow and a stylus is a must and no more thugly Bluetooth. Even the Surface PRO has a stylus that like Wacom needs no battery and simply works!
Apple needs a PRO model but they are almost too late. Samsung.....
What the analyst stated is silly.
A 30% increase in pixels is plain silly.
Ever heard of screen resolution? Apple maintained a trend, which is based on the idea of points. A 300% increase in pixels, that is double the resolution, makes sense, from a theoretical point of view. 30% or similar does not. There is a direct implication on the screen resolution, since a pixel can't act as a pixel and a half or else. Stating a new iPad with the current screen size is going to pack 30% more pixels means it will have a different resolution than the iPad 3, 4, Air and Retina Mini, which is absurd.
From what I have read on the net this is nothing more than an iPad Air with a bigger display as it will likely contain the same A7 chip as the Air and run iOS7. If this is true then shame on you Apple! This should of been the opportunity for Apple to run OSX on a touch screen tablet with a minimum of 4GB and a Core i5/i7 CPU.
You might be on to something in regards to a dual device. It wouldn't be sold separately though.
Yeah and I'm trying to tell you it's called iPad Air to sell more, that is the only reason. Not because there is an iPad 'Pro' in development (there likely isn't). Why call it iPad Air instead of iPad 5? Because iPad 5 tells the vast majority of people who don't know what changes it has, that it is simply the next iteration, and more powerful like every upgrade. The iPad Air tells people it has been drastically changed with respect to size and weight, and that name alone will draw far more attention to it, having people realize that these changes were made, in turn selling far more units because of it. Same reason the iPad Mini went to iPad Mini with retina display as opposed to iPad Mini 2. Even if Apple were stupid enough to produce a 12.9" tablet and call it iPad 'Pro' the iPad Air was not named that because of it, it was named that for reasons I've stated.Did I ever mention that it wasn't about marketing?
Everything you said was exactly what I was implying.
The main reason Apple wouldn't produce a 12.9" tablet and call it iPad 'Pro' is because 99% of purchases of iOS devices aren't professionals needing it for that purpose. It wouldn't sell many units AT ALL. Also because what would they put in it that would support the needed computing power? The A15? Oh wait. The next chip is the A8 and it will be marginally better than the A7, and it will be in all new devices in 2014.
I'd love for someone to do a schematic based off the proportions of the iPad Air and make a 12.9" iPad mockup so people could print it out (if it could even fit on a piece of paper) and see how ridiculous it looks (and keep in mind it would weigh every bit of 1.6-2lb.
Stationary purposes:
Kiosks
Window displays
Library (book catalog)
Mall directory, interactive
Mobile:
group settings/ small presentations
those with poor eyesight
Collaborative efforts on same screen (use like a table top)
I am sure others can think up ideas.
