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Apple to Launch 12.9-Inch iPad in Early 2015

nagromme said:
Sounds awesome for artists/musicians/creatives. Or paired with an easily-removed Logitech-style keyboard cover (which, unlike Microsoft's Logitech imitations, have REAL keys that feel like a laptop).

A MacBook Air has certain big advantages over iOS. But iOS has its own advantages as well. I know people with iPads and keyboards that are much better served by that than by a Mac. (I'd call them "low end" users, except they're doing some really advanced creative stuff with that touchscreen!)

If this is real (in the market, not just the lab!) I don't see it being a top-selling blockbuster, and that's OK. The iPad Air size is the sweet spot for me and many, but I'm sure there's also a growing niche for bigger-screen touch computing to fill!

EDIT: And I do NOT think it would go for the same market the Surface aims for (albeit some overlap of course). That's a poor laptop coupled with a poor tablet, and doesn't know what it wants to be. It's for traditional desktop software--or why bother choosing one? Kind of neat in a way, but almost never the best choice. A true competitor to Surface would be a touch-based Mac (please no!) but I see little need for that in the near term. A larger iPad would be just that—with all the benefits of ease and app ecosystem that the iPad already has over Surface. What do people do with an iPad now? Do it bigger!
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Nothing about Microsoft's touch covers imitates Logitech...and the Surface has had a Type Cover with real keys from the getgo.

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cube said:
More than 1cm longer diagonal than the Samsung 12.2 but with 4:3 aspect ratio makes it a contender.

But it needs a built-in stylus and a microSDXC slot.

And multiwindow.

It will probably also need AMOLED by that time.

And of course, a GUI which doesn't suck.
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SD slot - camera kit
Multiwindow supposedly on the way
AMOLED is not a "feature", it is completely unneeded and not as nice as a good IPS display anyway
Right, because people spend so much time with the GUI of a tablet beyond launching an app.../s
 
I hope against all odds that it has a pressure sensitive digitizer. I don't know how others would use a big tablet like that, but as an artist I would use it as a portable digital canvas. Right now I'm using a Galaxy Note Pro. It does the job but I have several complaints, a few of which are inherent from it simply being a Samsung device running Android.
 
So....when Tim Cook said back in January that 2014 would see Apple releasing its best line of products ever....um....I guess he really meant to say 2015.
 
iPads should have a more robust version of iOS running on them. Don't ask me what else Apple should add....because I don't personally feel let down by my iPads at all.

But it seems to me that people expect more out of an iPad than what they get out of their iPhone. I think Apple can bring some additional features/innovation to iOS specific to the iPad.

*Note* A big plus does lie in developers creating additional functionality in the iPad version of their apps. While many take advantage of this, I think developers should continue to push the envelope on the iPad side.
 
@Surface Pro 3: it's too big to be a tablet. You're better off with an iPad and a MBA.

@12.9 inch iPad rumor: Wow! Great product! I can definitely use bigger screen!

LOL@iFanboys.
 
jakeOSX said:
for an ipad of this size, i suspect they would be targeting the Surface type items, meaning half tablet, half laptop.

And I think they will need some kind of non-touch input to add to that, whether that is mouse or stylus, to promote using it for more 'real' work.

otherwise, even simple things like copy and paste on a document remain as they are... unweildy. ok to do occasionally, but not preferred.

(IMHO)
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Agreed. I need a real os to do real work.
 
Wiesenlooser said:
For me, as someone who loves drawing and creative apps, apple just HAS to come up with a stylus solution.

All iPad styli just simply suck compared to samsungs note Wacom versions or even n-trig.

It's a shame, that the iPad has the best creativity apps, but lacks the tools to use it. That's why I never came to buy an iPad so far.
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Me too. I always wanted to buy the 9.7" iPad but could never justify it because art is the main thing I would want to use it for. And I also actually wanted something bigger than 9.7". When the 12.2" Galaxy Note Pro came out I was excited to finally get a decent digital sketchbook but at the same time I was very disappointed that it wasn't Apple/iOS. If this 12.9" iPad has a good stylus/digitizer, it will be perfect and you can bet I will be switching.
 
I just don't understand why Apple would want/need to do this. Might as well just make the Macbook air a Macbook Air + iOS edition or something fancy like that.
 
please apple give us a stylus and a keyboard that is designed to go with it.


"working" on an ipad is not an option.
I used to store some PDFs on ipad to do some reading with annotation but even that turned out to be not that good.
 
Iconoclysm said:
SD slot - camera kit
Multiwindow supposedly on the way
AMOLED is not a "feature", it is completely unneeded and not as nice as a good IPS display anyway
Right, because people spend so much time with the GUI of a tablet beyond launching an app.../s
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Since the S5 AMOLED is looking quite a bit better than any IPS Panel, imo. I know IPS still has the reputation of the "Choice of the Adept", but that was a few years ago. Especially because Apple kind of lost track when it comes to displays. The iPad Mini display (Retina) for example is one of the worst I've seen in an Apple product so far.
 
SHNXX said:
please apple give us a stylus and a keyboard that is designed to go with it.


"working" on an ipad is not an option.
I used to store some PDFs on ipad to do some reading with annotation but even that turned out to be not that good.
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Some people do their work quite well on an iPad.

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maflynn said:
Didn't Tim Cook promise us (and the investors) a lot of great innovative products in 2014? Seems that list is shrinking down :(
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No, he said this year will have the greatest products they've ever made. Even if they only did spec bumps, he'd be right.
 
SHNXX said:
Yes ur right. I forgot to qualify my statement with reference to my uses.
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From what it sounds, by the way, a Surface Pro sounds more like something you'd need than an iPad. I can only go from annotated PDFs as a reference, though.

Right tool for the job. Always look for the right tool for the job.
 
mbdownunder said:
I know it's just a mockup, but why does the 12.9" iPad screen look much bigger than the 13" MacBook screen?
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THIS!!!

Seriously, this comment has been posted every single time since the mockup was rendered. When is Macrumors going to address this???
 
Michael Goff said:
From what it sounds, by the way, a Surface Pro sounds more like something you'd need than an iPad. I can only go from annotated PDFs as a reference, though.

Right tool for the job. Always look for the right tool for the job.
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Well I would need note taking, some light programming in MATLAB, some illustrator, photoshop, excel, ...

I just carry my MacBook Pro.
although surface would be good for note taking, I do'nt like the idea of having to use two different operating systems which cannot be sync'ed.
 
SHNXX said:
Well I would need note taking, some light programming in MATLAB, some illustrator, photoshop, excel, ...

I just carry my MacBook Pro.
although surface would be good for note taking, I do'nt like the idea of having to use two different operating systems which cannot be sync'ed.
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Makes sense.

For the record, though, you can sync just about anything between a SP and OS X. Files can sync with OneDrive. Passwords can sync with Chrome. There's still the problem of two separate, and completely different, Operating Systems.

For the record, not trying to sell you on a SP or anything. Just trying to help out, since that's what this board is for.
 
Michael Goff said:
Makes sense.

For the record, though, you can sync just about anything between a SP and OS X. Files can sync with OneDrive. Passwords can sync with Chrome. There's still the problem of two separate, and completely different, Operating Systems.

For the record, not trying to sell you on a SP or anything. Just trying to help out, since that's what this board is for.
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what's SP?
 
Michael Goff said:
It's going by the 4:3 vs 16:10 reasoning.

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Surface Pro.
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ah okay.

I have windows machines at home and at work and while they're okay i really don't like using them for extended use.

I guess getting a surface pro JUST FOR ONENOTE might not be so bad though.
Would I be able to view onenote hand annotated content?

For that matter, I wonder if there are any good PDF annotation applications on Surface Pro that were not made by the same people who make them for the iPad (they are ALL ****ING GARBAGE).
 
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