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Apple's 18-Inch Foldable iPad Delayed Until 2029, Could Cost Up to $3,900
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Anyone buying an Apple Vision Pro deserves a mental evaluation lolllllllll
Considering the amount of e-bikes being sold in the world these days, I wonder if Apple would consider creating something like "BikePlay" (like CarPlay) for it to allow riders to use their iPhone as their display for navigation, bike settings, etc.
I can justify the price if I am in the market for a new phone and a new iPad. If I have both of those already though, I would not go out of my way to get a foldable. Plus, the crease. It will have one regardless at some point. It will not be future proof.
Apple might be better off developing either a Macbook or Ipad with a tiny bezel in the middle of the screen rather than a crease.
For an 18" display, I won't have a problem with the weight, even if it weighs similar to a macbook air. My concern is how it would work with a physical keyboard. The price is quite extreme I think. But given the fact that it can replace my macbook pro entirely, I'm sure I can afford it.
If the resolution is good enough, I'd consider it above or besides a MacBook Pro as an external monitor that's even more portable than a Vision Pro or Galaxy XR
Don’t rule out the aging eyes population, that group has deep pockets and a folding phone brings back memories of the late 90’s and early 2000’s.
I would buy a folding iPad Mini that doubles as an iPhone, I rarely use my M4 MBA as it is.
It makes no sense to think of this device as a potential replacement for a phone. It could work as a laptop replacement tho. And for those who currently use both an iPad and a Macbook, the $4000 price is in the neighborhood of what they're already spending on the 2 devices this one would replace.
As for the crease, there could be a design solution to that potential issue. They would just have to leave a little extra space where it hinges, so that the screen bends instead of folding completely flat. So the folded device would be a bit thicker on one side than the other, like a D-ring binder.
But is an 18" tablet (that folds in half) really useful for anything? It would be too large to really use it like a traditional tablet since you would need to hold it with both hands, or you would have to use it like a laptop on a table at which point you have a laptop with a roughly 13" screen and an expensive OLED keyboard that is inferior to a real keyboard. Like I said, I'm struggling to see what the real use case for this is beyond being the expensive new Apple device.
Useful for drawing, design applications, presentations, portable monitor. I could see architects finding various uses for it, like working with large blueprints. Probably a lot of surprising uses would crop up among various users if the device ever gets released. If it takes off, could eventually lead to demand for even larger folding tablets.
No arguing with this, don't see a tablet this size being optimal for "traditional" uses. Don't think it's meant for that either.
That could be useful. But it would be more effective as a laptop replacement in unfolded mode, attached to a physical keyboard. Or even a desktop replacement.
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Fair but it sounds like most of these use cases are just uses where a large touchscreen would be useful and it folding in half doesn't really accomplish much other than making it a little easier to transport? That's all I'm really trying to say.
I'd say a lot easier to transport. But that's just me. Depends on where/how one is transporting it. Probably would be pretty useless for most people. But (for example), someone who frequently flies on planes with a single small carry-on item, would appreciate the ability to fold it in half and put it in a backpack. My 16-inch MBP fits easily into my backpack, but anything bigger would be cumbersome. That's why I'd call this a niche product, for those willing to pay a premium for portability/versatility of a device like this.
As much as I would like a folding iPad, there is absolutely no way I'd be paying $4,000 dollars for something like this.
Companies need to be reasonable with the products that they're developing and the prices they decide on. If the prices are outlandish (like the Vision Pro was), no one will buy the products.
Companies need to be reasonable with the products that they're developing and the prices they decide on. If the prices are outlandish (like the Vision Pro was), no one will buy the products.