Ars Technica iPad Pro review

[MaulRx]

I agree. The fact that the new smart cover doesn't properly fit the new iPad, and instead overhangs the side is a real bummer. The fact that Apple designed it to pair with the back case at another 60 bucks really stinks.

For me, it's not about the extra money—although that is annoying—but the WHOLE POINT of the iPad vs. just using a Macbook Air is it's super thin, easy form factor. When the cases start making is as thick as an Air, Apple is destroying part of the value prop for people like me.

I agree about the size. Although I'll probably buy the case now to make the cover work....


I also feel no need to add a keyboard to my iPad. If I have work to do that needs a keyboard I'll sit down at my MacBook. Now I'll reconsider when the iPad can run osx\ios at the same time.

 

[ZBoater]

Engadget's review is up.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/31/ipad-pro-9-7-review/

 

[rui no onna]

Engadget's review is up.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/31/ipad-pro-9-7-review/

Decent review but this is why I'm still waiting on the AnandTech review for more technical information (although it's not really going to affect my purchase):

Now, I didn't see any differences in graphical and gaming performance between the two iPad pros, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. The Pro 9.7 notched near-identical benchmark scores as the bigger model, except for some strangely low frame rates when I ran GFXBench's off-screen Manhattan test. (Both Pros delivered near-identical numbers when rendering frames on-screen.) That hiccup aside, this is the most power Apple has ever crammed into a 9.7-inch iPad, and if you're coming from an older iPad it's downright revelatory.

On the AnandTech review, we'll likely see an explanation. My guess as mentioned in previous posts is single channel versus dual channel memory. Looking at the on-screen results for the Manhattan test though (Pro 9.7 is just a smidgen higher than Pro 12.9), it seems the extra 2M or so pixels on the 12.9 requires the extra memory bandwidth.

 

[JohnnyGo]

Jason Snell has nice things to say about the Smart Keyboard cover

https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/03/keyboard-for-97-inch-ipad-pro/