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CES 2021: Kensington's New StudioDock Combines iPad Pro Docking Station With iPhone and AirPods Chargers
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Because the majority of devices use USB Type A. USB printers, external drives, webcams, wireless kb/mouse sets, pretty much you name it, it comes with a USB A connection. Sure, if you look hard enough, you can find drives with USB-C, but most devices are still USB-A.
Something you can actually work on for an extended period of time without constant frustration.
I think iPad is good for what it's good for, if you know what I mean. I use my MacBook for certain tasks and the iPad for others. iPad is great for anything illustrative, and I also use LumaFusion for video editing purely because the iPad Pro has more graphical grunt than my Intel MacBook.
Many other tasks are much, much easier on the MacBook though, without a doubt.
I'm happy to have both devices, but iPad is not a computer replacement by a long shot.
Personally, I'd just buy a monitor. But, you know, this thing is a cute Apple-looking stand for a tiny 12.9" screen, so why not?
I get that. What I’m saying is 1 USB C port isn’t enough. It should be 3 Type C and 1 Type A. At this rate it’s going to take 100yrs for Type A to go away. Just get rid of it already.
I'm guessing it will be at least $349-$399 based on similar products that Kensington has for the Microsoft Surface and Surface Go. Maybe more because it has wireless charging and, well, they're catering to Apple customers
I’d rather have an iPad running macOS (optimized for touch)!
100%. Despite sticking with Apple since the first iphone and ipad, iOS has always felt like it is forcing me to adapt to how it does things rather than the other way around. I do it because the hardware is great (generally) and the touch interface is almost flawless - but the software is frustrating and always feels like it should have come further along by now. It's always "next update" mentality - but I will speak for myself.
Apple have had a very long road map planned out for years and trickle everything to us to maintain profits, and who can blame them. It's taken the competition a long time to catch up and still ipad and Apple watch is not matched.
Alot of people are waiting/hoping for iOS and MacOS to converge but this is still years away. Remember Apple is a hardware company first.
True if you use your laptop as a desktop replacement. Which is where this is aiming.
I disagree. I'm using an M1 MacBook Air and wish that it had touchscreen for when I use iOS apps on it. If this was possible, I would be selling my iPad Pro in a heartbeat, and enjoy the convenience of only having to carry one device instead of 2.
looks like a great item and should be a good seller if they don't over price. signed up and waiting.....
The ONLY things wired in to my computers these days is USB C. Monitors and fast drives. Printers, mice, keyboard pretty much you name it are wireless. Heck i even access my 24 tb NAS wirelessly. One legacy USB A would be plenty for me. Just saying.
Yeah, the 90% of the time when you're only doing one thing. I'm the same here. Wouldn't get rid of it for the world, but I do wish they'd massively improve it.
I disagree with this. I honestly would not be using the touchscreen on my MacBook Pro because it’s not using iOS. iPad allows it to be perfect as a touchscreen because of its gestures and functionality as a tablet. The screen on a MacBook was not designed to be tapped and were it configured to be used as a touchscreen it would be a horrible experience, just like my experience with the MS Surface which I used to own.
That’s a pretty short-sighted perspective. You don’t think Apple can add iPad-like gestures to a touchscreen MacBook? And as far as macOS versus iOS, do you not see that they’re headed toward convergence? Do you not see the popularity of people essentially converting an iPad into a laptop? Maybe it’s just so obvious, you’re not looking.
For the legacy addicts. The same reason vga and serial ports stuck around for so long. People will spend $150-250 on a metal stand but whine that their frayed USB-A cable can’t be used. Go buy a USB-c replacement for 5-10 bucks and toss the mindset.
I think people that actually have USB C stuff other than iPhone charging cables will be a growing minority. Most people will never plug anything into their iPad other than a charger. Most people won't plug anything into a MacBook that doesn't have an adapter or hub. I'm sure there will be those with hard drives, monitors, flash drives or GPUs but more people without.
Or just use the hardware as long as it works, including the accessories bought over the cause of many years.
Well said. Any computer screen at home should support touch. Don’t I want full iOS on my Mac? Nope. Should kids learn how to zoom images on a Mac just because it’s the outlier that doesn’t support pinching and zooming gestures in the 21st century?