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If 9.7 pro and 12.9 pro are the same price...
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i dont think the best buy deal is ever gonna come back, seems permanently dead :/
Glad a couple of us could get in on it at least
Glad a couple of us could get in on it at least
After going back and forth between the new 9.7 and 12.9 Pros, I ended up ordering the 12.9 today. I'm a 6'2" guy so I'm not terribly worried about the weight of it, but it will be interesting to see how I deal with the size. In the end, the extra screen real estate was calling to me (along with the falling prices) so I bit the bullet and ordered it.
LOL since when did your height mean anything to do with the weight of an iPad?
Haha - I guess I was trying to point out I'm not a small guy so I don't worry about the weight. How about I weigh 200lbs - is that better!
Not really
Height and weight don't always = strength, but I get your point, i'm just busting your balls.
On the phone a ton but
Sped up animations, black background menus instead of all white UI, more granular night mode, kodi a media player to play stuff over my own from nas, virtual home double tap Touch ID to lock device (not even press just finger tap) , activator -- assign gestures to anything I use force touch to turn my lights on and off from bottom left anywhere-- lock or home screen, color profiles to tweak screen temperature to look more neutral white than tinted white), slide up to get out of an app or tap Touch ID instead of just press home button..
I'm positive there's others but away from the iPad right now. I probably take them for granted
Less needed on tablet but still nice and appreciated. I like having control. I've done it since first gen iPhone day1 of out of box. Customizing is the perfect experience for me
Almost certainly keeping my air2 if my 12.9 isn't on ios9.1
Still might no matter what anyways we'll see
Sped up animations, black background menus instead of all white UI, more granular night mode, kodi a media player to play stuff over my own from nas, virtual home double tap Touch ID to lock device (not even press just finger tap) , activator -- assign gestures to anything I use force touch to turn my lights on and off from bottom left anywhere-- lock or home screen, color profiles to tweak screen temperature to look more neutral white than tinted white), slide up to get out of an app or tap Touch ID instead of just press home button..
I'm positive there's others but away from the iPad right now. I probably take them for granted
Less needed on tablet but still nice and appreciated. I like having control. I've done it since first gen iPhone day1 of out of box. Customizing is the perfect experience for me
Almost certainly keeping my air2 if my 12.9 isn't on ios9.1
Still might no matter what anyways we'll see
The 12.9 is a beautiful "piece of kit" as some would say
4gb screen speakers and pencil are keeping me entertained
4gb screen speakers and pencil are keeping me entertained
Just ordered a 12.9 skb open box
Best Buy open box has been great. The open box pencil looked untouched and the pen itself was in untampered wrap
I say I want to keep air2 for those times I want smaller but we'll see no rush on that. Still in experimenting phase and digging it. Especially browsing and watching videos
Put up my 2nd 12.9 order. Wanted to get two and pick the less warm screen as that's my preference but the other looks alright too (went with two knowing the deal may never surface again and not dealing with Genius Bar purgatory). Other ones going on Craigslist.
Best Buy open box has been great. The open box pencil looked untouched and the pen itself was in untampered wrap
I say I want to keep air2 for those times I want smaller but we'll see no rush on that. Still in experimenting phase and digging it. Especially browsing and watching videos
Put up my 2nd 12.9 order. Wanted to get two and pick the less warm screen as that's my preference but the other looks alright too (went with two knowing the deal may never surface again and not dealing with Genius Bar purgatory). Other ones going on Craigslist.
Oh sorry I should have clarified.
After slight hesitation when the deal was up I put in two orders. The deal appears to be done.
Got the orders in last Friday
After slight hesitation when the deal was up I put in two orders. The deal appears to be done.
Got the orders in last Friday
I think this thread is more relevant now that 12.9 deals crop up often and put it on parity with 9.7,
And in extreme situations, 12.9 can be cheaper than 9.7,
545 for white 32gb 12.9 on best buys site
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-g...lver/4762400.p?id=1219816183882&skuId=4762400
And in extreme situations, 12.9 can be cheaper than 9.7,
545 for white 32gb 12.9 on best buys site
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-g...lver/4762400.p?id=1219816183882&skuId=4762400
Tried the 9.7 because of the deal, it's going back!
Hate the cramped smart keyboard, it leans forward too easily, and the pencil seems to have more friction against the screen
The contrast/black levels/colors on 9.7 were quite nice though indeed, but 12.9 is no slouch. True tone seems like a bust to me, made the screen piss yellow in my living room, without night mode or whatever it's called on too
Also the cameras are sweet but how often I'll use a tablet's camera, I would say not often historically if at all really
Ymmv I'm a 12.9 belieber
Hate the cramped smart keyboard, it leans forward too easily, and the pencil seems to have more friction against the screen
The contrast/black levels/colors on 9.7 were quite nice though indeed, but 12.9 is no slouch. True tone seems like a bust to me, made the screen piss yellow in my living room, without night mode or whatever it's called on too
Also the cameras are sweet but how often I'll use a tablet's camera, I would say not often historically if at all really
Ymmv I'm a 12.9 belieber
