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iPad Air 3 Cases to Fit Four Speakers, Rear Flash, and Smart Connector Appear
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Yes. I still have a ipad 4 so I'm sure it would still be lighter. 1 speaker gets kinda annoying when you listen to Dota 2 streams so much.
That's why I didn't really see the point of the iPad Pro. I was hoping they would just add 4 GB of memory to the iPad Air, and eventually incorporate pencil support. (4 speakers I could take or leave). And it was inevitable that the iPad Air would eventually get the same processor.
If this gets Apple Pencil then I'm queueing up a week before hand for it! I'll even let my beloved iPad Mini 4 go for it...
Maybe they'll call it the iPad Air Pro?
Maybe they'll call it the iPad Air Pro?
lol ! We are in 2016 not 2012 and the benchmark for us should be the Air 2 and it's thickness and weight not iPad 4's weight and thickness.
I think the chance the Air 3 will be pencil compatible is close to zero. The chance that it will have pencil support at it's current price point is absolutely zero. But should that be the case, I would regret it. The bigger canvas is certainly advantageous with drawing, but smaller, lighter and cheaper are also things I highly value in Apple products. Be aware the iPad Pro is more of a "sit at the table" than "sit on the couch" tablet. But since you say about yourself, you care most about the wacom like drawing, you most definitely are an iPad Pro person. Go buy it now!I am currently seriously thinking about an iPad Pro, and mainly for the wacom like drawing that can be done on it… Any help is appreciated
I don't even use the speakers on my iPad, I use headphones. I'll stick with the iPad Air 2 for now.
That's always been a stupid criticism. I've been using touchscreen laptops since Windows 8 came out in 2012. I do still use the trackpad most of the time, but a touchscreen is often quite convenient and not uncomfortable to use.
The benchmark is what each person makes of it. Nothing more. Not everyone has the latest model every year so just comparing it to that would be silly. Also thinner and thinner each year isn't good either. Rather see more focus on other aspects.
Although this is good to see iPad Air getting some good features, I could never downgrade from the iPad Pro. It truly is the best apple device I have ever owned.
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Size makes all the difference.
Ok, I'm assuming "English 2nd language", but still...
Better run that post by a buddy - it makes negative sense.
It's kinda just stringing together words with no point whatsoever.
As the proud owner of a Surface Pro 3, I am considering an iPad as my next purchase to complete my Apple ecosystem. Its that I am torn between the Air (small screen) and the iPad Pro (too many compromises and price). I don't want to buy an Air just to downgrade at the same time, its a comfortable size.
Doesn't Apple normally put the Flash on the side and not the bottom? I don't think this is a final design.
This is the first iPad that I've been really interested in since the introduction of the iPad Mini (okay, the original Air was pretty cool, too). In a couple of years when it's time to sell my MacBook maybe I'll make the leap over to one Mac at home for the whole family, and an iPad for my own daily use (versus the laptop). This looks like it could be a really great iteration!
Might upgrade from my iPad 3 for this. I've been loving my Mini 2 but want a bigger new iPad now that i got the 6S+.
I doubt it. They'll need something to bring people to the Pro level. I could see Apple making the argument that if you want to draw/write, you'll need the bigger footprint of the Pro.
I honestly doubt it will have pencil support. Everyone hoping for it is just setting themselves up for disappointment.
There's no surprise that Apple would bring the Air up to par with the Pro spec-wise. Now I can only hope for the Mini to get the same treatment this fall! Probably 2017 at earliest, though.
Yeah, I've played plenty of audio at full volume on the iPad Air 2 and never experienced distortion if the audio is properly mixed. You do feel the sound vibrations a bit more when holding sometimes, but it's nothing major and doesn't distort the sound. I personally preferred the Air 1's speakers when listening to (or working with) music, but the Air 2 is a bit louder and has fuller sound that works well for video watching.
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I like my iPad Pro way more than my Surface Pro 3. I have the i5/8GB/256GB model and it's pretty much collecting dust now. I power it up every few weeks to keep Windows 10 updated but otherwise it gets almost no use.
Your comprehension skills must be lacking, because the post you quoted made far more than "negative" sense.