Shame on Apple for still putting 60hz displays into their devices. Buying Apple products means more and more paying a premium for inferior hardware. Don’t get me started with software. 
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Ipad user since release, now owner of a ipad mini 6.
I hardly use it at all if not at all.
I used to romanticize the Ipad as the ultimate travel mate/ personal assistance.
But now Iphones are so much more powerful and convenient to use, the Ipad no longer is required for me.
I dont game, use socialmedia or do netflix or anything anymore for the past years, so i shifted in my needs there as well.
IpadOS is so restrictive, 3th party app makers often dont make a dedicated Ipad app, so you have to blow them up 2X, which is ugly!!!
The all in one device i wanted the Ipad to be, is in the end my Iphone.
I hardly use it at all if not at all.
I used to romanticize the Ipad as the ultimate travel mate/ personal assistance.
But now Iphones are so much more powerful and convenient to use, the Ipad no longer is required for me.
I dont game, use socialmedia or do netflix or anything anymore for the past years, so i shifted in my needs there as well.
IpadOS is so restrictive, 3th party app makers often dont make a dedicated Ipad app, so you have to blow them up 2X, which is ugly!!!
The all in one device i wanted the Ipad to be, is in the end my Iphone.
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Reality is, majority of people buying an iPad don't care and don't even notice the 60hz.Shame on Apple for still putting 60hz displays into their devices. Buying Apple products means more and more paying a premium for inferior hardware. Don’t get me started with software.
Lots of people are focused on numbers, but they don't tell the whole story.
If its such an issue for you, just don't purchase the product. Send a message to Apple through your wallet versus a message board.
I’ve had a few iPads over the years, and I can’t tell any real-world difference between the M2 and the M1. The M4 does appear to be a decent upgrade although it’s still the DeLorean of tablets. For strictly business productivity, I prefer the surface pro business with the more unified operating system. Sadly, you just don’t get as much bang for your buck with Microsoft, but oh well. 🤷♂️
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I guess Apple made the 2018 IPP to well for their own good! I'll be hanging onto it a while longer....maybe have to spring for a battery replacement at some point.
Thanks for this - shows that there's no good reason to trade my 2018 12.9" IPP for the M2 IPAThere is a website for that:
iPad - Compare Models
Compare resolution, size, weight, performance, battery life, and storage of iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad, and iPad mini models.www.apple.com
It's also been, for many generations, lighter and thinner than the rest of the lineup. You know, when "Air" meant something. See also: MacBook "Air".
No. Same
The outer dimensions are the same and the display diagonal.
From aplles website:“the 11-inch iPad Air, 10.9-inch iPad Air, and iPad (10th generation) are 10.86 inches“
One other difference between the two that could be a game changer for some is that the iPad Pro display very likely suffers from PWM whilst that of the Air which appears to be the same generation display as the previous one most likely doesn't. I spend a lot of time looking at the ipad screen so this is a big deal for me at least.
Most of their 120hz devices aren't "real" 120hz anyway AND doesn't attempt to operate system wide...Shame on Apple for still putting 60hz displays into their devices. Buying Apple products means more and more paying a premium for inferior hardware. Don’t get me started with software.
You can also go buy an inferior product from another brand that has all the bumped up specs you like. You do have a choice!Shame on Apple for still putting 60hz displays into their devices. Buying Apple products means more and more paying a premium for inferior hardware. Don’t get me started with software.
Only the 12.9 inch has the mini-LED display. In any event, you're right. In my opinion an M2 Pro is a better bet than an M2 or even an M3 Air due to the extra features. The only thing is that it will probably have one year less support than the M3?
Buy Once, Cry Once. Get the Pro, you won't regret it.
But if you do buy the Air, never set it up next to a Pro and compare.
But if you do buy the Air, never set it up next to a Pro and compare.
Yes it’ll likely have an earlier support cutoff than the M3. That said, Apple only just released the M2 Air last year, and that model will likely have support until 2030 or so based on past history. Make of that what you will, but it may (or may not) mean the M2 Pro will also have a pretty long update support ahead.
Since this is a year old thread at this point, it might be good to also wait a few months until the fall for the M5 Pro so all the older gens will also drop in price.
Yeah, that is worth thinking about. -- And Wow. I didn't even notice how old the thread was because Macrumors posted an article today comparing the Pro to the Air that links to all of these comments.
Although my MacBook Pro is my main machine, I now have limited use for it apart from its tethered desktop location. Got a 10th Gen Thinkpad Yoga, and loaded Unbuntu on it. The touch screen and "infinite position" hinge are a dream when you are using your device while having to holding it (e.g. maximize portability). I wish Apple -- really wish... Oh well it will never happen. Apple is really locked in re: innovation these days for devices running MacOS. Sad. If there was a Macbook Air with the features of the Yoga... INSTANT BUY.
Flame away re: How stupid it is to touch your screen, How and iPad/Macbook combo is better. Until you have lived with, and fully utilized something like a Thinkpad Yoga, you are simply hopelessly caught in the current Apple RDF.
Flame away re: How stupid it is to touch your screen, How and iPad/Macbook combo is better. Until you have lived with, and fully utilized something like a Thinkpad Yoga, you are simply hopelessly caught in the current Apple RDF.
I decided in favor of the air two years ago, but the missing Face ID, when I see how smooth it works on my phone each day… Touch ID is a true downer.
I’m hoping for a next geb iPad air with Face ID, the price gap is still too wide just for the Face ID feature
I’m hoping for a next geb iPad air with Face ID, the price gap is still too wide just for the Face ID feature
Value/$ is absolutely abysmal on both iPad 11th Gen. and iPad Air M3.
Getting an M4 Pro is the way to go.
-The display on iPad Pro M4 is worth the higher price on its own. It's the best display on any iPhone, MacBook, iMac, iPad ever. Nothing compares.
I'd recommend to get an M4 iPad Pro refurbished if a new one is outside your budget. Or an M2 13" Air if even the M3 Airs are still too expensive (the difference between M2 and M3 Air is basically non-existent).
Getting an M4 Pro is the way to go.
-The display on iPad Pro M4 is worth the higher price on its own. It's the best display on any iPhone, MacBook, iMac, iPad ever. Nothing compares.
I'd recommend to get an M4 iPad Pro refurbished if a new one is outside your budget. Or an M2 13" Air if even the M3 Airs are still too expensive (the difference between M2 and M3 Air is basically non-existent).
I've been out of the game for a while but $350 for a keyboard?!! Aren't there any third-party options? I never paid more than $80 (and usually $40-60) for a keyboard for my first two iPads.