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bensisko

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Jul 24, 2002
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It worth the upgrade to the 12.9 iPad Pro from iPad Air 2?

Depends on what angle you're looking at it from.

If you're ONLY looking at it from a Performance perspective, then no. You're not going to notice any performance improvements (namely because your Air 2 is still more then sufficient).

Experience features that DO make it worth it (mileage depending):
  • The Pencil - this is HUGE (though it may not matter to everybody)
  • Larger screen size - more "immersive"
  • Quad speakers - like night and day between the Air 2 and the Pro
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you forgot to mention taking advantage of their free wifi.

True, though I rarely use their WiFi because it's so freakin slow!
 

sracer

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Apr 9, 2010
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Starbucks is the McDonald's of coffee. I rarely ever step foot in one around me. However when I am traveling, and need a place to get some work done I will seek them out. Not for the coffee but for a place to sit, and focus.
Riiiiight. Because nothing says "conducive to focusing" like a noisy place with poor ergonomics. ;) or maybe by "focus" you meant, "hipster spotting". :p
 

DeepIn2U

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May 30, 2002
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I'm sitting in a starbucks right now using one!
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Please be mindful or take care when taking pictures in public having children in the background (especially if not yours). Parents may not take kindly to his with weirdos out there. I know not intentional and this child cannot be identified (or raise any blood temperature of any weirdo about), but take care and courteous that the picture is presented online please.

Public service message off. ;)
 
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M. Gustave

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Please be mindful or take care when taking pictures in public having children in the background (especially if not yours). Parents may not take kindly to his with weirdos out there. I know not intentional and this child cannot be identified (or raise any blood temperature of any weirdo about), but take care and courteous that the picture is presented online please.

Public service message off. ;)

In the United States at least, you have no expectation of privacy in a public place. A photographer only has to use a model release if they intend to sell the photograph, or use it in a commercial campaign/product, etc.

Deliberately stalking people, kids, is another story.
 

DeepIn2U

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In the United States at least, you have no expectation of privacy in a public place. A photographer only has to use a model release if they intend to sell the photograph, or use it in a commercial campaign/product, etc.

Deliberately stalking people, kids, is another story.

I wasn't talking about legalities of photographers or the common person just a courtesy of common sense and respect to children and their parents; as I am a parent myself and was very created out when my son was young and publicly photographed, that's all.

Good to note the legality.
 
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bensisko

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I wasn't talking about legalities of photographers or the common person just a courtesy of common sense and respect to children and their parents; as I am a parent myself and was very created out when my son was young and publicly photographed, that's all.

Good to note the legality.

I totally understand the feeling, but I also see absolutely nothing wrong (be it legally, or morallly) with the posted pic. Reasonably you can't expect people not to post pictures with other people (including children) in it. As long as (a) the children are not the focus, (b) it's a public place, and (c) the photo isn't being sold, there's nothing wrong with posting the pic.
 

Badrottie

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OP is correct. You're not supposed to bring the 12.9 iPad Pro to Starbucks unless your want to look weird.

I think you are right because a dude came and looked at me and my iPP then stand behind me I looked around and asked him with my sign language "why are you look at me like that?" I don't know what his answer is. I think I will leave my iPP in my backpack and use my 8" LG tablet instead.
 

M. Gustave

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I think you are right because a dude came and looked at me and my iPP then stand behind me I looked around and asked him with my sign language "why are you look at me like that?" I don't know what his answer is. I think I will leave my iPP in my backpack and use my 8" LG tablet instead.

He was probably looking because he thought it was cool/interesting and wanted to confirm what make and model it was. I know I never give electronics a second look if I find them anything other than cool.
 

GoldfishRT

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I'm surprised y'all have such poor experiences with Starbucks wifi.

I live in west Denver and the Starbucks I frequent has pretty legit download speeds. I used to spend a lot of time there when I had to deal with satellite internet. Steam would frequently report a download speed of 5-6 MB/s, and most of the ones I've gone to at least are capable of 1 MB/s (note, I mean MegaBYTE and not megabit.)

In other news, I got personally escorted out for pulling out the iPP in a Starbucks. They said it was just too weird and I was scaring the children.
 

bensisko

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In other news, I got personally escorted out for pulling out the iPP in a Starbucks. They said it was just too weird and I was scaring the children.

Yeah, that tends to happen.

It's usually the point when I start yelling, as I'm being escorted out, "They're trashing our rights! Trashing! Hack the Planet!!"
 
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joeblow7777

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He was probably looking because he thought it was cool/interesting and wanted to confirm what make and model it was. I know I never give electronics a second look if I find them anything other than cool.

I wouldn't stare, but I'm totally the guy who checks out people's tech/gadgets in public. If I see someone using an iPad in public, just out of curiousity, I try to identify what model it is.
 

sadxrad

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Dec 30, 2016
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I used to bring my MacBook Pro to the coffee shop but that stopped after I got an iPad Pro + Apple Keyboard. (Hope to get a magic keyboard soon)

I wish I could have typed college papers on this thing.
 

iSheep5S

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Jun 4, 2013
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Currently in Starbucks, iPad Pro 12.9 at home, Asus white laptop here as my white Macbook for the less observant. :D

Guy over from me on a iPad Pro 12.9 and he is so engrossed i'm jealous. After i do my usual i'm just clicking around till the wife texts she is done.

OT. This place needs table service. I have to pack up and possibly lose my keenly observed plug access seat to top up my coffee! I'm downstairs as there is no seating up there...
 

Mr Pink57

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Dec 5, 2011
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I do not have a Pro but a Mini 4 and I use it all the time. My GF and I just did a 3000 mi road trip to the southern tip of Texas and back. We stopped exclusively at Starbucks all along the way to book motels and all of them were all Google Starbucks which I assume means they are using google broadband, which was really damn fast, this was even available in the smallest of towns in Texas.

One of the best things about places like Starbucks or McDonald's is they are all the same no matter where you go and a lot of people think that sucks, but once you start traveling around you can appreciate when you need wifi or a food you know.

I was in Chile two years ago and the Starbucks there was exactly like here, wifi and all.
 
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