I knew that someone would respond with this. That is why I specifically said it is not a good option. I end up wondering if people actually use the things they suggest or are they simply parroting what they've heard.
I give many presentations. Using any touchscreen device as a presentation remote is just silly. Not only because of the size (walking around with an iPhone 6+) but because there's no tactile response, no physical buttons. Looking down at a touchscreen to find the "next slide" spot of the screen simply breaks up the flow. If it were such a "professional" solution Apple presenters would be using their iPhones as remotes... they don't. There's a reason.
Did you read what I wrote? If my client has their files on a thumbdrive telling them that they are outdated is not helpful.
At this point I can see that there is a total disconnect from what I wrote and what you want to say.
This one doesn't even warrant a response.
If these are the best answers to the concerns as to why the iPad Pro falls short as a "pro" device then it shows that the "Pro" in "iPad Pro" has a very, very narrow definition if it is beyond anything other than a marketing tag.
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1. That is because you r used to traditional remote. Yes, triditional remotes are "no brainier", so easy to use. But they also fall short becasue they are no brainier. What can they do besides change slides and point. With an iPhone you can see the notes, know what's coming the next, point, and draw. All these without having to turn over to face the screen.
Stuff you think is "deal breaker". First the size, it doesn't have to be a 6+, it can be any iPhone, 5, 6 or even the watch. At least 6 and 5 are just the size of my hand, I can hold them in my hand without any problem. Second, no physical button. Why do you need physical buttons? You can just tap anywhere on the screen to go to next slides, or you can just swipe left right to go forward and backward. Indeed Apple don't use it on their events, but that doesn't mean it's not good for normal situations. So iPhone connects via wifi, you know how many wifi signals are there on the event? Remember Steve jobs asked everyone to turn off their wifi or he can't demo safari on iPhone? Plus, have you seen those big TV screens facing the stage, whoever on the stage always have access to notes/preview of next slides. Do you have that in your smaller meetings? So, you are right, iPhone as a remote is not suitable for those large events, but neither is iPad pro. R u really gonna use an iPad pro on such big events? What if a notification pops up?
2. It doesn't change the fact that usb thumb drive is outdated, at the end of its life. What advantage does it have over wifi/cloud? Storage? Speed? I know you are gonna say what if you don't have Internet. Well, you have cellular, or if not, you can have wifi-direct, or whatever it's called. Internet may not be there, but wifi is always there.
3. So you have to know wifi is as fast as most usb thumb drives. I can show you screenshot of wifi transfer of speed 70+ on macs and 50+ on iPads, most usb thumb drives are about that speed, unless you pay a premium to go for those super expansive ones. But remember, the real transfer of usb drives have to be devided by 2, because the transfer has to happen twice, while wifi only need once.
No, you are wrong. Internet may not be always present, but wifi is. If you don't have Internet/cellular, then you can still transfer files via wifi. Transferring via wifi does not require Internet, it can happen inside lan.
4. The point is not usb mics, but mics, if there is no usb mics supported, then just go for a lightning mic.
Pro or not does not depend on how many ports it have
