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iPad Pro Mini Review (Bad Speakers, Bad UI)
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I have my research server accessible by SSH, and I use Prompt2 to connect to it. Once I've SSH'ed in, I just use the same tools I always use, e.g. ghci, tmux, vim.
I'm more than happy with mine , got the logitech back lit keyboard and it's like a macbook with a touch screen !
Nothing I would class an issue. You can feel some vibration from the rear of the iPad but nothing screen side and nothing major!
The iPad Pro looks ok but honestly who would get this over a Surface Pro 4? Like you said, its essentially a blown up phone OS. So limiting.
Except didn't we see issues like this with the iPhone 5 when it first came out, or the number of apps per folder page when folders first came out? When Apple gets around to it, the density of apps per page will get higher. People just need to be a little patient. Apple has a long history of changing things to make them better in future OS updates, especially with first gen products.
Any day of the week. Windows 10 is awful for tablets. Sorry, but I would get the iPad Pro at full price than a Surface Pro 4 for free.
Speakers are definitely not tinny on mine.. Lots of depth and clarity for a "tablet".. I mean, if there's "tablet audio" that should be used as a reference I cannot think of a better tablet to compare it to.. I've had Surface Pro 1, 2, 3, and many front facing tablets and nothing so far has come close to the clarity/oomph the Pro has.
I don't disagree with anything you're saying, but your review almost reads as if you expected the iPad Pro to come with a different operating system. Did you not know that it simply came with iOS? Your expectations seem to indicate otherwise.
Same here but I can see how some would not be pleased with the vibration, especially at full volume.
I returned my SP4 for the iPad.
Has anyone considered the fact that this is just an iPad and not a MacBook? If you want a full desktop experience buy a Mac. If you think iOS is good for your needs than iPad pro is the product for you. Don't try to criticize iOS and its limitations for what it isn't.
Just my honest humble opinion.
That's an excellent point. I think I was just trying to be ignorant to the fact it's the same old iOS that runs on every other iPad. I thought that maybe my perspective might change when I got it in my hands, but if anything it has worsened.
I do however feel for the sub five percent of niche tasks this iPad will be awesome. The app Djay is so good on the pro and I'm sure designers will love apps like pro create etc but for me and probably three quarters of the rest of the world, I need the other ninety five percent of functionality to justify buying this iPad over a normal sized/cheaper iPad and a MacBook... In an ideal world one device would do both, as the pro should have done, but Apple would rather you have to buy both as it's in the interest of their pockets and there shareholders.
The perfect combo for me remains an iMac for real computing and an iPad Air or Mini for browsing the web, reading emails, playing games, watching movies in bed and reading the news while going for a poo
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Guys, we are forgetting that ANY laptop/tablet/phone speakers pale in comparison to a real pair of speakers and/or to a good set of headphones. This is true on any of the consumer products available today. Any improvement on the sound of a tablet, any tablet, will give still tiny, puny sound. So, I would suggest we stop complaining about this.
The problem here is everyone has had access to Windows or MacOS/OSX for so long, they don't remember how to learn a new OS. It's just a new way of doing things and no one has the patience anymore to actually learn a new way of doing things.
One of the great things about this device is that the screen is finally big enough to remote into systems and clearly see that you're doing. So when I need to remote into a server at work, I can see what I'm doing and HOPEFULLY not blow something up on an emergency call.
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I'd consider myself an audiophile and while you're not wrong, it's about what has been achieved here in the limited space of the iPad Pro that is impressive.. Yes, a nice pair of cans are an option.. not always comfortable in all areas of life. So the next point is why carry a bluetooth speaker when the iPad Pro speakers are 90% as good as a high end BT speaker.. I have a few Bose BT speakers for comparison and the only area the Bose BT speakers outshine the iPad is in pure volume and bass.. but clarity is about the same.
Edit: I can now confidently not have to pack a BT speaker in my luggage/bag when I travel now because I can enjoy the output of the iPad Pro's speakers.
Actually, lots of "other brand" notebooks have great sound. And in fact, many of those devices licensed Beats to design the audio experience. So, considering Apple paid big money for Beats, to "complain" about audio quality is a valid discussion topic.
No, they do not sound all bad, but the sound from all the B&O/Beats branded laptops speakers is still tiny/puny when compared to a pair of autonomous speakers (except the pills, please). My point is, no matter how well designed any laptop or tablet speakers are, they still will be way worse than normal independent speakers.
The speakers are very much geared for dialog in movies, tv shows, or facetime calls. It seems like this was the focus and this is where it shines. They are average to above average for other uses, such as music.
Tell us a better oem speakers from a laptop that sound better than macbook or 15" mbp
I suspect that the iPad Pro will sell just fine, but at the same time I feel that it could have sold much better with a better OS. iPad Pro is missing its potential because of iOS.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see OS X on it as many others do, but there is a lot of room for iOS to grow.
