iPad mini was a refresh, not a launch...
Plus, mini waited until Wednesday this year was because of iOS 9.
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iPad Pro iPad Pro Release Date (Guess) Poll [MERGED]
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Plus, mini waited until Wednesday this year was because of iOS 9.
It's not certain. That was a week ago, and there were some interesting comments about that. One person called them out 4 days ago and said it was the 19th, and that it's reckless that 9to5 posted the 11th, making people take off work, and mark up their calendars, and generally get all excited.
So ya neva know.
I'm talking about the original iPad mini retina aka iPad mini 2 which was in a huge demand and had no launch date no preorder
In Australia it was released on Wednesday at 3pm and reservation was put in place at midnight the night before.
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They haven't been wrong before. There have been last minute changes but again they were informed before anybody else.
Most recent example, watch OS 2.0, they posted it was delayed before anyone else
I think most likely Apple Store online will online get updated only on the 11th and then it will be delivered 13th. So there's truth behind both dates.
Only a selected amount of Apple stores will have on the 11th possibly just a handful of sets as well.
It could also be just like the original iPad that the wifi version come out first and then a few weeks later the cellular.
Whose to know but it's been done that way before
I'm just getting a little stir crazy as I really want to sketch with this guy. I can then already have a digital sketch instead of scanning it to my computer then have to ink and color it seperately.
I'm really hoping the 11th is the day it's released. That would be Ooisome.
K.
I'm really hoping the 11th is the day it's released. That would be Ooisome.
K.
i think that counts as 'refresh' as well..... only complete new stuff (watch, macbook) and huge, long due updates (tv, which we waited for years) and iPhones are 'launch'?
I'm just getting a little stir crazy as I really want to sketch with this guy. I can then already have a digital sketch instead of scanning it to my computer then have to ink and color it seperately.
I'm really hoping the 11th is the day it's released. That would be Ooisome.
K.
I know what you mean, seeing videos like this make me want it even more
From those 2 videos i have seen and uploaded in my earlier post, the Apple Pencil seems really good, it's worth noting that in the Adobe video i linked the person made a couple of mistakes, i think it's because the app is new. Overall from the videos i have seen the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil look really impressive, i'm really looking forward to getting one.
I'm going to take that as encouraging. Of course they're not allowed to answer that question. They were probably told in training to shrug.
It's possible that both got their information from the same place. Or one is just quoting the other. It happens a lot in the press that one source reports a rumor, or even reports a story as factual, and a lot of others re-print the story, so it seems to be many sources, when there's actually only one original source.
But be that as it may, I take this as hopeful. Along with my own unfounded feeling that they'd want to release it before the middle of the month if they can, though they're keeping their options open just in case.
I'm really starting to wonder if there is something going on with distribution or supply being not up to what Apple would like at this point.
No new source, just thinking logically about various iPad releases and the information has currently been provided through the usual channels.
1. There has been nothing substantial to contradict Gurman's November 11th release date. It's not surprising that third party outlets would be shipping after the official release date, and Gurman has seemed to double down on the 11th on Twitter.
2. There is a history of Apple rolling out iPad releases in this manner. The much sought after iPad mini with Retina Display released in 2013 is a good example. It was announced with the iPad Air in October and said that it would ship in November. On November 12th, Apple issued a press release that it was available for order that day and reviews came out later in the week.
3. We are talking about a product line that hasn't seen significant growth in awhile and an offering in that line for all intents and purposes is nearly $1000 with no subsidies. I can understand if Apple wants to downplay the actual launch.
The email in question appears to refer to the "Chinese reseller network," which doesn't really tell us anything about Apple's release plans in their own stores. Also should be noted that at the end of the email the sender asks the recipient to "throw our iPad Pro keyboard into the comparison." This makes the whole email just look like an attempt to promote this particular company's product, which makes their claims even more questionable.
Lag can vary significantly between applications. The Pencil's tracking latency could be very low, but different brush engines will have different amounts of latency on top of this. The Notes app looks to be very low-latency, but the Adobe app's lines seem to have multiple frames of lag.
i hate to say it but he's right. ANYONE on the internet can send an email to a website, make a threat, etc quoting a date and time, claiming they have secrete insider information...they work on the assembly line or helped design it, etc...and in all honesty theres really no sure fire way to tell.
Right now If i wanted to i could say "It got delayed until xmas day because of supplies issues and what not, and i know cause tim cook is my 2nd cousins neighbor and he told me" and post that, and some people will believe it, most won't but then again i could be totally right and you'd all still argue and debate with me.
Point is, until apple themselves put out a press statement or just release the dam thing, the only thing we can do right now is keep clicking the refresh page on the site and waiting for official news or it to just release.
Apple rep at BB told a customer today looking for the Pro that it should be available this week and BB is not doing a preorder for it.
Of course, take it with a grain of salt.
Of course, take it with a grain of salt.
It's possible that Amazon will debut their Drone delivery service by delivering the iPad Pro to all Amazon Prime members on Friday.
I just don't see how this drone thing could be possible. Then again, i've never seen one.
so strange. Just doesn't seem safe. Kind of crazy.