If they would just add mouse support for this iPad, then they would have me sold. I would like to be able to use this at my desk on a stand with a keyboard and mouse, and then pick it up and use it as a tablet when I want to.
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'iPad Pro' Said to Feature 12.2-Inch Display, 7-mm Thickness, Stereo Speakers at Top and Bottom
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I wish it were that simple. The bigger screen coupled with the OS is just blah.. no multitasking, can't run iMac apps. At the end of the day, it's just a tablet w/ a bigger screen with no improved functionality. How long can apple ride on their laurels?
Well, I have an iPad, but hardly ever use it. My MacBook Air 11'' is used all the time though. Writing and producing docs, text, emails etc. are done much faster on an MBA, for me anyway.
Oh, right... This mythical non productivity, despite the fact that the Ipad has a massive penetration in the enterprise.
I hope they make it closer to OS X and less controlled by the APP Store. Not likely, but we can all hope.
You and me both, and a few thousand others! We couldn't agree more.
I'm more than willing to fork out a thousand plus bucks for a 13" 256gb rMBA. I mean I'm happy with my 2012 MBA but I would like a retina display as well as something that is a little faster (Safari page loading is a headache - compared to iPad Air 2). Plus a Space Grey rMBA would be super cool.
I mean there are many of us who are willing to throw our money at Apple, but Apple are kinda saying that they don't want our money. ??? Crazy!
Increase sales of products with $200 margin (iPad Pro) by five millions or increase sales of products with $400 margin (iPhone Plus) by ten millions. Take your pick.
The problem is not the screen size, we have had thin displays of that size in laptops for years but the device weight (possibly also price). There are 20" computer displays that double as Android tablets but they are so heavy few people use them as tablets.
By now, a 12.2" iPad probably can be made at the weight of the original iPad.
Hmmm, a touch screen MBA? That sounds okay, or would that be overkill?
A finger print scanner for logging on would be awesome. I had a 2008 HP laptop that had this. It was great not having to remember a password.
No, again, the option to scale down to a 2560x1920 grid of pixels the current iPad resolution @3x would only be for compatibility or accessibility.
The plan would be, as you could see with the iPhone 6/+, a larger screen with a larger resolution, and apps supporting it with AutoLayout for an adaptive UI.
That's not the same relation as the Air and mini sharing the same resolution, and apps are then identical; the larger resolution of this iPad "Plus" would imply devs would have to support this larger resolution.
Ehm no. Why would it require 3x since the PPI would remain about the same?
With a 12.2" iPad at 2560x1920, developers would simply continue to work at 2x like they're doing on every retina iOS devices (except the iPhone 6 plus), but with a larger screen area. They'd only have to make sure their layout can adapt itself to the larger resolution. The points dimension of this devices would be 1280x960, not 1024x768.
This is exactly what is happening with the iPhone 6 (not the plus) and what happened with the 5/5S. The resolution of the 4.7" iPhone 6 is not an integer multiple of the previous iPhones resolution at all, yet it doesn't using any downscaling trick because there's no reason to, it's simply an extension of the screen estate.
Only the iPhone 6 plus works with a 3x scaling factor because Apple wanted to get over 400 PPI and reach "full HD" on a 5.5" screen. And since they could not get to 489 PPI (needed for full 1:1 pixels 3x) they had to do the downscaling thing to compensate for the lower 401 PPI screen.
Downscaling wouldn't have been necessary on the plus if they kept the same PPI as previous retina iPhones, like the 4.7" iPhone 6 did.
They are waiting for the Quad Core A-10 chipset, so they can merge IOS with OSX
...and that new OS will be called iOSIXOSXI
Holy crap, guys! They're naming these new Apple things after Aztec stuff now!
Oh yes, but honestly, I'd like a 12" Air 2, now, personally.
I just HATE small screens.
What is your idea for showing all installed applications to be used instead of the current grid?
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Only if you put in your pants pocket and sit down.
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And with multi-tasking you mean split-screen?
Agreed. Anticipating apple innovating a type cover and kick stand as well. The Surface pro sold about a million units in 2014. Apple sold 5-6 million macs.
And it MS sold the surface at a fairly high price point. The tablet hybrid is less niche than posters here contend
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Samsung owns 5% of wacom. And apple doesnt really need wacom or ntrig--they have numerous pen patents.
Though in principle whether you need a micro-HDMI to HDMI adaptor or a Lightning to HDMI shouldn't matter (the price difference matters but that is more a commercial decision of Apple than a technical one). Certainly, there are other limitations of the Lightning-only iPad like not being able to plug something else in, eg, a charging cable.
I have used the jot, surface pro 2 and the surface pro 3. I found the jot unusable. It makes a loud tapping noise and has frequent dropouts. Your success with the jot may reflect a writing style that complements that technology.
Hopefully productivity improvements to the iPad Pro will trickle down to the regular 9.7 inch iPad?
I really don't want the regular iPad to be relegated to iPad mini status. A tablet still needs to be portable and easy to hold (IMHO) otherwise I just pull out my macbook air which will still be better for productivity than a 12.2inch iPad Pro.
My guess is that the iPad Pro will be where Apple tests things before implementing them in the more mainstream iPad. I imagine the price of the iPad Pro + size will make it a niche device but if it brings good ideas to the entire platform I am all for it.
I really don't want the regular iPad to be relegated to iPad mini status. A tablet still needs to be portable and easy to hold (IMHO) otherwise I just pull out my macbook air which will still be better for productivity than a 12.2inch iPad Pro.
My guess is that the iPad Pro will be where Apple tests things before implementing them in the more mainstream iPad. I imagine the price of the iPad Pro + size will make it a niche device but if it brings good ideas to the entire platform I am all for it.
Force Touch, Localized Haptic feedback & Thunderbolt
I would expect this to have some "Pro" features like: Force Touch like the Watch would add a new world to creative apps like Music (note velocity) and Art & Design (ink flow or line thickness). Localized Haptic feedback like Apples patent (here http://minifyurl.tk/2iK) could add a for more intuitive was to interact creatively like Music (ability to feel the location of music touch controls) and Art & Design (feel the edge of a line or art)... and many more uses that could surely come from these.
Also a Thunderbolt port that could connect to eternal drives, peripherals, input devices or be used as a second screen for a Mac (Awesome!).
I would expect this to have some "Pro" features like: Force Touch like the Watch would add a new world to creative apps like Music (note velocity) and Art & Design (ink flow or line thickness). Localized Haptic feedback like Apples patent (here http://minifyurl.tk/2iK) could add a for more intuitive was to interact creatively like Music (ability to feel the location of music touch controls) and Art & Design (feel the edge of a line or art)... and many more uses that could surely come from these.
Also a Thunderbolt port that could connect to eternal drives, peripherals, input devices or be used as a second screen for a Mac (Awesome!).