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iPad Pro's $100 Nano-Texture Glass Option Only Available With 1TB and 2TB Models
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Exactly. Before the event, I was afraid it would be $2,999!
It’s gen 1 for a display you touch and use a pencil on. I’ll wait to see how it holds up over a couple of years before I risk a $2000 device on it.
Its the same surface layer according to Apple and oviously a touch surface layer below. You don't like it, you can buy paper touch surfaces to stick on. Whats the risk, you have 14 calander days to return it.
The risk is that over the multi-year lifespan of the device, that it doesn’t hold up. 14 days isn’t anywhere near enough to gauge durability. Given that they are completely paranoid about it on monitors (and even include a polishing cloth with the iPad version), I’m cautious. Between the butterfly keyboard and the screen delamination problems, I’ll let others blaze this particular trail.
Put it another way, regretting getting it is a lot more expensive than regretting not getting it, at least for me. Not judging others, or saying folks shouldn’t, just that I’m cautious about FOAK stuff from Apple these days.
It looks so good in the store, noticeably deeper looking colors due to the lack of reflectivity from overhead/ambient light. I was very tempted to buy the studio display with nano-texture, but I was concerned about longevity, since I would prefer a monitor last a long time. Plus, adding tilt-and-height adujustablity option is already a big bump in price, since they‘re seemingly impossible to find discounted, unlike the standard model.
Can I just say, I have the paper like screen cover on my current iPad and absolutely love it. No smudges, no glare, it does dampen color / blacks just a bit is the con. But the feel of it is great when drawing as I hate drawing on an ice skating rink.
i order the 1T standard glass and I’ll add the paper like screen cover when it releases. Then when I sell it, it wont be nearly as difficult I don’t think. Unless this nano thing ends up being the go to of course.
i order the 1T standard glass and I’ll add the paper like screen cover when it releases. Then when I sell it, it wont be nearly as difficult I don’t think. Unless this nano thing ends up being the go to of course.
Must be selling very well, as the Nano ones are already a month backordered. I prefer Matte, as I read a lot of newspapers and think they look better on a matte screen. Also prefer them as less fingerprint marks and easier to keep clean.
Curious if the Nano screen will also be less, noticeable fingerprint marks?
I just wish Apple had the Nano screen available on 256ssd models. I don’t need 1TB ssd. Huge cost upgrade to move to 1TB, especially when it will never be used to its potential, at least for me.
Curious if the Nano screen will also be less, noticeable fingerprint marks?
I just wish Apple had the Nano screen available on 256ssd models. I don’t need 1TB ssd. Huge cost upgrade to move to 1TB, especially when it will never be used to its potential, at least for me.
I watched MKBHD’s impressions video last night, and in it he echoed the sentiment of the poster you replied to: that the nanotexture glass makes things a little fuzzier, and that there’s a noticeable difference between the screen and the bezel, which may bother some.
The nano-texture display may be using nanobot tech - and that does require more hard drive space for the little bots to reside in when they are not in use. I don't think this is just a forced upgrade cash grab.
The relevant timestamp is 5 minutes and 56 seconds, which I have embedded in the link.