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Kuo: Apple to Release Foldable iPad With Carbon Fiber Kickstand in 2024
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But why fold it lengthwise? It's still going the be the same length and not fit in your pocket. Fold it the other way and it will be shorter and might fit.
This idea has to be let go. There is no folding an iPad to put it in your pocket. Not only is that dumb, it just isn't possible.
There is absolutely no point to crippling an iPad with a folding feature just to make it smaller to move around. That's just insane.
If there is any utility to this at all, it will be in unfolding an iPad to make it even larger, which makes it more usable.
You're describing a laptop too. Unless you're an artist using a stylus, I believe touch screens are more about content consumption rather than creation.
and the iPad with keyboard is actually heavier than the MBA. I don't feel like they have an interest in going smaller than 13" for MBA. Nobody buys them.
Then why have it be foldable at all? And then why not just have a laptop? Whether you realize it or not, you're only making an argument for a laptop with a touchscreen. That's fine but I don't think Apple even wants this.
Your comment is ridiculous. There are tons of people who miss the 12" MB that was 2 lbs. Apparently you aren't one of them.
To be honest with you, I would rather they allow iPad to dual boot into macOS for the people who insist on using an iPad this way, rather than continue to bastardize iPadOS the way they've been.
I promise you there are not "tons" of people who miss something with so little utility as a Mac with a 12" screen.
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I don't. This is the same Apple that thinks its a good idea to make a VR headset with waist mounted battery packs.
LOL Mark Gurman being second is just...the guy no longer weighs in on anything until 2-3 days before it actually happens, at which point everyone already knows whats about to happen. Of course he's "accurate" when he's just repeating what has already leaked.
Rumored Kickstand; this would be huge if true, it's the only thing I wish Apple copied Microsoft on (besides a desktop OS). It just makes using a tablet so much more intuitive.
A selling point for the iPad has always been that it’s sized similarly to a pad of paper, folder, book or magazine. People carry these items in briefcases / backpacks and hold them in their hands with no issue. What is the user benefit to taking this size of a device and folding it in half?
Screen protection? I suppose that’s a valid thing, especially given a foldable screen will have a far easier to damage UTG with plastic screen protector.
Size / Weight reduction? Assuming the battery will be similar to existing iPads, weight will likely be similar, perhaps even heavier given the hinge mechanism. So you’re going to be carrying and holding a device that weighs similarly, even if it is smaller when folded.
Screen protection? I suppose that’s a valid thing, especially given a foldable screen will have a far easier to damage UTG with plastic screen protector.
Size / Weight reduction? Assuming the battery will be similar to existing iPads, weight will likely be similar, perhaps even heavier given the hinge mechanism. So you’re going to be carrying and holding a device that weighs similarly, even if it is smaller when folded.
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You're never going to win, there will always be those who fail to do their research yet feel accurate in their armchair quarterbacking.
I use my 12.9" M2 iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and Mac-continuity if I need keyboard and mouse.
A large 16" folding iPad could be good for quick laptop functionality, then switch to flat iPad for Pencil use.
A large 16" folding iPad could be good for quick laptop functionality, then switch to flat iPad for Pencil use.