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Kuo: iPad Pro With Rear 3D ToF Camera and Scissor Mechanism MacBooks to Launch in First Half of 2020
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Thank goodness!
There aren't nearly enough iPad models right now.
I'd like to see one at every 0.2" increment if possible...
iPhones though?
3 sizes max and NOTHING small. We must only have big, bigger and HUGE for iPhones.
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No, I think Joanna had a 2018 model. Pretty sure of that. Unless there was a subsequent review that I missed, her first review was earlier in the year, definitely the 2018 model. Apple even wrote a response apologizing for the problem.
They already confirmed publisher coming to ipad in 2020 at the launch event of the publisher program
No, Apple registered (at least) 7 new iPad models with the EEC, and so far four of them are as yet still not spoken for:
iPad model numbers - No iPad9,x or iPad10,x
Oops, I missed A2232, so that means that there are 4 still outstanding. A2068 A2228 A2230 A2232
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Three of the EEC registered model numbers are different models of the 10.2" iPad. The 10.2" iPad has four model numbers, but the one that wasn't registered with the EEC was a Chinese model, so that makes sense.
Note that there are a total of 8 model numbers for the 3rd generation iPad Pro, so presumably there would be 8 for the 4th generation iPad Pro as well, but not all of them would need to be registered with the EEC either.
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This is actually exactly what worries me. There’s no telling if the new scissor mechanism will be as reliable as the old one. The practical side of me says wait a few months after release to see what the reviews say, especially since I’ve been waiting this long, what’s another year or so...
Agreed. This is one of the reasons I just went for it and bought the 2019 MBA. I loved my 2014 MBA, but it was time to update. I was concerned about the whole keyboard thing, but I figured the latest iteration plus warranty gave me enough coverage to pull the trigger.
That said, I am retired. I still do some business, but I can manage a few days of downtime if repair or replacement is necessary. Other people might not be in this situation, so I understand their anxiety.
In fact, I confess that this Spring, I bought my son the 2017 MBA for college rather than the latest model MBA. This was before the 4th gen keyboard iteration, but honestly, I might do the same thing today....not sure. I really wanted him to have a reliable workhorse of a computer for university, and downtime can be devastating when term paper deadlines loom large at midnight.
I know plenty of people with no issues - even with the slight over ahead, any desktop class card you get isn't going to kill a mobile integrated solution from AMD Apple would put inside, it's not like they're going to give you a Vega 64 in there.
I mean everyone has an opinion and ours differ. Many people think the same as me. It's by a long way the most satisfying keyboard i've ever typed on. It's definitely not louder than scissor MacBook keyboard though, no where near - my girlfriend still has an old MacBook Air and her typing is insanely loud compared to my 2018 MacBook Pro, the 3rd gen is much quieter you can barely hear the keys.
Thankfully it definitely won't be the old scissor mechanism, it's already said they've improved the travel and stability with less wobble and more positive input. As said it's much more likely to be like the Magic Keyboard, probably with even less travel, somewhere in-between that and current Butterfly mechanism.
If they gave me the choice though i'd pick the butterfly to order, i'd take the chance of a keyboard I prefer with less reliability than one that is changed just because of reliability.
of course we are all different but I would question the noise levels. Butterfly has always been louder for me and I type with all 10 fingers without looking at the keyboard as that is how I was trained at school as it was part of the curriculum. Not saying I'm typing professional but I doubt the butterfly is quieter. If you type correctly then by default the butterfly is just louder. Unless they changed the latest design more as I don't have the latest keyboard but the one before.
Butterflies are not quieter, even the very latest ones.
Anybody observing quieter typing on butterflies versus scissor switches is finding that result due to technique or style of the typist
Anybody observing quieter typing on butterflies versus scissor switches is finding that result due to technique or style of the typist
You checked every single car? You may need to check again... just checked the one I own and all 3 charging ports are USB-C only. You can google the BMW M340 for proof, but below is one of many articles to support my claim:
I do not use the back camera of my iPads, so this and the 3 cameras Rumors are not exciting for me at all. I prefer a cheaper “pro” model with only one camera. I care about better screen, cpu and ram..
Totally. And while they're improving it, use proper "inverted T" arrow keys.
Ahh yes... an M340....the very common every day driver for so much of the world.
Had to call out the user that “checked every car”.
It was a stretch, no question..
In that users defense, I'm in rental cars for business almost every week (full range of quality), usually several, and I've seen exactly one USB-C port so far (had USB-A also). It's pretty sparse out there (just being fair about it).
Love the fact there's still people on here trying to defend the KB when even Apple have given up on it!Fixed that for ya'
I hope new 13” models do come this month.
my wife has taken ownership of my 2010 mbp which is still working perfectly. Changed to an ssd a year or two back and it still runs like new with an average of 5 hours use everyday for 10 years. 7 of those 10 it was my desktop computer and never got shut off. It was connected 24/7.
I got a Mac mini last year as I rarely need a laptop, but just this month I found myself needing one going forward. As my wife now has mine I bought a 2019 13” mbp and it was terrible. Sticking keys on day 2 and awful to type on.
my 2010 model is much much better.
so I returned it after a week and I’m hoping the new ones come soon as you couldn’t pay me to use that keyboard.
my Mac mini has a das keyboard pro and it is a dream compared to any laptop. But at least the 2010 is usable unlike the junk sold today.
If it wasn’t for wanting macOS I’d be done with Apple after 25 years of using their computers.
same goes for iPhone. If they don’t release a phone that’s the same size or smaller overall than my SE then I’ll keep it until it dies and then look elsewhere. I had an XS for 8 months and really didn’t like it. I grabbed another SE when Costco had some a couple months back and couldn’t be happier.
4” is the perfect screen size.
my wife has taken ownership of my 2010 mbp which is still working perfectly. Changed to an ssd a year or two back and it still runs like new with an average of 5 hours use everyday for 10 years. 7 of those 10 it was my desktop computer and never got shut off. It was connected 24/7.
I got a Mac mini last year as I rarely need a laptop, but just this month I found myself needing one going forward. As my wife now has mine I bought a 2019 13” mbp and it was terrible. Sticking keys on day 2 and awful to type on.
my 2010 model is much much better.
so I returned it after a week and I’m hoping the new ones come soon as you couldn’t pay me to use that keyboard.
my Mac mini has a das keyboard pro and it is a dream compared to any laptop. But at least the 2010 is usable unlike the junk sold today.
If it wasn’t for wanting macOS I’d be done with Apple after 25 years of using their computers.
same goes for iPhone. If they don’t release a phone that’s the same size or smaller overall than my SE then I’ll keep it until it dies and then look elsewhere. I had an XS for 8 months and really didn’t like it. I grabbed another SE when Costco had some a couple months back and couldn’t be happier.
4” is the perfect screen size.