This sounds like way too much for a single event. New iPad designs, new iPad mini, new Apple Pencil, new low-cost notebook, new Mac mini, updated MacBook, updated iMac...I think we'll get half of that at best.
Or a spring event like the $329 iPad was announced at.One more week to find out!
A10 Fusion and Pencil support seems plausible for a revamped iPad mini. Wonder if they would go back to the previous industrial design and the non-laminated screen as they did with the 5th Gen iPad?
What’s the point of the iPad mini now that iPhones reach the 6.5” territory?
2019Mac pro!!!!! Where’s the announcement?
This sounds like way too much for a single event. New iPad designs, new iPad mini, new Apple Pencil, new low-cost notebook, new Mac mini, updated MacBook, updated iMac...I think we'll get half of that at best.
Exactly. You would be amazed at how many people on these forums I've gotten into arguments with because they don't understand how rectangles and area work. We should be embarrassed that our education system has failed us this miserably because this is 4th grade math—or at least it was when I was in elementary school decades ago.iPad mini vs. XS Max
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Sigh. Don't mean to sound rude but this is a tiresome meme. Do the math/look at the measurements. The mini is about twice the size due to the difference in ratio. Also that screen ratio makes a big difference for multitasking and apps in general. Yes, for a certain portion of the population a super-sized phone is good enough but it is hardly the same for those who want and iPad that is ultra portable.What’s the point of the iPad mini now that iPhones reach the 6.5” territory?
New AirPods for the holiday season would be wonderful. I've been holding off on a pair (plus the AirPower) for months and am ready to pull the trigger!
Kuo's note says a less expensive panel, which probably means it's like the $329 iPad.What if the new Mini is also edge to edge display? They could make it a whole lot smaller.
I wonder if the iPad mini will have Pencil support and how it will be priced compared to the $329 iPad.
Might be a spring event announcement though.
Where's the link to his report?
And I see there is no direct mention of the MacBook Air. Good.
There were rumors about a mini pro. Maybe they meant iPad and not Mac, hope not.
I'm kind of tired of Apple doing low cost. Inevitably that just means the smaller (physically) products are crappy, and then it gives them an excuse to sell that crappy low cost product unchanged for years.
Used to be that Apple only did high end, regardless of physical size, and you could count on solid upgrades on a regular basis.
I get it, they want to make products more accessible to more people, and that's a good thing, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. Just seems like too much fragmentation and too much of an excuse to let certain products languish way, way, way too long.
Are you aware $329 iPad is a non-pro device with Pencil support?Seriously doubt it. All evidence suggests that if they continue the Mini line they will treat it as a non-pro device. Maybe it will support the Logitech Crayon, though. Be good for schools.
Are you aware $329 iPad is a non-pro device with Pencil support?