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Live Coverage of Apple's Education Event in Chicago
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It will be exciting for people who already wanted to update but haven't in a while.
$329 for a new iPad with Pencil support and an A10 processor?
Many are excited about pencil support being added to a lower cost iPad, myself included.
I personally do no think people looking at the $329 iPad were holding out for pencil support.
Yeah that’s what I am saying. It’s difficult to make the case beforehand because the Superintendent/board/whoever will be basically asking either more tax, a bond, or to redirect money.
Plus I would imagine trying to get multiple districts to agree to the same tech implementations (for purchasing leverage) would be like herding feral cats.
I think Apple is a little late to the party. Every school I know uses Chromebooks one to one with students. Web apps are the future.
Affordable, Easy to Replace, and unlike the iPad comes with a keyboard for typing and coding already.
Affordable, Easy to Replace, and unlike the iPad comes with a keyboard for typing and coding already.
This is the competition. A $329 Chrome OS tablet with Android app support and an included Wacom EMS stylus.
Maybe it will just go on the website when it goes back up?
Not everyone (like me) are wealthy enough to buy their kids iPad Pros, or even for myself.
I did last year upgrade to the basic iPad for $300 which is a great deal for an iPad (so is this new updated one).
With that said, many school systems can't afford to buy thousands of iPads at $300/each. A Chromebook (and now Chrome is being released in Tablet form) at $150-$200 each is a much better value....
”This is an important day for Apple. We hope that it's an important day for students and teachers around the world too.”
It is. They have made up their minds for the next school year, definitively. “Maybe next time, Tim. We’ll stick to your competitors more aggressively priced option, which also includes a few must-have features that you continue to neglect, despite our demands.. i.e. a physical keyboard on a device for under $300.”
It is. They have made up their minds for the next school year, definitively. “Maybe next time, Tim. We’ll stick to your competitors more aggressively priced option, which also includes a few must-have features that you continue to neglect, despite our demands.. i.e. a physical keyboard on a device for under $300.”
They are in a better spot in that they are there. As for actual usability in the classroom, Chromebooks are not the huge success that people seem to believe. They can do some good things, but they are far from best in class for any activity.
If Apple cared so deeply about education as his platitudes claim then Cook would have announced new Macs, something far more useful to students than the new toy he just did.
I work with UK schools, and though there was initial interest in the iPad when it came out, it just isn't there any more. No matter what shiny features you put in, the first thing (unfortunately) education purchasers ask is 'How much is it?' Especially in the UK where Apple over-inflates the exchange rate, a new iPad will be nearly £300. I can get a decent well built Chromebooks for £200. Yes they may not have the shiny apps, but they have a proper keyboard, and can do what students need to do. As much as i've tried, i can never sell the idea of Apple products to educators any more. And i'm an Apple fan.
I agree that Chromebook suck - or at least they are nothing compared to Apple’s devices. My two boys and my wife hate them. But they are cheap, and they somehow end up filling the basic needs.
Really? I would have though that pencil support would be a huge plus for students and education based apps.
That's the trouble - this stuff was clearly flagged as being an education / schools based event, and yet there are plenty of posts about what a damp squib its all been, even though they're probably not part of the target audience for this.
I agree, the pencil itself is about a third of the cost.
Nonetheless it is a good news and A10 is faster and more energy efficient than the A9 so the new iPad is a really good product. Some people interested in the pencil could get the new iPad and save a bunch of money
