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M1 iPad Pro Arrives Early for Lucky Customer
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Bro, you jealous or what?
Its not how the modern system works.
These iPads are not made to live for one year. They are made to be used for many years. That’s why they “look” the same as last years model.
But the tech used is getting better and better. Insane desktop chip M1. Completely cutting edge technology screen. New front facing cam with totally new software for center stage. Blazing fast 5G.
You don’t upgrade every year. You update once every few years.
Cool. My TV has 33,177,600 dimming zones, though I believe only 24,883,200 can be active at a time.
This new iPad will still have noticeable blooming in content like the videos above.
I am interested to see reviews of it with more real world content.
The worst case will be something like movie credits, where high contrast content is scrolling and you can see the text lighting up dimming zones as it passes.
Yep these new iPads Pros are a no-brainer upgrade for pretty much everyone. Even if you bought the 2020 version, you're going to want in on these new models.
Two month lead times on new orders now. Not bad for a product I was recently told on here wouldn't be in high demand, and there would be plenty of stock to go around.
Prediction, Nebraska Furniture Mart will not be an Apple distributor for much longer!
What tv do you have? I’ve never seen so many dimming zones before.
What? The new iPad especially the 12.9” is a huge leap. What other company is shipping a tablet with a processor that out performs the current 16 inch MacBook Pro? Also;
1. Mini LED screen
2. 5G
3. Wi-Fi 6
3.Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
4. New and better front facing cameras than ALL current macs’s and previous generation iPads
5. M1 first 5nm processor that is 50% faster than the previous generation, sips power.
6. More RAM
7. Faster and larger storage options.
What exactly should they have done to impress you?
Yep these new iPads Pros are a no-brainer upgrade for pretty much everyone. Even if you bought the 2020 version, you're going to want in on these new models.
Two month lead times on new orders now. Not bad for a product I was recently told on here wouldn't be in high demand, and there would be plenty of stock to go around.
Why is it a no-brainer? Why would you upgrade from the 2020 edition? Yes, it has a better screen but at that price it better be. I have a 2017 iPad Pro and I see no compelling reason to upgrade. Mainly because the OS is lacking and there is no app I can’t run on my 2017 iPad. I love my iPad to consume content, but it’s a toy compared to my workhorse, the mac, so I rather invest in that area.
But I agree: this will probably sell because of the impressive hardware specs combined with the hope that iPadOS 15 will finally bring some pro features.
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Damn, this thing looks sweet. Still getting the 11' for myself though.
It’s an OLED. I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek, but technically accurate. Each subpixel is its own zone.
bruh, you dont even own the new ipp. at least wait for when we get our hands on them. Its unlikely apple would go sub-perfection on something as huge as a new screen. At the least, it shouldnt be noticeable.
It’s 1 zone per ~45x45 pixel square (and each zone will have to cover a larger area than that to blend together smoothly. It will be noticeable in certain content. It’s simple math.
If it could be made in such a way that makes it unnoticeable, larger OLED displays would be dead.
Agree, I’m not even tempted to upgrade from my 2018 iPad Pro 12.9" still running like a champ, mini led is nothing special, if it had a oled screen, I’d most likely would of ordered one on pre order day.
No your thoughts are wrong. It’s easier to implement this on smaller screens than on larger screens.
So oled is better for larger screens. But LCD definitely has pros.
To each their own
obviously the major software jumps aren’t here yet, but once they will be I think it will make this new version seem even more like a jump.
Probably the BEST Facebook machine in the WORLD!
Without doubt the best tablet, but too bad it’s gimped with a pathetic OS.
Without doubt the best tablet, but too bad it’s gimped with a pathetic OS.
Can’t put the cart before the horse. You need better hardware before the software catches up. WWDC is a few weeks away!
How earlier since its already Sunday and the official reviews are coming this Tuesday for imacs and ipads maybe Wednesday
XDR for iPad Pro is as important upgrade as M1 for Mac. Mac can run heavy tasks/several tasks at once, so the more power the better.
XDR on the other hand changes how you view any content on screen, which is the single most important aspect of any tablet (those Nits will prove useful under direct sunlight). So yeah, same tablet but you could say that about M1 Mac too, which can run the same tasks it is suited for but faster. And we'll lose all the enthusiasm!
Facebook and instragram are not even working well on ipads
For that you can have cheap toys that can run facebook