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M1 iPad Pro Over 50% Faster Than Previous Generation in Early Benchmarks
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Darth Tulhu
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Not me. The iPad was already there for me OS-wise last year.
My only hold-out was hardware related.
But now, for the same price as last year (roughly?), I get a WAY better iPad.
What do you mean “crippled OS”, the apps make full use of it. Games, video editing etc.
I hope you enjoy the new model.
Having the 11" 2020 pro, I can't justify the upgrade for the larger 12.9. For the price of a 12.9" with new Magic Keyboard, I would be well into new M series MacBook Pro price range. Granted, I put that much into my current pro set up but, now that I have the M1 MBA and a new MacBook, I am more inclined to wait for a possible refresh on the M series Air.
Ignoring other features, staying near the same size (comparing like to like), and looking at U.S. prices:
- iPad Air, base model is $600 for 4GB RAM, 64GB storage;
- iPad Pro 11", base model is $800 for 8GB RAM, 128GB storage
IMHO, the extra $200 is well worth looking at as 'future proofing' your investment.
Darth Tulhu
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I'm curious as to how the iPad has "unlocked potential", and why people want "full desktop apps" on the iPad.
It sounds like many of you just want macOS on an iPad, which ain't happening unless Apple retools macOS significantly and makes the iPad the least common hardware denominator. It'd be like putting truck tires on a Camry.
It's a tablet, not a desktop. The iPad at most can stand to have desktop-equivalent apps written specifically for it.
So yes, Final Cut Pro, XCode, the Adobe apps, etc.
I believe at least 2 will show up in June.
It sounds like many of you just want macOS on an iPad, which ain't happening unless Apple retools macOS significantly and makes the iPad the least common hardware denominator. It'd be like putting truck tires on a Camry.
It's a tablet, not a desktop. The iPad at most can stand to have desktop-equivalent apps written specifically for it.
So yes, Final Cut Pro, XCode, the Adobe apps, etc.
I believe at least 2 will show up in June.
Not sure where all these "you can't use the power on iPadOS" claims are coming from.
I pretty much live in LumaFusion, Lightroom, Auria Pro, Cubasis and several of the Autodesk CAD/BIM apps... while my lowly 6th Gen iPad crushes my i7 laptop for 4K video editing, decent sized projects soon have it bogging down too. Even my wife's six-month old 12.9" iPad Pro feels the strain when you've got multiple streams being processed concurrently.
Believe me, that power can be put to good use, and if not right away, give the developers a few months to catch up. The next release of LumaFusion has multi camera-sync editing and will leverage the Thunderbolt port to allow editing off an external drive (finally!). If they ever get around to including speed ramping, digital stabilisation and basic motion tracking... well, life will be good ;-)
The iPad ceased to be a content consumption-only device a long time ago. Granted, not everyone creates content on their iPads, and that's why Apple still make non-Pro iPads costing hundreds of dollars, rather than thousands.
I pretty much live in LumaFusion, Lightroom, Auria Pro, Cubasis and several of the Autodesk CAD/BIM apps... while my lowly 6th Gen iPad crushes my i7 laptop for 4K video editing, decent sized projects soon have it bogging down too. Even my wife's six-month old 12.9" iPad Pro feels the strain when you've got multiple streams being processed concurrently.
Believe me, that power can be put to good use, and if not right away, give the developers a few months to catch up. The next release of LumaFusion has multi camera-sync editing and will leverage the Thunderbolt port to allow editing off an external drive (finally!). If they ever get around to including speed ramping, digital stabilisation and basic motion tracking... well, life will be good ;-)
The iPad ceased to be a content consumption-only device a long time ago. Granted, not everyone creates content on their iPads, and that's why Apple still make non-Pro iPads costing hundreds of dollars, rather than thousands.
Darth Tulhu
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I bought the original iPad in 2010. It cost me roughly $800. In 3 years it was a paperweight, and still is. Why? processor power and RAM.
These M1 iPads are finally up to par with MBPs hardware-wise. Which means they'll keep far longer than a 4GB-of-RAM-gimped Air.
So the Air can run all the iPad software today. Let's see how it runs in 5 years. Or whether Apple will have M1 iPad-only software this WWDC.
Apple would have to have put out two versions of iPadOS.
And not to mention, iPadOS was forked just two years ago, and one of those years included a global pandemic, so yeah, unreasonable expectations might be at play.
I already have Macs and an iPad. I also never said I disliked the new iPad. I simply stated that the benchmark in and of itself is rather meaningless, which is true. Your post makes no sense.
And after 11 years, they still haven't bothered to develop a calculator for it.
... And we know you’re gonna love it!!!
right. no one! i don't even upgrade my phone every year, unless the new model amazes me. and that hasn't happened since the xs... i'm really counting on the 13!A little bit of both.
After all, who needs to upgrade their iPad every year?
I probably would still be upgrading every year if I didn’t get PWM headaches from the latest iPhones, but I agree that we’re past the point where it’s truly beneficial to upgrade annually.
While Apple has been doing an impressive job making progress in all areas, especially with iPhone 12, for the average consumer 2-3 years has become the most practical timeframe to upgrade.
The M1 chip is all but guaranteed to futureproof these new iPad’s for several years.
don't get me wrong, i've had almost every model starting with the first one, but one of the reasons i'm holding on to my xs for the third year — is 3d touch.
sorry about your headaches! is there nothing that can help, like a special screen protector? sorry for my ignorance(
A little bit of both
After all, who needs to upgrade their iPad every year?
My shortest "upgrade" window was 3 days (iPad 2 32GB -> iPad 2 64GB). 😅
Thanks. The only fix would be if Apple were to go back to flicker-free displays on its flagship iPhones.
They’ve improved Haptic Touch to the point I’m not missing 3D Touch on my iPhone SE, which also has an excellent LCD display. It’s quick enough that it’s become about 95% as useful. I wouldn’t let that hold you back as it’s unlikely they’ll reintroduce a pressure-based sensor.
Stopped being impressed with iPad Pro hardware a while ago.
The software is the bottleneck, not the hardware.
Waiting for WWDC to decide if the M1 iPad Pro is going to be worth it.
The software is the bottleneck, not the hardware.
Waiting for WWDC to decide if the M1 iPad Pro is going to be worth it.