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New 10th-Generation iPad Has Slower USB-C Port Compared to Other Models
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Same reason the Watch has a cheaper cellular upgrade on the SE vs the S8. It's purely because Apple feels that this is what the market will bear.
I suppose it's kind of similar to how the 2017 iPad Pro 10.5" became the more expense 2018 11" with flat sides, lost the headphone jack, got usb-c, got a Folio instead of a Smart Cover, but what feels different to me this time is that it's the lowest end.
And while I think the 10th gen looks attractive with the "industrial design" I'm wondering if now that the bottom finally got there it's a sign that the top of the line is going to be changing.
True - but this is more or less what i said. I just compared the price today (other resellers do not offer the iPad 10. Gen. for much less than Apple right now) and i hope that it will go down over the next months. Simply from the customers perspective, someone who want to buy an iPad right now...
Time will tell.
And i fully agree what you said about the cellular option. This is just insanely expensive.
Yeah, you're right about phones also. Just too many.
There are folks that, if they had nothing to be aggrieved over, there’d be nothing else for them. I’m just glad that Apple provides them plentiful opportunities because who knows WHAT they’d be up to if they weren’t so focused on Apple’s goings on.
I’d say that for anyone that don’t see an iPad they like now, then for them, 100% of all future Apple iPads…
a) Will most certainly have a feature set they don’t like
b) Will most certainly have a price they don’t like
c) or some combination of the two
Unfortunately, waiting actually won’t help as the current line up is what Apple expects will sell a good number of iPads and they’re most likely right.
Just open FB and within a few articles there's baity articles to complain aboutThere are folks that, if they had nothing to be aggrieved over, there’d be nothing else for them. I’m just glad that Apple provides them plentiful opportunities because who knows WHAT they’d be up to if they weren’t so focused on Apple’s goings on.
It seems like an unnecessary compromise in 2022 to still be putting in 2.0 speed ports. Especially if the savings per unit is $1 or something.
I'm not sure what the reasons are. Many will say it's to boost sales of the more expensive iPads, but if that's the case, then why don't they advertise this difference? Since they don't, I doubt that's the reason.
You know, for all the whining and carrying on people have done about the Lightning port and wanting nanny-states to force Apple to move to USB-C type connectors, I can't say I wouldn't take some delight in them doing that out of spite 😂
So I just got in touch with Apple support and asked them what USB version the iPad 10th gen has, and THEY DON'T KNOW.
Why not? Because Apple doesn't release that information to their own support.
I'm attaching a screencap below.
I was also given a link to where we can request that Apple include that information.
Here it is: https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad/
Note: the more people that request Apple releases the full specs, the better our chances of Apple actually listening.
Why not? Because Apple doesn't release that information to their own support.
I'm attaching a screencap below.
I was also given a link to where we can request that Apple include that information.
Here it is: https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad/
Note: the more people that request Apple releases the full specs, the better our chances of Apple actually listening.
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Probably because that would be a VERY rare question that probably 99.9% of customers wouldn't ever ask a support rep (they wouldn't care about the version, only whether it worked or not).
It wasn't just a general customer support rep. It was a technical specialist.
To quote:
I have to set your expectations, this chat line you are on, is technical support. If your questions are technical related, like the specifications of the device, I can answer those.
And he also didn't know how much RAM it had, which I think would be more common.
With desktops and laptops, maybe, but I don't think most people think about RAM with iPhones or iPads, especially the lower tier ones.
I'm also guessing that "technical specialist" can probably only answer questions from info on the tech spec sheets for any particular product.
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I respect your opinion, but I think there's many who do want to know those facts.
All Apple had to do was include it in their specs, which they didn't, even though they include a bunch of other specs like operating ambient temperature...
All Apple had to do was include it in their specs, which they didn't, even though they include a bunch of other specs like operating ambient temperature...
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Some helpful links from their website:
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On what devices can I use Send Anywhere?
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Are you talking about the iPad? Where the previous model is still available for the lower price?