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New 10th-Generation iPad Has Slower USB-C Port Compared to Other Models
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the rose is: makes me love my iPad Mini 6 even more.
but the thorn: leaving performance on the table for the sake of product differentiation, rather than differentiating with compelling price points. I could be more forgiving of such a corner cut if this replaced the old iPad at $329. but even with inflation, at a new $449 tier it’s a bit of a shame.
sure many users wouldn’t notice the difference, just like many people wouldn’t care how well the back of a cabinet is finished. Apple is supposed to be the company that takes pride in finishing even the back, because it’s the right thing to do.
but the thorn: leaving performance on the table for the sake of product differentiation, rather than differentiating with compelling price points. I could be more forgiving of such a corner cut if this replaced the old iPad at $329. but even with inflation, at a new $449 tier it’s a bit of a shame.
sure many users wouldn’t notice the difference, just like many people wouldn’t care how well the back of a cabinet is finished. Apple is supposed to be the company that takes pride in finishing even the back, because it’s the right thing to do.
I guess fixing this shortcoming will make for an easy “new feature” they can promote on the 2023 iPad. 🙄
Still using a non-laminated, non antireflective display, still using Apple Pencil 1 that requires a dongle to function, even if you are upgrading iPads and already have an Apple Pencil, you still have to make an additional purchase for the dongle. It has a previous generation processor and they moved the smart connector to make it incompatible with the Smart Keyboard so they could sell you a new model specifically for the 10th generation iPad, wouldn't want you to be able to get a cheaper one second hand. AND the slow data transfer speeds all at a higher price point. They cut corners to bring that more modern design and still raised the price. They couldn't even add dual-band WiFi to the thing.
I doubt it. The base iPads will probably not get the fastest USB-C. Maybe it will get USB3.0.
I agree, I was just explaining how slow USB 2.0 is, not how fast Wifi is. And 500Mbps is still faster than the theoretical maximum of USB 2.0.
holding the charging port hostage is the most apple move out there. This is as bad as gimping the base model MacBook air/pro with the SSD that is slower than the base model they were replacing. Nothing more than greed on apple's part. I get screen, battery, and to an extent the camera, but there is 0 excuse (and you cannot convince me otherwise) that the charging port needs to be slower.
Product segmentation exists even if you don’t want to be convinced.
Ah yes, neuter the charging speed, something even low-end android devices don't do... I get not having the most high end super fast 100+ watt charging but this is a joke.
The 1st gen iPP 12.9 inch from 2015 got lighting port with 16 pins (instead of 8). That made it 5Gbps. With that change they also introduced the SD Card Reader 'USB 3.0 5Gbps' which made a lot of photographers happy.
https://photojoseph.com/tips/2015/1...g-sd-card-camera-reader-usb-3-speeds-ipad-pro
The 9.7 inch from 2016 had 8-pin Lighting, which made it 480Mbps. The 10.5 inch model in 2017 got the 16-pin lighting, so that was 5Gbps.
Apple probably figures that most people using this iPad don’t need the speed.
Hopefully the iPhone 15 at least comes with true USB-C speeds and the Pros support thunderbolt.
Hopefully the iPhone 15 at least comes with true USB-C speeds and the Pros support thunderbolt.
USB type C is a connector specification and has no inherent "speed"
You may certainly hope for USB3 level speeds to arrive along with a USB type C connector, but there's no particularly reason Apple couldn't do USB2 if they felt they had reason to do so.
Good point and that's what I meant - was just too lazy to type that out 😀. Though even now USB3 is old and they've moved onto 4 or whatever confusing version number. The USB spec the the USB-C connector have been confusing as you can get since USB3 originally came out.
Wow. Stuff like this makes us feel like being a dumb plebe for being an Apple user. Nothing more than virtual ATM's to be siphoned from as much as possible.
