Since it’ll have Thunderbolt, maybe that’ll make it a nice lil’ monitor
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New 12.9-Inch iPad Pro Will Be 0.5mm Thicker to Accommodate Mini-LED Display
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I really hope we get some microLED devices tomorrow
would love to set my eyes on the new display tech
would love to set my eyes on the new display tech
I hope they move the FaceTime camera to the long side of the iPad for easy use in landscape.
I couldn’t really care less about the thickness by itself, but I do care about the (usually) proportional relationship between thickness and weight. I don’t want the 12.9” iPad Pro to get any heavier, and I would infer from the thickness increase that it likely will. It’s already right at the threshold of a comfortable, wieldy weight.
I was totally onboard with upgrading my 2018 12.9, but it still feels really fast, and it’s mostly a note taking, web browsing, YouTube machine. I don’t do anything to tax it, and iPadOS certainly doesn’t seem to tax it yet either. It will be interesting to see what the MiniLED display looks like, however. It sounds like design language will be the same, which isn’t a bad thing, so it may still be compatible with the Magic Keyboard. The other thing I’m curious about is a new generation Apple Pencil. the Apple Pencil 2 is so good, it’s hard to imagine where they could improve upon it.
Well, the “thicker because of mini-LED” is likely coming from folks that just have the drawings and making guesses
Could be thicker due to periscope cameras or battery?Of course it will make it sturdier. Its basic physics
It probably won't be much but it will be sturdier
It probably won't be much but it will be sturdier
I was wondering the same thing if this would be something that my current keyboard will work with or not. It is certainly something worth consideration.
Slightly heavier, but not by much. They’re not adding a half millimeter layer of solid aluminum, they’re just making more room inside. The distance between the inner edge and outer edge of the casing will likely stay the same.
No MICRO tomorrow. MicroLED is YEARS!!! away.
This is MiniLED which is different tech.
This is MiniLED which is different tech.
Well there are people who are complaining about the increase in thickness here in this thread. It probably is warming the cockles of Jonny Ivy’s heart. 0.5 mm is .019685 thousandths, or about the thickness of 5 sheets of paper.
Basic physics says that .5 millimeters will add an infinitesimal amount of sturdiness. Such that, when measured, there will be no human perceptible practical difference between when the prior Pro bends and when this Pro bends. Of course, we know no one will run those tests
Yes, but no one will be able to tell you at what point it will bend. Only that it will certainly bend
So at least 4 increases this year for the 12.9" Pro:
1. thickness
2. speed
3. contrast
4. PRICE
1. thickness
2. speed
3. contrast
4. PRICE
wish we knew more about the specs, how much ram, etc..hoping for a different color apple pencil and a better apple keyboard
0.5mm is basically 8.5% thicker which is substantial.
Any improvement is better than nothing and 8.5% is by far better than 0% last year so there
Any improvement is better than nothing and 8.5% is by far better than 0% last year so there
Basic physics says that .5 millimeters will add an infinitesimal amount of sturdiness. Such that, when measured, there will be no human perceptible practical difference between when the prior Pro bends and when this Pro bends. Of course, we know no one will run those tests
The one thing that would make me buy the new iPad instantly is if it had virtualization support, and the ability to run macOS in a VM...That plus higher RAM options.
Being able to run MacOS for Xcode and terminal and anything the iPad can't handle would be amazing.
As it stands a better screen is not going to set this apart from 2018/2020 iPad Pro's IMO.
Being able to run MacOS for Xcode and terminal and anything the iPad can't handle would be amazing.
As it stands a better screen is not going to set this apart from 2018/2020 iPad Pro's IMO.
I mean you’re not wrong, but maybe there are 2018 iPad Pro users who need to upgrade because of possible performance constraints like the 4GB of RAM on most 2018 models. Each of us has our own reasons for why we upgrade. May or may not make sense to you.
Since it’ll have Thunderbolt, maybe that’ll make it a nice lil’ monitor
Now you’ve got my attention, lol.
The sheer volume of “thicker” talk associated with Apple is just so bizarre. Curious what Ive makes of all this “thinker” scuttlebutt. Kind of fun...