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New 9.7-Inch iPad Teardown Confirms It's Basically an Original iPad Air
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Been a member since 2008 and an Apple fan since 1993.
You can't tell a difference in performance from 5s to 7+??? It was absolutely night and day for me.
Yeah you can see the writing on the wall for several products. That doesn't mean Apple isn't doing anything. It means those product lines are going to be discontinued soon. iPods, MacBook Air, Mac mini, all of those are likely going away rather than waiting on updates.
And I'm kinda curious what realistic features people want in these devices that will come in at a affordable price.
If they didn't update the Air, people would be complaining, they did a refresh and people are complaining. It's clear when they came out this was to be the cheaper model. They didn't abandon it, they gave it a faster processor AND dropped the price.
I'm also not sure why all the complaints. Some people don't need the most powerful iPad. I've got an iPad 2 that does everything terrible except, for some reason, Netflix. But that's all that I use it for anyway. At this price point, it finally makes sense to think about trading in the iPad 2 for whatever pennies I can get for it and upgrade for some future proofing. Buying a new iPad wasn't even on the roadmap at the previous prices.
"File system" I presume you incorrectly mean "file browser" for iOS. I'm sure you're fully clued up on the fantastic and brand new APFS which debuted in beta for macOS Sierra and launched with iOS a few days ago - the biggest change and advancement in file systems since HFS 20 years ago.
The SE has a distinct advantage over the other available iPhones for many people (the compact form factor). The new iPad has no advantage at all over the existing models, and is a step back with regard to weight and display quality.
I'm really tempted to snap up another Air 2, but store inventories are already drying up. I don't see one anywhere below the original price.
1.5 years since they updated the iMac
2.5 years since they updated the Mac Mini
3.5 (almost) years since they updated the MacPro
The Cinema Displays are discontinued...
The AirPorts are discontinued...
1.5 years since they updated the iPads
xxx years since iPods got any real attention
And this is what comes out of that fabulous pipeline. Innovation or vacation over at Apple?
They are riding that phone hard.
2.5 years since they updated the Mac Mini
3.5 (almost) years since they updated the MacPro
The Cinema Displays are discontinued...
The AirPorts are discontinued...
1.5 years since they updated the iPads
xxx years since iPods got any real attention
And this is what comes out of that fabulous pipeline. Innovation or vacation over at Apple?
They are riding that phone hard.
It's basically an original Air?
Seems like a misleading headline to me. The new iPad is a hybrid of the Air and Air 2. It's not basically anything except that it is the most basic iPad which is exactly what its intended to be.
Seems like a misleading headline to me. The new iPad is a hybrid of the Air and Air 2. It's not basically anything except that it is the most basic iPad which is exactly what its intended to be.
The only things that really NEED updating on that list are the Mac mini and Mac Pro. I'd love to see both, especially the Mac mini as I really want some new low power macOS server hardware at home but these two are probably the lowest profit earners in the company and as someone who runs a business myself I know its hard to devote 25% of your resources to something that makes 0.001% of your income...you tend to just drop it.
I don't like it, but I understand it - and my opinion this is why having the iPhone such a massive success is bad for us Apple fans.
They are complaining because the Air 2 exists. So the new "iPad" should be the form factor of the Air 2, lower priced, with all the same options, with a slightly faster 2017 chip. A mid-range iPad for those who don't need the Pro, the Pencil, etc.
I fail to see why this is so hard to understand. Apple reverted to a tablet they themselves improved upon, and did away with the improved version everyone knows. lol.
So now if you want the Air 2 option, you're forced to spend EXTRA on the Pro.
That turned out to be good for Apple, at that time, 20 years ago.
Apple is a much larger company today.
You expect them to keep following a policy from 20 years ago?
As history has shown, Jobs was known to change his mind or reverse directions occasionally.
Since he is no longer here, there is no telling what he would be doing with product lineups in the 2000's
You have some supporting evidence for this claim?
Who is "us" and what is this proof?
I would like to see some Macs with this philosophy
Last year or before box, new(ish) CPU/GPU and competitive pricing (I don't except lowest, just competitive)
When Apple updates the Pros the iPad will have an option for everybody and none of those will be limiting.
Last year or before box, new(ish) CPU/GPU and competitive pricing (I don't except lowest, just competitive)
When Apple updates the Pros the iPad will have an option for everybody and none of those will be limiting.
well and why not if IOS devices is what is moving, from a financial sense why should they pour resources into product that are'nt selling as well
Fixed that for you. It's not been nearly as bad when you use the actual product names.
Everyone is acting like this is the new updated ipad, it's not it's a low pricepoint item, it's the Kindle Fire 7" of the Apple Line. Don't worry Apple will come out with updated more expensive versions soon enough