An adult would know the definition of unusable. The troll would be the person saying that 32GB of storage is unusable when most people in the world are using less then that.
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New 9.7" iPad Pro to Start at $599, 32GB and 128GB Models Available
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An adult would know the definition of unusable. The troll would be the person saying that 32GB of storage is unusable when most people in the world are using less then that.
I have a hard time believing that – of all companys – Apple will really put 4GB in the 32GB model like in their current big-sized flagship model, the "real" iPad Pro. I could imagine that the 9,7" 32GB model has 2GB RAM and only the 9,7" 128GB model also gets the 4GB – and that Apple will make the price difference between both even bigger so that even your higher guess of $749 might not buy the new 128GB model. But I could be wrong with that. We'll know more next week.
EDIT: After having a second thought – the RAM is directly included into the AX chip, correct? If yes, both models probably will have the same RAM, of course, as I imagine they get the same processor.
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I figured the price would go up a little like this, however I hope for Apple's sake it's not because they're finally starting to add 32 gb baseline options for their products and instead because this iPad will be considered a Pro product. They should've done that ages ago, and now to add insult to injury they're going to charge us extra for it. I love Apple but that's actually a little ridiculous.
That doesn't make it unusable, it might be small by some standards but more then enough for most people.
Same here, I decide whether it's worth it and when it isn't I wait until the price value ratio is okay.
I don't get why people expect every generation of iPads or iPhone etc. at the same price for improved components.
Doesn't matter if Apple kept the same price points in the past. Just look at all your other bills everything gets more expensive.
I sincerely hope you're right. iOS 9 was a half baked attempt to give more attention to iPad. Tons of apps people use daily on iPads still have NO SPLIT SCREEN , including some of Apple's own apps. Also there are still many apps that dont utilize the full power of the A8X let alone the A9X.
If this 9.7 iPad Pro is everything that the larger one is and costs $699 for the 128GB model, I'll gladly pass on my 128GB Air 2 to my wife and buy one, day-1.
I have an iPad and is the least I would consider to work with. The interface is clumsy and slow. Is good for kids, that is it but not even to surf the web in your bed, I need the laptop.
That starting price point isn't going to save the iPad. Very disappointing considering it's still another $100 buy-in for the pencil.
How does $100 get you double the storage? A 64GB Air 2 is the same $599 so you are effectively paying $50 more for 32GB less. The wholesale price difference between a 32GB and 64GB NAND is about $1. Apple could have stuck with the 64GB @ $599 and still kept its Air2 margins.
Other upgrades? Pop and Peek you mean? Is that worth paying extra for? Personally, I say no. And most apps still aren't even compatible with the feature. The pencil. I'm glad Apple added support, but this is a feature that only works with Apple's $100 extra cost peripheral. Who really benefits here? Why should the consumer subsidize compatibility? Apple, rather, should encourage adoption. Smart connector? It's a nicety at best. Plenty of BT keyboards around. Smart connector def not a must have and also benefits Apple.
How does $100 get you double the storage? A 64GB Air 2 is the same $599 so you are effectively paying $50 more for 32GB less. The wholesale price difference between a 32GB and 64GB NAND is about $1. Apple could have stuck with the 64GB @ $599 and still kept its Air2 margins.
Other upgrades? Pop and Peek you mean? Is that worth paying extra for? Personally, I say no. And most apps still aren't even compatible with the feature. The pencil. I'm glad Apple added support, but this is a feature that only works with Apple's $100 extra cost peripheral. Who really benefits here? Why should the consumer subsidize compatibility? Apple, rather, should encourage adoption. Smart connector? It's a nicety at best. Plenty of BT keyboards around. Smart connector def not a must have and also benefits Apple.
Hey man I'm just as annoyed as anyone else when apps don't support split screen or PIP (yes I'm looking at you Google). Apple has to know it's software is lagging behind it's hardware at this point. I'm hopeful because I think the current executive team is less dogmatic than Jpbs and Forstall were and are willing to incorporate things we never thought Apple would, like extensions, 3rd party keyboards etc. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Xcode for iPad at WWDC. I think that would get louder applause than Swift going open source did.
Yes, and if they don't get the same chip, then it's really not much of a Pro machine? As it is, it hardly qualifies.
And those people were b!tching up a storm when iOS 8 came out saying they didn't even have enough storage to upgrade. It was a very hot topic. Also this a pro device. Average consumers wont be getting this. The whole case and point of why many are ticked off here.
How can anyone complain. You are getting a base 32gb plus other upgrades for $100 more.
Considering the 16gb --> 32gb use to carry a $100 premium you actually are getting a lot more.
The U.S. price and prices elsewhere do not usually convert that easily. Apple typically pads international prices over and above current conversion rates + VAT.
And I'm just sitting here with my 16GB iPad 1.
Take of your Apple glasses. I agree with oopsroger, Apple is getting boring. Just look at the design of the iPhone 6/6s, it's nothing classy like the iPhone 5 of 5s and don't get me even started about that ugly Apple Watch. They just keep rebranding products: iPad -> iPad Mini -> iPad Air -> iPad Pro -> iPad Pro 9.7. Same goes for the iPhone SE, take the design of the iPhone 5s, put in iPhone 6s hardware = new phone. The Apple TV, same design, just a little bit bigger.
You're right that the Air 2 is a heck of a machine. But I'm thinking a little big longer-term. I'm hoping that companies like Adobe are working on a version of Lightroom for the Pro that lets you directly import RAW files—something it can't do now. You can import them to your Mac and sync low-res RAW proxies to the iPad. But you can't dump straight to it, and it needs that horsepower to work on higher-megapixel images or at least to convert them for lag-free use.
Then you also have art apps. Having more RAM allows more layers and/or larger canvas sizes. This is important for artists, which Apple has targeted as a key demographic for the Pro iPad. The Apple Pencil is the only feature that is really pulling me to want to upgrade. I also imagine the faster chips allow for faster refresh rates and response times for using the Pencil in drawing apps. Makes the whole experience much more fluid and better for artists from a usability point of view. Otherwise they really need to do a lot more to make it "Pro" aside from hardware. I'm optimistic about some great software updates in iOS X that will help address these issues.
Apple has not been run by engineering since the iDevice revolution. The last word on features vs pricing is the decision of the marketing and finance sharks. The new Apple tends to string things out and milk product lines as long as possible without really giving us breaks. The emphasis on refinement over innovation (over the last decade especially) is sadly obvious to anyone who has been with Apple since the 80s and 90s.
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This may come as a shock, but plenty of people get work done using apps you don't consider as "pro".
I sometimes record screencasts on my iPad and I do look forward to trying it out with the Apple pencil.
4 gb ram, 128 gb storage, A9x processor, I am getting one. Whatever the cost.
They're putting everything from the 12.9" iPad Pro into a 9.7" model, and making it thinner than the current 9.7" iPad. You didn't mention the new speaker system, or the rumoured camera upgrades.
You also seem unaware that the A9X was produced 6 months early. If everything had gone to plan, the 12" iPad Pro would have been released at Spring Forward in 2015 with an A8X. There would have been a second generation 12.9 iPad on Monday that added the A9X.
You seem to be forgetting, too, that Apple halved the iPhone 5S price in India because it wants marketshare there. They are not aggressively going for profits and not thinking about marketshare.
Then again, some people can take anything Apple does and spin it in a negative light. In this case, you're moaning about a product which hasn't been announced yet. Remarkable that so many people with such an anti-Apple bias regularly check a website dedicated to Apple news.
My take? The iPad Pro looked good in September, but it was extremely expensive and too big for me personally. A 9.7" version that's $200 cheaper? Great.