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New iPad Pro and iPad Available for Pickup at Apple Stores Starting Today
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when you don't quote, i have NO idea what you are referring to you. I'd like to be a mind reader, but I'm not.
I just ordered a 5th gen iPad Air too -- it comes today.
I had a really hard time deciding with this lineup of iPads. If the 10th gen iPad had 2nd gen Apple Pencil support then I might have opted to save a little money. But the Air seemed like the best for the price option. Obviously, the Pro is really nice and has all the bells and whistles, but the only one I think I will truly miss in the ProMotion variable refresh rate up to 120Hz -- everything else is an upgrade form my 2017 10.5-inch iPad Pro. Part of me really just wanted to pay $100 to have Apple put a new battery in my old iPad Pro and use it for another year.
Yeah -- the Air 4 is a better piece of hardware unless you prefer a landscape FaceTime camera and Apple Pencil 1 with a USB-C to Lightning adapter.
I was going to do the same thing (just replace my battery).... then Costco was running an online deal where if you spent $3000 you got a $500 shop card. They had the MacBook Pro my wife wanted to replace her 2014 15-inch MBP for $350 off ($100 cheaper than Amazon). So we pulled the trigger on that and added the iPad Air 5th gen to the order to take it over $3000. With essentially $500 off (because we spend that easily at Costco in groceries each month) the iPad Air became a lot cheaper. We decided we would give my old iPad Pro to my daughter who recently became interested in digital art via ProCreate (she keeps asking to borrow my iPad Pro 10.5).
Yeah, the whole first gen pencil with lightning connector going through a dongle just seems rushed. I think for most people buying the basic iPad it’s not going to be an issue because they don’t use the pencil but for someone who wants the pencil I don’t see them buying this.
I mean like next year. This thing is too expensive to be a base model iPad, but it lacks features like a laminated screen and second gen Apple Pencil support to make it an upgraded version. I think that’s why they’re keeping the old one still around. I don’t think this one is going to be a big seller. I think it’s just a stepping stone to a future product.
huh? you talking about the new air or new "base" model with new design? the air has a laminated display. it's got some of the premium pro features but not all
The new base model. The Air supports second gen Apple Pencil, and has a laminated display.
yes i knew that all along, the air is their new "almost pro but not quite" model
Exactly, its a nice iPad, with some nice upgrades over the iPad-9, for people who don't prioritize the pencil. Have you noticed that the people most wound-up over the iPad-10's pencil are those who would buy the iPad Air instead.
The Pencil 2 has additional functionality like tap actions but I think they are similar as far as drawing is concerned.