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New iPad Pro Announced With A12Z Bionic Chip, Magic Keyboard With Trackpad, LiDAR Scanner, Ultra Wide Camera
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Unless you mean miniLED you're going to be waiting a long old time! microLED is an 'eventually' technology, it's not on the table for any product releasing in the foreseeable future.
Yeah, i know 
After i saw Samsung's MicroLED TV live, i felt in love. Still few years away from it being "reasonably priced" though
After i saw Samsung's MicroLED TV live, i felt in love. Still few years away from it being "reasonably priced" though 
You’re going to have a long le wait. The education iPad will not have USB-C. Too fragile—and unnecessary, too.
Yeah, it will certainly be great when it does go mainstream - all the benefits of OLED but without the compromises!Yeah, i know
Probably 2-3 generations away. 6GB will last for awhile, it’s not Android.
What, $100,000 isn’t reasonably priced?🤣Yeah, i know
It is a nice, and large, screen. Hopefully they’ll be able to make high density displays eventually.
PS Was the price ever confirmed? Surely Samsung must have sold at least one...
They sold "a few". But now they can make them in 75-88 inch size
Posts like this have always baffled me. It's a tablet. It has the advantages a tablet has. If you need to markup documents with a stylus, or you're an artist wanting a surface to draw on, or you need to make diagrams or graphic notes, or you are an interior designer who finds it easier to manipulate items in a room with a fingertip, etc., or you are musician who needs electronic sheet music on your music stand, etc., etc., then you probably won't find that 14" MBP well-suited for your task, regardless of price.
Yeah I suspect that the real potential of the A12X has not yet been tapped thus no reason to update power for the sake of it. The GPU was updated mostly to power the AR that the LiDar is assisting in, but it wasn’t a substantial update either, which goes to show what a powerhouse the A12X really is.
I think the 2020 iPad Pro feels like an S year for the lineup. Modest improvements, same design, and for those who don’t have a 3rd Gen iPad Pro, a worthy successor to the Gen 1/2 iPad Pros.
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The A13 is not faster than the A12X or A12Z. Perhaps negligible for single core usage opening an app, but the A12X is actually quite a bit ahead of the A13 in multi core performance which arguably is what most who buy the Pro will be utilizing.
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I find it generally easier on my eyes to not have the computer screen be the only light source in a dark room.
I think Apple has an interest in supporting older devices for longer now as they are investing more and more in their service offerings since new iOS hardware is probably on a plateau already.
Agree with everything you mention. I didn't even think about the Magic Trackpad, but I would much prefer that than the mouse I am using now. Does 13.4 support the Magic Trackpad I assume? I had thought cursor functionality was limited until this point. I don't travel a ton, so my iPad only moves from my home to the office. I will likely have a trackpad and keyboard set up on each desk and move freely between the two.
No rumors of a new Air afaik, it’s not even a year old yet and I doubt it has the volume to get yearly upgrades. It currently has an A12, and with the brand new iPad Pros having an A12 variant (A12Z) I can’t imagine a new Air coming out soon with an A13.
Maybe this fall/winter if iPad Pro gets A14X as rumored, iPad Air will get A13 or even A14. That’s my best guess.
Looks like you are right. Luckily my old iPad is still chugging along fine. If it breaks tomorrow I'll happily order one of the new ones, but otherwise I'll try to make it to the next update.
I am downloading iPadOS 13.4 GM now but I am already enjoying mouse usage even without the improvements to the UI. And this cheap mouse I got on Amazon actually works great. Makes me even more excited to get the trackpad keyboard case as the trackpad feels more natural since that’s what I’ve been used to using on MacBooks.
What do your setups look like?
What do your setups look like?
I do love keyboard backlighting in dim situations. Anybody remember the "Thinklight" on IBM ThinkPad laptops? That actually worked well, even if not as well as modern backlit laptop keyboards.
Yes, according to everything I read on 9 to 5 Mac, Six Colors, AppleInsider and here, both the Magic Trackpad 1 and 2 and the Magic Mouse 1 and 2 are supported. I have numerous unused Magic Trackpad 1’s that are getting a new lease on life very soon. Also extras I need to sell...long story.
EDIT: From Apple’s press release -https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/03/apple-unveils-new-ipad-pro-with-lidar-scanner-and-trackpad-support-in-ipados/
- Trackpad support will be available on any iPad running iPadOS 13.4, and work with Apple’s Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2 and the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. Third-party mice connected over Bluetooth or USB are also supported
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I still think a refurb 2018 Pro refurb from Apple will be the best deal in tech. You can get a 12.9 refurb for $699 and 11" for $549.
I see no reason the camera no one uses on an ipad or Lidar is worth $300. Its the same display etc. 2 extra gb or RAM sure. Will that make a huge difference? Not $300, 1/3 more, worth I doubt.
There is very little different between them really. The only question will be future-proofing of 4gb sine Ipads only release every 1.5 years; so thats iOS 14 and 15.
I see no reason the camera no one uses on an ipad or Lidar is worth $300. Its the same display etc. 2 extra gb or RAM sure. Will that make a huge difference? Not $300, 1/3 more, worth I doubt.
There is very little different between them really. The only question will be future-proofing of 4gb sine Ipads only release every 1.5 years; so thats iOS 14 and 15.
I purchased an iPad 3 in July of 2012...probably the only time I have seriously considered flying to Cupertino to set a flaming bag of poop on the front lawn of 1 Infinite Loop. I won’t whine about deserving my money back, but I bought the 64GB/Verizon model at full retail...that was an especially painful lesson for me. Painful enough that it has never been repeated going forward.
Agreed. With iPadOS the same feature-wise across the board and many iPads with 2 and 3GB of RAM, I assume the 4GB should be adequate through at least iPadOS 16/17.
Oh! This is nice.
Still, I’ll most likely keep my current 11” for now and maybe get the Magic Keyboard in May.
Still, I’ll most likely keep my current 11” for now and maybe get the Magic Keyboard in May.