well if money is no concern just buy the best🙂 pro is of course better than ipad 2017, at least just raw specs are superior... but again, who would ask for advice if money was no concern🙂
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iPad Should I Return My iPad 2017 and Get The iPP 10.5?
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KUKitch
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While utilization/capabilities/etc certainly factor in, I would also expect the Pros to have a sizable longevity advantage as well... so it may be a big price gap, but I would bet it will last longer as well. So for me, I'm going to lean toward the Pros in spite of the price gap. That said, the standard iPad is still a great device for the price - hence my comment
yeah... on the other hand, if longevity is a concern, you can buy two low tier ipads in lets say 5 years cycle for the price of one pro... just sayin🙂
Except For the fact that most will upgrade their iPad long before five years in terms of when the next hardware is released. Again, price is a subjective stance based on what one wants from an iPad. Price is justified through how someone uses the iPad, which again, is dependent
If someone finds the means between the differences in iPads.
KUKitch
macrumors 6502
Yes, that is true - and it is likely that the low tier iPad in a few years will be as powerful/more powerful than the Pro now... hard to see how it wouldn't be - but then they also may not be able to fully take advantage of the features of the various OS versions. Even now the 9.7 won't get all the features of 11, right? That could certainly be a factor (and it's not just "Pro" features)
fraz76
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Longevity is relative to the price. I bought a 2017 iPad at half price of a pro. (417€vs839€) In two years from now I could buy a new iPad with new hardware (A12, oled display) and features with the same money (or a little more) of a single iPad Pro bought today, that in two years will have an obsolete display for the new oled screen that apple is starting to use from iPhone 8 and future devices.
KUKitch
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Well I suppose we shall see as far as the screens go - if OLED actually goes further than - potentially - the phone we have yet to see (or just the watch). However, my OG 12.9 is 2 years old now and still has a *significantly* better screen than a 2017 9.7 and much more power, so I don't know if I completely agree with the obsolescence idea
in that case, why using longevity argument at all?
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as far as i know, only one feature is not supported and that is due to lack of RAM (so same feature is not available for pro 9.7)
Booji
macrumors 6502a
The fact that you are asking this question and you are curious enough to take the time to install iOS 11 - I'd say yes to the upgrade!
lambertjohn
macrumors 68000
That would be my biggest concern, how well your iPad 2017 is going to run iOS 11 when it is officially released to the general public. Surely Apple is going to tweak it to run smoothly on their latest iPad offerings, but who knows? Keep in mind however, there's no law that says you have to upgrade to the newest iOS version. If 10.3.3 is running smoothly for you, and does everything you want it to do, stick with it!! Otherwise, trade it back in pronto and get a Pro 9.7 or 10.5.
I bought the base 2017 iPad ($300 on sale) a couple of months ago, and I have been using it as my primary device during this time. We have a Mac Mini and MBA at home, but I don't use them very often. I decided to experiment with an iPad as a primary device when I saw the WWDC Keynote that described new iOS 11 features. When the software updates this month, I expect my iPad will become even more capable and useful.
I considered buying the iPad Pro, but it didn't seem to make sense unless I bought the ASK and Pencil to take full advantage of the Pro features. So, I was looking at $300 vs $900 ($650 + $150 + $100). That seemed like a pretty significant cost premium for an "experiment". So far, I have been happy with my decision, but I can see how others might have gone a different route.
As for longevity, it is possible that Pro users will get more life from their device, but I doubt it. Pro users are more likely to be compelled by new features, and tablets are still an evolving platform.....so, I would figure 3-4 years with either Pro or standard iPad.
I considered buying the iPad Pro, but it didn't seem to make sense unless I bought the ASK and Pencil to take full advantage of the Pro features. So, I was looking at $300 vs $900 ($650 + $150 + $100). That seemed like a pretty significant cost premium for an "experiment". So far, I have been happy with my decision, but I can see how others might have gone a different route.
As for longevity, it is possible that Pro users will get more life from their device, but I doubt it. Pro users are more likely to be compelled by new features, and tablets are still an evolving platform.....so, I would figure 3-4 years with either Pro or standard iPad.
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aakshey
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It depends.
In India:
128 GB 4G iPad 2017 is approx INR 47000. So approx USD 750.
256 GB 4G iPad Pro 10.5 is approx INR 69000. So approx USD 1050.
For such little price difference the Pro is a no brainer.
A low end iPad even from 2019 won’t beat the current Pros except in terms of CPU power.
In India:
128 GB 4G iPad 2017 is approx INR 47000. So approx USD 750.
256 GB 4G iPad Pro 10.5 is approx INR 69000. So approx USD 1050.
For such little price difference the Pro is a no brainer.
A low end iPad even from 2019 won’t beat the current Pros except in terms of CPU power.