otismotive77
macrumors 6502
meh....i hate the design, the need to come up with a new design, they need to stop using their years old design language. but i will say that introducing a bigger ipad to the market wont hurt anyone.
Having the iPad 3 I can tell you that after awhile of holding this bugger it starts to get a little heavy on the wrist, so the thought of holding a nearly 13" model for any length of time would be agony. Trying to hold such a large iPad with that bezel too, how can you do it easilywithout your hand touching the screen?
The thing people seem to forget or don't know is that for iDevices like the iPhone and the iPads the display technology is not screen scaling but only screen doubling. That means unless they completely change the tech that they have forced the app developers to use, the new screen sizes will always be the same aspect ratio as now with pixel densities that are even multiples of what they have now. That is why you don't see a retina iPad Mini - you can't fit +2000 pixels in that small a space. Apple will probably have to change to screen scaling eventually just to get higher densities in the mini or will be perceived as losing that battle. Other aspect ratios will act like what happened in the iPhone5 - some programs will have black bars until a special version is made for the new aspect ratio.
Actually yes we do, especially if you need to make a quick sketch or drawing. Or even if you need to post a notice.yeah, because people use pieces of paper in landscape mode all the time.![]()
I use my iPad in both modes so I don't see a problem here at all.a standard 8.5 x 11 piece of paper is 13.9" diagonal 4:3. Guarantee this would be used in portrait quite often for things like magazines, newspapers, pdf's and browsing the web in general. legal paper (8.5x14) is the 16:9 widescreen of paper, how often do you see that being used? I'm happy to see talk of a digital pad of standard letter paper finally.
Jobs was right. And as soon as Jobs died Apple rushed out the iPad mini. I think this is one of the few cases where Jobs was right.
Right now laptops and tablets serve two different purposes. Frankly a laptop is a poor mobile device, at least for travel it is. Laptops have their uses though which is why I have a MBP along with an iPad 3.If there was a larger iPad, I'd still go for an Air. They have the same battery life (if not better for the Air) and for the price you get more bang for your buck with the Air.
Pricing does become a problem. The larger iPad would need to be significantly more powerful all around to justify its price. Still we are talking about two different products here, if you need a laptop a tablet will never do the trick.I understand there might be a niche market for a larger iPad, but if one was released I'll choose the Air over this because for couple hundred more (presuming the price would be at least $100 more for each of the larger iPad's storage sizes than the regular iPad) you have a full blown computer with a lot more ram and power.
I've been pricing the regular iPad and MBA now because I would like a portable system and I just cannot justify an iPad (esp. since I would only keep them a few months before ditching.). This is what I would do.
The iPad mini fits in your pocket? Wow you must have gigantic pockets. Mine just fit in my iPhone 1 with case. Also for me holding an iPad mini to your ear (as you do for a phone) would be a little strange. But if you love the mini, fair enough. I can understand this.
... Ok, I kind of want a giant iPad, as I use the iPad and a pressure sensitive stylus for painting, and this monster iPad looks like a dream device for that.
Mmmm.. Giant iPad.
Sadly I doubt this is really in the works but damn I hope it is. Probably more niche than the mini or usual size, but will fit a load of people's usage a lot better.
funny how a lot of you dismiss the idea right away because it's not the way you use the product. what stupidity is that?
a lot of people could use this.
My point was... why would they consider a third screen size for the iPad... when the iPhone is only offered in one?
Maybe if they put in Haswell CPUs instead of Apple's A6? Imagine the battery life doubling from 10 hours to 20 hours?
Actually, giving the iPad Mini phone functionality as an optional model would be a genius move for Apple. They wouldn't have to fool with making Apps conform to a new size, they wouldn't have to add another phone to their line, and yet they would appeal to all of the people who want ridiculously large phones. If they were to make a larger screen for the iPhone, I would think this would be a great way to do it.
Because there is demand for very different sizes. There are plenty of people very happy with the iPad Mini, and plenty of people who would never consider buying one. I think a 13 inch iPad wouldn't be the top selling iPad, but I think it would be good for a million or two sales a quarter, and many of them coming from laptop users, not iPad users.
My point was... why would they consider a third screen size for the iPad... when the iPhone is only offered in one?
(3.5" 3:2 screens will be phased out with the next revision... leaving only 4" 16:9 screens)
BTW... I can discuss anything I want here... it certainly got your attention![]()
sure, discuss penguins making bacon out of pandas if that's what you want.. still doesn't make any sense.
There is rumors of bigger iPhones too.. and this 12.9 inch iPad is also just a rumor.
Why is the 12.9, which is smaller than 13, look that much bigger than the 13" Air?
iPad Mini Retina in 2013! Don't dumb it down again like the original. Put in state of the art components this time around like an A7, IGZO screen and 2GB or more of RAM!
It fits in my pocket, along with my wallet, keys, iPhone, and on somedays a can of drink if i run out of hand space carrying breakfast on the way into work, im a tall chap, and my pockets are to scale![]()