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iPad Pro Who will sell 12.9" iPad Pro to buy the new 9.7"?

ShaunAFC3 said:
Well this is definitely very very(I mean VERY) depressing and bad to hear/know that all of the posters on here in this thread said that they will NEVER ever go back to the 9.7 inch iPad. :( :(

Makes me think on what will happen to the 9.7 inch iPads in the future????...

I really hope the 9.7 inch iPads won't become the new Mini!!!!
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iPad Pro is a niche product. I wouldn't expect many who have found a reason to adopt it, to a few months later want to switch back to a smaller device. Maybe some will, those who wanted pencil support in the smaller form factor. But most won't.

This certainly doesn't spell the end of the 9.7 incher. I'm sure the mini and air iPads will continue to outsell the bigger pro.
 
I've gone the more radical approach and just bought a Pixel C. I'm still keeping the iPad Pro for my music creation stuff, that is once my apps are upgraded to take advantage of the display that is. Everything else though I find the Pixel C to be useful as I really cannot live without a file-system and decent file-manager. Opening files directly from my NAS drives, both at work and at home is an absolute must. I really tried to use the iPad Pro as a productivity machine but there were just to many short comings. I like being able to connect a second monitor, with the desktop extended as well as the aspect and resolution of the monitor supported. I also really want mouse support, constantly having to navigate the UI using my fingers honestly got old real quick. It's great when using the Pro directly but the moment you connect a keyboard, a mouse is really needed, at least for me.

The Pixel C has proved itself to be a really good device, I've found almost all of the apps I was looking for, which was mostly the Adobe and Microsoft stuff, which were all available. Connecting to a monitor is simply perfect, not only can I use both the Pixel C and the monitor as two separate screens but I can also change the DPI of the desktop to reflect that of a normal looking desktop, the iPad Pro's desktop in comparison looked almost cartoonish, everything was just way to big. I've install Arch Linux in a Chroot, which not only gives me a working LAMP server but I've also installed my favorite Linux based desktop apps, I start them up via a X-Terminal and they run fairly well. Especially Dia, InkScape, Gimp, LibreOffice, etc. So connecting to a monitor, mouse and keyboard actually gives me a working desktop computer. I've enabled multi-window support, which helps a lot, but only when I'm connected to a monitor as 10.2" is to small to use while working on the Pixel it'self. I can run apps in the background, which is also a really big feature I needed, why a 4GB device can run a simple terminal in the background is beyond me.

Overall I'm happy with the setup, iPad Pro for leisure and music creation (though I use the Pixel C as a TV set-Box as I can run Kodi and it supports a 4K TV) and the Pixel C for work and games (again, I can connect it to the TV and use my replica, N64, SNES, Sega, DreamCast, USB game controllers for the emulators in which iOS doesn't support). Though this is just for when I'm traveling as at home I have a Nvidia Shield TV, the best TV set-box I have ever owned. Not only because it makes a great TV companion but I have 5 more setup in a cluster in which I use as a render farm and other GPU computational projects. Their connected to a TX1, Nvidia development board, a 4GB, with NVidia X1 CPU/GPU, computer, running a Linux version from Nvidia. When I want to encode a video on the Pixel C, I have a Dropbox on the NAS with a deamon running in the background, that will automatically start encoding the file to .mp4 and than save it to an outbox. Even when just using the GPU on the Pixel C to encode, I can encode a video faster than most laptops using their CPU's to do it, as is the case when using an application like HandBreak.
 
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No way would I sell the 12.9 for the 9.7, especially now that one of my most used apps (Ulysses) has finally been updated for split view. The 9.7 is a bit too cramped in split view.

I might sell my Air 2 to cover part of the cost of the new 9.7, however.
 
ShaunAFC3 said:
Well this is definitely very very(I mean VERY) depressing and bad to hear/know that all of the posters on here in this thread said that they will NEVER ever go back to the 9.7 inch iPad. :( :(

Makes me think on what will happen to the 9.7 inch iPads in the future????...

I really hope the 9.7 inch iPads won't become the new Mini!!!!
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I'm betting out of the three sizes the Pro/12.9" will be the weaker of the three in sales just due to size and price, for most it'll be just too big and heavy to use how many will uses it and the price will be hard for many to justify. The 12.9" is for a specific group or people who will own that and a mini, I don't see the mini and 9.7" being cut for the 12.9", all 3 have their respected place in the tablet market.
 
I love my iPad Pro. No way am I selling it. When I need something smaller I use my 6 plus. When I need more oomph, I use my desktop.
 
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The 12.9" is too large to read on the go. Other than that it's great to use as a laptop replacement. I will just buy the 9.7" and keep the 12.9" too. If you write on the 12.9" as much as I do, the 9.7" won't work bc it is smaller than the 8.5x11 paper size.
 
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I got the iPad Pro and used it along side my iPad Air 2. After a few weeks, I kept gravitating to the iPad Pro. The bigger screen is nice and the smart keyboard and pen are awesome for work and play. Sold my iPad Air 2. Not going back. My wife however is getting the new iPad when it comes out. She likes the smaller screen.
 
I ditched the Pro in favor of a 9.7" tablet. I love the Pro it's an awesome tablet/computer replacement but I still like being able to lay down and read with it and that was not feasible for ME.

I think for me 9.7" is the sweet spot. I'm excited to see what comes along.
 
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If the new 9.7 inch iPad supports the Apple Pencil, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. Not to replace my IPP but to complement it.
 
I've had my iPad Pro 24 hours and could never go back to my iPad Air 2 or have a smaller screen on an iPad. The pro is a keeper for a very long time.

My wife has had her Pro since last year and she would never give hers up and go back to her iPad Air.

All I need to do is sell my 2009 Mac Mini which was my entertainment Centre and never used or turned on.

This is the great thing about Apple products we can sell them and get good money so we can move onto better and more advantage Apple products not that there's any Apple product I need other than a Apple Watch which has GPS and SIM card built in.
 
kdoug said:
I ditched my IPP a couple of weeks ago. I don't much gaming but try to steer this monster when playing Real Racing or NFS for any amount of time.
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MFI Controller? I wouldn't be without my controllers, use them for iPhone, iPad Pro and Apple TV. Granted I mainly use them at home but there are some pocketable (well, throwinabagable) ones available.
 
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kdoug said:
I ditched my IPP a couple of weeks ago. I don't much gaming but try to steer this monster when playing Real Racing or NFS for any amount of time.
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That's what I thought, regarding some games. I'm not a gamer myself but I can see some games not working too well.
 
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No. I like the larger size

to each their own.

Then again, couldn't hurt to play with one in store :D

Who knows, could bond with it. Love is unpredictable
 
I considered the iPad pro very seriously when it first came out but decided against it for a variety of reasons. I felt that I personally would not use the large screen to it's full advantage and it would be a hindrance more than a feature. I did like the keyboard case and the pencil. The 9.7" is my personal sweet spot so I am pretty excited about this tablet coming up.
 
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The Game 161 said:
Not a gamer but how come? Thought this was built for high intensive games.
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I think some games that require you to hold or move the ipad, will incur arm fatique, where as other games that allow you to keep the iPP flat on your lap (or table) will be much better. Just my uneducated opinion :)
 
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sracer said:
Funny, the spread out icons on the home screen on the iPad Pro makes it look like a "Fisher-Price My First Tablet" toy. ;)
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Even if the spread out icons bothers you (it doesn't bother me), the home screen is just an app launcher. Your main usage is in the apps, and once you get into an app, the larger screen of the iPad really does shine.
 
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sjleworthy said:
the icons are most spaced. too spaced maybe. like the dock at the bottom why not fit an extra icon in at least?

shame there's no app that allow the home screens to be customised.
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Sure, adding more icons to the dock was one of the things I liked about jailbreaking my iOS devices. But not being able to customize the home screen isn't a huge deal. It's not like the iPad is unusable if we can't customize the home screen.
 
Nope, I bought it because it's big. I'd buy one that was bigger. I never use my Pencil, but I love having a full size keyboard attached.
 
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