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Anyone else feel this iPad release is the oddest?...
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I've learned over the years. With Apple it's best to preorder now. Then return if you don't like. I always preorder. I never return.
Same. They dropped the weight, thinner, and reduced the size going edge to edge. Winning all the way around. Please do the same with the phones!
iPads are usually pretty easy to get a hold of, compared to the iPhone at launch. But Apple's return process historically has been stupidly good if you are near an Apple store.
For the 12.9", it got smaller sure. The new 11" just took the 10.5" and filled the bezels with more screen, and got a little bit bigger for a wider bezel when holding it in portrait.
What really trips me up though is that the 12.9" still has the 4:3 aspect ratio, and now the 11" has a rather rare 1.43:1 aspect ratio. Still welcome for video/film content, but not as wide as 3:2 (common for photos) or 16:9 (common for video these days). So not only do you have two different aspect ratios for the iPad Pro now, but the 11" now has an aspect ratio that doesn't align well with common content. Weird. Not a deal breaker, but weird.
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It wasn’t rushed in the sense of it finally being announced that it existed, but the keynote felt like the wanted to breeze right through, and part of me feels they could have used 5 more minutes to explain stuff about accessories and the relocation of the smart connect for instance, talk about the video HEVC and talk about better HDR content or something more than “it’s our best Liquid Retina display ever,” that was all they said, then they moved on super fast. Even though apple doesn’t talk RAM with iPads, I feel in this instance they should have cleared up the 1TB or something, just a little... wishful thinking on the last one, but still.
Kallum.
Darn, I I didn’t realize that the new iPad Pros lost HDR10 and Dolby Vision support! I love that feature with my 10.5 inch iPad Pro.
I’m starting to question if they really actually did have it. I think the 10.5” had software that helped achieve an HDR experience, but not HDR10, but now that iOS 12 is out Apple removed any mention of HDR on the old 10.5” and the new iPads... but their mentioning of HEVC or H.265 means 4K playback is possible.
Again, HDR is cool to have, and I’m not happy it isn’t talked about or may be missing now, but HDR is truly enjoyed with a bigger and brighter display.
You honestly need 1000+ nits brightness and high end LCD or OLED displays to really notice it. But theoretically a software update could allow some HDR-like features.
The biggest thing to remember is Apple advertised HDR last year, but did not say HDR10 or Dolby Vision (HDR10 is different and way better than just HDR.) There are 8-bit HDR panels v 10-bit. The 8-bit are not very different than standard displays at all.
*I only know this as I worked selling TVs for the past few years, and folks on here helped correct me on certain tech, so I did some research. lol
I learn a lot here TBH. lol
Kallum.
The only thing that has come to mind for me is this weird feeling they release an updated iPad Pro in 6 months. Happened with the iPad 3 to 4 I think. It was many years ago. People were pretty upset about that. Not saying this will happen with the new iPad 2018, just a weird feeling.
Holy crap—YES! I was so thankful ordering was the day of. I was also thankful I jumped on it right away, because none of them have launch day availability anymore.
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That was so annoying but they kind of screwed up the iPad 3. Internals couldn’t power that Retina display properly. It ran hot and did not age well. iPad 4 should have been iPad 3.
I don’t think it’s reallt that confusing. Especially about the hdr and wondering if it has promotion and stuff. If it has it last year, it probably has it this year.
Only thing I was surprised about was the death of smart covers. I use one on mine almost everyday and would miss it if I got the new one. I like a naked iPad with nothing but a Smart Cover that’s easily removable. The new folios are just kinda...blah. Don’t get me excited. And the new smart cover board being more expensive for basically the same thing AND and not being able to fold the keyboard back for “viewing mode” is pretty annoying too.
That and the fact I’d have to use a different cable with the new iPad is kind of too many annoyances to get me excited about upgrading right now. I’ll probably see it in store and jizz and impulse buy it or something. And my wife will just roll her eyes and be like “Well that was predictable. Why do I even let you in apple stores anymore”
Only thing I was surprised about was the death of smart covers. I use one on mine almost everyday and would miss it if I got the new one. I like a naked iPad with nothing but a Smart Cover that’s easily removable. The new folios are just kinda...blah. Don’t get me excited. And the new smart cover board being more expensive for basically the same thing AND and not being able to fold the keyboard back for “viewing mode” is pretty annoying too.
That and the fact I’d have to use a different cable with the new iPad is kind of too many annoyances to get me excited about upgrading right now. I’ll probably see it in store and jizz and impulse buy it or something. And my wife will just roll her eyes and be like “Well that was predictable. Why do I even let you in apple stores anymore”
I agree. I think the next iteration will give iPad Air2 vibes. I think we’re in for a ram increase and a 20-30% processor speed jump next model.
When I placed my order finally after work. I am a teacher, and it is frowned upon for teachers to do personal business during school time. The date had slipped to 13-16th for delivery. But I am now having second thoughts about it and wondering about canceling. I currently have a first generation 12.9 iPad Pro and have enjoyed it. It is having some trouble lately, which is why I initially wanted to get this new one. I don’t know, just the longer wait is giving me more time to reconsider it. Apple said they could give me a $50 discount, but I would have to cancel my current order and place a new one which would be even later. Not a good idea in my opinion. Just wondering if there is anyone else having second thoughts.
iPad Air 1 vibes? Lol, no.
Air 1, along with the 6 Plus, were the worst iOS devices I’ve ever owned. They ran poorly out of the gate due to being 64bit and starved of ram. Funny how the 32bit iPad 3 gets a lot of (justifiable) flack, yet it was a LOT more stable than the Air 1. It was slow and the GPU wasn’t up to snuff, but it worked and didn’t constantly flush things out of memory. Air 1 and 6 Plus, pausing a podcast, doing a couple of things, then resuming from the CC equivalent (can’t remember the name) often defaulted back to MUSIC playback as podcasts had been flushed. Terrible experience, never mind the constant Safari tab refreshes. None of this happened with the iPad 3.
Anyway, 4gb is mid life ram wise, be a couple of years before that isn’t the standard.
Saying that, I’m buying the 6gb ram 1TB version. I skip multiple iPads these days and being in at the start of a new highest RAM allotment = maximum longevity in iOS devices.
Air 1, along with the 6 Plus, were the worst iOS devices I’ve ever owned. They ran poorly out of the gate due to being 64bit and starved of ram. Funny how the 32bit iPad 3 gets a lot of (justifiable) flack, yet it was a LOT more stable than the Air 1. It was slow and the GPU wasn’t up to snuff, but it worked and didn’t constantly flush things out of memory. Air 1 and 6 Plus, pausing a podcast, doing a couple of things, then resuming from the CC equivalent (can’t remember the name) often defaulted back to MUSIC playback as podcasts had been flushed. Terrible experience, never mind the constant Safari tab refreshes. None of this happened with the iPad 3.
Anyway, 4gb is mid life ram wise, be a couple of years before that isn’t the standard.
Saying that, I’m buying the 6gb ram 1TB version. I skip multiple iPads these days and being in at the start of a new highest RAM allotment = maximum longevity in iOS devices.
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I actually hate that now it’s forced on you. It makes using the dock a pita. Should have just left it with extended swip up brings up cc and home button stays as app switcher/home.
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The original iPad was the worst. It lost support after 2 iOS updates and ran like crap.
Fair point re iPad 1, but in my mind I give them a pass for that as it was the first version. iPad Air 1 was the fifth iPad, by which point there’s no excuse. 64bit & 1gb RAM should never have happened, period.
I mean, my 6 Plus was better than my 3G by any metric you apply, but that’s not saying a great deal, and for Apple to release such a gimped device in its EIGHTH iteration was unforgivable.
Yes yes, I’m sure there’ll be replies saying their 6 Plus and Air 1 is still running like a dream(!) but that was categorically not the case for a lot of people. There is some extremely whiney nitpicking about everything Apple, or indeed everything else, but in these cases it was justified imo. When something is fundamentally less stable than its predecessor due to hardware, something has gone wrong.
True, but the iPhone 4 launched only 2 months later and both ran A4 but the iPhone 4 had twice the ram. I think that’s kinda sad. Also the only new features in the iPad 2 was the thinner body, cameras, A5, and gyroscope. The original iPad had cut outs in its body when opened up that showed front camera and gyroscope slots that weren’t used. Kinda felt like Apple did it on purpose.
They probably did it to get to the $500 price point. Since other slates cost more than $1K (I had a Windows convertible that was $1.5K), I think it was a good call to drive mass adoption.
That said, 256MB RAM was super low for a tablet. That was barely sufficient on the iPhone 3GS which only had 320*240 display.
And the iPad Air really should have had 1GB RAM/32GB storage as base. They saved money on the display (iPad Air LCD was cheaper to manufacture than iPad 4) and NAND flash pricing was at, iirc, ~1/4 the price compared to when they started with 16GB base.
