Anyone else loving the 2017 iPad 9.7?

[dogslobber]

No one care about tech specs when they’re this fast. People only care about whether they are thin and lightweight. The fact is the 2017 is chunky and heavy compared to the Air 2.

 

[Brenster]

No regrets on buying my 2017 gold 128GB iPad. Upgraded from a 32GB iPad Mini 2 and I'm finding the upgrade to be great. Using it for PDF/document referencing from OneDrive/OneNote, reader with the Kindle app, Apple Music client, YouTube & Audible client in the kitchen and has replaced my 2011 MBP for 90% of what I used to use my MBP for; banking, light productivity (MS Office) as well as the usual web browsing, occasional Netflix/Prime viewer, iMessaging etc.

Still tempted with the 10.5 Pro when it comes time to upgrade my laptop but for the moment, the 2017 iPad is an absolute steal for what it can do. Muti-tasking and split screen work is good now and iOS 11 will only kick it up a gear again. Looking at the trajectories of macOS and iOS, it's clear where Apple thinks the future will be and I'm very much starting to agree with them.

With the desktop upstairs, everything else can be done with greater mobility and power between my iPad and iPhone.

 

[Mackinjosh]

Agreed. But I think most seem to complain about the thickness with 2017 iPad Over the weight. But I can look past that and appreciate the battery life and A9 processor.

I have an Air 2 in a slim-line Khomo case and a 2017 iPad in a slim-line Khomo case. I honestly can't tell the difference in thickness with a case on it. The differences that are noticeable though are: the 2017 is much snappier, much brighter, isn't a fingerprint magnet, and has a much much better battery. In the Air 2's favor it doesn't reflect light as much and doesn't make a clunk sound when you tap the middle of the screen with your fingernail.

 

[sheareb]

It might be that officially but see how England kicked and screamed when the EU forced them to adopt it. The population refuses to use it as it's not taught in schools.

erm, just read this and completely wrong - metric is the only thing taught in schools even in my day and that was a lonnnggg time ago...