Nope. I loathe laptops. Daily consumption device will be a tablet. Easier to use, easier to move, easier period. I also like that I can blank it if it does something where I need to restore, it’s simple. The iPad Pro is one reason I hate large phones and don’t care for laptops. It’s lighter than a laptop, but still get a 13” screen. Simpler OS. It’s also better for my eyes than squinting a 6” or whatever screen for daily use. I use the phone for music, comms, and at the most for you tube or something while working, mostly just to listen. The phone is the mobile device so I don’t want a phablet phone. Consuming vast arrays of media on a small device like a smartphone, even a phablet isn’t my bag at all. If I’m computing, I want to sit at my desk at home or in the work office, and have multiple large screens, a full keyboard, mouse, sound, etc. I do that at home with a Mac mini. The pad is also pretty excellent at controlling the ATV, especially sending video content in Safari to the tv.
I get it, people are blowing up over these new IPad prices. Well that was me with these latest phone prices. I’m much more inclined to give Apple a grand for 13” IPP that will push 4K, is edge to edge, and all the other bs on the new one, because it’s LIGHTER AND A SMALLER FORM FACTOR than what I’m typing on now. Where is the smaller lighter phone?
I receive my new IPP on November 7th and will give them my current one an hour later via FedEx. I didn’t buy a phone this year and won’t until someone in Cupertino gets a clue that many of us don’t want phablets.
I also don’t upgrade anything every single year. That always seemed just insane to me. Old prices, new prices, not upgrading every year, foolish financially. I own a home and there is always something with the money pit that needs attention and I need to grow my investments. I used to upgrade phones every other year until this deal. IPad every other gen, so maybe every 3 years. My quad core mini runs like a top and has for 4 years.
