Which factors into why things are so expensive. A company isn't going to have a lenient return policy and expect to eat the cost when people return these things just to try them out.
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Which factors into why things are so expensive. A company isn't going to have a lenient return policy and expect to eat the cost when people return these things just to try them out.
The previous iPad Pro 10.5” is still available for $649.
Sometimes it’s cathartic to just vent to likeminded people. It’s like...one of the steps towards acceptance.
-aahhh it’s so expensive!
-it’s expensive but I want it
-ahhh fine I’ll buy it
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Last years technology for full price. Awesome
This kind of argument is not helpful IMO. Apple's marketing hyperbole is just that... hyperbole. Trying to hold Apple accountable to their hype is fruitless. This is the same kind of distraction as those demanding Apple to add more "Pro" features to their "Pro" devices, or that the Macbook "Air" is not "Air"y enough.
Yes you do.
Nothing because we won’t be buying them. The price of the pro iPads already passed the limit at which I would have bought one.
The Pro iPads are niche products for graphic and other professionals. It makes sense if you make money with it. However, It’s not your regular media consumption device. For the rest of us there is the iPad 6 which represents an excellent value.
The iPad Pro 11, 256gb model is ridiculously priced in the uk. A massive jump from the 64gb. Think I’m gonna stick to my 10.5. 256gb
Not sure what to do..I mean I think what happened last year at Target was a fluke but still..Im not spending 1000+ dollars to end up with a refurb after a few months ya know..Ive honestly never had an issue with an ipad before, I think with target, they just had some bad batches otherwise it would have been fine..but I don't want to be stuck with a refurb..so far not seeing this ipad posted on bestbuy.com not sure how long that takes to appear
Exactly right. The blame is being misplaced. The OP should be ranting against those of us who are willing to pay the premium that Apple uses as justification to keep prices high.
This kind of argument is not helpful IMO. Apple's marketing hyperbole is just that... hyperbole. Trying to hold Apple accountable to their hype is fruitless. This is the same kind of distraction as those demanding Apple to add more "Pro" features to their "Pro" devices, or that the Macbook "Air" is not "Air"y enough.
Yes you do.
Not me! The “we” is used metaphorically.
Not me! The “we” is used metaphorically.
good save. It is encouraging to see more people be discerning in their purchasing decisions... in the end it helps EVERYONE.
Yes I agree ALL of Apple products are expensive BUT at the end of the day, this iPad Pro really is something great. As long as Apple continue to fit top quality components and give it an amazing operating system which is a great user experience, then I guess, all of this doesn't come cheap.
It's easy to get complacent with Apple and take their user experience for granted. I was reminded this the other week when a friend gave me his new Leveno tablet to play with and my Gosh, it was the most horrible thing that i've ever seen - horrible screen, nasty OS, horrible design. I very quickly realised that nothing comes to the Apple mark and remember, these iPad Pro's are designed for the professional sector. I see film makers using them with their £50K to £100K RED / Phantom cameras - at £1000 it's kind of cheap in comparison
Another thing, I'm typing this on my 'standby' MacBook - it's 9 years old next March and has been used for 8 hours a day+ 7 days a week for those 9 years and... with High Sierra, it's still performing well And cheaper HP, Samsung, SONY laptop would have died many years earlier!
It's easy to get complacent with Apple and take their user experience for granted. I was reminded this the other week when a friend gave me his new Leveno tablet to play with and my Gosh, it was the most horrible thing that i've ever seen - horrible screen, nasty OS, horrible design. I very quickly realised that nothing comes to the Apple mark and remember, these iPad Pro's are designed for the professional sector. I see film makers using them with their £50K to £100K RED / Phantom cameras - at £1000 it's kind of cheap in comparison
Another thing, I'm typing this on my 'standby' MacBook - it's 9 years old next March and has been used for 8 hours a day+ 7 days a week for those 9 years and... with High Sierra, it's still performing well
And cheaper HP, Samsung, SONY laptop would have died many years earlier!I know that. And it’s got a smaller screen than the units it’s being replaced with along with fewer features and less functionality. Also keep in mind that it doesn’t make sense from an economic or production standpoint to have a lower priced 12.9” unit in the supply chain when the 12.9” model is their top of the line.
Because this isn't a laptop..lol Didn't we just go through how the iphone XR is for most people drama? This ipad pro isn't for most people. It's for the die hard apple fans or pros. This core group pays the apple tax.
Much of the experience will be the same. Apple didn't exactly release any flashy apps of its own or do much to show off any real new functionality especially the usb c. No plugging into a mac as wacom. Apple did create this desire for more storage by offering higher versions but you have to ignore that stuff.
Yep, we all likely pay an extra $100 for out device to offset the cost of easy returns.
If we are speaking in absolutes, then yes, it's not a laptop. Most glancing consumers in fact are looking at the iPad Pro as a replacement for their computer. For what most consumers are doing with their devices nowadays, this could absolutely serve as a full replacement, but based on pricing, it makes no sense when a more slightly more capable (and near-equally as portable) laptop is sitting right there at at a near-equal price point.
Yes I agree ALL of Apple products are expensive BUT at the end of the day, this iPad Pro really is something great. As long as Apple continue to fit top quality components and give it an amazing operating system which is a great user experience, then I guess, all of this doesn't come cheap.
It's easy to get complacent with Apple and take their user experience for granted. I was reminded this the other week when a friend gave me his new Leveno tablet to play with and my Gosh, it was the most horrible thing that i've ever seen - horrible screen, nasty OS, horrible design. I very quickly realised that nothing comes to the Apple mark and remember, these iPad Pro's are designed for the professional sector. I see film makers using them with their £50K to £100K RED / Phantom cameras - at £1000 it's kind of cheap in comparison
Another thing, I'm typing this on my 'standby' MacBook - it's 9 years old next March and has been used for 8 hours a day+ 7 days a week for those 9 years and... with High Sierra, it's still performing well
same using iPad mini 2 (bought late 2013), almost 5 years old still going well [maybe not as sexy as before but ehh... considering it still works well after 5 years i'm impressed.]
i'm thinking of getting the 11inch iPad pro wifi+cellular in 256GB config which is a perfect balance, heck even my iPhone XS Max i can't hit 256GB without trying too hard (the only way i can think of is putting all 4K Video footage in the TV app for 20 hrs+ which by then i'll just delete after finish watching and input new vids so yea)... 512/1TB is way too extreme personally as i don't use it as an all-in-one hub. my PC does that for me
8TB hard drive storage (2x 4TB WD hdd) + 2TB worth of NVMe SSDs. <= total cost. 300$ for hard drives, 1200$ for NVMe ssds... for my pc.[that being said my eyes jumped when i saw 512GB to 1TB for an iPad Pro upgrade here costs 600aud...] hahaha hence my pc storage hub as above ^_^
Man, it's incredible how we users on here and tech reviewers know what "most people" are looking for (althout they personally won't buy it). I would say "most users" aren't remotely interested in the ipad pro. The entry level ipads and paying 300 at most for one is all "most" will stomach.
I'd be tempted to have the 11" around the house, but I still find it a bit mind boggling that one of the key aspects with the pro, the pencil, isn't included as default.
I mean. In Norway it's around $1057.27 for the base 64gig model, then it's an extra $160 for the pencil. Hefty...
I mean. In Norway it's around $1057.27 for the base 64gig model, then it's an extra $160 for the pencil. Hefty...
If you like the OS. The thing I dislike the most about my iPad is the OS. Sorry. I use Android, Windows and iOS. They all have weak and strong points and for me there is no winner. For me iOS is nothing unique. It has some good points and some very very annoying aspects. But yeah if you like the iOS experience then Apple products are the way to go.
It's easy to get complacent with Apple and take their user experience for granted. I was reminded this the other week when a friend gave me his new Leveno tablet to play with and my Gosh, it was the most horrible thing that i've ever seen - horrible screen, nasty OS, horrible design. I very quickly realised that nothing comes to the Apple mark and remember, these iPad Pro's are designed for the professional sector. I see film makers using them with their £50K to £100K RED / Phantom cameras - at £1000 it's kind of cheap in comparison
The comparison is fair if you mention the specs and the price. I find it weird when people compare iPhone with cheap Android phone. That does not make any sense. Same for the Lenovo tablet. Any cheap tablet is a cheap tablet. You can't get the quality you can get from expensive iPad Pro. The question is what do you get as quality between products of the same price.
Say an iPad Pro is 1800 $. What other device I can get at this price? Once I know this I can compare them. For example I wanted a portable device with good stylus. Now I read that Apple pencil in general is more precise than the Microsoft pen. I needed the stylus for writing so I needed precision. I decided that the 2018 iPad could give me what I need and I bought it. If it was about ipad Pro against Asus 2 in 1 laptop that has the pencil support too, I would have chosen the Asus 2 in 1 because I like Windows more, it could be used as an actual laptop and the price is the same.
It's always about this. Everyone of us decided whether something is worth or not for a price.
There are certainly use cases where the iPad can replace a laptop computer. In my case, I manage a team of people who work for me. I don't do art, but rather handle a lot of email, scheduling, and review/annotate documents that other people prepare for me (using the pencil). I got rid of my 11 inch MacBook Air and used the iPad instead for these tasks. It's been great.
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