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iPad Pro Current ipad pro 2020 or wait till Q4 for mini led ipad pro ?

tgeorgiu

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I currently have an ipad Air2. I have been waiting to upgrade and was going to go for the ipad pro that just came out. I am interested in the 11 inch one, as I hold it while working on it for hours and since the pro is slightly heavier than the air2, getting the 12,9 inch would be cumbersome.
Now with the credible rumors that a mini led screen version is coming out Q4, I am perplexed as to what to do. Will the mini led ipad be only in the 12,9 inch version ? Please advise me . Thank you .
 
Will the rumored specs of this rumored iPad have a significant impact on your enjoyment and/or usability of the device?

There are a lot of what ifs waiting around for an iPad that may not be what you want/expect. The iPads that are out now are great.
 
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Are you prepared for a price increase? Because I expect the iPad released end of they year (if it actually materializes) will come with a price bump.
 
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If your current iPad Air2 is still serving you well, I say hang on to it until the last quarter. If a new mini LED version does not come out or it's too pricey, you can always get the current iPad pro as a refurb for 15% off.

If you NEED one now, I agree with marty1980 that the current ones are great. My daughter needs to replace her iPad mini2 and I'm getting her the current iPad pro 11.
 
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Like Marty said, the new iPads are "probably" great. I only say probably because I have not used one. I have owned the original 9.7" Pro with the A9X and the 12.9" Pro 2nd Gen with the A10X.

I did also have a brief week with the 11" Pro 3rd Gen A12X. The biggest differences from the 2017 to the 2018 Pro's were the use of Face ID making things more convenient as I did not need to keep putting my thumb on the screen to verify passwords and the chip. The A12X or maybe the speed of the RAM, I don't know...made browsing in Safari MUCH more comfortable. I can only imagine the additional 2 GB of RAM if we're not talking about the 1 TB edition would help when browsing through multiple tabs and/or app switching like a Pro. :D

Basically, I'm telling you to get it from somewhere you can return it. I'd also recommend getting a screen protector, but that's up to you obviously. Finally, Incipio (?) made a case that rotated for portrait viewing and held it up at a few different angles. The way the case opened, the front cover (part that touches the screen) never touches the desk/floor/whatever you set it on.

I'm a bit of a speed freak, but I can't help feel as tho you'd be blown away and super happy with the 2020 11". If you feel like you want the 11", then go for that. But just to confuse you, the 11" 2018 did not have the option for "zoomed" view like the 12.9" did. As such, I found reading text more difficult. When comparing two "things" side by side in Safari windows, the 12.9"'s a killer option IMO.

Good luck with your choice!!!

Oh yeah, finally, don't worry about what's on the horizon. Something's always on the horizon. If you wait, you get the new hotness. If you jump now, you can enjoy what you wanted/needed now, read about the new hotness, and wait for the model AFTER the new hotness to upgrade.

Something's always coming out, but if you can stay "behind the curve" and be content about your choice, the new mini-led A14X that "runs circles" around the 2020 that you bought doesn't have to "bug" you because it's going to be the "old model" when you upgrade in 2022 or whatever. Make sense?
 
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tgeorgiu said:
I currently have an ipad Air2. I have been waiting to upgrade and was going to go for the ipad pro that just came out. I am interested in the 11 inch one, as I hold it while working on it for hours and since the pro is slightly heavier than the air2, getting the 12,9 inch would be cumbersome.
Now with the credible rumors that a mini led screen version is coming out Q4, I am perplexed as to what to do. Will the mini led ipad be only in the 12,9 inch version ? Please advise me . Thank you .
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I highly doubt that the mini-LED iPad Pro will come out this year. Rumors are saying that it'll come out next year.
 
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Why is Apple moving so slow? Mini LED displays are widely available for cheap on TVs of far-larger screens.
 
tgeorgiu said:
I currently have an ipad Air2. I have been waiting to upgrade and was going to go for the ipad pro that just came out. I am interested in the 11 inch one, as I hold it while working on it for hours and since the pro is slightly heavier than the air2, getting the 12,9 inch would be cumbersome.
Now with the credible rumors that a mini led screen version is coming out Q4, I am perplexed as to what to do. Will the mini led ipad be only in the 12,9 inch version ? Please advise me . Thank you .
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The smart thing to do, IMO, would be to purchase a refurbished 11” iPad Pro and save over $100 for no real world difference in performance. You’ll also lose less money if you wanted to sell and upgrade down the line.

Refurbished Apple devices are practically new (new outer shell and battery) and you also get a full 12 month warranty.

With regards to when the next one will be released - nobody knows, but will more than likely take at least a year.
 
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tgeorgiu said:
I currently have an ipad Air2. I have been waiting to upgrade and was going to go for the ipad pro that just came out. I am interested in the 11 inch one, as I hold it while working on it for hours and since the pro is slightly heavier than the air2, getting the 12,9 inch would be cumbersome.
Now with the credible rumors that a mini led screen version is coming out Q4, I am perplexed as to what to do. Will the mini led ipad be only in the 12,9 inch version ? Please advise me . Thank you .
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I have not seen any rumors of the 11 inch model getting updated later this year. The only rumors are for the larger 12.9 model to be updated to mini led. If I wanted the 11, I would buy now, or get the 2018 model for a good price.
 
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tgeorgiu said:
Now with the credible rumors that a mini led screen version is coming out Q4...
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I don’t think we’ve seen anything credible saying anything other than late 2020 or 2021 for mini-LED have we?

The screens on the Pros are pretty damn good as they are to be honest.
 
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Why is Apple moving so slow? Mini LED displays are widely available for cheap on TVs of far-larger screens.
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It should be noted that on the high end of the TV market, mini-LEDs are actually rare. Currently mini-LED is being pushed mainly by 2nd tier manufacturers, but with mixed results. In truth, most of the mini-LED TVs out there just aren't that great.

Rumour has it that Apple was not terribly impressed with the mini-LED options for tablets until relatively recently, because of the sub-par quality control.

Mini-LED in theory is a good technology, but up until recently, its implementation has been less than stellar.
 
The rumors I heard were that only the 12.9 inch iPad Pro would get the screen update by the end of the year. No mention was made of the 11 inch version. Apple has updated different sizes of the iPad Pro at different times in the past so its not entirely out of the question.

I thought about this as well, but I went ahead with buying the 2020 Pro since I'm guessing an update to the 11 inch will happen sometime next year. If it has a mini-LED screen, the A14 and 5G I'll put the one I have on Swappa and go with the new one. I have never done that before, all these updates together represent a big enough leap. This is assuming my financial position is still decent at that time, which is quite an unsteady assumption to make these days.
 
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Ugh I wanna go and upgrade to a 2020 because I DO have a 2018 11inch but I chose poorly and did the 64gb and I feel it’s crippling me. I was thinking of doing a 12.9 with 256gb but I’m torn on wether not not this is still happening for end of 2020 cause of the virus.
 
I’m slightly tempted to get the Spring one... but I absolutely LOVE my 12.9 3rd gen. I would maybe have upgraded for a true processor upgrade, 6-8GB RAM, and MiniLED. I’m hoping I can fight any urge to get the new one because this OCD issue is very annoying and hard to fight. Like, the new ones are “new” but I HATE the look of the back camera and worry I’ll end up playing the iPad return game to find one without problems.
plus this 4th gen isn’t going to last like 2-5 years longer, they both are going to last and be beasts of machines for a long, long time.
Plus, I bought my iPad Pro 3 just barely over a year ago. The 4th gen has more RAM that can help a little with longer life (but not much,) as once the processor starts getting to overloaded to handle apps and programs... RAM doesn’t really help with keeping the iPad fast with everything. It does help with allowing more difficult apps to be utilized with the extra space, but I highly doubt developers will just update their apps for just 6GB RAM usage, it’d hurt sales like crazy. 4GB is like 8GB on a MacBook Pro, while 6GB is like 10 on a MacBook Pro. More RAM is always great, but *knock on wood... my iPad Pro 3 has no refreshing issues, no slow-down, no graphics glitches, or any sign of slowdown or being pushed to the limit.
the only issue I have is Facebook not staying on a post i was looking at, then went out of it and a few minutes later it refreshes to the homepage... I suspect that’s a FaceBook issue though as I can have 12-15 safari tabs open with music, messenger, iMessage, photos and even Pixelmator running at the same time. I’ve not had any bottlenecking or constant refreshes.
‘I’ll probably get the 5th gen if it has actual increased (and noticeable) performance improvements.



kal.
 
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the only issue I have is Facebook not staying on a post i was looking at, then went out of it and a few minutes later it refreshes to the homepage... I suspect that’s a FaceBook issue though as I can have 12-15 safari tabs open with music, messenger, iMessage, photos and even Pixelmator running at the same time.
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I’ve noticed that too. It’s definitely a Facebook issue. When you return to the app they decide to refresh everything, which really sucks when you just want to jump to another app and come back to where you were in FB. I don’t know why they thought that it should work like that. I’ve always hated the way FB organizes the “news feed” anyway and this is just another problem I have with how it works. I mean... there’s lots to not like about FB, though LOL
 
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soundwarp said:
Ugh I wanna go and upgrade to a 2020 because I DO have a 2018 11inch but I chose poorly and did the 64gb and I feel it’s crippling me. I was thinking of doing a 12.9 with 256gb but I’m torn on wether not not this is still happening for end of 2020 cause of the virus.
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Jon prossor source said he thinks A14X and 5Ga is all that’s coming end of this year
 
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