I started a return; if wwdc doesn’t make the iPad amazing it’s going back
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iPad Pro Has the ‘NEW’ 2021 iPad Pro thrill worn off?
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Still love it, as much as I do Logi Combo Touch - one wouldn’t be complete without the other.
Personally I don’t care what happens at WWDC, iPad already offers everything I need. But I hope they will introduce Apple’s Mac apps on iPad for one reason: YouTubers, journalists and the dozen of real Pros (not counting the full-time haters) in Forums will finally stop complaining about the lack of them.
Personally I don’t care what happens at WWDC, iPad already offers everything I need. But I hope they will introduce Apple’s Mac apps on iPad for one reason: YouTubers, journalists and the dozen of real Pros (not counting the full-time haters) in Forums will finally stop complaining about the lack of them.
lets hope the thrill will go up a notch after WWDC
I do the same thing and much prefer Reduce White Point to Night Shift. Even during the day I keep the brightness between 25-40%. My eyes are much less tired doing it this way compared to using dark mode.
I go between my new 12.9 and my MacBook Pro M1 all day, I find myself using the iPad more than I usually would mainly because of the screen refresh rate and colour/contrast. It’s a much more pleasant experience, not that I think the Macbook screen is bad at all.
I want to be able to use my iPad for everything, but the multitasking is just not quite intuitive enough for me to switch over to it completely just yet.
My fingers are crossed for next week.
I want to be able to use my iPad for everything, but the multitasking is just not quite intuitive enough for me to switch over to it completely just yet.
My fingers are crossed for next week.
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WWDC is likely going to offer a reasonable iPadOS update that is compatible with 2GB iPad models with A10 processor and up which means the real upgrade for M1 iPad Pro users will come from Developers. The truth is, for anyone with a 2018 and up iPad Pro, the M1 is a marginal upgrade at best because the software side which is unlikely to change. The RAM upgrade and screen are not nearly enough to warrant upgrading from a 2018 iPad Pro. I’ve seen enough videos comparing 2018 to 2021 iPad Pro opening apps and running different programs to know there’s not much different at this point for most any apps used outside of heavy video editing.
I thought it had, too. On my Surface Pro 7 and 12 Pro Max it comes in at 3840x2160.
I agree RAM and screen isn’t enough to warrant an upgrade, but videos comparing 2021 iPP to 2020/2018 iPP models… doesn‘t really tell the full picture. I’ve said this plenty times… iPadOS in it’s current form was not made with 2021 iPP in mind. We are judging the 2021 iPP unfairly, which I can’t blame anyone…. Apple has released this hardware before the software.
Granted, we are going to have iPadOS 15 features across all compatible models… but I think Apple will have more than just exclusive apps for M1 iPP. But I could be wrong.
Not at all, having more memory has been a godsend vs the 2018. No more reloading Goodnotes every time I swap apps, no more random appcrash when I'm trying to copy/paste an image.
Easily saving me 30-45 min a day in hassle.
Easily saving me 30-45 min a day in hassle.
Hmm… official release won’t be until September, but iPadOS 15 beta will be available on the day of announcement… well for developers
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I canceled mine because regardless of what happens at WWDC I looked at the price difference between a MacBook Pro M1 and the top of the line 12.9 inch iPad Pro. I could not justify the iPad because of MacOS full functionality over the iPadOS. Good luck to everybody else.
Veterans discount included, plus tax. What angered me was the requirement to have 1Tb storage in order to get the 16 GB memory. MacBook Pro or iMac 24 inch will come with 512 GB storage
$ 1,894.00 MacBook Pro
$ 1,991.00 iMac 24”
$ 1,636.03 iPad 11”
$ 1,924.93 iPad 12.9”
From the bright side, you still have something to look forward to. I'm sure most people will be satisfied with their iPP, so take any negativity you stumble upon here with a pinch of salt and get hyped.
Sounds like a problem with Goodnotes. I have used Notability since 2017 and never have reload issues like that. Even when I switch between Notability, PowerPoint, and Safari. None of the apps reload.
Yeah the pricing is a bit obscene at this point. You're talking about a 12.9" tablet that when you max it out, purchase a keyboard, and the Pencil to utilize the full capability, you're at $3,000 with tax (in Tennessee). That's just ridiculous. You can literally get a MacBook Air maxed out with the same performance and an 11" iPad Pro with Pencil for the basically the same money. What I don't understand is Apple forcing you to purchase 1TB or 2TB options to get 16GB of RAM when you can order an M1 MacBook Air with 256GB and 16GB of RAM, which is what I did.
Smart move! As @GuruZac points out.. the best value is MBA/MBP.
Apple has never made the iPad configurable only through color and cellular support, which I can understand why there's no way to add 16GB RAM on any storage tier.
I’m coming from the original IPP 9.7 inch which is now going strong for my granddaughter. I’m still thrilled with my new 11 inch and magic keyboard. The newness hasn’t even worn off yet for me.
I’m still loving mine too. Went with 256GB and have been undecided on whether I should return it for the 1TB model to get the 16GB RAM, but i really do not need the extra storage and paying £550 more for an extra 8GB RAM is just absurd.
The fact that the RAM isn’t configurable leads me to believe that Apple don’t feel the extra RAM is important. I’ll probably be upgrading in a couple of years, by which time iPad OS should be quite a bit more mature.
For now I’ll pocket the £550, and probably get the same performance for 95% of the things I will be doing with the iPad.
The fact that the RAM isn’t configurable leads me to believe that Apple don’t feel the extra RAM is important. I’ll probably be upgrading in a couple of years, by which time iPad OS should be quite a bit more mature.
For now I’ll pocket the £550, and probably get the same performance for 95% of the things I will be doing with the iPad.
I just don't get these comparisons with the MacBook Pro. If I wanted a MacBook Pro, I'd get a MacBook Pro (actually, I have one). I want a tablet. Two different animals, regardless of price. If you think the new iPad is too expensive, don't buy it. Apple will sell all the ones they make. That is why they are priced the way they are. It is called SUPPLY and DEMAND. If Apple started getting thousands of iPads stuck in their warehouse somewhere, I guarantee you they would come down in price. But they don't. So they don't. As long as there are people willing to pay $2,400 for an iPad, Apple will continue making them.
Why? Is Apple somehow not allowed to continue to evolve the OS and feature-set beyond this year's WWDC announcement?
LOL. Because of ONE announcement? An announcement that came only a few weeks after the product even launched? You're literally going to judge the overall success of the machine on the first of what will certainly be many upgrades/revisions over the coming years?
Because now iPadOS is just a big iPhone it’s not right for the iPad if they don’t evolve the iPad now it’s not worth it for me; just to go on Facebook and YouTube, most people get it like I did as a luxury device that they don’t need, I use my 16” MacBook Pro for all my pro work