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How happy are you with your new 9.7" iPad Pro?
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The Pro 9.7 is the third iPad I've ever owned, and absolutely the best one. I've had...
1) Verizon iPad Mini 1st gen 16 GB (lag is horrible on iOS 9)
2) Verizon iPad Air 32 GB (ran flawlessly up until iOS 10... started to lag)
3) Verizon/unlocked iPad Pro 9.7 (awesome camera (w/ flash), speakers/audio quality, Touch ID, screen and runs beautifully on iOS 10).
Spent $489 for my Pro and sold the Air for $255... so not a bad deal at all.
1) Verizon iPad Mini 1st gen 16 GB (lag is horrible on iOS 9)
2) Verizon iPad Air 32 GB (ran flawlessly up until iOS 10... started to lag)
3) Verizon/unlocked iPad Pro 9.7 (awesome camera (w/ flash), speakers/audio quality, Touch ID, screen and runs beautifully on iOS 10).
Spent $489 for my Pro and sold the Air for $255... so not a bad deal at all.
something I think they should have added in this vote and opinion is to separate users, i.e., new ipad owners vs prior owners. As prior owner, I see no huge "Wow me" difference from one to the other for the most part. I only got a new one because my prior was 16GB. I went to a 128GB so I could store my 700+ songs and all my important pictures on it when traveling and maybe not have internet access. I choose not to have extra monthly bill of cell data for cloud. I also wanted to have room to load a couple of movies to play if bored without the same issue. I do want to add something I have noticed - some folks, based on a few comments, seem to think the Pro is better because such and such app works better. For Apple...no matter the device, the software is the same. So desktop is the same for all macs and macbooks and ios is the same for all mobile devices. The only difference is if your device is so old that it's hardware capabilities won't allow it to be upgraded. For example, my 3rd generation didn't have the touch home button so I didn't get features like signing in with finger. There are plenty of other examples but for the majority, the new features will work with any device of like type - desktop or mobile. When I bought my last ipad in late summer 2012 - a friend bought hers in the fall and had Siri and fingerprint resistant coating. At first I was disappointed because, I thought if I had just waited a month or two - I would have had the most up to date. Well, I quickly found out when I did my next upgrade...I had Siri too. it was then I set mine for automatic upgrades. I couldn't change the screen coating, just like I couldn't change my camera to a higher mp - but for the most part software based changes are there no matter which version/model you have. It has always been the same for my iMac. Now, if you are running something like certain games- maybe you see a difference though I haven't. The camera is a little better but then if I want great pictures, an ipad isn't what I use though it can have it's place.
The other issue - new owners vs prior. Any new owner of an ipad (especially if they haven't had a tablet and/or smartphone) will be overjoyed and in a magical state when they get their new ipad and discover how much you can do with it. However, once you have had a few - the real changes between models (again most changes are software based) is just not that ground shaking. With Apple these days, the real days of innovation and market separation are gone. It used to be they only released new software and devices after careful and long testing - so you had to wait a while in between - now they have updates all the time usually fixing some issue that woyld have been caught before initial release in prior glory days. It seems like now they use all of us guinea pigs. And lately, they keep releasing new models of mobile devices every year but the changes are so slight and the prices so high that you aren't running out to get the latest thing.
I think it would have been good to have a third category along with new and prior ipad owners...other brand tablets.
The other issue - new owners vs prior. Any new owner of an ipad (especially if they haven't had a tablet and/or smartphone) will be overjoyed and in a magical state when they get their new ipad and discover how much you can do with it. However, once you have had a few - the real changes between models (again most changes are software based) is just not that ground shaking. With Apple these days, the real days of innovation and market separation are gone. It used to be they only released new software and devices after careful and long testing - so you had to wait a while in between - now they have updates all the time usually fixing some issue that woyld have been caught before initial release in prior glory days. It seems like now they use all of us guinea pigs. And lately, they keep releasing new models of mobile devices every year but the changes are so slight and the prices so high that you aren't running out to get the latest thing.
I think it would have been good to have a third category along with new and prior ipad owners...other brand tablets.
So I don't have a Pro. In fact, I owned the first iPad with retina for a couple weeks and took it back. Just picked up an Air 2 and took that back (slower than my 6S!) Got the 2017 32GB for $245 and I'll probably keep it cause so cheap.
But!!! I made had the unfortunate luck to spend about an hour with a girl @ Best Buy that's going to law school and owns her own Pro 9.7" AND carries it around at work.
So instead of me just clunking around now knowing what's what, she gave me a bunch of real world use case scenarios as to how it helps her with notes on slides, how crazy useful that pencil is, and the hilarity of it charging by sticking straight out like some kind of monolithic e-phallus.
Those AWESOME speakers that actually make using an iPad an option for listening to presentations, sermons, etc. Something very jarring about having the sound come out of one side. Forever ruined by the HTC One I suppose.
So True Tone...I had no idea just how much better this made reading nasty bright white cold blue loaded sites like Anandtech under fluorescent lights. It took me nearly 30 minutes to convince myself NOT to pick up a Pro, haha!
But how could I with the press release today! 10.5" AMOLED PWM free (no flicker) 4K FREEDOMPIXEL Omega Tone with Dolby Vision and that Hexa Core Unicron A12Z that can be overclocked to 3.2Ghz with the add on Vantec 92mm fan!
But!!! I made had the unfortunate luck to spend about an hour with a girl @ Best Buy that's going to law school and owns her own Pro 9.7" AND carries it around at work.
So instead of me just clunking around now knowing what's what, she gave me a bunch of real world use case scenarios as to how it helps her with notes on slides, how crazy useful that pencil is, and the hilarity of it charging by sticking straight out like some kind of monolithic e-phallus.
Those AWESOME speakers that actually make using an iPad an option for listening to presentations, sermons, etc. Something very jarring about having the sound come out of one side. Forever ruined by the HTC One I suppose.
So True Tone...I had no idea just how much better this made reading nasty bright white cold blue loaded sites like Anandtech under fluorescent lights. It took me nearly 30 minutes to convince myself NOT to pick up a Pro, haha!
But how could I with the press release today! 10.5" AMOLED PWM free (no flicker) 4K FREEDOMPIXEL Omega Tone with Dolby Vision and that Hexa Core Unicron A12Z that can be overclocked to 3.2Ghz with the add on Vantec 92mm fan!
I know your comment is a year old, but, how do you like now?
I have the Mini 4, main likes that are not available w/Pro 9.7: lightest/thinnest/most portable iPad, but, it does have the laminated screen which is awesome, first time I liked a screen so much I can't put a protector on it, just have a Smart Cover (Roartz), (I've had over a year now, no scratches on screen). Although a main consideration for the Pro is for doing photo editing w/pencil, (and the P3 color).
...So, I'm wondering how much heavier it feels, portability, etc. compared to the Mini 4?
Hey guys!
I was a silent reader here in this Forum - until now
Since a few months i was hoping the new ipad pro 10,5 would launch in march so i can get the newest Version that would last for a Long time.
But the last weeks made me realise it may take a while and im not willing to wait for much longer.
So i checked online how much i would Need to pay for the new ipad 2017 and the 9,7''32gb wifi ipad pro and i would'nt find the pro cheaper than 680Euros (I'm living in Germany)
Plus i really want the better Speakers and the pencil for the ipad, so the 2017 was not my first choice.
So checking all kind of websites for the last days brought me to a nice Lady in my town who sold me her 4 months old 9,7'' Ipad pro (perfect condition, but without invoice) for 350Euros (50 less than the Ipad 2017 here).
And all I can say: I'm blown away!
I mean the step from my last Ipad (Ipad 2) was quite big, but this little Beauty is jumping over my expectations in every way.
I had to share this, because im still hyped (as you probably can notice!)
I was a silent reader here in this Forum - until now
Since a few months i was hoping the new ipad pro 10,5 would launch in march so i can get the newest Version that would last for a Long time.
But the last weeks made me realise it may take a while and im not willing to wait for much longer.
So i checked online how much i would Need to pay for the new ipad 2017 and the 9,7''32gb wifi ipad pro and i would'nt find the pro cheaper than 680Euros (I'm living in Germany)
Plus i really want the better Speakers and the pencil for the ipad, so the 2017 was not my first choice.
So checking all kind of websites for the last days brought me to a nice Lady in my town who sold me her 4 months old 9,7'' Ipad pro (perfect condition, but without invoice) for 350Euros (50 less than the Ipad 2017 here).
And all I can say: I'm blown away!
I mean the step from my last Ipad (Ipad 2) was quite big, but this little Beauty is jumping over my expectations in every way.
I had to share this, because im still hyped (as you probably can notice
!)
I have always been happy with all the iPads I have owned. In fact, I think it is an amazing device with all of its capabilities. I even leave it up to Apple to increase or improve those capabilities with no complaints or input from me. With that said, I liked the iPad Air 2 better that I used before upgrading to the iPP 9.7". This iPP Home Button sticks constantly. I know it could be hardware related but I can fix it by double clicking Home and then closing all open pages. That suggests software rather than hardware to me. I also had 64gb in the Air 2 rather than the 32gb in my ipp so am looking to replace it when new ipp's are released.
This is my First IPad and now had it a year. 9.7 with 128gb and pencil.
Wife has iPad Air which she loves, speakers and pencil are the big stand outs above the air.
Only use my 9 year old MBP 13 Inch for raw photos in Aperture, original battery and still get up to 4 hours run time.
If the pro performs as well as the MBP then i’ll Be more than happy.
Wife has iPad Air which she loves, speakers and pencil are the big stand outs above the air.
Only use my 9 year old MBP 13 Inch for raw photos in Aperture, original battery and still get up to 4 hours run time.
If the pro performs as well as the MBP then i’ll Be more than happy.
I like the 9.7 a lot, but today I noticed that my battery capacity has dropped to 92% after 21 months of use. My older IPad Pro 12 inch is still at 99.9% even though it has more cycles and has been used quite a bit more. I hope this does portend battery problems in the 9.7 since this drop is quite a bit more in my iphone with three times the cycles.