Personal preferences, I guess. Logitech has had that out in various incarnations for a few years. If they had offered a slim version of that, I would've been all over it for my Air 2. Yes, I know, I'm an oddball.
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Is the new iPad some kind of April fools prank?
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Personal preferences, I guess. Logitech has had that out in various incarnations for a few years. If they had offered a slim version of that, I would've been all over it for my Air 2. Yes, I know, I'm an oddball.
Looked more in to this case and looks pretty durable and if this iPad is going to b used by kids then this would be a good accessory to kid proof the iPad
Yes, it has been very durable... and virtually impossible to remove the iPad from it once inserted. The thing that drew me to it in the first place is that it offers the nearly the same utility as the original Microsoft Surface RT. (the only Surface product that I liked) I wanted it for the kickstand and keyboard not protection so the chunkiness is of no appeal to me.
Small point, but you should read about the Crayon... that seems to be what they are really expecting schools to go for instead of the Pencil. As a parent who has the Pencil, it addresses a lot of my concerns for my kid.
More tablet kool-aid. I love my ipad, but we are 8 years into the tablet era and all indications tablets are not replacing laptops. If you want to cite dual use hybrids--I see potential there but it undercuts your argument, as they borrow so much of the laptop form factor --that "dated platform". Certainly tablets are very useful as a companion or secondary device.
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How can people complain about this. The ipad 2010 priced in at $499 us. This 2018 version is many times more awesome for less than half the price.
$329 is not less than 1/2 * $499. That said, yes, a nice tablet for the price. Probably why most Android manufacturers have given up in the mid-range to high-end priced tablets.
I don't think a tablet is going to unseat a $200-300 Chromebook in the classroom. The Chromebook is a full laptop with a keyboard. A keyboard is important in school.
Agreed, great value considering a 10.5” goes for $650 new. Is the “pro” actually worth it?
In my opinion, NO.... I’d buy the 2018 iPad (6th Gen) for half the cost.
Whatever Apple announces in 2018 as an update to the 10.5” pro better be amazing.
I think it's really amazing! I have the 10.5 but I'm so excited for a couple of people who really wanted the pencil but couldn't get the pro because of the price. I've been telling them about it today (they didn't know).
I got the pro (the 9.7 and then the 10.5) solely because of the pencil and told them that if I had the choice today, I'd definitely go for the cheap one. The pros are wonderful but I don't think they're twice the price wonderful.
That said, I'm even more excited about what they're going to have to pull out of the bag for the next release of the pros to justify the huge difference in price. I'll be all over the largest size when it's released. Once I've had a 10.5, I don't think it's possible to go back to a 9.7, but forwards to a bigger one...
I got the pro (the 9.7 and then the 10.5) solely because of the pencil and told them that if I had the choice today, I'd definitely go for the cheap one. The pros are wonderful but I don't think they're twice the price wonderful.
That said, I'm even more excited about what they're going to have to pull out of the bag for the next release of the pros to justify the huge difference in price. I'll be all over the largest size when it's released. Once I've had a 10.5, I don't think it's possible to go back to a 9.7, but forwards to a bigger one...
Most of you are missing the point. The new iPad is cheap & aimed mostly at education. It doesn't need iPad Pro class tech, it doesn't need to be ultra thin & light, it doesn't need to be bezel-less, it just needs the basics.
You could argue Apple are wasting their time as no one serious about education will use iPads or try to push them on kids when they can't do half the job a Chromebook can do, but that's another story.
Well, as much as I'm becoming a fan of this 2018 iPad, I can't say that. The Lenovo Yoga Book (Android version) sells for for less ($250-280) and offers far more capabilities out-of-the-box.
Then there's the Acer Chrome OS tablet which runs both Android and chrome OS apps. The same price as this new iPad, includes the pen, ports, and other things that the iPad doesn't support.
My excitement for the 2018 iPad is within the perspective of Apple World, and what it means with regard to the other Apple devices I own and use. But in the larger scope of all that I use, it doesn't come close to those other 2 I mentioned.
I mentioned in another thread, I've just finished my budget revision for this academic year. I had put in 6 iPads. That's what I could afford. I felt the teachers needed pencil support, and could always get their own pencils from their state allocation if they wanted one.
I was thrilled at the announcement yesterday. I can now buy a dozen of the new iPads for my staff. TWELVE!i Actually, I may be able to squeeze out thirteen.
My people don't know the difference between one processor and another. They won't notice a lag.
They will notice being able to use all the educational apps for their content areas, and being able to connect the iPad to their SmartBoards and walk around the room while continuing to write or annotate on the board.
This is a biggie for education. Which is what Apple intended.
I think it's a great product. I still prefer my 10.5, but my girlfriend is looking to pick one of these up specifically for art as I don't use the Apple Pencil we have.
I use daily to have first gen 12.9 and regrettably sold it last year. When I had one I quickly realised, as many others did, that a smaller portable version would be needed.
Looking to get the next gen 12.9 and this iPad fits the bill very nicely as a low cost companion to it. Pencil support was an absolute must as I already have one. Excellent update Apple!
Slower clocked processor? That's odd, I wonder why. It's a pretty small difference though. I can't see it making much difference in power or power usage. Maybe it's a mistake...
Maybe they're just using the chipsets that don't pass 2.3GHz binning for the iPhone 7. Interestingly enough, its multi-core scores are higher than iPhone 7/7+ so I guess it's not getting hit by thermal throttling as much as the iPhones.