iPad Pro just wow. 16GB RAM on new iPad Pro!

[bscheffel]

OK - the Apple event didn't provide details but exactly which iPad Pro is getting 16GB RAM?

M1 chip, 16GB RAM - INSTANT BUY!

now..... give me pro apps and Big Sur dual boot please - no excuses.

 

[Mackilroy]

The 1TB and 2TB models get 16GB; the rest get 8GB.

 

[Tsepz]

The 1TB and 2TB models get 16GB; the rest get 8GB.

Pretty impressive, I was not at all expecting them upgrade RAM again, they have gone all out this time! 🤤

 

[Digitalguy]

This is a sign that iPadOS 15 is going to be big

 

[richpjr]

Having 16 GB of RAM would be nice, but $1800 for a 1 TB and $2200 for the 2 TB is a pretty pricey purchase. Who am I kidding? Sign me up.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

that sux only 1tb and 2tb get 16gb

 

[Christopher Kim]

Yep pretty impressive. Getting 8gb across the board alone would've been a huge win.

 

[rui no onna]

The 1TB and 2TB models get 16GB; the rest get 8GB.

Been wondering about this. Makes the $2K for 1TB 5G more palatable.

 

[rumz]

Having 16 GB of RAM would be nice, but $1800 for a 1 TB and $2200 for the 2 TB is a pretty pricey purchase. Who am I kidding? Sign me up.

Seriously. Price is right where I thought it would end up... $2400 for an iPad kind of seems absurd, haha. But given the power... yeah. Definitely tempted.

And honestly... with those specs... just let us throw MacOS on there! I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

 

[Itsedstech]

I was only gonna get the 256gb but looks like the 1TB it is.

 

[Digitalguy]

That's the first time they advertise RAM, and that's a very smart way to upsell those high storage models

 

[richpjr]

Seriously. Price is right where I thought it would end up... $2400 for a fully loaded 12.9" kind of seems absurd, haha. But I am tempted nonetheless.

And honestly... with those specs... just let us throw MacOS on there! I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

I REALLY hope they beef up iPadOS a-lot to take advantage of all this power.

 

[ouimetnick]

The 1TB and 2TB models get 16GB; the rest get 8GB.

Still a bump from the 6GB of today.

 

[jmgregory1]

I went on the site as soon as it went live and couldn’t believe they posted the ram specs for the iPad Pro. This thing is going to be awesome. The only negative I see is that battery life wasn’t improved. Will be interesting to see if my less power hungry use helps eek out more time.

 

[Ludatyk]

This is a sign that iPadOS 15 is going to be big

Agreed! And there was talk about Parallels or some virtualization apps coming to the iPad… that seems inevitable come June. Imagine being able to run Windows or macOS natively on the iPad.

 

[Digitalguy]

Agreed! And there was talk about Parallels or some virtualization apps coming to the iPad… that seems inevitable come June. Imagine being able to run Windows or macOS natively on the iPad.

This also means that 4 and 6 GB RAM iPad pro are not going to age well,and that now the pro is on another level compared to the air, not just a more premium device

 

[Digitalguy]

I went on the site as soon as it went live and couldn’t believe they posted the ram specs for the iPad Pro. This thing is going to be awesome. The only negative I see is that battery life wasn’t improved. Will be interesting to see if my less power hungry use helps eek out more time.

The screen alone makes the new 12.9 as heavy as the second gen 12.9, so a bigger battery would push the weight even further...

 

[007p]

This is a sign that iPadOS 15 is going to be big

Been saying this for years. Every year WWDC comes and goes with maybe one new feature for iPadOS. Still waiting for it to use all this power, and it’s just got a ridiculous jump. I’m hoping ipados 15 changes that, but I’m not putting money on it this time.

 

[luccalabs]

Seriously. Price is right where I thought it would end up... $2400 for an iPad kind of seems absurd, haha. But given the power... yeah. Definitely tempted.

And honestly... with those specs... just let us throw MacOS on there! I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

What are you doing on an iPad that requires those sort of specs? MacOS, or a huge iPadOS update, yeah I could see it being a laptop killer.

 

[Christopher Kim]

This also means that 4 and 6 GB RAM iPad pro are not going to age well,and that now the pro is on another level compared to the air, not just a more premium device

Agreed on both points. The iPad Pros were in a weird spot since the new iPad Air came out. It's now solidly back in a level-above the Air all-around.

 

[loybond]

Wish they would have dropped info about the software and apps. 16gb seems to suggest big changes, but how can I buy the 16gb on faith lol?

 

[AutomaticApple]

This is a sign that iPadOS 15 is going to be big

With FCPX and LPX?

 

[rui no onna]

Wish they would have dropped info about the software and apps. 16gb seems to suggest big changes, but how can I buy the 16gb on faith lol?

 

[TheRealAlex]

100% Bet Money all the Reviews are based off the 16GB RAM models.

 

[jeremiah256]

Agreed! And there was talk about Parallels or some virtualization apps coming to the iPad… that seems inevitable come June. Imagine being able to run Windows or macOS natively on the iPad.

It would be fantastic to basically have a virtual Surface Pro X on my portable iMac...I mean iPad Pro.