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New iPad launch - April 14th
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This is frustrating for someone in the market for an iPad Pro 9.7". Literally was going to pick one up yesterday and today until this rumored talk with potential credible courses suggesting a release in the near future.
Is all of this pure speculation? Not sure what to do.
Is all of this pure speculation? Not sure what to do.
Hmmm.... doesn't necessarily mean much, but heck, every quarterly result is usually in the last week of the following month. That could be telling that it's the first week of the following month. Also, didn't they move an earnings call last year to make space for an event of some sort?
Ok. I'm not 100% sure anymore that there isn't an event until the fall.
Iirc, In the past apple has always allowed an exchange period to get a newly released model if you bought the previous model within the past month. Iirc.
Is this really a policy? I recall people talking about it but never seen anything written.
Oh, how I so wish. My iPad 3 is getting more sluggish by the hour. If it wasn't for the expectation of a better camera and a 10.5 I would jump for a 9.7pro which I know I would be happy with but I can't afford to keep updating being an olde bloke
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We don't see sales on Apple products Down Under, unlike you guys so it doesn't matter for us.
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I like how people keep saying "there is no way there will be a spring event now"... To be honest, if they just had a spec bump on the iPad and red iPhone the other week, why would they not have just announced the mac updates at the same time? I'm pretty sure no one would have guessed that a week after the iPad/iPhone bump they would then do another one for macs separately. If they can apologize and give future plans.. and have 2 separate "bumps" why could they not still have a 3rd thing coming for iPads?
Imo it could be that when they have the iPad event, they didn't want to bring so much attention to the underwhelming updates given to the "new" iPad, Red iPhone, and Macs so they got those out of the way beforehand.
Imo it could be that when they have the iPad event, they didn't want to bring so much attention to the underwhelming updates given to the "new" iPad, Red iPhone, and Macs so they got those out of the way beforehand.
But was today really a Mac event? Or even a Mac update? It was more a big PR thing. Likely from getting pushed over the top after a supposed spring event for new Macs never occurred and they wanted to control the narrative going forward.
You think Apple considers the new iPad and Product Red iPhone underwhelming updates?
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I don't think you'll find it written. It'll be more about judgement from the store in person. Spring 2015 (mid May) I bought an iPod touch 5th gen as a gift for someone. In July they updated the touch (jumped from A5 to A8 and refreshed the colours). I was explaining the situation to a rep at the store, and before even actually asking he cut me off and said "bring it in, we'll exchange it, don't worry."
You think Apple considers the new iPad and Product Red iPhone underwhelming updates?
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They would never say that, but yes. The iPad is basically an iPad Air 1 with updated specs and the Red iPhone isn't really anything new to get excited about either. If I wanted a red iPhone I could go to any apple store and purchase a Red leather or silicon case and it would have as many "features" as the red phone compared to any other iPhone 7/+
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They would never say that, but yes. The iPad is basically an iPad Air 1 with updated specs and the Red iPhone isn't really anything new to get excited about either. If I wanted a red iPhone I could go to any apple store and purchase a Red leather or silicon case and it would have as many "features" as the red phone compared to any other iPhone 7/+
Dammit Apple, I have til Friday to return this 9.7 Pro to Verizon, now give us the invites!
Hold out a little longer if not April they may have a June release
The fact that a year and a half old iPad Pro is showing a delay in shipping till late April seems proof enough that something new is coming. Any supply chain constraints would not be happening after 18 months. Also, there was ample supply just a few weeks ago before shipping times started slipping.
That's what I'm thinking too also with their recent other announcements they need something for Wednesday, announcements coming tommorow confirmed
That, or they don't carry the 32gb in store anymore because it's ridiculous for a "Pro" device. The 128gb is readily available in NYC... but at the same time, it isn't available online until the 18th
If 32GB is "ridiculous" then Apple Stores shouldn't have any inventory of 32GB iPad Pro 9.7" either. This is especially true since the 9.7" Pro has a much better camera than the 12.9" and can record 4K video. But Apple has lots of 32GB iPad Pro 9.7".
No, there's definitely something going on with the 12.9" assembly line at Foxconn.
Same here, I´ve read this policy in forums and such but nothing in Apple´s official pages.
I´ve been waiting since last November to buy an iPad Pro 12.9.
I´ll just pull the trigger and buy the current model if there´s no news by this week.
No don't pull the trigger, you'll regret it if they announce new ones at WWDC in June.
You may be right. Besides, I don´t really like the idea of paying full price for a soon-to-be "old" model.
But I don´t want to enter again in the cycle of possible releases: wait till March, then till April, then June and finally till Autumn.
I´m travelling next month and want to use it for photo editing on the go and drawing.
Unless they release a bezless iPad Pro 12.9 with OLED screen I won´t regret it : )
If they release it in June, it may be just the typical specs up kind of release.
So just enjoying this iPad Pro, skipping iPad Pro 2 and update some years later to an iPad Pro 3 is not a bad idea at all.
Let´s wait a couple of days more and see.
There is always the chance that there is no event for this. Maybe another invited media scrum to show off the new iPad, which is a bigger screen in the same current Pro 9.7 case, and, the usual press release and Apple Store 2h shutdown covers off the incremental upgrades to the existing Pros?
Couldn't do it last week because the 10.5 wasn't ready yet. And do they need an event for what is a screen size update in the same form factor? Sure it's more seemingly substantial of an upgrade than adding 1gb of ram or a updated processor, but outside of .8" screen size increase, the new IPad is the same in functionality as the others currently existing. No new screen tech or anything else like the pencil was with the current Pro when released.
Couldn't do it last week because the 10.5 wasn't ready yet. And do they need an event for what is a screen size update in the same form factor? Sure it's more seemingly substantial of an upgrade than adding 1gb of ram or a updated processor, but outside of .8" screen size increase, the new IPad is the same in functionality as the others currently existing. No new screen tech or anything else like the pencil was with the current Pro when released.
Your argument while unsupportive of a full event actually supports a possible wwdc release as they could tie it in with iOS 11, likely to bring major iPad centric features. Showing off the new 10.5 inch while mentioning the current ones are also being refreshed with upgraded processors although I don't see Apple fragmenting the Pro lineup like that as the 12.9 inch needs the newer display they might as well make it bezeless too
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1. The metal frame is literally a Air 1 even the internal board and connections for display and such are identical.
No, it's not. It's the might be the similar dimensions but the layout is slightly different.
It might share the same screen, but considering the brightness change vs Air 2, I'm not sure. And they wouldn't needlessly design new interfaces. Except the whole lighting thing of course.
BUT, we don't really know what updates to the current model as it is still rumour until it is released. It's all guessing so far with some snippets of insight.
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