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New iPad Pro With All Options Costs Over $3,000
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If you really need that nano texture - you have to (almost) max it out (1TB).
I don’t know.
I’d personally give credit to designers on Star Trek TNG
The tablet form factor was hardly some invention of Apple
There were rumours that the iPad would get some kind of MacOS support. If the iPad supported MacOs APPs I would have bought it immediately. The Mac experience is running Mac OS apps, I want Lightroom and Photoshop at parity, this aint happening now. Hoping to see what is released at WWDC. Hybrid iPadOS/Mac OS in IOS 18 ?
You do know that Star Trek is fictional right
. While Apple did not invent the tablet form factor they certainly have kept it going. I don't know anyone that has a comparable tablet, does anyone even make a comparable Android tablet and still it any kind of volume ?Not enough differentiation, people complain, differentiate , people complain. It's a premium feature, otherwise too many SKUs.
Starting price wouldn't be bad if they didn't find a million ways to nickel-and-dime you. The glass. Cellular. A grand for 2TB of storage. Obviously pencil and keyboard aren't included but a "Pro" tablet isn't too useful without them, is it? Nearly $2,000 later and you still have a neutered tablet OS.
I learned minutes ago it wasn't until TODAY that Final Cut "Pro" for iPad "Pro" was finally blessed with...wait for it...EXTERNAL STORAGE SUPPORT! Aside from the ability to draw and the different form factor which suits certain situations, nothing about the iPad Pro makes it more useful than a laptop.
I think the lower-end iPads are a great value - better than a phone for sitting around the house, flying, riding in someone's vehicle, etc. The best announcement today was the 10th gen being dropped to $350.
I learned minutes ago it wasn't until TODAY that Final Cut "Pro" for iPad "Pro" was finally blessed with...wait for it...EXTERNAL STORAGE SUPPORT! Aside from the ability to draw and the different form factor which suits certain situations, nothing about the iPad Pro makes it more useful than a laptop.
I think the lower-end iPads are a great value - better than a phone for sitting around the house, flying, riding in someone's vehicle, etc. The best announcement today was the 10th gen being dropped to $350.
The sideloading isn’t unrestricted. Apps still need to go through Apple’s review and notarization process.
This why I end up behind the curve at most points. Bought a 12.9” M1 16GB/1TB/5G for $1199 back in 2023 and a 13” MBP M2 24GB/1TB earlier this year for $1299 and I don’t regret the savings and foregoing having the latest and greatest.
I love my iPad Pros, but I don’t love how Apple holds back on iPadOS. Hopefully, iPadOS 18 moves the needle forward, but I’m not holding my breath.
I love my iPad Pros, but I don’t love how Apple holds back on iPadOS. Hopefully, iPadOS 18 moves the needle forward, but I’m not holding my breath.
Most professionals use Windows, like it or not.
I don't really care either way, I'm not a fanboy for either side. I just disagree with the assessment.
"New iPad Pro With All Options Highest Specs and All Apple's Newest Accessories Costs Over $3,000", Fixed it. "All Options" is a little ambiguous, where do you draw the line, you could easily spend $10k on accessories, and it's not over $3k for just the iPad.
But yes a very expensive iPad.
But yes a very expensive iPad.
Better yet, if you're not married to macOS buy a PC that's way better specced and keep the change.
And pay off the R&D for Apple fast, so they can maximise the profit when the M4 goes mainstream in the iPad range in a couple of years.
Yes the profit margins are ridiculous on the higher storage tiers of… well literally every Apple product. They make a lot of their money that way.
What. No love for the tablet design in the 60's original Star Trek? Given the time and budget they did a good job of predicting the tablet, including the Apple Pencil. TNG just moderised the design, which given the tech they could put into the props back when TNG hits the airwaves makes sense.
My work computer is a high end Surface Pro and comes with most accessories, wish Apple would truly compete. There are many corps I've worked for that would buy them up to deploy as workstations.
Yes but its less restrictive. Right now there's an annoying 7 day validity if you don't have a dev account.
