Yeah the rumours are the 16" Macook and possibly Airpods Pro. They might surprise us with a tiles solution but IPad Pro's will be next year
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iPad Pro Safe to say that there will be no more Apple events -and no new iPad Pros - this year?
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Yes, you are right. I had not thought of that.
But I suppose an event in November is still possible, as many people have not yet bought their gifts by then.
And if we are talking very high-end products here, not aimed at consumers, but at professionals, it may not make a huge difference on whether they are released in time for Christmas.
I absolutely LOVE my 11 inch iPad Pro. The Next iPad Pro would basically have to be freely gifted to me, to even consider dropping my current pad.
Well we know that they were essentially supposed to have iPad OS back in 2018 but to fix the iOS 11 and 12 bugs Apple held iPad OS back a year. In essence the iPad we got was for the future. lol
The 2018 iPad Pro is so good, I am no rush for an update. There is no need for yet another update in 2019.
I just bought an iPad Pro 11" 2018. There will now be an announcement shortly after my two week return window. You can thank me later.
That would mean they missed Black Friday/Cyber Monday to sell new products, it'll never happen.
Or they will milk the old ones, as they hardly allow discounts on the latest and greatest products for those occasions anyways.
True that. I just can't seen them missing the Black Friday sales by having an event a scant 1-2w afterwards, they would time the events for maximum profitability.
Be interesting when we will hear some more news...maybe early 2020 is more likely? Hard to know.
Who are these people who are gifting iPhones & iPad, and how to infiltrate their circles ?
Tim Cook only sources OEM parts are there are a ton of ready made 13” HDR OLED laptops in 2019
its easy to call a 12.9” iPad Pro a 13” OLED IPad Pro Max in 2020. Even if they add 6GB RAM or a full Thunderbolt 3 port. There is zero advantage in purchasing a new iPad Pro each year.
I said in 2018 the 11” iPad Pro is on a 3 year life cycle.
2019 No Update
2020 a Minor update not worth it.
2021 a new 5nm CPU and 4K OLED 120hz Display 6GB new DDR5 Samsung RAM Thunderbolt 3 port.
The only change is the rear camera. Just get the 2018 model as the bulk of the change was already done last year with the redesign.
@Radon87000 That's what I did. I know that plenty of Gen 1 owners are still happy so I'm looking forward to getting extended use out of it.
First... please, no-- Pro Max is an awful enough name for a phone
Second...
There's no reason for someone to update their MacBook Pro on a yearly basis either. That doesn't mean it's not in Apple's interest to keep their computing devices fresh. They aren't only selling to people who just bought devices. I never understand why people try to use this argument to explain why Apple wouldn't update a device on an annual basis. There may be other reasons, but this one doesn't make sense.
Hypothetically, Apple *could* release a new iPad Pro next week (and they could easily do it without an event). By "new", I mean a spec bump update, not a total redesign with major new features. It would have nothing to do with trying to convince 2018 owners to update, but rather providing something-- however slightly-- more future-proof for those who:
A) don't have an iPad Pro yet but are in the market, or
B) someone who has an older device that is looking to update.
I get it-- the software available today isn't even taking full advantage of the horsepower of the 2018. But you could say the same about iPhones and those get updated with a new SoC every year.
Now, it's been wishful thinking on my part that there'd be a 2019 spec bump. Most recent rumors suggest we'll see one in the Spring instead with a ToF camera. If that's the case, it does solidify a bit the idea that the Pro is on a 18 month-ish cycle.
Buying this late also ensures all production issues typically associated with the new gen are ironed out. I personally bought a 12.9 2018 last week after waiting too.
Maybe they repeat the approach of earlier this year with releasing one product each day of a week:
Monday: AirPods Pro
Tuesday: iPad Pro
Wednesday: Mac Pro
Thursday: MacBook Pro 16
i still think they will do an event for the 16” inch MacBook, but if only screen size and keyboard is new, they would not need to acknowledge publicly during an event that the current keyboards are crap.
Monday: AirPods Pro
Tuesday: iPad Pro
Wednesday: Mac Pro
Thursday: MacBook Pro 16
i still think they will do an event for the 16” inch MacBook, but if only screen size and keyboard is new, they would not need to acknowledge publicly during an event that the current keyboards are crap.