They could've just as easily used M1+8GB across the board and not made any mention of how much RAM is installed. That was their modus operandi on all iPads that have been released before.
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iPad Pro Should I buy a 16gb or 8gb version?
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They could've just as easily used M1+8GB across the board and not made any mention of how much RAM is installed. That was their modus operandi on all iPads that have been released before.
Exactly that's not a "why not" thing. It's either something big will be coming, capable of using that much RAM, or just to incentivize more expensive SKUs. Or probably both, the second in the short term and the first in the longer term....
Not only did it save money but it also allows them to make the claim that the iPad has a desktop-class SoC. And even if they don't actively market that - which would be stupid not to - enough people would look and see that it has the same chip as the Macs and might entice them more considering all the hype the M1 has received.
Yep. Plus M1+8GB is the standard config. M1+16GB is BTO only on Macs.
They've been claiming desktop class since the A7 (which, in fairness, was around high end Atom).
Manufacturing cost, yes, quite likely. R&D? Not really. M1 is essentially based on A14. M1 : A14 is pretty much what A12X/Z : A12 was. Just natural progression. I think there was actually a bigger jump going from A10X to A12X/Z than there was from A12X/Z to M1.
I was expecting the A14X/Z to simply be the M1 with certain features disabled. I actually find it interesting that the "reject" chips with 8C/7C are going on the iMacs and MacBook Airs.
I'm not buying a new iPad until there's something that makes it worth buying a new iPad.
Exactly. And this is Apple we're talking about. There's absolutely no reason they couldn't have reconfigured the M1 with, say, 6GB instead. There is absolutely a reason they're specifically highlighting the RAM on the iPad Pros. And there's a reason the price is way higher than it was before.
Waiting for sales on the 8GB 256gb models.
Don’t need or want 16gb on a tablet and certainly do not need that much storage space.
Don’t need or want 16gb on a tablet and certainly do not need that much storage space.
Nope. Not as is and most likely won’t matter later unless apple allows boot camp for macOS.
If you’re asking the question, I believe that you don’t need 16 Gb of RAM on an iPad Pro
If it allows hassle free multi tasking just like on normal Win/mOS computer, then almost.
Good and powerful laptop plus good tablet wont be much cheaper together either. If you factor in MK/latest Brydge kb and pencil, then iPP cost goes even higher, but, again, if you want one powerful device with iOS apps and touch screen AND Apple allows for “normal” multi tasking and adds full external extended etc display support, then you might get yourself very versatile and powerful “AIO” device.
But I wouldnt be surprised if Apple simply allows dev’s to make more powerful, macOS’ish app versions for M1 iPP with little “R&D” involvement themselves and it then takes Apple forever to add all those computer features so many of us would want having.
Good and powerful laptop plus good tablet wont be much cheaper together either. If you factor in MK/latest Brydge kb and pencil, then iPP cost goes even higher, but, again, if you want one powerful device with iOS apps and touch screen AND Apple allows for “normal” multi tasking and adds full external extended etc display support, then you might get yourself very versatile and powerful “AIO” device.
But I wouldnt be surprised if Apple simply allows dev’s to make more powerful, macOS’ish app versions for M1 iPP with little “R&D” involvement themselves and it then takes Apple forever to add all those computer features so many of us would want having.
I’m getting the 2TB model. It’s worth it. To me.
Go with the 8GB iPad Pro. 6 GB is more than enough for current iPadOS.
Yeah, this. Not for the RAM alone, no way. But if you do need the storage also, then sure.
Has there been a Youtube video testing 4GB RAM vs 6GB RAM (existing 11" iPad Pros) and whether or not the extra 2GB of RAM results in apps being pushed out of RAM less often? If 16GB makes multitasking much more smooth due to fewer swap outs, it may be a selling point for me.
I’m slightly skeptical, more ram might be for processing the extra pixels of the mini-LED and might not have much visible benefit
He should do another Fortnite test when the new iPad Pro comes out later next mo-
Oh yeah...
what is your use case?
if it is say, facebook, facetime, imessage and sketching things/notetaking, and games then.... no?
If it's high end content creation/video edting, etc. and the capacity will generate you revenue faster then... sure?
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"and games". if you're gaming on an ipad by the time ipad games need 16 GB of RAM we'll be in 2030 and the base model 2030 ipad will likely have GPU performance around 100-1000 times what your 2021 ipad pro will have. If you think i'm joking, the M1 GPU is 1500x the original ipad performance, 11 years on.
It isn't worth over-speccing on memory you don't need now in the hope your ipad will remain relevant - for gaming.
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