iPad Pro Waterproof iPad Pro imminent?

[sparksd]

All i see with these wishes for additional features like waterproofing and wireless charging is increased cost which the entire market of users would have to bear in order for the segment that wants it to have it. All well and good, provided the segment is the majority of the market. I don't necessarily need waterproofing on my iPad but i would appreciate the peace of mind. I'd rather not spend a significant amount more for it though, after all the Pro line has only increased in cost over the past few years with no appreciable gain in software capabilities. Hopefully things improve there too in the future . . but i digress . .

Apple's bean counters would look at the development cost - engineering & tooling - and what price increase would be required to cover those and additional material and manufacturing costs and weigh that against sales impact. I don't think most buyers would be interested in paying much for it for an iPad (unlike a phone which is more likely to see use in wet conditions). You have to wonder where the knee in the curve is for iPad prices.

 

[brixtonboy]

Put it in a waterproof case and use your finger.
Maybe Apple will cover that until warranty.

 

[ericwn]

I love how everyone is thinking its crazy but iPad is a tool and there are tons of jobs that work outside and use iPad constantly. Survey people on the street, swimming (or any sport) instructors that are near water all the time. iPad is used on boats as navigations etc. device. The list is BLOODY LONG!

So of course iPad should be waterproof. The sooner the better as those who need it and don't have ideal conditions will only benefit and the rest of us will have better product.
Watch is water proof, iPhone kinda too so iPad is next. All these are portable devices that should have some form of water resistancy at least.
Water damage is probably one of the most common issues. (or at least used to be when I worked at an Apple store while back).

This is only going to give us better product. So yeah, I'm all in

Neither device is waterproof but water resistant to a defined degree.
Nobody I think is against the feature but I don’t believe it’s going to be on the list for a while. The iPad got this far just fine.