I upgraded last spring from a 10.5 2017 iPP to the 11 inch 2018 256GB wifi only IPP. MicroCenter had an in-store sale for $535 (open-box....pristine condition). Best deal I ever got on an iPad. I prefer the smaller size in the iPad’s, so unless the 2021 11 inch model gets the mini led display...and at this point that doesn’t look promising....I’m going to stick with my 2018 for another year. Combined with the magic keyboard....it’s been a fantastic iPad. I can easily live with it another year...at least!
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iPad Pro Which 2021 iPad Pro are you getting?
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The older 12.9 model was around letter-size legal pad. The current 12.9 is slightly smaller. In meetings, the 12.9 looks just right amongst all the print outs while smaller models looks tiny.
In bed, I find 9.7-11 so much easier to manage and much, much less painful when dropped on one’s nose.
I appreciate it but I chuckled at the nose bit haha. Mostly I rest my iPad on the side of my other pillow and lay on my side. Perks of having a queen sized bed for one!
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I will definitely be getting the 11". Just can't seem to decide if cellular is the way to go. The last time I had a cellular iPad was about 6 years ago? I feel like now I can get wifi pretty much everywhere I go and if not, I can tether to my phone. Then again, it might be a nice thing to have...
I regret not getting Cellular last time, so I will move my 11" on at some point, if there's mini LED that might speed things up.
Yup... they added 100 bucks to the 12.9 inch model. I knew that would happen... but definitely purchasing the cellular model.
Pretty excited about a few things:
Center State - Seems great to run Zoom/WebEx calls with
Up to 16GB of RAM - nice
Screen on the big boy - nice
5G - nice
M1 Chip - Nice
Improved thunderbolt support and external support - likely to be updated in the future
Seems like a perfect (though probably unnecessary) upgrade to the 2018 iPad Pro. I will buy. Thing seems like it would be future proofed for at least five years
Center State - Seems great to run Zoom/WebEx calls with
Up to 16GB of RAM - nice
Screen on the big boy - nice
5G - nice
M1 Chip - Nice
Improved thunderbolt support and external support - likely to be updated in the future
Seems like a perfect (though probably unnecessary) upgrade to the 2018 iPad Pro. I will buy. Thing seems like it would be future proofed for at least five years
Ugh....I don't know! Tough decision!
I have an 11" Air, which replaced my 2018 Pro that I accidentally smashed over Christmas. I love the 11" size, but the XDR screen seems really nice! Maybe it's time to give the 12.9 a try? I bring my 11" from room to room around my house, and I am concerned that the 12.9 will be a little less portable for my use case?
I have an 11" Air, which replaced my 2018 Pro that I accidentally smashed over Christmas. I love the 11" size, but the XDR screen seems really nice! Maybe it's time to give the 12.9 a try? I bring my 11" from room to room around my house, and I am concerned that the 12.9 will be a little less portable for my use case?
Yeah, I’m still wrapping my head around that. I guess because of the introduction of the M1… it allows Apple to add more ram. Ram never really been a major issue for me on the iPad.
That's on the lower capacities. 512GB to 1TB is back to $400 upcharge versus $200. Here's hoping that comes with 16GB RAM.
I was planning on upgrading regardless of the features that were announced for this years iPad. But Apple definitely impressed me with the M1. All this talk about can the iPad replace a laptop… should go away at this point. Now, all we need to wait for is more pro apps from devs.
it does, which is great for us that buy 1TB anyway
Man, I’m debating. I speculated here awhile back that they might go with the M1 chip. The 12.9-inch display sounds great and will be hard to resist. I’m wondering about the weight difference, which could be a factor. I doubt cellular holds much appeal for me as I generally have no issues tethered when I can’t find wifi. At least there’s time to think about it before you can even put in an order. I also wonder ab shipping delays with chip shortages, etc.
Trading in my 2018 12.9” for the 256gb 2021 12.9” cellular model. Was hoping for a bit more battery life, but I just can’t go back to a conventional laptop, even though the M1 MBA is appealing.
my guess is that the 1TB variants are going to sell like hot cakes, well done Apple
I am thinking about that 12.9” 1TB M1 iPad Pro with 16GB RAM, take note I had initially said I am keeping my 2020 iPad Pro 11”, as I do prefer 11” but I think I can trade some comfort for the splendor that is XDR.
Yep. I guess Apple figures 1TB+ buyers are the ones running content creation apps that gobble RAM.
I don't do content creation on the iPad (well, not on desktop either) but the extra RAM is bound to be helpful with multitasking and Safari tabs.
Those 12.9 models are going to sell like hot cakes.. regardless of what configuration. It’s going to be on back order for months.