One of the great things about the iPad is it is a walled garden, and it is not possible for people to download off the web, infect their device with virus or malware to disrupt its workings or have data stolen. iPads are kind of idiot proof, and the user can do little harm. That is good for not techies which probably make up most iPad users
That's still not what I am talking about.
If a MacBook Air already does all you need, why buy an iPad?
If you actually need 1TB, by all means buy it. If you're someone who is generating huge amounts of content 1TB, even 2TB is probably not sufficient. I do photography and have way more than 2TB of files saved and backed up on multiple physical drives. And backed up on cloud storage. I don't really think an iPad is the right place to store mass quantities of media long term.
Well, just being a contrarian here. Could it be that they have M1 chips with both 8gb and 16gb of memory and think the 16gb of ram will make the prices of the 1TB and 2TB SSDs more attractive to buyers? Their prices for upgraded SSD storage is ridiculous. Let's make it more attractive by offering 16gb chips with the 1 and 2TB SSD upgrades. That will "encourage" more folks who need neither to upgrade? Upselling options that most folks don't need is highly profitable. And it's why a lot of tiered products are offered. The low end version is kind of lacking some things that are needed. Too little memory, too little storage, etc. The mid-level option has the specs most folks need but it's price is not too far from the top tier. The top tier offers the options folks WANT. I bet the profit margin between a 64gb iPad Air and 256gb iPad Air is pretty large. 64 is pretty cramped but 128 would be fine for a lot of folks. What is the profit margin between a 512gb iPad Pro and 1TB pro? We frequently go to a terrific Italian restaurant near us. It's become sort of a joke. But during the pandemic we'd go there to pick up take out, the restaurant owner would always show us the desert of the night. I'd look at her and say, oh, you're trying to upsell us. And we'd both laugh. It almost always worked, BTW. Upselling things things the customer really doesn't need is hugely profitable. Yes, I'm being cynical.
Then why bother even ordering one? Do you need it? Do you already have one? Wouldn’t it make more sense to wait until WWDC to find out what Apple’s plans are for iPadOS 15?
Solid point. In my case I ordered one cause I had $100 off at Costco plus their list was $50 less than Apple so i was able to score a base 12.9 for 949 before tax. That coupon expires in a few days so couldn’t wait. I’m hopeful iPadOS 15 utilizes it more.
Obviously, we are all speculating. What else can we do if Apple doesn't offer any roadmap or strategy going forward. And they have every right to keep it among company lines... but rumors from Bloomberg (reliable source) has mention a redesign of the HomeScreen.
I've always wondered how many people have bought a maxed out 2019 Mac Pro, not even bothering to save money by upgrading the RAM themselves, just because they can. I feel like it's probably a shockingly large number for a company of Apple's scale.
There's not one forum, including this one, where the members don't tell people to update the RAM themselves if they have the option. And if they don't care and buy from Apple, then they've got that Hermes money and the price is meaningless anyway.
I wouldn't expect these people to be tech-literate and read forums like this. My best guess is that Apple received at least a few hundred such orders, but I really have no idea. It could be way more.
Normally good advice, may even be good advice in this case, but with Apple products, especially the iOS and iPadOS devices, more times than not, your device to improve over time.
Its the data the app processes as well. Now 8k videos can be processed instead of "only" 4k. The RAM hungry work flows on Mac/PC need to RAM for the data not the apps per se.
