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iPad Pro With its 8 gbs of ram M1 expected life expectancy?
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Funny, same for me. My iPad (mini too) is the oldest device in my Apple fleet. It just passed the 4 year mark. I too now see occasional slow downs but I sometimes have a stupid amount of safari tabs open (I’ve noticed certain websites cause disproportionate slowing).
To be fair I’ve beaten, bashed and brutalized my iPad due to repeated travel. But I don’t think slow downs are from the battering it took, it’s durability has been very good. I think it’s simply showing it’s age in an age of apps browsers and websites demanding more processing power.
Even Apple is not doing annual upgrades for iPad Pros. The last real update before 2021 was 2018. The 2020 was not a real upgrade as everyone knows.
It will last 1 year before it becomes obsolete. The 8gig iPad is the iPad 3 of the modern generation.
Underpowered, overhyped. A Ripoff.
I voted 4-6 for the expected battery life span. How ever most of my boomer family have Apple products that are 10 years old and they still love them.
Voted 4-6 years. I won’t be buying an M1 iPP though, because my 2018 12.9” is still going strong. Hence my 4-6 year window.
Lifetime is not the sames as you when you buy a new one. Someone else will use you iPad After you unless you keep them in the closet. A usable lifespan is typically when the battery dies or you will not get security patches. 6-10 years is reasonable. I do not expect them to be performance limited for most people even after 6 years.
Since apple is still supporting the 6s, which is a fair effort, I expect these M1 iPads to get 7 years + support.
A brief check of his past posts quickly reveals he’s here for that purpose. This is Just what the Ignore button was invented for.
That’s actually a good point. There’s no reason for it to not be handed down. Gadgets cost money, Apple gadgets certainly cost money. A first timer or someone tight on funds can make good use of it.
I get hiccups on my 12.9 w 4 gigs switching between apps , none on my 11 w/6
you can never have too much ram imo
you can never have too much ram imo
People tend to confuse software support with how much people keep their devices....
If Apple is supporting the Air 2 for 8 years (2014-2022), or even more, the M1 will get at least 10 years, if not more...
How much people keep their devices? I think we can make 2 categories
1- Non enthusiasts: they tend to keep them for as long as possible... sometimes beyond the supported lifetime... (some people still use the Air 1 or even older). In these cases battery is often the triggering factor. Some people have a battery swap others upgrade when the battery is bad since the $100 swap is generally not worth it on a very old device.
2- Enthusiasts: there are 2 sub-categories:
a. People than have only 1 iPad, or at least one main iPad. These people will upgrade much earlier than end of support. Some will upgrade every generations, others every 2 generations, but probably 4-5 is the maximum....
b. Multi-iPad people: these people have several main iPads (e.g. 12.9, 11, mini). They generally don't upgrade them all the the same time, so they may have the latest for one size and keep another size for many years.... (sometimes using battery swaps to prolong the life of the devices)
If Apple is supporting the Air 2 for 8 years (2014-2022), or even more, the M1 will get at least 10 years, if not more...
How much people keep their devices? I think we can make 2 categories
1- Non enthusiasts: they tend to keep them for as long as possible... sometimes beyond the supported lifetime... (some people still use the Air 1 or even older). In these cases battery is often the triggering factor. Some people have a battery swap others upgrade when the battery is bad since the $100 swap is generally not worth it on a very old device.
2- Enthusiasts: there are 2 sub-categories:
a. People than have only 1 iPad, or at least one main iPad. These people will upgrade much earlier than end of support. Some will upgrade every generations, others every 2 generations, but probably 4-5 is the maximum....
b. Multi-iPad people: these people have several main iPads (e.g. 12.9, 11, mini). They generally don't upgrade them all the the same time, so they may have the latest for one size and keep another size for many years.... (sometimes using battery swaps to prolong the life of the devices)
Not the smartest troll lol.
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The title of article, shows me that you missed the point of why 8GB of memory was added to the M1 for the iPad.
Really it is to reduce Bottlenecks… and unify the product line; both from a hardware side, and a developing software side.
Instead of thinking about this as a downside, people should be thinking about this for the upside.
Really it is to reduce Bottlenecks… and unify the product line; both from a hardware side, and a developing software side.
Instead of thinking about this as a downside, people should be thinking about this for the upside.
The 8GB model could conceivably get 7-8 years of OS updates, with the 16GB model maybe getting another 2 years on top of that.
On whenever the device will begin to feel slow but usable, who knows when that will be. It will depend on the demands of apps and system software progressing to the point that M1 8GB doesn’t feel fast anymore.
I suspect iPad Pro users will likely upgrade in the 2-4 year period and the ‘slowdown’ stage will likely impact longer term owners or second-hand owners after a few years.
It is conceivable that you’ll see iPad Air models come online with 8GB RAM and ‘as fast’ CPUs in a few years, then a few years after that the entry level iPad.
On whenever the device will begin to feel slow but usable, who knows when that will be. It will depend on the demands of apps and system software progressing to the point that M1 8GB doesn’t feel fast anymore.
I suspect iPad Pro users will likely upgrade in the 2-4 year period and the ‘slowdown’ stage will likely impact longer term owners or second-hand owners after a few years.
It is conceivable that you’ll see iPad Air models come online with 8GB RAM and ‘as fast’ CPUs in a few years, then a few years after that the entry level iPad.
I think it's the final form factor update. At this point you can only bring back round edges or make it thinner, change camera layout. No notch to get rid of, bezels can only go as narrow for comfortable hold.
Oh and put the front facing camera at the centre position in horizontal mode. Or just make two of them, one for every layout.
The fact that it has the same Ram and Processor as the M1 Macs speaks volumes. I would probably guess 6-7 years for the MacBooks and iPads, and 7-9 for the iMac and Mac Mini. The desktops will last longer only because they are stationary devices without batteries. The M1 iPad is this generations iPad Air 2. That bad boy is still going strong with 6 years of updates.