iPad Would you buy a non touch iPad?

[Applɘ Aꙅylum]

That'd be the world's shortest-lived device ever made by Apple.

And it would be the only non-functional device ever that made its presence at the Apple Museum......




...on a display inside an employers-only restroom somewhere only treasure hunters can spot.

 

[HawkTheHusky1902]

I'm using a Logitech MX Master 3 mouse with my M1 12.9 and it works quite well.

And if you use a third party app like Mac Mouee Fix with non-Apple mice then it will be even better!

 

[Pakaku]

What you're looking for is either a Macbook or a Steam Deck.

 

[sparksd]

And if you use a third party app like Mac Mouee Fix with non-Apple mice then it will be even better!

I don't own a Mac of any kind.

 

[Arctic Moose]

How do you use it?

With a mouse and keyboard, of course.

So would you buy one?

Yes! If the only other difference compared to a current iPad Pro is a decent amount of RAM and the option to boot macOS I would easily pay $3500 for it.

(Id prefer to also have touch, and the option to boot iPadOS, but not having it wouldn’t be a dealbreaker.)

 

[HawkTheHusky1902]

I don't own a Mac of any kind.

Oh

 

[HawkTheHusky1902]

With a mouse and keyboard, of course.



Yes! If the only other difference compared to a current iPad Pro is a decent amount of RAM and the option to boot macOS I would easily pay $3500 for it.

(Id prefer to also have touch, and the option to boot iPadOS, but not having it wouldn’t be a dealbreaker.)

Then you may as well get a Macbook lol

 

[Bananasaurus]

Would you buy a non-keyboard laptop?

 

[canuckRus]

That'd be the world's shortest-lived device ever made by Apple.

And it would be the only non-functional device ever that made its presence at the Apple Museum......




...on a display inside an employers-only restroom somewhere only treasure hunters can spot.

beside the Butterfly Keyboards?

 

[TheAppleFan2004]

That makes Zero sense, especially for Apple to release it. Sounds more like a glorified keypad than any sort of tablet.

 

[mattoruu]

Non-touch… so… like... a MacBook then? Yeah, I think Apple selling a MacBook would be a great idea. I’d buy one. Definitely. Tim Apple, let‘s get this done.

 

[Ben3]

I’m surprised Apple hasn’t released one yet. Yes a non touch iPad. How do you use it? Buttons on the sides and on the back. So would you buy one? I believe there’s a market for it.

My dad has had a few. Usually after a couple of years it stops being non-touch and I can use it.

 

[nottorp]

Isn't that called a macbook air these days?

 

[canuckRus]

Seem to recall that Barney Rubble of the Flintstones had the patent pre- Apple for similar model. Included a sundial too.

 

[Abazigal]

So...an etch-a-sketch? 😛

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[fwmireault]

They could also sell only the bottom part of a MacBook, without the screen! Just a lightweight computer you can carry and connect to an external screen when on the go! The market for that would be probably as big as a non-Touch iPad (meaning huge market)

 

[darngooddesign]

I’m surprised Apple hasn’t released one yet. Yes a non touch iPad. How do you use it? Buttons on the sides and on the back. So would you buy one? I believe there’s a market for it.

I have one with a permanently attached keyboard.

 

[Arctic Moose]

Then you may as well get a Macbook lol

I would, if only Apple made a small one.

 

[HawkTheHusky1902]

I would, if only Apple made a small one.

You need something even smaller than the 13 inch m1 mba???

 

[HiVolt]

I’m surprised Apple hasn’t released one yet. Yes a non touch iPad. How do you use it? Buttons on the sides and on the back. So would you buy one? I believe there’s a market for it.

Even the cheapest tablets are touch screen.

What market do you envision this working in, every app in the world is designed for touch.

 

[mattoruu]

You need something even smaller than the 13 inch m1 mba???

Apple did sell Macbooks with even smaller screens. I had an 11” MacBook Air (2015, I believe). I loved that little machine (with very capable specs for the time). Such a great size for carrying around everywhere, all-day every day. I kind of wish they would go back to 11” size, but now I also use my 11” iPad Pro as a small computer that I carry around everywhere.

But (again) I would be REALLY interested in an 11” MacBook Air again. There are no rumors of one, so I obviously don’t expect one. However, it would be awesome to have that size again with an M3 or whatever.

 

[xantufrog]

Apple did sell Macbooks with even smaller screens. I had an 11” MacBook Air (2015, I believe). I loved that little machine (with very capable specs for the time). Such a great size for carrying around everywhere, all-day every day. I kind of wish they would go back to 11” size, but now I also use my 11” iPad Pro as a small computer that I carry around everywhere.

But (again) I would be REALLY interested in an 11” MacBook Air again. There are no rumors of one, so I obviously don’t expect one. However, it would be awesome to have that size again with an M3 or whatever.

I miss those very small notebooks. I really dislike big boat anchor laptops (not that apple is particularly bad in that regard)

 

[2NumForIce]

No, as touch is what makes an iPad an iPad. Even with the Magic Keyboard, I would still get the M1 MacBook Air.

 

[HawkTheHusky1902]

Apple did sell Macbooks with even smaller screens. I had an 11” MacBook Air (2015, I believe). I loved that little machine (with very capable specs for the time). Such a great size for carrying around everywhere, all-day every day. I kind of wish they would go back to 11” size, but now I also use my 11” iPad Pro as a small computer that I carry around everywhere.

But (again) I would be REALLY interested in an 11” MacBook Air again. There are no rumors of one, so I obviously don’t expect one. However, it would be awesome to have that size again with an M3 or whatever.

I know they did, but how can someone even use such a small screen with a keyboard...

 

[Digitalguy]

I know they did, but how can someone even use such a small screen with a keyboard...

I own both a 11.6 MacBook air and a 12in MacBook and the screen size is absolutely fine. Not a device you want to use for split screen, but not everyone needs to do that (or will simply use a second monitor for that (or an iPad on the go as second monitor).
Having said that, my main on the go device is now a Thinkpad Nano, which has a 13in (not 13.3) screen on a body that is the same weight as my 12in MacBook and has cellular too.
However I'd absolutely buy a 2 pounds MacBook with Apple Silicon, especially if it has cellular. You no longer even need to have the screen under 13/12.5in since you can just make it with smaller bezels nowadays...