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Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by zie »

Yhippa wrote: post #277
zie wrote: post #126

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you also get GPS, which works regardless of cell connectivity, handy for Maps :)

Does Apple Maps support offline map downloads? If so this is a great selling point.

I meant mapping in general, not specifically Apple Maps.

Apple Maps, will cache a little bit, like if you are connected, get directions and start a route, then lose connection, it will still work, but if you get turned around(off course), then it may or may not work, depending on if it's cached locally(in my experience it usually won't).

Maps.me is my goto offline map solution, it uses Open Street Maps.

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Post by dboreham »

gvurrdon wrote: post #542
dboreham wrote: post #482

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Everyone knows that Flagship is a cheese.

I've not heard of the cheese, but the beer is very good: http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/HO...

https://www.cheeserank.com/post/beechers-flagship-cheddar

You'll find it all around Seattle and at Costco in neighboring states. When you get off a plane at SeaTac they hand you a free sample.

Ok I was kidding about the free sample at SeaTac... Only a little...there is a Beecher's store and cafe there.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by Touche »

saturdaysaint wrote: post #557
Touche wrote: post #372

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I've never heard such a confusion when it comes to TV purchases. Life is imperfect and changing products require a little research. You can't just go to the store and buy the best socks either; if you want the best you got to do research. Thems the breaks.

To 95%+ of the consumer market, a TV is a dumb commodity. Dollars per inch is basically all that matters for the sale, and relative picture quality is forgotten about as soon as a consumer watches one show. On the other hand, I think most Android users I know have told me a story about buying the "wrong" Android phone.

Phones are commodities too. We can debate at what stage of commoditization it currently is in, but clearly that's where it's headed, and the days of you being able to just grab one with minimal research the same way you can with TVs is coming.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by cbsmith »

JohnnyConatus wrote: post #89

There is a legendary story about how Steve Jobs, upon his return to Apple, drastically cut-down the number of models that they offer. How on earth have they forgotten that lesson? Trying to figure out the differences between the 9.7" iPad and iPad pro is not easy, and regardless, it makes it harder to buy.

Yeah, when Jobs was around, they only had the iPod, the iPod mini, the iPod nano, the iPod video...

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Post by jrockway »

egypturnash wrote: post #413
jrockway wrote: post #333

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Wacom technology powers the pen through induction, other vendors don't do this. The Apple Pencil and whatever Microsoft calls the pen that the Surface Pro uses require a battery.

I had a Surface Pro for a couple months last year and I don't recall it really having a Name. It was just "the stylus" or "the pen" or "this goddamn NTrig piece of shit that doesn't talk to Illustrator properly".

I also have a Surface Pro and never had any trouble with the pen. I "upgraded" to a Cintiq Pro, and have to say that it's a downgrade in many ways. The screen resolution is worse, the parallax is worse. The pen is better, but honestly neither of them feel that great.

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Post by Razengan »

Razengan wrote: post #508
Larrikin wrote: post #187

I've gotten a lot of use out of my iPad 3 and, up until it stopped getting updates and the touch screen started breaking down in the past few months, found no reason to upgrade or replace it. I use it nearly daily but mostly for reading textbooks and novels, reviewing language cards, and occasionally watching YouTube videos. It's been extremely useful for taking to the gym and allowing me to study while on the ellipt…

> How do people justify the purchase in 2017? I have had an iPad Pro 9.7" for half a year, and had also used the 12.9" for a month. My experience and impressions so far: • Perfect for using in bed, or outdoors when you don't need the power of a laptop/desktop OS. A phone is too small, cannot have a physical keyboard, and even the thinnest+lightest laptop is too bulky in comparison. • The Apple Pencil beats every othe…

Oh and 3D/Force Touch and "Taptic" feedback too, is what would make me buy the next iPad Pro.

As for desktop-quality games I mean stuff like FTL, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, XCOM, Inner World, Grim Fandango, Monkey Island (sadly no longer available), Banner Saga, Machinarium and many other faithful ports, some of which are actually more convenient to play on a tablet. Even among all the microtransaction-plagued crap there are a few mobile-only games with quality or depth comparable to desktop titles.

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Post by cmdr_plx »

timeal wrote: post #519
Infinitesimus wrote: post #347

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Pixel is mass market, Nexus is not. Only enthusiasts know that Nexus was a precursor to the Pixel so that comparison will probably never happen to the average consumer. Heck Google even avoids saying the Pixel runs Android

Mass market? Today the Pixel brand regroups only high-end products.

Guess he meant the Pixel is a "consumer product", unlike the Nexus which was essentially aimed at Android developers.

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Post by natch »

liotier wrote: post #226
natch wrote: post #138

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So terrible... what would you do, not allow children to have fun?

I teach that the meal is the moment when fun can be had through social interaction. I entirely ban communication and entertainment device at the meal table. But then I'm French, so I don't know what the custom generally is in the USA - from my experience there I understand that the daily family meals are not considered such a sacred ritual but I only have anecdotal samples.

Thanks for the perspective; nicely put.

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Post by jacobush »

reitanqild wrote: post #544
mpd wrote: post #520

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> Audi (example): letter (car/SUV/race car)+ number (quality: 1-cheap, 8-luxury) - BMW: first number is a quality class, two numbers is the Engine size. - Mercedes: first letter is a quality class, number is the engine. You need to already know the brand to know this. > (quality: 1-cheap, 8-luxury) How high does it go? If they decide to turn it up to 11 tomorrow, is 8 still "luxury"? I can't agree that this sort of v…

There's going to be a minimum set of knowledge required to understand these versioning schemes. Growing up in Europe seems to be enough wrt to Audi. I'm not interested in cars but I have still picked this up somehow. Same with BMW.

This. They have been doing this for decades. Also Audi "8" something is equal to BMW "8" something.

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Post by jacobush »

lacampbell wrote: post #412
squeaky-clean wrote: post #143

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I always thought that was the iDevice's strength. With Android, you have nothing actually made by Google but by OEMs, with different names and branding that don't give any real information. Which phone is "the android"? My mom doesn't think she has an android phone, she thinks she has an LG and that Android is a different thing. People buy a low end Android phone and hate the entire ecosystem because the phone perfor…

A lot of people will conflate Samsung with Android here (NZ). So Samsung is the iPhone alternative with a different OS, rather than android.

Same in Sweden. People ask, "you have a Samsung charger?" (Meaning micro-usb in general)
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