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Re: iPad Pro

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Post by DiabloD3 »

tyingq wrote: post #41

"The new Liquid Retina display goes from edge to edge" I've never owned an iPad, perhaps I'm missing something here. How does the above statement reconcile with the pictures I see on the page where there's clearly a black bezel? Do they just mean there's not an area at the bottom with a physical button?

Yeah, no ugly "chin".

Problem is, the iPhone X family got rid of the chin... but have the dreaded notch, and not even the mostly acceptable teardrop everyone else standardized on.

At least the iPad Pro adopted chinless and also notchless design. First time in years Apple has made a product that isn't weirdly ugly.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by ppeetteerr »

ChikkaChiChi wrote: post #40
ppeetteerr wrote: post #13

I really like where the iPad is going. I play Civ 6 on a Pro with an Apple Pencil all the time, and I wish the screen was bigger. It is now, but that price... I could get a gaming rig for the cost of a 12in. My only question is where is the mini with FaceID?

It's interesting the mention the Xbox, when it's obvious they want to compete with Nintendo. Apple is quickly realizing that they missed a major market opportunity by not designing snap on controllers that convert iPads into Nintendo Switches. Touch works only for a subset of games, but a first-party controller would have absolutely destroyed the market.

Absolutely agree! The iPad is already my main gaming machine but it's also 2-4x more expensive than a console. At which point, does it make sense as a gaming platform for anyone not making an above average income?

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by mschaef »

jaegerpicker wrote: post #4

I love my iPad Pro so much, this is a really great upgrade IMO. I'm sure I'll be planning on a way to upgrade. Only downside is that I prefer touchId to FaceId but I'm mostly switching back to a passcode in any case.

> I love my iPad Pro so much,

Why? What is your use case? (Genuinely curious.)

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by sorahn »

softinio wrote: post #66
sorahn wrote: post #46

Does anyone know if the iPad pro will support a mouse via USB-C or Bluetooth?

this mouse already works with the ipad: https://www.swiftpoint.com/store/swiftpoint-gt-mouse-2/ I haven't tried it just came across it the other day

That only works with their vnc software. So, mouse on windows, through remote desktop running on the ipad.

The iPad itself still has no concept of a cursor.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by Redoubts »

SllX wrote: post #24

From the keynote, Cook claimed the new A12X Bionic[1] is faster than 92% of portable PCs[2] (in English, laptops, Surfaces) sold in the past year, including some i7 models. - 8 core CPU (4 low and 4 high power cores) - 7 core GPU - HEVC encoding/decoding - Neural Engine (they haven't made any comparisons to the A12 sans X neural engine, so at this point I think it's the same) - Audio DSP, Storage controller, Image Si…

This was either a sharp prod for intel, or some serious signaling.

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Post by rtkwe »

saagarjha wrote: post #22
rtkwe wrote: post #11

Huh looks like most of the predictions I'd heard came true: USB-C and no home button. Wonder if they're going to do the same shift on the rest of the lines? I'm a little surprised that the iPhone Xs and Xr weren't switched over to USB-c if this is planned for the whole line. Charging the pencil attached to the side is pretty neat the old solution was very... odd and seemed pretty dangerous (having such a long lever a…

Apple Pencil is more durable than you’d think. Normal jostling while it’s charging doesn’t really affect it. With regards to USB C, I think they’re trying it out on the new iPads because these are ostensibly their “pro” iOS devices, so it makes sense to put higher-throughput ports on them first.

I'm less worried about the pencil than I am the port/connector. The pencil is pretty long and there's not much slop back front to back in that port to deal with jostling.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by saagarjha »

throwaway427 wrote: post #51
OskarS wrote: post #43

There's a point in the press conference where the presenter went "And you can scroll the UI as fast as you want, and it doesn't lag! We have 8 cores in our CPU!" (or something: not literal transcription) and the entire audience clapped. That's about as serious an indictment of the competence of the software development industry as I can imagine. Edit: to clarify: the line is "It's a real PSD... it's over 3 gigs, it's…

Was this during the presentation where they were dealing with a huge photoshop file?

I’d assume so. I don’t recall any other mention of scrolling performance.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by brandall10 »

reacharavindh wrote: post #32

I wish they made an iPhone SE as a miniature form of this iPad. square-ish edges (easier to hold), better & larger LCD displays within the same body size, and powerful internals. The new iphones are just too big for one-handed use. you want to type the name of the website on top bar of mobile Safari - bring the next hand out or drop your phone....

Agreed. I'm hoping as some of this newer tech is commoditized that economy of scale allows an updated smaller entry to return. I wouldn't mind paying X prices for such a beast, but I'm aware the market wouldn't support $500+.
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