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Re: iPad Pro

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Post by sorahn »

jaegerpicker wrote: post #151
mschaef wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I love my iPad Pro so much, Why? What is your use case? (Genuinely curious.)

I use it for nearly everything, it's simply the most convenient and fast computer device I own and I have far too many. Examples: -- Art: Apple pencil and procreate are the best drawing platform on the market IMO, clips studio on iPad is really close. I'm not a professional but I have tried and owned Wacom's (including cintques) and a Microsoft surface book. The iPad pro's screen and drawing experience is far better…

How do you like Coda? I’ve been a Transmit user forever, so I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

With support for the lg 4/5ks I could actually see myself going all in on an iPad Pro for a home setup.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by wilsonnb3 »

throwaway413 wrote: post #168
wishinghand wrote: post #62

Finally a mobile device that uses USB-C to charge. I'm glad they fixed the awful UX on charging the pencil. Also stoked there's no notch in the screen, but sad that there's rounded corners. Still no ability to let people make apps for the iPad on the iPad, which I think is truly disappointing. *edit: I just realized it doesn't have a headphone jack and does have a camera bump. Booooooo

I just don't understand why they would release all-new phones literally 2 months ago with Lightning ports, but then release iPads with USB-C. Makes no sense, especially with how they market the X-family as "future-proof". Clearly they aren't. They should have gone with USB-C all around.

It should be taken as an indication that Apple views the iPad Pro as the bottom end of their laptop lineup, which is now standardized on USB C.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by matthewmacleod »

davemp wrote: post #133

It's such a shame that there's no thunderbolt 3 in the iPad Pro. I would love to ditch my MBP to just plug an iPad into a TB3 monitor and get a mouse, keyboard, drawing tablet, and charging with 1 wire. I can get close to that with a MBP. The only downsides are a MBP is heavier for mobile use and I'd have to buy an expensive tablet.

I’m not clear what USB-C support will be like yet, but is it possible that will work anyway? The dongles and docks that are available for other USB-C devices (e.g. https://www.owcdigital.com/products/usb-c-dock and similar) might work.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by eumenides1 »

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 and failed proprietary connectors, name a more iconic duo.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by konradb »

davemp wrote: post #133

It's such a shame that there's no thunderbolt 3 in the iPad Pro. I would love to ditch my MBP to just plug an iPad into a TB3 monitor and get a mouse, keyboard, drawing tablet, and charging with 1 wire. I can get close to that with a MBP. The only downsides are a MBP is heavier for mobile use and I'd have to buy an expensive tablet.

They seemed to show the iPad Pro getting plugged into what appeared to my eye like an LG ultrafine display using USB-C and using it as a display, I'm guessing you could plug a keyboard into one of the USB-C ports in the back of the ultrafine display (or a BT). Obviously not a mouse, and I'd be surprised if a drawing tablet would work.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by criddell »

calgoo wrote: post #123
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?

Am I the only one who actually like to have an edge on my devices so they dont break by looking at them? At least if there is a metal edge it can take some of the force and you have a chance of not breaking the screen. I dont understand why metal is bad and glass is somehow good? Also, I need to grab my ipad, move it around, spin it, grab it with the other hand etc. I see the edges / bezel's as very useful in these c…

Why not just put a case on it?

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by dpark »

ghostly_s wrote: post #109
DiabloD3 wrote: post #81

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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.

"mostly acceptable teardrop everyone else standardized on."?

Yeah, that's pretty delusional. I don't think anyone has created a phone with a notch that would accurately be characterized as a teardrop shape. The closest was probably Essential (which inexplicably had a notch and a chin). The Pixel 3 notch is a V shape. The OnePlus notch pretty much looks like an iPhone notch. There's no "standard" and certainly no "standard teardrop shape".

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Post by gehsty »

reacharavindh wrote: post #139

Do you all use iPad for serious work? Curious what apps you use? Other than Apple Notes(with Apple Pencil), and watching NetFlix, I dont make good use of it. I'd love to get some recommendation for useful apps to try...

Contract management! Reading / searching / bookmarking sections works excellently on this, it just seems more natural than when using a normal laptop. More like reading a (significantly larger) paper copy of a contract.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by jaegerpicker »

jiaweihli wrote: post #142

I bought an iPad Pro (12.9") in mid 2017, and am already seeing significant slowdown. With 4-5 apps open, it lags when trying to scroll the home screen. I frequently need to kill open apps by going into the app switcher. When I bought a new iPhone, the difference was night and day. I regularly leave 30+ apps open without worrying about lag. Not sure why the iPad Pro struggles so much with multitasking, but it's kind…

I have the 2nd gen iPad Pro (2017) and I haven't seen this kind of behavior. Maybe time of a fresh install, you shouldn't need to do that but sometimes it helps.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by astral303 »

emdowling wrote: post #6

I just wish Apple would put the internals of the iPad Pro into the Apple TV and bundle it with a decent controller. The gaming potential is massive, and they even compared it to the Xbox One during the keynote. They are squandering a massive market opportunity - I just can't work out why.

I’m enjoying plenty of gaming on my Apple TV, so unless we are talking hardcore AAA titles, there is plenty to keep yourself entertained.

It is a far less frustrating game console to use than PS/XBox. It’s actually really nice.

I bought a controller for $50 to play Minecraft. It’s not bundled (that’s a good thing).

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