New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by adarsh93 » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 12:55 PM UTC

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

#2

Post by hopler » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:11 PM UTC

Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave.

4 separate iPad lines, plus extra screen size variation? How is an "Air" variant useful? Why does the iPad Pro have a screen size choice, but the mini is a separate line?

It should be iPad and iPad Pro, with screen size choices in each line.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by jackfrodo » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:11 PM UTC

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

#4

Post by crazygringo » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:12 PM UTC

So happy the Mini didn't get discontinued as nearly everyone was assuming, with zero updates in three and a half years.

Interesting it still seems visually identical to the last one. So while iPhones change their "look" to be recognizably new as a status symbol (e.g. the notch), nobody seems to care about that with their iPad. (I mean, I certainly don't.)

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by lucb1e » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:12 PM UTC

I was looking for the justification of the word dramatic until I realized it's written by Apple itself. For such a headline I would rather see an independent reviewer, or editorialize it to reduce the drama.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by kkarakk » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:13 PM UTC

tl;dr - refreshed cpu, slightly higher rez display and apple pencil(the older variant that charges through the port) support + apple's pricing strategy continues to follow whatever data mined processes they've discovered.

then again nothing in the ipad lineup really even has a competitor anymore

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by duado » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:13 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #4

So happy the Mini didn't get discontinued as nearly everyone was assuming, with zero updates in three and a half years . Interesting it still seems visually identical to the last one. So while iPhones change their "look" to be recognizably new as a status symbol (e.g. the notch), nobody seems to care about that with their iPad. (I mean, I certainly don't.)

You don’t pull your iPad out constantly around your friends and hold it up to your face.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by thehigherlife » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:14 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #4

So happy the Mini didn't get discontinued as nearly everyone was assuming, with zero updates in three and a half years . Interesting it still seems visually identical to the last one. So while iPhones change their "look" to be recognizably new as a status symbol (e.g. the notch), nobody seems to care about that with their iPad. (I mean, I certainly don't.)

A lot of the mini’s are used at kiosks etc with attachments and stands. I wonder if Apple sees that as the primary buyer?

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by addicted » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:14 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #4

So happy the Mini didn't get discontinued as nearly everyone was assuming, with zero updates in three and a half years . Interesting it still seems visually identical to the last one. So while iPhones change their "look" to be recognizably new as a status symbol (e.g. the notch), nobody seems to care about that with their iPad. (I mean, I certainly don't.)

I can’t imagine using the iPad without the bezels.

With a phone you grip the phone by its back, so you can go bezelless without impacting visibility and causing too many phantom screen taps. With a tablet, however, you will usually grip it by its sides. Having the bezels is almost a necessity here.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by rorykoehler » Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 2:15 PM UTC

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

I have an ipad Pro which I use for work (diagrams, mind mapping, documentation, Skype calls, jira notifications etc) and fun (YouTube, games, audio books). I could definitely live without it but it makes the above mentioned activities much easier and enjoyable... I'm mid 30s