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Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by navigatesol »

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.

>Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure.

I use one, but only because it's a convenient media consumption device (e-reading, web browsing). It's entirely superlative to a phone + laptop though.

Remember when the tech prognosticators (some on this very site!) told us tablets were going to replace everything?

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

#42

Post by Someone1234 »

addicted wrote: post #9
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.

Agreed. I'd suggest people take a look at the "Kindle Oasis" for ergonomics. Instead of backing away from bezel, they put more bezel where you'd naturally hold it and a rear indentation for grip-ability.

The device is pricey and niche, but credit where credit is due: they deserve praise for bucking market trends and just making a device really comfortable to hold.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by navigatesol »

steven2012 wrote: post #37
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.

My kid is 6 years old and all he uses is an iPad. I think the next generation will be using iPads and tablets and think using laptops are for old people.

>I think the next generation will be using iPads and tablets and think using laptops are for old people.

I bet they'll replace that tablet with a phone, and continue to use a laptop/desktop for "real work".

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by CoolGuySteve »

Tepix wrote: post #38
hopler wrote: post #2

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.

Confusing indeed. It seems like "air" now means "faster". They introduced the "air" model (550€) to fill the gap between the 350€ iPad and the 880€ iPad Pro 11". They should have just released it as "iPad (2019)" with the new CPU at a higher price and kept selling the 6th gen. iPad (2018).

In the US the iPad is perpetually on sale for $250 if you look for it. I suspect it's either not selling well or overpriced.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by melling »

gpmcadam wrote: post #33
cranky_coder wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, what else would you expect from a press release announcing a product release by a company? An engineering spec?

To be more specific, I'm talking about the headline on HackerNews.

That's the exact headline, which is what you're supposed to use.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

#46

Post by uptown »

mttjj wrote: post #15
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'm 28 (just outside your demographic) but I have an iPad Pro 12.9" as my main driver and a 27-inch iMac at home. I am a software engineer by trade but I don't have time to do that outside of work so that's not a concern. I carry the iPad with me throughout my house and use it for just about everything. I also take it with me to the high school classroom where I volunteer teach computer science. All of their assignme…

OT but have you found a good case for that model?

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by yesimahuman »

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.

Have kids and you’ll suddenly understand what all the fuss is about. That said, if our kid had to pick between an iPad and an iPhone he tends to prefer the iPhone (we just don’t give him one!)

I personally have started using a surface for non-coding work and enjoy it for taking notes. It’s worth a try for that use case.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by kalleboo »

landcoctos wrote: post #17
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'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. We use Ipads for pleasure. It's more pleasant to browse the net on the couch than sitting at a computer.

It's more pleasant to stand a laptop on my lap on the couch than to keep gripping a tablet. And almost all the tablet cases are terrible floppy messes (especially Apple's with their weak magnets and poor angle choices)

This is the main reason I don't "get" tablets. They're just more uncomfortable to use for me. You have to keep holding onto it and you get gorilla arm vs using a trackpad.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by gettingsnarky »

drenvuk wrote: post #27
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.

They're typically toys for the technically inept. Larger screens than phones to allow larger fonts for hard of seeing with a dumbed down interface for those who can't use computers very well. It fills an important niche filled with very young children and many older people. For anyone like us, we're probably going to be ok with a phone and a laptop.

Do you choke when it rains?

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by ChrisLTD »

Someone1234 wrote: post #29

Is anyone able to clarify the Pencil compatibility? This article specifically lists the 1st gen: > Apple Pencil (1st generation) is available for purchase separately for $99 (US). So Apple are releasing new devices not compatible with their newer 2nd Gen Pencil?

Correct. My assumption is that Apple didn’t want to spend the money to redesign the cases and add the inductive charging necessary for the newer Pencil.
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