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Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by cm2187 »

kingosticks wrote: post #322
cm2187 wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ain't under 25, but I was skeptical about tablets until I found two critical use cases. 1) browsing the web from my bathtub 2) watching movies in long trips.

Honest question: are they waterproof these days? I used to have a waterproof "case" (a glorified plastic bag) for my kindle for the tub but that only worked because it had buttons. How can you use a touchscreen it with wet hands? And what if you drop it, that's $400 down the plug hole.

I have done that for years and never dropped an ipad. But there is a secret: pick a hard ipad cover that only folds at the edge of the ipad, like a book. Then you can stick your finger between the cover and the ipad and hold it like that:

https://imgur.com/n22Ce1p

https://imgur.com/De9VBCx

This way, you can hold it with one hand, you don't need to apply pressure to hold the ipad, it is not tiring on your hands, and it is extremely stable. The cover I use I believe is this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invision-Superior-Features-Magnetic...

Otherwise the ipad is splash proof, but I wouldn't bet on it being waterproof. And wet hands aren't too much of a problem from a touch point of view, but they leave drops that obstruct the display so you kind of want to have a towel around somewhere.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by anth_anm »

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 30 but I only use mine to read comics.

Doesnt' help that I stupidly bought the 16GB version, crippling it.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by Bokanovsky »

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.

Tablets are useful for commuters. If you're on a train you can read ebooks. Comics publishers now have tons of stuff you can read too. You can also watch Netflix and similar services that let you download content. This takes the edge off repetitive train journeys.

At work I've seen business analysts use it as a light weight laptop replacement to take notes (with the addition of the keyboard) and with the Apple Pencil to draw basic diagrams while on the go.

Photographers also use them to show off portfolios and do image editing editing on the go. You can get Lightroom and Photoshop for the iPad and other software vendors offer competing products to edit images on the go.

Also don't forget kids. For long car journeys, a tablet loaded up with a mix of shows and appropriate (often educational) apps can help them stop asking the dreaded "Are we nearly there yet?!"

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by scarface74 »

chrisseaton wrote: post #320
scarface74 wrote: post #240

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Are you trying to manage large videos via the cloud with only a crummy WiFi connection shared with an entire school?

The problem is your WiFi then, not the iPad's design. It's intended to be used with a reasonable network connection.

So I’m sure every school system will get right on that.

As well as every cable ISP that even with their gigabit home internet service caps upload bandwidth at 35Mbps.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by pietromenna »

I'm 36 years old. My usage for tablets (the iPad):

- Read eBooks (yes, it is great, BUT Kindle is better for this)

- Watch movies, netflix, etc.

- Give to your toddler/kid on a trip as pacifier. (Yes, it is the main usage) :-)

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by blablablabla991 »

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 wouldn't personally need one, but it is great for kids imo.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by MikusR »

bookofjoe wrote: post #137
bla3 wrote: post #93

https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/ supports comparing up to 3 iPad model families. There are 5. That tells you...something.

>There are 5 No: there are 4

Apple thinks there are 5: 2 ipad pros, the new air and mini and the pencil/crayon supporting ipad.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by kingosticks »

cm2187 wrote: post #331
kingosticks wrote: post #322

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honest question: are they waterproof these days? I used to have a waterproof "case" (a glorified plastic bag) for my kindle for the tub but that only worked because it had buttons. How can you use a touchscreen it with wet hands? And what if you drop it, that's $400 down the plug hole.

I have done that for years and never dropped an ipad. But there is a secret: pick a hard ipad cover that only folds at the edge of the ipad, like a book. Then you can stick your finger between the cover and the ipad and hold it like that: https://imgur.com/n22Ce1p https://imgur.com/De9VBCx This way, you can hold it with one hand, you don't need to apply pressure to hold the ipad, it is not tiring on your hands, and i…

Ah OK makes sense. Thanks for that tip, much appreciated. I guess I never actually dropped the kindle either, although it did mysteriously stop working.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by chrisseaton »

scarface74 wrote: post #334
chrisseaton wrote: post #320

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is your WiFi then, not the iPad's design. It's intended to be used with a reasonable network connection.

So I’m sure every school system will get right on that. As well as every cable ISP that even with their gigabit home internet service caps upload bandwidth at 35Mbps.

I know it's a problem! But I don't think it's Apple's job to forever hold back their development for people's very particular personal problems. You bog a product down by making sure you can handle all these issues. Keep it simple and move on, I say.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by briandear »

jordache wrote: post #59
tyleo wrote: post #26

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I'm 26 and the iPad Air and iPad mini do not appeal to me but I own an iPad Pro and I am enamored with it. I use the iPad Pro at my full-time job as a Software Engineer at Microsoft. I get a lot of mileage by taking notes on it in OneNote and preparing/reading documents from the other Office apps. I also use the iPad to listen to music with Spotify (my headphones have trouble connecting to my work PC). Outside of the…

for a software develop what is the material difference between a pro and and air? the higher refresh rate of the pro?

A12x vs A12. 120 refresh vs 60. Pencil gen 2 vs gen 1. More RAM in pro. Quad speakers in pro.
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