Gonna be annoying when the newest iPad is more powerful than my mac studio :)
Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard
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#22I still don't understand the iPad lineup. What is the point of iPad Air? It's compatible with the latest Apple Pencil, but iPad isn't, but iPad Pro is, and the Pencil Pro is only compatible with iPad Pro, iPad Air (not M1), and iPad ... MINI (not iPad). (Edit: Actually the Apple Pencil for our iPad Air M1 isn't even sold anymore, I guess?) The Apple Pencil USB-C compatibility matrix is even more confusing. Why is thi…
Price ladder strategy. Need to keep enticing people to upgrade to the fairly closely priced higher end product until they end up at the Pro.
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#23I'm so confused by their lineup. I'm in the market for a new iPad, but I can never remember the difference between an iPad, iPad Pro, and Air. What's the difference between this an a 13" Pro or Non-Air? I wish they'd just have a single line of iPads with different screen sizes but the same CPU and stylus support in every generation. I'm so tired of having to play the "compare every permutation" game when shopping. Ed…
iPad (cheap ol reliable) iPad AIR (pro lite) iPad mini (mini with iPad tech) iPad Pro (for artists or people who think they can replace their MacBooks with it but in the end they can’t)
I don't need to replace my laptop, but I would like to learn digital drawing on it. Is there a cheaper non pro version with a big screen and stylus support? Is the Apple Pen (or Pencil?) different between models?
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#24Is it still a 60hz screen? If so, pass. I’ve got an old gen 1 pro, which has 120hz and can’t go back to 60hz - it’s even more needed in an iPad than a phone. All the other Pro features are not worth it for me, and really this mid tier should have 120hz. I’ll hold on to my current iPad until that’s that case (I can’t justify paying the high price for a new pro)
Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard
#25I still don't understand the iPad lineup. What is the point of iPad Air? It's compatible with the latest Apple Pencil, but iPad isn't, but iPad Pro is, and the Pencil Pro is only compatible with iPad Pro, iPad Air (not M1), and iPad ... MINI (not iPad). (Edit: Actually the Apple Pencil for our iPad Air M1 isn't even sold anymore, I guess?) The Apple Pencil USB-C compatibility matrix is even more confusing. Why is thi…
It does seem like a confusing lineup, in terms of current gen models you've got, in ascending order of price
iPad ($349) iPad Mini ($499) iPad Air 11" ($599) iPad Air 13" ($799) iPad Pro 11" ($999) iPad Pro 13" ($1299)
So from a pricing perspective, it does kind of make sense. The naming is all over the place though.
The iPad Mini is more expensive and better specced than the iPad. And then the Air sounds like it should be a light version of the iPad, but is actually better specced than the iPad.
My guess is that non technical people don't care about things like names and spec, but buy iPads based on pricing. And if people are buying the entry level iPad, why drop it?
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#26I'm so confused by their lineup. I'm in the market for a new iPad, but I can never remember the difference between an iPad, iPad Pro, and Air. What's the difference between this an a 13" Pro or Non-Air? I wish they'd just have a single line of iPads with different screen sizes but the same CPU and stylus support in every generation. I'm so tired of having to play the "compare every permutation" game when shopping. Ed…
I think just think about the categories cheap, light, and feature packed.
I'm sure these categories are studied for price, weight, technically possible.
I believe Apple creates the iPad lineup based on usage demographics and designs to those specifications. Choose which of those categories is the most important and shop that line. If a feature in that model lineup is no good wait a year or prioritize that particular feature for shopping.
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#27I love my iPad because of the pencil. I got rid of an office overflowing with paper, and I write everything in an app on the iPad. It then gets saved up into the cloud. That alone has made iPad worth it for me. Sometimes I watch movies on it.
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#28iPad is a product I want to love, but still never find a reason to use.
I had the same thought and bought it with the Magic Keyboard. I was surprised to find that the iPad Air with the keyboard weighs about the same as a MacBook Air. Now, I mainly use it as an extra display when traveling and for note-taking. The usage as a separate device is minimal since a lot of uses has intersections with a mobile phone.
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#29iPad is a product I want to love, but still never find a reason to use.
The iPad got good for me when I deleted everything but reading and designing/art apps and turned off notifications.
It doesn’t come close to doing all of my computing but it helps me immerse in areas I struggle with on a laptop or desktop.
I realize I’m blessed to be able to split my computing across multiple nice devices.
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#30iPad is a product I want to love, but still never find a reason to use.
I have an old one that I use daily... to do crossword puzzles.
We also have a newer one, and my kid uses it for much of her free to draw in Procreate. I am not very artistic, but she is, and I am not sure if the difference here is age or artistry.