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Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by bitmasher9 »

rchaud wrote: post #72
alexfromapex wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was trying to think of a reason you'd need the full power of an M3 chip in an iPad...any ideas?

Beats me, but in prior iPad release posts on HN, people would swear up and down that AR work would be a key use case, because Apple had put in an AR-capable camera in the Pro. These people have since moved on to posting fantastical visions of what the Apple Vision Pro will be capable of.

That’s because if you’re on the forefront of AR you’re probably targeting Vision 2. The people doing AR work have moved on to different hardware.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by criddell »

The most annoying thing for me about the iPad lineup is that Apple hasn't released an iPad compatible version of their Journal app. IMHO, it's the perfect device for Journal. I want to write by hand and doodle and do all the other things you do in a paper journal.

There's some reason they haven't done this and I'd love to know what it is. IMHO, it should have been iPad-first and then ported to the phone later.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by layer8 »

BoredPositron wrote: post #12
solardev wrote: post #2

I'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)

The iPad mini is really an Air mini (better screen than the basic iPad, etc.), except for the SoC (A17 Pro currently), which may be for size (heat dissipation) reasons.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by kasey_junk »

thiht wrote: post #77
eknkc wrote: post #49

I owned multiple iPads and never found a compelling use case for them. I don't know why I keep buying them but they have been great computers for my parents so it's not like I buy to shelf them. Are there any use cases (apart from drawing maybe. I can't draw a stick figure if my life depended on it so that's not for me) for developers?

iPads are useless for developers. When working I just use mine as a 3rd monitor for Slack, Notion, Linear, Grafana, or whatever I want to keep an eye on. iPads are amazing for other things though: - they're the best platform to read comics or mangas - they're great to learn/play piano with dynamic sheets - they're great for games (Balatro on iPad is top tier), and basically anything where tactile is good as an input…

I use an iPad for all of my personal development work (except futzing with fpga).

Plugged into my keyboard & monitor I can use one of several “codespaces” solutions and if I’m traveling it’s a better screen than a phone.

I can’t use it for work admittedly but that’s mostly about corporate control of my device, not capability.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by alistairSH »

eknkc wrote: post #49

I owned multiple iPads and never found a compelling use case for them. I don't know why I keep buying them but they have been great computers for my parents so it's not like I buy to shelf them. Are there any use cases (apart from drawing maybe. I can't draw a stick figure if my life depended on it so that's not for me) for developers?

My M1 iPad Pro works well for photo editing (using Photomator, now acquired by Apple).

That, and the normal consumption stuff - web, streaming TV/movies, magazines, news, etc.

Never bothered trying to build software with it - that's why I own a MBP.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by layer8 »

solardev wrote: post #2

I'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…

Apple has a handy spec comparison page: https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/

I agree that the lineup is a bit muddled, but going down the specs list you can check which differences are important to you.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st »

jmann99999 wrote: post #57
ustad wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Studies have shown that when companies present an overwhelming number of choices, consumers often end up spending more. The psychology behind this is rooted in decision fatigue, where consumers are more likely to choose something familiar or assume that a more expensive product is the best choice.

I have always heard of different conclusions from too many choices. It was from a study known as the "Jam Experiment." [0] They found that in a grocery store that if customers had six choices, they bought more jam than if there were 14 choices. They termed it decision paralysis. [0] https://scottfenstermaker.com/too-much-choice-the-jam-experi...

The version I'm familiar with was more about driving consumers to a middle-priced version by adding a more expensive version.

Offer version A at $10, and version B at $50, most people pick A.

Offer version A at $10, version B at $50, and version C at $25, most people pick C.

Re: Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard

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Post by Hamuko »

moolcool wrote: post #46
notesinthefield wrote: post #6

Were it not for constantly updated buying guides from tech news sites, Im not sure anyone even Apple employees themselves would know which iPad to recommend to anyone.

I don't really see the value proposition for the iPad Pro. It's got powerful hardware, but I can't imagine myself doing any heavy work on a tablet.

OLED display.

There's also people who work in Procreate with a million layers and need all the horsepower and RAM they can get.

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