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

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

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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.

I think it's probably aimed at people using them to create digital art.

100%. It's a powerhouse for drawing.

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post #110

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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.

I guess OP's question is: If you need a million layers, and gigantic amounts of CPU and RAM, why aren't you working on a desktop workstation? I also had a hard time believing there's a real niche that tablets fill, but hey, they've been with us for years, so clearly somebody's buying them.

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It could be a great do-everything machine if they let you run macOS on it, but of course they don't want to sell one machine that does everything, they want to sell you an iPad and a MacBook even though they are basically the same hardware plus or minus an integrated keyboard.

I want that experience I seen on some other device at some point... Palm? I forget now. In tablet mode, iPad OS. Touch being the primary operation. Basically just as we see it now. In a pseudo desktop mode, macOS, where you get the power of a laptop in a smaller form factor. You can optionally try to use this in touch mode in a pinch but it's not necessarily designed for it. The win would be seamless switching. Inclu…

ChromeOS tablets behave like this. Connect a keyboard and the UI switches to desktop mode.

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

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I just want an 11" Macbook air again. Even with the M2 it would fly. iPads with this horsepower just don't make sense. It's like a V8 Miata with 4 donuts for tires.

I „found“ a MacBook 12“ Retina from 2015 at home a few weeks ago. Size wise that's the sweet spot for me. Would totally buy such a device running on Apple silicon. In the end I sold it for 50 Euro after tinkering with Pop!_OS and ultimately realizing that the processor is way too slow for Java development nowadays.

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Will an older Magic keyboard, that went with an iPad Air of a previous generation, work with these new iPad Airs?

Since the new keyboard is still compatible with the older iPad Airs, I’d assume the reverse is true as well. The (last year) Pro keyboards aren’t compatible because the magnets layout on the M4 iPad Pro is different.

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maybe iPads are for creatives. but for regular office-work they're not good at all. bad UX throughout. My mum tends to use for her regular work tasks e.g writing, spreadsheets etc everything is just bad - things that could be easily done on a macbook - take ages on an ipad. the file system is bad. the reason she doesn't like using the macbook is due to lack of touch. so either apple needs to make an iPad with full macOS but which supports touch. Not the half-assed product that's currently available now.

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

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I just want an 11" Macbook air again. Even with the M2 it would fly. iPads with this horsepower just don't make sense. It's like a V8 Miata with 4 donuts for tires.

They make more money from selling you all the add-on dongles

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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.

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.

Do not be addicted to metrics. Steve Jobs would tell you that while you might help profits in the short term, you're undermining the long term product experience. Don't sound like an executive whose compensation is tied to profit metrics. That is not the only form of success just because it's the most measurable. Measurability does not necessarily equate to most impact.
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