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Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by mayoff »

criddell wrote: post #56
chorkpop wrote: post #9

I wish Apple hadn't decided that colors weren't for pro users. I would love to have any of those.

I'm still upset that they dropped the Smart Keyboard Folio. For me, that was the perfect keyboard case. I was hoping some third party would copy the design and release a new case but it never happened.

Somehow Woot still has a supply of the Smart Keyboard Folio for certain 11" iPads Pro/Air.

My wife is still using an older gen 11" iPad Pro and her keyboard folio stopped working (they fall apart after a few years ), so I took a gamble and ordered one. It arrived in the original, sealed packaging. As far as I can tell, it had never been opened, and it is perfect condition and works great. My wife is very happy. I bought a second one for when this one falls apart.

https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Smart-Keyboard-11-inch-iPad-Pro...

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by mythz »

Had an M4 iPad Pro for nearly 2 years. Everything's so fast and fluid I doubt I'd notice if the CPU were twice as fast.

If this ever died I'd likely replace it with an Air - the Pro is overkill for what's basically a consumption device.

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by konart »

eagerpace wrote: post #178
rllearneratwork wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes. Has been possible since at least M1. Buy M-based iPad, nice monitor, keyboard and mouse. Connect mouse and keyboard to monitor via USB. Then iPad via USB-C/Thunderbolt to monitor. Everything "just works" and you can handle surprisingly high amount of work this way

Can you share more about this experience please? To me, you're still left with apps that are designed for a touchscreen and consumption.

If you are using an iPad as a second screen - you get the same app you have on your mac (obviously, iPad just acts as a second screen: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102597).

If you are using an external keyboard and a mouse with it - you will get the same touch UI, yes.

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by binsquare »

pkulak wrote: post #184
spudlyo wrote: post #18

I'm about to head to the gym with my 12.9-inch 2017 vintage iPad Pro, which is still going strong. I prop it up on the elliptical trainer every other day or so for entertaining me while I grind out an hour of cardio. I use it for reading, watching YouTube, listening to music, audiobooks, etc. It's been my regular gym buddy for years, and is showing no signs of needing to be replaced. It's stuck on iPadOS 17.7.10, whi…

Same! Reading through that announcement about MOAR power and AI and all I can think is, "This can't possibly play YouTube videos at me on my spin bike any better than my iPad from 8 years ago..."

I had this thought until I actually replaced my iPad with the m1 chip.

It was actually better at youtube by being more efficient, I could watch videos for a full day before needing to charge.

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by nomel »

nozzlegear wrote: post #163
AnthonyMouse wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In theory an iPad is a computer and then you could run whatever you want on it. So maybe the better question is, why can't you run whatever you want on it?

They make those, don't they? They're called MacBook Air?

So the difference is a keyboard? If I attach a keyboard into my iPad, why can't I do all the same?

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by jimbokun »

spudlyo wrote: post #18

I'm about to head to the gym with my 12.9-inch 2017 vintage iPad Pro, which is still going strong. I prop it up on the elliptical trainer every other day or so for entertaining me while I grind out an hour of cardio. I use it for reading, watching YouTube, listening to music, audiobooks, etc. It's been my regular gym buddy for years, and is showing no signs of needing to be replaced. It's stuck on iPadOS 17.7.10, whi…

There is no greater punishment for a corporation’s shareholders and employees than making a product so good and so reliable it doesn’t need to be replaced for a very long time.

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by sccxy »

rllearneratwork wrote: post #173
sccxy wrote: post #160

Can you connect it to USB-C/Thunderbolt monitor/dock and use it with keyboard and mouse?

yes. Has been possible since at least M1. Buy M-based iPad, nice monitor, keyboard and mouse. Connect mouse and keyboard to monitor via USB. Then iPad via USB-C/Thunderbolt to monitor. Everything "just works" and you can handle surprisingly high amount of work this way

Specs show that Pro models got Thunderbolt and Air only got USB-C.

Very vague specs.

Can iPad Air USB-C deliver 4k 120hz or how much bandwidth that USB-C got?

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by rahimnathwani »

vintagedave wrote: post #4

My current iPad is the iPad Air 3 (the one with the backlight issue that's never been acknowledged, to my understanding.) Can someone explain to me why an iPad at all, let alone an iPad Air, needs as powerful a processor as a M4? That's stronger than my laptop (a M2) where I run multiple VMs and more.

Try running liuliu's 'Draw Things' app, or any other tool that generates AI images locally.

https://drawthings.ai/

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by asimpletune »

bombcar wrote: post #200
Havoc wrote: post #117

To what end? I genuinely don’t get the purpose of these high end processors in a tablet. Like more power is nice but what would I do on it that needs it? Serious gamers mostly steer clear of Apple. Video editors presumably use desktops/laptops. Browsing doesn’t need power. Video watching doesn’t need it. Programming on iPads is cumbersome. Who is the target audience that gains from this?

They're half a second away from offering an iPad running MacOS (or a tablet MacBook, take your pick). They're baby-stepping their way to this, obviously. I've yet to figure anything you can do with these but watch videos and play some games; I always end up grabbing the laptop.

They're amazing for digital art. That and reading PDFs at near true-life size.

Re: New iPad Air, powered by M4

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Post by jama211 »

layer8 wrote: post #85
nicbou wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My iPad Mini from 2020 is also surprisingly good today. It's one of those devices that just quietly do their job forever. They are a dying breed.

> It's one of those devices that just quietly do their job forever. Except for the battery, which isn’t that easy to replace on an iPad. And apps relying on anything online (including browsers) stop functioning at some point, because you can’t replace the OS or install arbitrary apps.

The “point” is very far in the past though. My 2016 ipad still working great for anything online.
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