Ugh, that bezel.
Will full coverage screens with a software driven, virtual bezel every be a thing?
Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence
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#52Looks really nice, wish could afford it, but Apple products are so expensive... Commodity products for premium price
True, but they last long enough that you can get them second hand, whereas used products from other vendors tend to be junk not worth spending money on even at a cheaper price point.
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#53I still remember the Steve Jobs era when people would praise Apple for having a simple lineup of devices, in contrast to Android, which had some crazy amount of variants of every device. How times have changed.
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Many of these devices aren’t actually fungible commodities though.I tried to buy a phone in the $200 range and Android phones were so much worse than used iPhones. I they would drop calls and freeze on the dial pad during long calls where I was on hold. Tried two different models and had the same issues. I could have tried a used $200 Android but I was not wanting to try for a third Android. All I wanted/needed was t…
I realize that there are bad Androids out there and the abundance of choice makes it difficult to sift through the good and the bad, but there are good Android phones out there in the $200-$300 USD range. My current phone is a bit over three years old and it is still very usable.
Especially with companies like Motorola.
The 2022 Edge cost $400 on release. A bit over a year later it was on sale for $140.
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#55120hz would’ve been nice… since they likely won’t make pro modal in this size.
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#56It is interesting that one of their examples is a "community repair fair", they want to market a sheen of social responsibility without actually taking part themselves.
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#57Nice choice, always been my favorite size. Surprised though that they don't have an option with cellular so you can have always-on data access (i.e., with a data-only plan). Updated: my bad, it does come with cellular -- it's just not advertised on the main product page
I'm seeing it on the Ireland store, for 170 eur.
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Considering the bestselling laptops at Walmart for $400-500 still sometimes have Twisted Nematic displays, I think the screen is fine. I also don’t get the complaint about the A-series chip. What does an M1 unlock in iPadOS that the A17 doesn’t?
I think stage manager? And the A1 can get hot sometimes (PDFs and Procreate).
I can’t find any mention of Stage Manager being supported on this device - so either it doesn’t, or the help pages haven’t been updated yet.
I will say though the criticism of the A-series getting hot doesn’t make sense. If the A-series gets hot, the M-series is going to be boiling in that tiny chassis.
Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence
#59Nice choice, always been my favorite size. Surprised though that they don't have an option with cellular so you can have always-on data access (i.e., with a data-only plan). Updated: my bad, it does come with cellular -- it's just not advertised on the main product page
Most carriers offer iPads as far back as I remember? You have to get it through their stores though.
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#60It is interesting that one of their examples is a "community repair fair", they want to market a sheen of social responsibility without actually taking part themselves.
Lowkey wish their laptops would be as they used to be. Being able to swap RAM or hard drives is so basic but so useful.