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Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by k-mcgrady »

g051051 wrote: post #20
constantlm wrote: post #11

Hmmm. Most people I know who own iPads have had them end up as rather expensive children's toys.

Mine's not a children's toy, but it's almost useless now. Once they stop updating iOS for a device, it's pretty much game over. Many apps have stopped working due to the developers making mistakes and publishing incompatible updates. Just about the only app I can still use is NetFlix.

>> developers making mistakes and publishing incompatible updates

If Apple thinks your device is old enough to end support (and Apple's pretty good at pushing updates for old devices for quite a while) why would devs keep trying to support you (when the app probably only cost $1-2 and 5 years have passed).

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by coldtea »

jlebrech wrote: post #19

if they want everyone to use ipads they should make an ide for it.

Because the only thing stopping people from using them is the lack of an IDE?

Or because programmers would take well to having to program on the iPad?

Or because programmers are not a rounding error when talking about "everyone"?

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by edpichler »

awjr wrote: post #7

I'd almost hoped they would have released a refreshed Macbook Pro range. I realise they are unlikely to recognise the joy and immense pleasure working on a MBP has brought me over the years, with the previous MBP being the pinnacle. Sadly I see the current MBP as something I will not be buying and will more than likely move back to a high end windows laptop.

I felt the same as you, when I bought my first Macbook after weeks using I remember my feelings and my thoughts "what a good laptop, what ergonomic machine, great pleasure to have it and work with".

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by mark_l_watson »

saurik wrote: post #39
slackoverflower wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The 2016 MBP is absolutely amazing. Just give it a shot. You won't regret it! Just takes a little getting used since there are many new design changes.

I have been using the 12" MacBook now as my primary computer for about five months, and the build quality of the keyboard is so poor I am completely shocked . What I wanted was an 11" Air with a retina screen, but they just had to make the thing so #!%@&=+ thin that it is now just a piece of $%#@. Is the MacBook Pro's also-stupidly-thin keyboard much better? They claimed the MacBook's keyboard was somehow a step up f…

It took me a while to get used to the thin MacBook keyboard, but I find it OK now. I probably will buy AppleCare for my MacBook because it doesn't seem robust.

That said, coupled with the LG ultradef monitor, which is also a USB-c hub, I find the MacBook to be just fine for software development.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by throwanem »

hellofunk wrote: post #54
berberous wrote: post #45

From a Reddit comment, in addition to the bump from a A8x to A9 chip: - It's as thick as the iPad Air 1 (and thus thicker than the Air 2/9.7" Pro). - No laminated display (and no AR coating, True Tone, or wide color). - Air 2 quality camera. - The iPad mini 4 is now only available in 128GB, at $399. - The chamfers look matte, like the iPhone SE. Also, no Pencil support or smart connector.

> Also, no Pencil support or smart connector. the website shows pencil support: http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/ Edit: My apologies, I thought we were discussing the 9.7 Pro.

No, it doesn't. The only models with a check mark in that row are the two Pro models.

Perhaps they've just updated the page?

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by coldtea »

constantlm wrote: post #11

Hmmm. Most people I know who own iPads have had them end up as rather expensive children's toys.

Depends on the line of work and the hobbies of most people one knows.

Given my line of work and hobbies, the iPads are very appreciated tools.

For the average soccer mom or Joe Sixpack, not so much. At best they'd surf the web and social media on them.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by igotsideas »

awjr wrote: post #7

I'd almost hoped they would have released a refreshed Macbook Pro range. I realise they are unlikely to recognise the joy and immense pleasure working on a MBP has brought me over the years, with the previous MBP being the pinnacle. Sadly I see the current MBP as something I will not be buying and will more than likely move back to a high end windows laptop.

I'm with you there. The newest MBP's are probably good but the price is way too high. I'm going to be buying a windows machine for the first time in 10 years.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by coldtea »

anjc wrote: post #52
simonh wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use mine every day. It's turned my 2 hour train commute each day into wonderfully valuable time. I've written many thousands of words on it and thousands of lines of code. When I was job hunting last year I did several coding exercises on it in Pythonista. It's one of the most productive computers I've ever owned. Although Sid Meier's Starships is sucking away a bit of my time lately.

Using an iPad (with external keyboard) to even type a simple document is an exercise in masochism. Fair play if you enjoyed it, but something like a Surface makes far more sense for these types of uses.

>Using an iPad (with external keyboard) to even type a simple document is an exercise in masochism.

What exactly is the frustration from it? I find it perfectly fine, if not better than using a laptop for writing "simple documents".

In fact that's exactly the use case most pro writers that use an iPad use it for.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by tgraham »

anjc wrote: post #52
simonh wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use mine every day. It's turned my 2 hour train commute each day into wonderfully valuable time. I've written many thousands of words on it and thousands of lines of code. When I was job hunting last year I did several coding exercises on it in Pythonista. It's one of the most productive computers I've ever owned. Although Sid Meier's Starships is sucking away a bit of my time lately.

Using an iPad (with external keyboard) to even type a simple document is an exercise in masochism. Fair play if you enjoyed it, but something like a Surface makes far more sense for these types of uses.

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