Oh yes it was. The iPads- especially the "Pros" are grossly overpriced.
There's not much reason to buy a iPad Pro if you are not an artist. Apple should include mouse support for when you are using the keyboard. And they should add Mult-user support. Size amounts should be 64, 256, and 512GB. That would be impressive along with faster charging using USB Type C to lightning.
Kinda agree that iPad Pro is only for artist. But the bigger Pro has more uses.
I hope the next generation of iPad Pro offers another killer feature that seperates it from the iPad
I have an iPadAir2 which i love for safari, tv, podcasts, and movies, If they add mouse support to the big Pro I'll buy it because then I could RDP into my company's systems and use it as a laptop replacement. If they don't then I'll be buying a Surface Pro5. I can't image that the iPadPro can't support a mouse since they already support the pen.
I really think that Apple should make an iOSBook. An iOS Laptop. While most here are probably macOS users, there are over 500 million users who know and probably love iOS and would find it a more appropriate platform for a laptop as its simpler. Would like to see a premium 12.9 model and a budget friendly 9.7 model aimed at young kids/school using the Polycarbonate body material they developed for the 5C.
Mouse support? No doubt along with the user exposed file system, general USB ports (at least 4), ability to drive an external monitor, and user upgrade-able storage.
You don't need the rest of those things to have a compelling mobile RDP terminal, which has huge value for business users. But mouse support is pretty much necessary for it.
So basically, they've done very little to try and get more iPad sales. I don't think price was the issue. Unless there's a new regular iPad coming at some point but this sounds like just that.
Price is a huge issue.
165 million tablets were sold last year. There is still a huge chunk of tablet sales that Apple is missing because of price.
The drop to $329 and probably sub $299 during the holiday season should boost new iPad users.
Later this year we will see a high priced iPad for hardcore users like you
I doubt price was a large issue...the main issue is. If I have an iPad 2 or hell even an iPad Air there's absolutely no reason to buy anything new because these iPads don't do anything new today than an iPad did yesterday. I still wouldn't sell out $329 for an iPad that doesn't do anything different.
These are marketed for:
1. iPad2, iPad3, and iPad4 users - You can't get iOS10 with iPad2 and iPad3. And iPad4 probably can't get iOS11 this fall
2. Brand new tablet buyers. Coming from Android crap tablets.
These are not made for iPad Air upgraders. That path is the iPad Pro.
I know what its marketed for...but the bottom line is many are still content with their iPad 2 or even iPad 4. People don't care about speed. How many people come in here and other forums bitching about their iPad being slow? I can't really recall anyone ever doing that. Its never about the specs. Why do you think Apple never says it has this fast of CPU, this much RAM, etc.
There's nothing in this update that makes someone want to go out and get an iPad. It does the same thing every other iPad does.
Well, that's certainly not true! Going back to an iPad 2 means no OS update, meaning that many apps can't be updated either. Right away, that's a big thing. Apps have bugs, and older versions are missing new features, etc. also the old device simply can't get the latest software because it won't work on the old OS, and possibly, hardware.
so if you're happy with limiting yourself to older apps, in many cases, and aren't interested in any new ones, or aren't concerned that apps you might have now will stop working altogether because the companies that offer them won't support services on the old versions anymore, then yes, the new ipad does nothing more than the old one does.
Technically, I get it, the Pencil requires a screen that runs twice as fast for motion accuracy. If the hardware necessary to make that work is expensive to manufacture, that makes sense.
As a user, it's absurd that only professionals doodle or buy moleskine notebooks.
Just spend the extra money and get an iPad Pro. You won't regret it.
you do not know how great the dci-p3 screen is (and the true-tone feature) until you use it... on netflix the shows "pop", the coating on the anti-reflective screen is amazing... so much that fingerprints are really annoying. Especially watching Netflix. (of course i do not know if the new ipad is "just" faster compared to the ipad air... (if it has the screen screen setup, and you value colour rendition the extra cost of the ipad pro 9.7 screen is worth it)
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so if you're happy with limiting yourself to older apps, in many cases, and aren't interested in any new ones, or aren't concerned that apps you might have now will stop working altogether because the companies that offer them won't support services on the old versions anymore, then yes, the new ipad does nothing more than the old one does.
you do not know how great the dci-p3 screen is (and the true-tone feature) until you use it... on netflix the shows "pop", the coating on the anti-reflective screen is amazing... so much that fingerprints are really annoying. Especially watching Netflix.
(of course i do not know if the new ipad is "just" faster compared to the ipad air... (if it has the screen screen setup, and you value colour rendition the extra cost of the ipad pro 9.7 screen is worth it)