What would be the real or perceived benefits of changing the connector on the iPad to USB C compared to Lightning?
Other than making the multitude of charging cables I already own useless, of course?
Faster charging. Aside from that, not sure.
I prefer the lightening connector because the breakable part is on the side that's cheapest to fix.
That's why I'm confused. I thought Lightning allowed for the faster charging if the charger had a USB connector. Of course the other end of the cable would have to be USB C.
No
Yes! (although the other end has to be USB-C rather than USB-A)
What would be the real or perceived benefits of changing the connector on the iPad to USB C compared to Lightning?
Other than making the multitude of charging cables I already own useless, of course?
Faster charging. Aside from that, not sure.
I prefer the lightening connector because the breakable part is on the side that's cheapest to fix.
That's why I'm confused. I thought Lightning allowed for the faster charging if the charger had a USB connector. Of course the other end of the cable would have to be USB C.
No
Yes! (although the other end has to be USB-C rather than USB-A)
Yup. 2017 iPad Pro models will draw 29 W, maybe 30 W, with a Lightning to USBC cable and USBC charging brick. The usual 30 minutes or up to about 50% to 60% charge level and then will slow the charge rate down.
I should get a USBC passthrough power meter to see what the USBC iPad draw.
I would have bought 2 of this rumored iPad Air 4 if available today, without even a second thought. It looks like a great machine. Instead, I just got the 14yo a 2020 iPad Pro 11 and the 12yo a used 2018 iPad Pro, both 256 GB, mostly for remote school. The 11" versus 12.9" is a tough decision. If hand holding, 11". If desktop, 12.9". But if they do all of the above?
.... With video meetings normal or common now, I'd like to see Apple try two front cams, on opposing sides, and do some auto-fusion of the camera data to make it look like your are looking at the person you are talking on-screen, in their video feed.
I was playing with my grandson's iPad Gen6 with its bluetooth slim-folio keyboard and a bluetooth mouse and really liked it. While it didn't work as well as a standard laptop for me, it was damn close to it with the differences very minor -- but any deficiencies were offset by it also being able to be used in tablet mode with a pencil. And school is why I got it for him -- although he has never used it for that (i ended up buying him a MacBook). I had anticipated his school (which is #6 in the state) would have embraced technology but it never did until this summer. For the fall they are finally rolling out a new cyber learning program and (at some point) providing each student with a Dell 2 in 1 -- which really sounds like a poor second cousin to his iPad! It seems that Apple and I were just too far out front ahead of the game.
And, I agree that Apple needs to step up its game on front facing cameras. Video calls are no longer a novelty but an integral function of almost any computer.
I may have made a mistake with not getting the 12.9" models. The additional display area is huge for productivity in a desktop environment. Of course, Apple can solve this by adding external monitor support, and overlapping window/app support. It's one of those inevitable features if Apple wants the iPad to become more and more a productivity machine. The 11" would then be fine. 1 USBC connection to say a 24" 4K monitor with USB hub, and voila a nice desktop solution.
When on the go, unplug the one cable and away you go.
I would have bought 2 of this rumored iPad Air 4 if available today, without even a second thought. It looks like a great machine. Instead, I just got the 14yo a 2020 iPad Pro 11 and the 12yo a used 2018 iPad Pro, both 256 GB, mostly for remote school. The 11" versus 12.9" is a tough decision. If hand holding, 11". If desktop, 12.9". But if they do all of the above?
.... With video meetings normal or common now, I'd like to see Apple try two front cams, on opposing sides, and do some auto-fusion of the camera data to make it look like your are looking at the person you are talking on-screen, in their video feed.
I was playing with my grandson's iPad Gen6 with its bluetooth slim-folio keyboard and a bluetooth mouse and really liked it. While it didn't work as well as a standard laptop for me, it was damn close to it with the differences very minor -- but any deficiencies were offset by it also being able to be used in tablet mode with a pencil. And school is why I got it for him -- although he has never used it for that (i ended up buying him a MacBook). I had anticipated his school (which is #6 in the state) would have embraced technology but it never did until this summer. For the fall they are finally rolling out a new cyber learning program and (at some point) providing each student with a Dell 2 in 1 -- which really sounds like a poor second cousin to his iPad! It seems that Apple and I were just too far out front ahead of the game.
And, I agree that Apple needs to step up its game on front facing cameras. Video calls are no longer a novelty but an integral function of almost any computer.
I may have made a mistake with not getting the 12.9" models. The additional display area is huge for productivity in a desktop environment. Of course, Apple can solve this by adding external monitor support, and overlapping window/app support. It's one of those inevitable features if Apple wants the iPad to become more and more a productivity machine. The 11" would then be fine. 1 USBC connection to say a 24" 4K monitor with USB hub, and voila a nice desktop solution.
When on the go, unplug the one cable and away you go.
I would have bought 2 of this rumored iPad Air 4 if available today, without even a second thought. It looks like a great machine. Instead, I just got the 14yo a 2020 iPad Pro 11 and the 12yo a used 2018 iPad Pro, both 256 GB, mostly for remote school. The 11" versus 12.9" is a tough decision. If hand holding, 11". If desktop, 12.9". But if they do all of the above?
.... With video meetings normal or common now, I'd like to see Apple try two front cams, on opposing sides, and do some auto-fusion of the camera data to make it look like your are looking at the person you are talking on-screen, in their video feed.
I was playing with my grandson's iPad Gen6 with its bluetooth slim-folio keyboard and a bluetooth mouse and really liked it. While it didn't work as well as a standard laptop for me, it was damn close to it with the differences very minor -- but any deficiencies were offset by it also being able to be used in tablet mode with a pencil. And school is why I got it for him -- although he has never used it for that (i ended up buying him a MacBook). I had anticipated his school (which is #6 in the state) would have embraced technology but it never did until this summer. For the fall they are finally rolling out a new cyber learning program and (at some point) providing each student with a Dell 2 in 1 -- which really sounds like a poor second cousin to his iPad! It seems that Apple and I were just too far out front ahead of the game.
And, I agree that Apple needs to step up its game on front facing cameras. Video calls are no longer a novelty but an integral function of almost any computer.
I may have made a mistake with not getting the 12.9" models. The additional display area is huge for productivity in a desktop environment. Of course, Apple can solve this by adding external monitor support, and overlapping window/app support. It's one of those inevitable features if Apple wants the iPad to become more and more a productivity machine. The 11" would then be fine. 1 USBC connection to say a 24" 4K monitor with USB hub, and voila a nice desktop solution.
When on the go, unplug the one cable and away you go.
Yep! Yep! Yep!
I totally agree on the increased screen area. But i was surprised how well the 9.7" screen worked -- probably because its very high end Retina display compensated for a lack of size.
Plus, it would be great to see the Magic Keyboard also be a hub accepting power and connecting to peripherals like 4k screens - maybe 5k with external GPU's -- and external storage.
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Yes! (although the other end has to be USB-C rather than USB-A)
I should get a USBC passthrough power meter to see what the USBC iPad draw.
When on the go, unplug the one cable and away you go.