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ktappe said:

vmarks said:

Apple would offer something else as a part of the apology, up to the rep's discretion. In an Apple store, this could be like, "pick something else off the shelves"

I have worked professionally with Apple products for 30 years and have *never* heard of this. Source?

I’d be like, sure, I’ll take this fully loaded MacBook Pro!

I am trying out dark mode, which I thought I would like because I use Photoshop all day long and so I work in a dark office for color accuracy. So far I’m not liking it too much. Windows are more difficult to make out in Safari and everything just kind of blends together. I’m going to stick with it for awhile longer to see if I can get used to it. Also because bright white screens tend to tire my eyes more the older I get.

I opted for the 11" Pro after trying out both in an Apple Store. The 12.9 is just awkwardly big for something that you hold in your hand to use, in my opinion. If I used my iPad in a more stationary way I might try the larger size. Also, I am a pretty fast touch typist and I have no issues with the 11" Smart Keyboard.

I was just thinking recently that I used to buy a new Mac every year or two back in the 90s, mainly because the technology was changing so rapidly, and I fully expected to spend at least $3,000 on them each time. I used them for work so I felt I could justify it, but it still hurt each time I wrote those checks to CompUSA or Computer City.

I remember 1998 being something of a paradigm shift when the first iMacs came out and offered a fantastic price-to-power ratio. Suddenly I could get a powerful Mac that had a built-in monitor for less than $1,500. Now I could afford to buy a laptop for work AND a good iMac for my kids to play games and do their homework on. It wasn’t just the cool look and form factor of the new iMac that made it successful, it was the reasonable price.

The new Smart Keyboard gives the new iPad much more stability and stiffness when in “laptop” mode. It is much easier to use when actually on my lap and generally it has a much more premium feel than the old Smart Keyboard. The old one always felt like it was about to fall off, and frequently did if picked up wrong. It also wore fairly quickly. I recently sold my 10.5” on eBay, but the cover was looking pretty worn for wear after a little over a year of heavy use. I’m pretty certain that will not be the case with the new Smart Keyboard, but I guess I’ll find out next year for sure.

That said my new 11” iPad Pro with keyboard does feel SIGNIFICANTLY heavier than my old 10.5” 2017 model. Thus I find myself frequently taking the iPad off of the cover when I don’t think I’m going to need the keyboard. That is not something I felt like I needed to do with my old 10.5” Pro. It is very easy to take the iPad out of the cover and replace it, so this has not been an issue really. Overall I’d say I am very pleased with Smart Keyboard / iPad Pro 11” combo, but it would be nice if they could figure out a way to reduce the weight while keeping the same premium “laptop-like” feel.