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chasm said:

What I think the nit-pickers here are overlooking is that for $600 you can get a machine that KICKS THE **SHIT** out of any Windows PC at that price point. That’s kind of a big deal, you guys, and really should be the focus of most reviews of the base model.

foregoneconclusion said:

Per the "too expensive" and "not for the masses" comments, what exactly is that based on relative to Apple? I'll provide an example: Leica is now selling a 4K short-throw laser projector that provides surround sound from the same box. There's a model that produces an 100" image and a model that produces an 120" image. You also need to buy a special ALR screen to project onto. Total cost? Around $11,000 dollars for the cheapest model. That's considered to be a high-end price for very large screen entertainment. 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1784053-REG/leica_cine_1_100_3000_lumen.html

AVP can easily provide 120" 4K entertainment + computer/OS + multiple screen capability + mobility for $3500. It's obvious that it isn't really a high-end price relative to the functionality provided. 

charlesn said:

Here's a killer product that Apple could make today, but they won't: the MacPad Pro.  Essentially, it's a 13" iPad Pro form factor that can boot into either MacOS or iPadOS, depending on user choice. M chips are perfectly capable of this. Boot into iPadOS, and it behaves like a normal iPad. Boot into MacOS and the screen becomes non-touch, so you connect a Magic Keyboard and operate it like a normal Macbook. Best of both worlds in one device and no need to figure out how to kludge a touch-based OS onto MacOS. 

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DAalseth said:

jbirdiikun said:

Nice. But, and I know this will be ‘heresy’ to many, I worry how having a case on will affect all Capture Button functions. I’m one of those rare few (i.e., clumsy) that need a case on my phone 

That’s a very good point. I always keep my phone in a case too, and for the same reason. It’ll be interesting to see how the manufacturers deal with this.

EDIT: I am going to add one thing. If they were going to bump one of the cameras to 48mpxl I do wish it was the 5x camera.

Me too! Do Android phones have 48mp 5x zooms?

foregoneconclusion said:

muthuk_vanalingam said:

foregoneconclusion said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

foregoneconclusion said:

Caveat: this review is coming from a site that thinks the iPad is supposed to be a laptop replacement. 

That is an incredibly wrong blanket statement.

It's generally correct. The most common criticism of the iPad within AppleInsider articles is the software and the criticisms are always centered around comparing either iPadOS functionality to macOS functionality or the iPad selection of apps to Mac apps. Nobody does that with the iPhone. Just the iPad. The most recent M4 iPad review was titled something along the lines of 'Hardware of the Future with Software of the Past'. The points made to support that title were all oriented around negatively comparing OS/apps on iPad to Mac. Yes, the author did make a number of comments about not wanting the iPad to run macOS or not thinking it should be just like a Mac laptop...but in the end the article still boiled down to saying iPad lacks certain functionalities or apps that can be found on Apple laptops. 

Reading comprehension issues??? If you have paid attention, limitation of iPad OS features is a strong criticism directed ONLY at iPad PRO models. Not at iPad Air or entry level iPads. So a blanket statement like one that you made is absolutely wrong.

Last time I checked, Apple laptops released in the same year are running the same OS and have generally the same app selection regardless of whether there's a 'Pro' label or not. Same thing is true of iPad and iPhone.