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  • 13-inch iPad Pro review: hardware of the future running software of the past

    RigiDigiRigiDigi
    Agree with much of that.
    Yes the rubber exterior of the expensive keyboard is impractical and shows mars easily; and yes, dbrand do have skins for that (mine on the way).
    And yes, iPadOS certainly needs some modernisation now, perhaps iPadOS 18 may give us some improvements but I suspect this will by more about knee-jerk response to AI elsewhere, something I have zero interest in for the iPad.
    In terms of Apple’s accessories, there is still no cover & sides protection for the iPad (very odd)  nor anything else yet for keyboard compatibility, Pitaka soon I believe.

    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • iPad Pro hands on: Luxury technology in an impossibly-thin package

    RigiDigiRigiDigi
    dee_dee said:
    This isn’t luxury anything until the toddler software is improved. 
    Mixed feelings about this one: have been working with the 13” iPad Pro pretty solidly for the last few days; traded up my iPad Pro 11 2nd Gen & I would have expected that there would have been a significant improvement between the two.

    Not so, really. Vastly overstated and overpriced. There are surprisingly few differences in day-to-day use & this incudes some reasonably cpu-intensive tasks, eg, photo & video editing. Performance difference is ‘slightly’ better; screen difference the same really, noting HDR playback from Apple+, Netflix etc. Slightly better. The single most improved difference is the camera now in landscape, finally, obviously, well overdue. The biggest minus in this respect is the downgrading of the cameras & surprisingly, I really miss the zoom lens.

    The other surprise was in adding ESR’s latest Rebound Keyboard. Has been brilliant & now with a row of function keys. I’d half expected I’d persevere with that for a while then eventually cave in and buy the outrageously expensive new Apple Magic Keyboard. But not so, this ESR device is very, very good & not going anywhere. AUD$113 shipped vs. $AUD$549. A no brainer. Oh, and the balance is much better than Apple when actually used ‘on my lap’ (90% of the time). The Apple is still fwd heavy and overbalances, even more so with the new model which has a steeper angle on the Pad attachment. The ESR also provides a magnetic sleeve with sides protection for the iPad, also missing from Apple. ESR; fast bluetooth, no lag. Yes separate charging.

    Another surprising plus for me is re. the (what I’d also thought) ‘toddler software’ and crippled iPadOS. Not quite so much at all with the Keyboard & which opens up so much extra functionality in this iPad. Now I am able to much more easily, say, access & work with the file system & dirs, ditto for local NAS, Cloud, printing & the rest. Keyboard trackpad & keyboard controls, stage manager & navigating windows etc etc. Very, very surprised with this one & clearly the keyboard brings the iPad alive in ways I hadn’t previously realised. My laptop hasn’t needed to be opened since this arrived (an excellent Ausus touchscreen unit).

    Mind you, I have the feeling that this would have been exactly the same on my previous iPar Pro 11 also running iPadOS 17.5. The biggest difference was the addition of the ESR Keyboard. I’m hoping and expecting that WWWDC & iPadOS 18 will actually begin to truly leverage what might be under the hood here in this very pricey 13” iPad Pro, but do have the feeling it will be more of the same; underwhelming & only marginal improvements. We’ll see.




    williamlondonhexclockAlex1N

  • New Apple aluminum Magic Keyboard introduces backlit keys & function bar

    RigiDigiRigiDigi
    Yes, BUT - in Apple's so-called 'post PC' world, can this keyboard /iPad combo actually be used as a laptop? ie work well on one's lap? The earlier models are hopless, have poor balance and just fall over.
    watto_cobrawilliamlondondewmeAlex1N

  • Phil Schiller will be Apple's ecosystem defender for quite some time

    RigiDigiRigiDigi
    The guy who said 'can't innovate any more, my ass' with the macPro trashcan? Please ...
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  • Three M3 chips could land in Monday's Mac line refresh

    RigiDigiRigiDigi
    blastdoor said:
    Meteor lake is supposed to launch in December. It will be very interesting to see how the m3 lineup compares. I wonder if meteor lake comparisons are one reason Apple is launching pro and max now. 

    Exactly. Despite Apple's self-obsession, the rest of the industry does not stay still either & there is much on the near horizon: Intel 14th gen Meteor Lake; killer new chips from Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite, AMD's next ARM & other ARM ventures in general. Shall be interesting to see how 2024 progresses on this front, & especially in terms on next gen touch screen convertibles /detachables with a now very manture Win 11 /touch OS.


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