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Apple iPad Media Event |OT| 'We Still Have a Lot to Cover'
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no and ok haha
ladyluthien
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I was looking at the apple store and they are showing the iPad Mini with Retina available in 128GB. Please let me preorder soon apple!
We won't know till people get their hands on it
gahhhhh. Man, surely they bumped it to 2gb. Surely.
Bob Dobalina
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We don't know if the mini will have less ram than the Air. Apple typically doesn't disclose this spec.
Auron_Kale
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That's what I figured. For $200 more, the new 13-in rMBP with just updating the ram is a no-brainer over the Air, which I was mostly favoring due to weight.
sweetvar26
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For the 15rMBP, is it worth to go from 2.0GHz to 2.3GHz (Both Core i7) for $90?
titusandronicus
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"*Pages, Numbers and Keynote are free on the Mac App Store for qualifying Mac computers purchased on or after 1 October 2013. OS X Mavericks required. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID."
Wonder what the pricing will be and if there will be an upgrade option. I imagine many people will be in the situation where they purchased a Mac with the student discount and used their App Store vouchers to buy the iWork apps.
Wonder what the pricing will be and if there will be an upgrade option. I imagine many people will be in the situation where they purchased a Mac with the student discount and used their App Store vouchers to buy the iWork apps.
I have Windows 7, where do I go to get this free update?
chickdigger802
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iPad mini or iPad air. Hmmm. How much does a mini weigh atm. .6 .7 lb?
outunderthestars
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Ummm, no it isn't. The nexus 10 is 1.4 mm thicker, and 135 grams heavier than the ipad air.
Crazymoogle
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The physical battery capacity is smaller. 32.4 vs 23.8, but they're claiming the same battery life on both. Presumably the mini's display just plain consumes less power to use - it may have the same number of pixels but LEDs don't have quite as much work to do.
It's also possible - though it wouldn't jive with unifying the platform - that the Mini Retina is clocked a bit lower to account for less space and heat dissipation. But we won't know the answer to any of this until Anandtech or someone similar does a real breakdown.
EDIT:
iPad Air: 469g (1lb)
iPad 2: 600g (1.33lbs)
Retina Mini: 331g (0.73lbs)
Mini: 308g (0.68lbs)
Lackluster event but glad they finally announced the Haswell MBPr's though.
A7 Retina iPad Mini is awesome as well.
iPad 2 @ 399 LOL. At least make it the iPad 3/4
Not sure why they renamed it to iPad Air aside from trying to sell it off as a completely new product to consumers who don't know better.
Mac Pro seems pretty badass though. Hoping my company picks a few up during the holidays.
You also forgot to mention that even with higher resolution being its only selling point, they're unfortunately going to end up with an Android tablet built by Samsung.
A7 Retina iPad Mini is awesome as well.
iPad 2 @ 399 LOL. At least make it the iPad 3/4
Not sure why they renamed it to iPad Air aside from trying to sell it off as a completely new product to consumers who don't know better.
Mac Pro seems pretty badass though. Hoping my company picks a few up during the holidays.
Jeff-DSA said:
You also forgot to mention that even with higher resolution being its only selling point, they're unfortunately going to end up with an Android tablet built by Samsung.
This is a valid point considering you can go straight from Snow Leopard to Mavericks at no cost
I don't know where the Ipads (or other ARM tablets) go from here - I've had one for a very long time (since the 1st) but I feel like faster/lighter can only go so far with an ARM chip.
Whats next? Why can't they be more of a "productive" device instead of simply a "consumption" device? If I go on vacation, I need to take a laptop and my iPad...why do I need both?
Whats next? Why can't they be more of a "productive" device instead of simply a "consumption" device? If I go on vacation, I need to take a laptop and my iPad...why do I need both?
In defence, the Nexus is superbly designed, it's thinner and much nicer feeling.
Also, stock Android is not shit at all. It has a ton more features than iOS, the only thing it lacks is tablet orientated apps.
Haha.
Betta Lines
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It's thinner and lighter.
The vast majority of people don't buy on specs, they buy on experience. Apple's experience is way better than Androids. Hence the usage numbers apple cited in their presentation today.
May I introduce you to a Surface Pro?
I just figured it would be better to focus on the newer devices, for app developers and such. Also, iOS 7 running on A5-powered iPads is just dreadful, they should at least optimize it better if they are going to keep supporting and producing these devices for at least another year.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Dangit Apple.... what good is a lower price if I have to pony up even MORE for the dgpu?! It's always something...
I think I can comfortably get another year or so out of my iPad 3 before being annoyed enough to upgrade.
No it's not. you are wrong.
And even if that was the case I would still pick an iPad over an Android tablet any day. Tablet apps on Android are lol worthy.
android tablet apps are still shit. Thats the long and short of it. While that is still the case, Apple can get away with premium pricing.
If you just want it for a nice web browser, then I agree there are more cost effective options out there. But if you want apps then there really isn't any other game in town.
The thing for me, is I stare at a 1080p 32 inch display all damn day, so anything with better pixel density than that is basically unnoticeable. I use my phone and tablets are less than I use my work computer or home computer, and I have no complaints about pixel density at 1080p at that size.
thinner maybe but nicer haptic never
Is Google showing the new specs on their site? Oh wait, the Apple site was showing the wrong specs. Refreshed and it's correct now. Carry on.
roodiculous
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iPad 2 is a joke for that price. Also any news on when the Mavericks OS update goes live? Time wise.
They didn't go into details. They both have A7, but they could be running at different frequencies. Also, the mini 2 is rumored to have only 1gb ram and the air to have 2gb.
greatestjediever
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Huh?
Nexus 10: 263.9 mm x 177.6 mm x 8.9 mm at 603g - 2560 x 1600 (300ppi) - 10.055" http://www.google.com/nexus/10/specs/
iPad Air: 240 mm x 169.5 mm x 7.5 mm at 469g - 2048 x 1536 (264ppi) - 9.7"
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-air
Edit: Just saw your post. Double carry on.
njean777
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The point is that the Nexus has better specs for the price point. It is cheaper then the Ipad mini and more then likely more powerful. I think Android sucks, but I am not going to defend Apple's price gouging, the Mini should have had all those specs for the same price point of 329$. The screen and spec bump do not warrant a price increase, especially when alls they did was catch up instead of selling you a worse ipad mini again.
My SP2 256 is being delivered today - but I don't see why Apple can't provide something similar, ie iPad Air Pro or something using haswell.
Keyser Soze
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At least troll with correct info
So you can update from one version of OSX to another one.
That is not the same as Windows 7 to Windows 8 at all.
well what about the mac pro for 2999. Its a ridiculously great price for what you get.
captmcblack
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If the Mini 2 literally has hardware/feature parity with the iPad Air, but is just smaller...then I would actually be interested in buying it. I need that 2GB RAM.
If not, Nexus 7 (2013) is my next tablet.
If not, Nexus 7 (2013) is my next tablet.
Bob Dobalina
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Its mainly that the screen has the exact same DPI and has comparable out of box color calibration.
I'm not the biggest android fan (this is my first device in years) but aside from materials there's a huge price difference when the performance on this is great. I don't see any slowness or choppy animations compared to my 4S.
Yikes man, I hope you mean as a TV and not as a monitor from a few feet away. Retina-class displays make a HUGE difference for basically every application that isn't a TV.
hmm... so i should jump on a 64gig first gen mini for $375 then.
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