I’ll take Gurman’s mostly valid info over that loudmouth Prosser’s made up nonsense any day. Gurman is one of the better-connected media folks, with sources across Apple and supply chains.
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Gurman: No iPad Announcement Planned for March 26
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Rumor Industrial Complex has done a remarkable job whipping up a storm for a new iPad with screen technology it should have had at least half a decade ago.
😂🤣😂🤣😂 if you believe Gurman I've got some snow to sell you....
Guys bean wrong on Apple device launch schedules, especially iPads, more times than I've been on this forum. 🤣😂
Guys bean wrong on Apple device launch schedules, especially iPads, more times than I've been on this forum. 🤣😂
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Still expecting preorders to open next week and shipping to begin in the first week of April.
Based on what we believe is changing (change in camera orientation and the Apple Pencil required) the variant of iPadOS required to run it will be different from what we have on existing iPad Pros. It appears that iPadOS17.4 is the first version that will have that capability. It’s clear from the stories that iPadOS 17.4 is running late, so a release candidate is not yet ready to be sent to the production facilities.
Microsoft's new OLED Surface device announcement is today. The new ARM variants should be interesting.
Chinese vendors started shipping iPad cases a few days ago, but they haven't finished getting the iPads ready yet.
That leak was a mistranslation, it was about the cases and screen covers, not the actual iPads.
I gambled on new iPads in Februari and sold my iPad Pro last year December… Now I have iPad withdrawal symptoms and started poking my Macbook’s screen 😋
Will be interesting to see the pricing they use on their OLED models, it could give an indication of what pricing Apple will use, I expect a price bump on them.
As mini 5 user, satisfied, mini only because of PPI density and durability, my next ipad if any will be entry ipad with fixed form factor durability. In other words successful bend test that does not destroy the tablet. I wish you all best, enjoy air, enjoy pro. For me those devices are not worth the money.
How did they develop this thing without proper software and drivers? I’d have to imagine the software largely came up with the hardware. I can see where an early prototype wouldn’t have viable software, but this is just an iterative product.
The mini has way too many compromises for me, but I’m glad it’s there for folks like you.
I'd argue there doesn't need to be three lines of iPads- two is enough. Also, one pencil to rule them all would make some logical sense in 2024 (all 2024 iPads, I mean).
Crap/good/great is a weird bit of differentiation in the world of Apple. The base models cut too many corners and make too many concessions, in a way iPads a decade ago did not.
Crap/good/great is a weird bit of differentiation in the world of Apple. The base models cut too many corners and make too many concessions, in a way iPads a decade ago did not.
