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New iPad Pro (2020) — Apple's newest tablet, aimed to replace laptops
It’s a magical piece of glass.
It’s so fast most PC laptops can’t catch up.
It has pro cameras that can transform reality.
And you can use it with touch, pencil, keyboard, and now trackpad.
It’s the new iPad Pro.
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Anna Filou
Wow, I didn't realize that the keyboard case actually stays up like that. I thought it was just a mock-up!
All that seems nice but because it runs iOS we can't use web applications like Figma and Webflow... Or can we? THAT is the question I need to know the answer to.
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Apple is finally catching up with Microsoft. That's a sentence I never thought I would say!
And $281 for a keyboard? Apple is really stretching the pricing limit!
"Cursor 2.0" implementation looks unique – the cursor circle morphs into a hovered version of the control underneath it. Can be seen about halfway down the page or https://twitter.com/twolivesleft...
I was wishing it had MacOS. Can't do many professional tasks with iOS. Without full Adobe CS, Figma, Sketch, and code editors such as Sublime and Atom neither designer nor developer can fully use it.
Without MacOS, it's just a fancy messaging and content tool.
@vineet_sinha I was thinking the same thing. Might they bring MacOS app support? Im a programmer so I know and agree with what you're talking about.
The day they will decide to mount on it a serious OS it might make sense. Or if iOS is their bet, they have to invest dunno-how-much-money to help main sw houses (first, Adobe) to release a full version of their suite native for iOS, switching sw focus from macOs to iOS. Till than, not thanks.
I look forward to buying one of these in a couple years on a secondary market like OfferUp when it's more accessible price-wise. Glad to see they're taking portable computing seriously and giving Surface a challenge.
Looks really interesting, but feels like this is a really bad time to be introducing a new, expensive product.
@mark_gits_sf I don't think it's that bad. Their target demographic is affluent white collar workers. These people have stable incomes mostly, working from home. Those that don't have totally stable income like salespeople dependent on commissions, have savings accounts and credit cards. They can qualify for 0% financing offers. Plus, this is a business expense anyways, so it really depends on your business finances, not personal. Also, whoever wants one and really still can't afford it right now can just buy it later. You don't have to buy a product at launch. They will keep selling them. Why would you make the people who can afford it now have to wait? I don't go around asking companies making products that I can't afford to wait for me. Sales a little slower is better than no sales at all.
@chad_bernier I'm not saying they can't introduce it or there aren't people who COULD buy it. Sure, if they have it then I guess they have to introduce it and try and make some sales. And then some time from now other people can buy it. But I'm sure they would rather this was about 5 weeks ago. Disposable income (and business spending) is going to be pretty tight for everyone. If we do see massive unemployment from the Coronavirus, then compounded by the oil price implosion, I don't think it's going to spare white collar workers. Everyone will be hit really, really hard. I deeply hope I'm wrong. Would love to be able to buy one of these.
I'd take it if I was gifted one, but Otherwise I'll stick to my 1st Gen iPad Pro thanks. Because you can't charge people laptop prices for a tablet if it doesn't replace your laptop. None of the creation apps I use as daily workhorse apps will run natively on an iPad.
Sometimes Apple forgets that the software is more important than the hardware.
Does anyone who has the current iPad Pro can confirm that we can share usb drives to a remote pc or mac using Microsoft Remote Desktop or Apple Remote Session?
@neunzehn90 So they can continue to require developers to pay them to approve every application. This is the war on general computing that we were warned about
@neunzehn90 I do understand why iPadOS and not MacOS. I switched to Win10 on SPro6 from years of Apple-ness. I hate it. It is simply bad. Half-cooked. Sure I still use it because its a 2-in-1.
Apple likes to perfect things and provide only that to their users. I do not mind iPadOS. I just wish iPadOS grows up fast so I can get all work done on it without needing an actual desktop OS. I will throw away from SPro6 without thinking twice.
I wonder how this new magic keyboard works on a lap? I would love to start using an iPad Pro as primary computing divice, but there is something with the feeling of at least being able to sit in a sofa or on a bus and feel the keyboard-productivity.
Until they put a fully fledged version of Mac OS on it the iPad will be nothing more than a glorified web browser and doodle pad.
Okay... wait, no MacOS? I'm sadly not the target user for this beauty. I hope they'll consider this.
