New iPad 2018?
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GTO-3R said:
I'm thinking of trading my 2013 Retina MBP in for an iPad pro. Does the pro have a folder structure capability like an MBP or is it more like a regular iPad with just apps etc?
Folders were introduced with iOS 11. There is an app, called Files, that can browse iCloud Drive, OneDrive and other cloud apps and store local copies. It can also use third party apps, such as FileBrowser to browse files stored on PCs, Macs and servers on networks to which your iOS device connects.I use OneDrive for most of my storage that I need to be accessible from all my devices, so I effectively have all my important data available on iPhone and iPad in folders.
Blown2CV said:
alorotom said:
Blaster72 said:
Blown2CV said:
no one has iPads anymore
I thought Yipper had posted until I read the username. Bull crap, millions of people have iPads.I have two desktops too.
...and two cars.
I must be weird.
f
k me. Blown2CV - every post of yours in this thread has just been antagonistic drivel. It's like you're actively spoiling for a flight.
Seriously, just go away.
Anyway OP - I recently had a dilemma. I was looking at replacing a borked 2009 Alu unibody MacBook (which, right up to the point where the cat tipped water over it, was working just fine – properly good going, imo)
My shortlist looked like a 2017 MacBook Pro (non TB) or an iPad Pro. I played with the iPads a LOT, and in the end, decided on the MacBook, simply because it’s a better fit for how I like to interact with my devices. However, that said, it was close. Like, *really* close. The iPad Pro 10.5 is really, really good and I still think I could get away with using one as my main device, but as I say, the stickler in me went for the MacBook.
I’m rambling a bit here, but to answer the OP, I can’t see a 2018 iPad doing much to really push beyond the capabilities of the 2017 pro, so in the original question, I’d just go ahead and get one – especially from the Apple refurb store. No brainer, IMO.
k me. Blown2CV - every post of yours in this thread has just been antagonistic drivel. It's like you're actively spoiling for a flight.Seriously, just go away.
Anyway OP - I recently had a dilemma. I was looking at replacing a borked 2009 Alu unibody MacBook (which, right up to the point where the cat tipped water over it, was working just fine – properly good going, imo)
My shortlist looked like a 2017 MacBook Pro (non TB) or an iPad Pro. I played with the iPads a LOT, and in the end, decided on the MacBook, simply because it’s a better fit for how I like to interact with my devices. However, that said, it was close. Like, *really* close. The iPad Pro 10.5 is really, really good and I still think I could get away with using one as my main device, but as I say, the stickler in me went for the MacBook.
I’m rambling a bit here, but to answer the OP, I can’t see a 2018 iPad doing much to really push beyond the capabilities of the 2017 pro, so in the original question, I’d just go ahead and get one – especially from the Apple refurb store. No brainer, IMO.
TheJimi said:
fk me. Blown2CV - every post of yours in this thread has just been antagonistic drivel. It's like you're actively spoiling for a flight.
I think we've already established on other threads that he has the same critical thinking skills as a balloon full of sh*t and vomit. It's best just to immediately dismiss everything he says and move on.k me. Blown2CV - every post of yours in this thread has just been antagonistic drivel. It's like you're actively spoiling for a flight.
Blown2CV said:
well that's a bit of a childish little gang up isn't it. I am just surprised people even want them as the phone operating system (as iOS is) is in my view too limited for all uses that most people would own 'devices' for.
You don't know much about it then do you? It's the interface, not the OS. The OS is not limited at all.Blown2CV said:
well that's a bit of a childish little gang up isn't it. I am just surprised people even want them as the phone operating system (as iOS is) is in my view too limited for all uses that most people would own 'devices' for.
I write music, make films, do my accounts, write emails, watch films, surf the net, make video and phone calls, design websites, print leaflets, do calculations, listen to the radio, watch TV, and use about 100+ other apps on my iPad, and do so in 5k resolution at home, in my car, on a plane, or in a hotel room. What is it exactly that I can't do?
..in 5K res?
GetCarter said:
I write music, make films, do my accounts, write emails, watch films, surf the net, make video and phone calls, design websites, print leaflets, do calculations, listen to the radio, watch TV, and use about 100+ other apps on my iPad, and do so in 5k resolution at home, in my car, on a plane, or in a hotel room.
What is it exactly that I can't do?
..in 5K res?
Write apps for iPads.What is it exactly that I can't do?
..in 5K res?
GetCarter said:
Blown2CV said:
well that's a bit of a childish little gang up isn't it. I am just surprised people even want them as the phone operating system (as iOS is) is in my view too limited for all uses that most people would own 'devices' for.
I write music, make films, do my accounts, write emails, watch films, surf the net, make video and phone calls, design websites, print leaflets, do calculations, listen to the radio, watch TV, and use about 100+ other apps on my iPad, and do so in 5k resolution at home, in my car, on a plane, or in a hotel room. What is it exactly that I can't do?
..in 5K res?
ZesPak said:
GetCarter said:
Blown2CV said:
well that's a bit of a childish little gang up isn't it. I am just surprised people even want them as the phone operating system (as iOS is) is in my view too limited for all uses that most people would own 'devices' for.
I write music, make films, do my accounts, write emails, watch films, surf the net, make video and phone calls, design websites, print leaflets, do calculations, listen to the radio, watch TV, and use about 100+ other apps on my iPad, and do so in 5k resolution at home, in my car, on a plane, or in a hotel room. What is it exactly that I can't do?
..in 5K res?
5k iPad is a really good place to use Lightroom. As is a 5K iMac.
A new one may be around the corner - but at what price?
I picked up a new one for £240 to replace my girlfriends ageing iPad 3.
I think Apple are quietly discounting the stock to clear - when the new model comes out it will certainly be full price everywhere.
https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/apple-ipad-9.7-20...
I picked up a new one for £240 to replace my girlfriends ageing iPad 3.
I think Apple are quietly discounting the stock to clear - when the new model comes out it will certainly be full price everywhere.
https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/apple-ipad-9.7-20...
Blown2CV said:
i got given one by a previous employer and i kind of hated it. Big and heavy enough to be almost a laptop, but with all the usability and compatibility shortcomings of an iOS phone.
The current iPad is 0.46KG. The lightest MacBook is double that at 0.92KG, and a more common portable business Windows laptop is likely to be double that again (1.7KG). I wouldn't call that "almost"!Jakg said:
A new one may be around the corner - but at what price?
I picked up a new one for £240 to replace my girlfriends ageing iPad 3.
I think Apple are quietly discounting the stock to clear - when the new model comes out it will certainly be full price everywhere.
https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/apple-ipad-9.7-20...
Not a great saving after import tax ...I picked up a new one for £240 to replace my girlfriends ageing iPad 3.
I think Apple are quietly discounting the stock to clear - when the new model comes out it will certainly be full price everywhere.
https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/apple-ipad-9.7-20...
Blown2CV said:
i got given one by a previous employer and i kind of hated it. Big and heavy enough to be almost a laptop, but with all the usability and compatibility shortcomings of an iOS phone.
The current iPad is 0.46KG. The lightest MacBook is double that at 0.92KG, and a more common portable business Windows laptop is likely to be double that again (1.7KG). I wouldn't call that "almost"!http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php...
zippy3x said:
Write apps for iPads.
Is this still he case? I know on the Apple website it says they do Swift programming now but is that actually enough to be able to program and release anything?I'd love to move to an iPad device as primary as my use is 95% casual browsing, but that last 5% I dabble in basic web design and try to learn programming of apps etc. so I'm not sure if that can be done in iOS yet.
I'm not keen on the price of the new MBP's, if they had been cheaper it would have been easier to justify
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