Anyone has iPad Pro?

Yes 12.9" with stylus& keyboard
Size if normal ipads side by side
 
Cassady said:
What would you want to know?
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Well I am considering getting one, but not sure if it is worth it. I still have the iPad 1 and it is long in the tooth. Slow, many sites like myBB crashes Safari. So a new iPad Air 2 64GB is around R15K. The Pro is R20K. not much more for close to double the screen size. I mainly use it to read. Most e-books dont display very well on my old iPad. Text too small and having to zoom around is a pain. The retina iPads would look better, but my eye are pretty ****ty so I was thinking Pro.

Although the new Huawei Mate P also looks nice and it runs Windows.
 
Spacerat said:
Well I am considering getting one, but not sure if it is worth it. I still have the iPad 1 and it is long in the tooth. Slow, many sites like myBB crashes Safari. So a new iPad Air 2 64GB is around R15K. The Pro is R20K. not much more for close to double the screen size. I mainly use it to read. Most e-books dont display very well on my old iPad. Text too small and having to zoom around is a pain. The retina iPads would look better, but my eye are pretty ****ty so I was thinking Pro.

Although the new Huawei Mate P also looks nice and it runs Windows.
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I got me a new Ipad Air 2 128GB wifi+4G for R11500 I think. Not more than 12K. At MTN menlyn in november. So it is much cheaper than the pro, not a huge thing to carry around, and I have used 50GBs of that storage. I read a lot on the Ipad and the retina screen is awesome! I see no reason to go Pro...
 
Spacerat said:
Well I am considering getting one, but not sure if it is worth it. I still have the iPad 1 and it is long in the tooth. Slow, many sites like myBB crashes Safari. So a new iPad Air 2 64GB is around R15K. The Pro is R20K. not much more for close to double the screen size. I mainly use it to read. Most e-books dont display very well on my old iPad. Text too small and having to zoom around is a pain. The retina iPads would look better, but my eye are pretty ****ty so I was thinking Pro.

Although the new Huawei Mate P also looks nice and it runs Windows.
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700+ grams isn't great for reading.
 
evilskaap said:
I got me a new Ipad Air 2 128GB wifi+4G for R11500 I think. Not more than 12K. At MTN menlyn in november. So it is much cheaper than the pro, not a huge thing to carry around, and I have used 50GBs of that storage. I read a lot on the Ipad and the retina screen is awesome! I see no reason to go Pro...
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That's a good price. I got the R15K from DigiCape website. My problem is my eye are pretty ****. Even tho I wear reading glasses, I struggle with small text.

saor said:
Then get the Air2 and a Kindle Paperwhite. Or just the Kindle.
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The stuff I read is mostly technical PDFs. Dont think the kindle is up for that in terms of resolution?

biometrics said:
700+ grams isn't great for reading.
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Yes I will have to check that. I normally sit / lie on the couch to read and rest the iPad on my lap.
 
Spacerat said:
That's a good price. I got the R15K from DigiCape website. My problem is my eye are pretty ****. Even tho I wear reading glasses, I struggle with small text.


The stuff I read is mostly technical PDFs. Dont think the kindle is up for that in terms of resolution?


Yes I will have to check that. I normally sit / lie on the couch to read and rest the iPad on my lap.
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You realise these devices are all digital...so you can increase the text size as required.

It's not a printed book.

Personally for reading I want to go from a full size iPad down to a Mini because it's a bitch to hold the thing.
 
iPad Air 3 gets announced next month. I'm waiting for the Air 3, the Pro is basically a laptop, the mini isn't much bigger than the 6/6s Plus, Air is perfect.
 
Spacerat said:
That's a good price. I got the R15K from DigiCape website. My problem is my eye are pretty ****. Even tho I wear reading glasses, I struggle with small text.

The stuff I read is mostly technical PDFs. Dont think the kindle is up for that in terms of resolution?

Yes I will have to check that. I normally sit / lie on the couch to read and rest the iPad on my lap.
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The iPad 1/2 resolution was terrible. The modern displays are excellent, you can't see the pixels.

I found the iPad 2/3 too heavy for me. After a while my hands took strain. I typically used it in bed with the base resting on my chest while holding it vertical with a hand. They were both in the same weight range as the Pro.
 
SauRoNZA said:
You realise these devices are all digital...so you can increase the text size as required.

Personally for reading I want to go from a full size iPad down to a Mini because it's a bitch to hold the thing.
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Yes I realise, but then you have to end up panning all over the place. Mini will not work for me for the same reason.


wezzcoetzee said:
iPad Air 3 gets announced next month. I'm waiting for the Air 3, the Pro is basically a laptop, the mini isn't much bigger than the 6/6s Plus, Air is perfect.
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Hmm might need to hold out for Air3 and see... but it would unlikely have diff size or rez.

biometrics said:
The iPad 1/2 resolution was terrible. The modern displays are excellent, you can't see the pixels.

I found the iPad 2/3 too heavy for me. After a while my hands took strain. I typically used it in bed with the base resting on my chest while holding it vertical with a hand. They were both in the same weight range as the Pro.
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Yes it's time for me to upgrade. Wanting to buy in my business to at least kick up expenses before the tax bill arrives end Feb

DrJohnZoidberg said:
It's the size of a laptop but still most certainly a tablet device.
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Correct, I wouldnt consider the Pro a laptop replacement. I dont use a laptop anyway. I use iPad mainly for consuming content but at R20K it's a hefty price. But it's easier on my eyes...
 
If you managed reading with the iPad 1, then the Pro won't be too different - weight is mostly the same, but it's obviously more bulky.

Certainly cannot see it as feasible lying down on your back holding it up - but if you're reading on the couch etc., then should be fine.
It's virtually the size of an A4 page. PDF's in Goodreader allow a small zoom, to cut-out the unused borders, and you're reading the entire page, with no scrolling required, apart from turning the page. To do the same on the Air, you would have to scroll once and effectively 'divide' the page in two... Seriously not a big deal though, so wouldn't discount the Air on those grounds.

So I'd also suggest you wait for the Air 3.
Regardless, the Air 2 is a massive jump up from the iPad 1, and the Air 3 will be even more so - will certainly help future-proof it, and given how long you keep devices, that might be relevant.

If you're not interested in the Pencil, and annotating/drawing on those technical PDFs, then think the Air will be more than sufficient for your needs.
 
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