{"id":171,"date":"2020-03-26T10:04:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T14:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2020-07-28T16:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:07:05","slug":"apple-adds-new-ipad-pro-with-lidar-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/?p=171","title":{"rendered":"Apple adds new iPad Pro with LIDAR and more…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard.
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This month, Apple is releasing a new iPadPro<\/a> with optional Magic Keyboard and trackpad support. <\/p>\n

I read the reviews…and some make sense: why? This is expensive and the LIDAR for AR is before the cart, so to speak. I just know too many cool uses and also that fragility of Apple design for replacement costs… but hey, watch their pro-mo video on it<\/a>!<\/p>\n

You can read more about the technical specifications<\/a>.
\nApple keeps saying that iPads are not a computer but then they taunt this as your next “computer that is not a computer”. Honestly, I think many do not need a computer, and just a tablet and phone. But durability is not Apple. And reasonable cost is not Apple.<\/p>\n

Read the pricing below, but I think that for the value, a loaded 13″ MacbookAir would do all you need (except the LIDAR and pencil). Think about the new MacbookAir at $1499 for 16GB ram, and 512GB storage vs a 12.5″ iPad ($1299 with 512GB), plus add ($349) for the Magic Keyboard and another ($129) for the Pencil. That is more than the MacbookAir. Oh, and if you are worried, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer at $199-249. <\/p>\n

Now the OUCH in Pricing:
\nThe new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be available in silver and space gray finishes. A starting configuration of 128GB offers pro customers more room for their apps and content, along with 256GB, 512GB and 1TB <\/strong>configurations.<\/p>\n

The 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $799<\/strong> (US) for the Wi-Fi model and $949<\/strong> (US) for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model, and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro starts at $999<\/strong> (US) for the Wi-Fi model and $1,149<\/strong> (US) for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model.<\/p>\n

Trackpad support will be available on any iPad running iPadOS 13.4, and work with Apple\u2019s Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2 and the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. Third-party mice connected over Bluetooth or USB are also supported.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro will be available for purchase in May for $299<\/strong> (US) for the 11-inch iPad Pro and $349 <\/strong>(US) for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with layouts for over 30 languages, including simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.<\/p>\n

The second-generation Apple Pencil for iPad Pro is available for $129<\/strong> (US). The new Smart Keyboard Folio for the new iPad Pro is available in space gray for $179 (US) for the 11-inch iPad Pro and $199 (US) for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with layouts for over 30 languages, including simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.<\/p>\n

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Looks helluva lot like Surface Pro from Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAnyone else think this looks like A Surface Pro in this shot?<\/p>\n

iPadOS 13.4 with trackpad support will be available on March 24 as a free software update for all iPad Pro models, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 4 and later. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month, Apple is releasing a new iPadPro with optional Magic Keyboard and trackpad support. I read the reviews…and some make sense: why? This is expensive and the LIDAR for AR is before the cart, so to speak. I just know too many cool uses and also that fragility of Apple design for replacement costs… … Continue reading Apple adds new iPad Pro with LIDAR and more…<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apple-news","category-hardware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203,"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macanix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}