Apple announces iPad Air

[Maxternal]

128GB w/3G ($1k) FTW

 

[gamefan5]

I own an Ipad Mini myself.
I also own Nexus 7. Both tablets are great imo.
Can't say I am interested in upgrading mine though.
The only reason I would upgrade it, is if it was a high RAM for a certain art application that I use.
But even then, I would only buy it if it was on sale or somethin.

 

[snikerz]

APPLE IS BEST

 

[Sakitoshi]

Has anyone seen the HTC One Max? Yes, it's an HTC One with a fingerprint sensor (STOLEN FROM THE MOTOROLA ATRIX!) slapped on it.

fixed that for you

a new Apple device is that, a new Apple device, nothing to get excited about, doesn't have anything new or a groundbreaking feature, is like sports games, the only change is the number slapped at the end of the title.
it has better specs, yes, but the steps Apple do with their products are like baby crawls compared to other brands. that play in favor too, they can release much more mature software and the system in general is more responsive(iPhone 4S has 512MB RAM and runs very well IOS 7 while Android 4.0 require 1024MB RAM to run smoothly).

 

[air2004]

Last time I checked , the air in my pocket didn't way a pound

 

[calmwaters]

Apple has become a money hungry company; anyone else think they're like Microsoft?

I'm not entirely sure how they're supposed to innovate when it comes to a flat slab of plastic with a screen attached to it. A tablet is a tablet, right now it's a specs and OS war more than anything.

Truer words were never spoken.

 

[raulpica]

So a shiny backcover costs $100+? I'm sure it costs Apple ~$20 (or less) more to produce rather than choosing a crap backcover. apple is screwing everyone and they know it. Thats why they continue to release the exact same products and claim how new and improved they are.

Did you know that the Apple iPad also has the HIGHEST SCREEN GRADE around? And that they have the best color accuracy, gamma, response and whateves?

Obviously not, since APPLE IS CRAP HURR DURR

Everyone should read Anandtech's tablets review. They compare Apple VS Android _ALL_ the time and trust me, Apple is almost always on the top of the charts in every SINGLE test.

fixed that for you

a new Apple device is that, a new Apple device, nothing to get excited about, doesn't have anything new or a groundbreaking feature, is like sports games, the only change is the number slapped at the end of the title.
it has better specs, yes, but the steps Apple do with their products are like baby crawls compared to other brands. that play in favor too, they can release much more mature software and the system in general is more responsive(iPhone 4S has 512MB RAM and runs very well IOS 7 while Android 4.0 require 1024MB RAM to run smoothly).

You mean just like people shouldn' t be excited about the Nexus 5, HTC One Max and whatever is coming around for the next 12 months from all the big players since NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM has a groundbreaking feature?

 

[Qtis]

So a shiny backcover costs $100+? I'm sure it costs Apple ~$20 (or less) more to produce rather than choosing a crap backcover. apple is screwing everyone and they know it. Thats why they continue to release the exact same products and claim how new and improved they are.

Okay, stop the presses. I just heard that the PSX can play all of the PS4 games, since the PS4 is just basically an esthetic upgrade to the PSX! Just like the PS2 and PS3 have been so far!

While you may not see the value of an aluminum case, I for one can. My 2010 MacBook Pro is still up to pretty much everything I throw at it and it still feels better to hold compared to my Nexus 7 (2013), which is less than 2 months old. What does this prove? People have different preferences. Did I pay a lot for my MBP at the time? Sure as hell I did. I basically paid my year's salary at the time (had a summer job and studied for most of the year), but I haven't had any reason to upgrade since. At the same time, quite a few of my friends have needed to upgrade their laptops 2 or 3 times to be able to do the same things I can do with my laptop (most requirements are related to engineering/CAD software most people don't run on their own compures, but I digress). As a single investment it has been expensive, but I did manage to pay it off quite well.

As for the Android vs. iOS (vs. Windows Phones vs Blackberry 10, etc), comparing specs/hardware is pretty moot. RAM doesn't mean shizles unless your OS really needs a ton of it to operate. GHz of your processor doesn't mean jack if the rest of the hardware isn't compatible or take advantage of the specs. This is the reason why iOS devices match other devices in speed and other things (based on unbiased benchmark software).

ps. If someone wants to actually compare the new iOS devices to top Android devices, Ars Technica has a good review of them.

 

[Deleted-236924]

Weights only one pound?
Sounds pretty cool.

 

[Sicklyboy]

Qtis - I can't say I like Apple products at all, but I will say that my girlfriend's '09 MBP has stood up to quite a beating over time. The battery is starting to go bad though, so I'll probably have to replace it for her soon.

 

[Qtis]

Qtis - I can't say I like Apple products at all, but I will say that my girlfriend's '09 MBP has stood up to quite a beating over time. The battery is starting to go bad though, so I'll probably have to replace it for her soon.

Indeed. This is something I've come to notice for quite a few people at my university (of technology for someone interested). While most people don't prefer the price range, they do prefer the quality and stability of the OS X product range. Mobile phones and tablets are another matter (the older iPhones and iPad really miss out on quite a lot compared to the latest models), but the laptop range does quite well if you have even the slightest clue as to the reason you're buying a new laptop in the first place (I bought it purely as a powerhouse for CAD and of course OS X for everyday browsing on top of that. Nowadays I rarely even need Windows as I have a laptop for CAD from work..).

EDIT: As to the amount of beating my laptop suffers (i.e. work load), I'm at 791 cycles during 39 months. I've been working for 4 months every year and I've had a laptop from work for most of my needs during that time. So on average it's about 1 full charge per day for the last 3.5 years. And yes, I should change my battery

 

[stanleyopar2000]

ANOTHER slighty revised iPad? in other breaking and important news, I had spaghetti and meatballs for lunch

..so "Faster" means:....?

 

[Fishaman P]

I'm calling bullshit.

9.7-inch Retina display
Photos and videos look incredibly detailed and text is razor sharp on the stunning Retina display, which features over 3.1 million pixels — a million more than an HDTV.

That's 2048x1536. 4:3? I thought that went extinct 10 years ago.
Also, let's see some PPI measurements:

• iPad Air ("Retina"): 264 ppi
• iPhone 5S (Retina): 326 ppi
• Samsung Galaxy S4: 441 ppi

Not remarkable at all.

A7 chip
The powerful and power-efficient A7 chip with 64-bit architecture makes everything remarkably responsive — while still delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.

What. 64-bit is good for fast computing when you need high precision - like biological simulations, video encoding, and emulating 64-bit+ systems at decent speed.
Otherwise, the 64-bit addressing really takes a bite out of the available RAM. The size of all pointers is doubled, unless the system is running in x32 mode¹, which should have been stated.

So, the cons involve using more RAM for nothing, and the pros are... emulating the Nintendo 64? Good luck finding an app for that without jailbreaking.

¹Yes, I mean x32, not x86. x32 is a "hybrid mode" that feeds the processor 64-bit words (native), but uses 32 bits for pointers. This has the effect of limiting RAM to 4GB, but that's not a problem on the iPad.

 

[insidexdeath]

Lol so much Apple hate here.

Calm down people. It's simple if you don't like it don't buy it?

 

[Deleted User]

well i still use my android tab and my moms ipad 2 is still alive and well xD only reason to buy it would be if my moms ipad broke

 

[YayMii]

Also, let's see some PPI measurements:

• iPad Air ("Retina"): 264 ppi
• iPhone 5S (Retina): 326 ppi
• Samsung Galaxy S4: 441 ppi

Not remarkable at all.

The definition for "retina desplay" (which is a marketing term BTW) is that you can't see the individual pixels from the recommended viewing distance. Not that it has to be a certain PPI.

What. 64-bit is good for fast computing when you need high precision - like biological simulations, video encoding, and emulating 64-bit+ systems at decent speed.
Otherwise, the 64-bit addressing really takes a bite out of the available RAM. The size of all pointers is doubled, unless the system is running in x32 mode¹, which should have been stated.

So, the cons involve using more RAM for nothing, and the pros are... emulating the Nintendo 64? Good luck finding an app for that without jailbreaking.

¹Yes, I mean x32, not x86. x32 is a "hybrid mode" that feeds the processor 64-bit words (native), but uses 32 bits for pointers. This has the effect of limiting RAM to 4GB, but that's not a problem on the iPad.

The iPad uses AArch64, not x86-64 nor x32 (not that it means anything). I still doubt that having 64-bit on mobile devices makes a difference at this point though (other than Apple being able to use it to draw in unsuspecting customers).

 

[air2004]

by increasing my stroke speed by one , I was able to go , 2 seconds quicker

 

[1ManClan]

F**king apple, I own the ipad 4 128gb but I just don't see any reason to upgrade, this thing cost me a fortune and no real benefit to upgrade. I personally think apple needs to come out with a ps3 style controller for games like mc 3 & 4, nba 14, fifa 14, madden 14, etc. This would be huge imoh. They should also have the cod brand make a lighter version for the ipad. Could u imagine if the wii u said they were going to be releasing the wii u air pro this year. Its riduculous, and the ipad is more expensive then a wii u, ps4 & xbone! Cmom apple do something new again like u use to!

 

[Ryukouki]

Man, you guys are arguing like a bunch of children. Why does it matter if someone chooses Apple?

 

[calmwaters]

Man, you guys are arguing like a bunch of children. Why does it matter if someone chooses Apple?

Welcome to the internet, where everyone fights about anything with everyone else. But it doesn't matter to me what you buy.