Rumor: 14” iPad Pro

[Cmaier]

Rumor: Apple developing new 14-inch M2 iPad Pro, plus 11 and 12.9-inch upgrade

A leaker who accurately revealed Apple's new Stage Manager feature for iPadOS 16 says the company may be working on a new 14.1-inch iPad Pro featuring the M2 processor.

www.imore.com

I would be sorely tempted, but the rumored 12” with reduced bezels might be where I’d end up. I use my iPad a *lot*, but I need it to be portable, and the weight of the 12” is already unpleasant when I carry it with a keyboard case.

 

[JayMysteri0]

Rumor: Apple developing new 14-inch M2 iPad Pro, plus 11 and 12.9-inch upgrade

A leaker who accurately revealed Apple's new Stage Manager feature for iPadOS 16 says the company may be working on a new 14.1-inch iPad Pro featuring the M2 processor.

www.imore.com

I would be sorely tempted, but the rumored 12” with reduced bezels might be where I’d end up. I use my iPad a *lot*, but I need it to be portable, and the weight of the 12” is already unpleasant when I carry it with a keyboard case.

Since my 12.9 pretty much doesn't leave the house, the ergonomics of a 14 inch iPP don't concern me.

What does concern me?

More friggin' peripherals to buy for yet another unique device.

 

[Citysnaps]

and the weight of the 12” is already unpleasant

I agree. I don't use my 12.9 as much as I thought would. I think it'll make a nice auxiliary moving map/ground display for my flight simulator.

 

[SuperMatt]

I would welcome a 14” iPad. I use the 12.9 for reading music and as a home computer and as I get older, having a bigger screen would help.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

I use my 12.9 iPad more than anything else. I had a Macbook Pro for years before I realized it rarely left my desk. So I got a 27" iMac and the iPad pretty much serves all my mobile needs.

 

[Cmaier]

Now I’m wavering and might consider buying one. Curse you all.

 

[JayMysteri0]

Now I’m wavering and might consider buying one. Curse you all.

If you use the iPad as a laptop ALTERNATIVE ( I hate the whole replacement topic ), it’s very tempting. Not the best as a bed time reader. But with Stage Manager, it could become a very fun device.

 

[Yoused]

Now I’m wavering and might consider buying one. Curse you all.

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[Cmaier]

no XCode



(yet)

Almost, though. When’s Microsoft going to give us real office?

 

[Yoused]

When’s Microsoft going to give us real office?

Screw Office, I want HyperCard.

 

[Cmaier]

Screw Office, I want HyperCard.

Yeah, where is that? Would be nice on iPad.

 

[Citysnaps]

Any pCalc (scientific calculator) users here that use it on a large iPad? Is there any way to not have it fill up the whole screen and look and feel like it's designed for the visually impaired? I get that right now iPad is single app per screen. But at least make it smaller and pad with kittens or something.

pCalc works ok on Macs and iPhone. But jeeez, it's so clunky on an iPad. Hopefully that changes with the next os.

 

[Cmaier]

Any pCalc (scientific calculator) users here that use it on a large iPad? Is there any way to not have it fill up the whole screen and look and feel like it's designed for the visually impaired? I get that right now iPad is single app per screen. But at least make it smaller and pad with kittens or something.

pCalc works ok on Macs and iPhone. But jeeez, it's so clunky on an iPad. Hopefully that changes with the next os.

Well, with the new OS, you can do this!

 

[Cmaier]

Well, with the new OS, you can do this!

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BTW, you should also be able to use Split View or slide over with the existing OS, no?

 

[Citysnaps]

BTW, you should also be able to use Split View or slide over with the existing OS, no?

Yeah, split view works. Still clunky and awkward/frustrating. And yes! on the new OS.

 

[Citysnaps]

Thinking about the upcoming iPadOS some more, that *might* be what will make me want to use my 12.9 iPad more. Today, it's my M1 MBA every time, even with its inferior screen that causes eye strain.

 

[mr_roboto]

My complaint about pCalc is that it only supports 48-bit binary numbers. Tried to enter a 64-bit hex value, and it didn't work. I suspect it's one of those programs which is storing ints as double precision floats, thus can't go beyond the size of the IEEE 754 double precision mantissa.

 

[Cmaier]

My complaint about pCalc is that it only supports 48-bit binary numbers. Tried to enter a 64-bit hex value, and it didn't work. I suspect it's one of those programs which is storing ints as double precision floats, thus can't go beyond the size of the IEEE 754 double precision mantissa.

James Thomson is super responsive if you contact him on Twitter

 

[Cmaier]

A bit of a confirmation and more details.

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1534905654313308161/

 

[Cmaier]

I hope they put the camera on the long edge.