Posted on 11/05/2018 7:27:11 PM PST by Swordmaker
Did you see my post why folks end up buying android smartphones this morning on regards to the iPhones?
I’m sure it’s a great iPad.
But if I can’t plug in a USB drive or connect to ethernet, then not so much.
Can it play Blizzard games like overwatch?
Why do you need an antique interface? Why do you want to be tethered to a 1.4 pound device when you could walk around listening to your music without it even being near you? Alternately there are other solutions that do the same thing better if you absolutely want to be tethered to the device by a white cable. There are headphones that plug right into the USB-C jack on the device that work just fine but why bother?
There is a file system. I understand what you say, but technology is heading in this direction.
Does your 3 year old machine do it without any fans and weigh only 1.4 pounds? I doubt it. . . Nice try.
Stuff a 40,000 Intel Xeon workstation processor into a notebook and do it without a fan or ten.
While we’re talking Apple, I received a message box from my iMac telling me that I should upgrade to the new Mojave O/S. Should I take them up on their offer?
Tom's Guide and Laptop magazine made it plain they were talking about Windows laptops CURRENTLY being offered on the market today, not outdated, discount models. They compared to current Microsoft and Dell models being sold NOW, not discounted closeout models. Nice try, Fireman15, but no banana.
I'll ask you the same thing. . . are they doing it with a machine that weighs 1.4 pounds, and has ZERO fans? The answer is NO, they are not.
If you don't want to read the Apple threads, skip them. You are not the moderator. . . There are plenty of other threads that demand your attention. There are almost 800 other Freepers who are members of the Apple Ping List who ARE interested.
Not impressed... If I need to do some intensive calculations, my XP blows all of them away... on Workbench 3.2 it scores 2,500,132
Who ever told you that iPads and iOS devices were not capable of connecting to networks? They gave you bad advice. . . but why would you want to connect to an Ethernet and be hardwired to a network. WIFI can be configured to be quite secure. . .
The new iPad Pro uses a USB-C connector. . . and we have never had problems connecting to external devices with the Lightning connectors that carried all kinds of connectivity.
You have obviously never used what you are slamming
Very few do. . . the installed base of iPhones in the US is quite large. As of May 2018, approximately 44.5% of the US population use Apple iPhones. That's ONE COMPANY competing against over 750 manufacturers of Android phones.
There are over 1.4 BILLION iOS devices in use around the world compared to about 2.4 billion Android devices.
I have and I love it. . . I like the dark mode. . .
5.25 floppy or the yuppie 3.5 inch?
Gad you’re a robot. I own two iPads, including and iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. I have also developed for iPad, and worked for a company that - in addition to workstation software - invested in developing an iPad version of their software.
In other words, I’m knowledgeable with first-hand experience, and I’m objective. I recommend backing away from the Cupertino Kool-aid…
Can I run Turbotax on it?
Then you aren't really using them to their full capabilities. It's the kind of thing I see non-users come back with when they are challenged.
What were you developing for the iPad that you've never mentioned it before? What kind of "Workstation software" would you desire to move to an iPad if you truly don't think they are capable? I regularly access my file system on my Mac and iCloud from my iOS devices. Don't you? Or weren't you aware of that capability?
Adobe has just completed announced a fully functioning Photoshop for iPad. . . it will be out next quarter. That requires a lot of horsepower and file systems. Just because you don't seem to be aware of the improvements does not mean they are not there.
Yup, but you can on almost any device by doing them TurboTax online.
You guys understand Mac users like the Media understand Trump voters.
You suppose Mac users don't hate the high prices and the way they have been screwed over in the past? They buy Macs because they run mac OS same with iOS, there is absolutely no other reason to overpay for hardware.
We do get the bonus of using Macs for up to ten years before disposing of them.
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