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Got my hands on an iPad mini 4 64GB to travel with, since my only other small tablet was a HP Stream 7 and Windows 10 on an Atom device with a poo poo 1280x800 display is about as good as it sounds. I missed having an iPad. My first iPad was the original Mini, which wasn't bad, but I missed Retina display at the time, so I did a trade to an iPad 3 which was pretty good for a while. Gave it to my parents after a few months and didn't really need a tablet, but the Mini 4 is really great. It's nice to actually have a tablet OS that isn't complete garbage for once. I do have a Lenovo Yoga for a laptop so I didn't really feel the itch for the bigger iPad. Also, I read a lot of books via the Nook app so the smaller size and incredibly light weight are pretty drat good. How's Apple's aluminum these days? I've got a sleeve for it and the Smart Cover, but didn't want to shell out the $60 for the official case. Now I'm not sure if I should go back and get it since there seem to be no options that have a cutout for the smart cover aside from the official option, but I don't like how their silicone feels. If I don't really have to worry about scratches on the aluminum too much I won't really worry about it. I certainly love how the thing feels in the hand, not as slippery as my iPhone was.
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Re: Case chat: The only reason I have a full case on my Mini 4 is because a smart case style case can be had on Amazon for $8 versus the $40 for the Smart Cover. And when I'm on the couch which is 80% of its usage it's not even in the case.
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Apr 10, 2016 20:18
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flosofl posted:I can understand needing the hardware if you want to test against any weird hardware quirks, but honestly for just UI placements/sizing that can be done in X-code. Hell you can even set up the Xcode simulator to show you how it will look scaling-wise. Yeah I was going to say I'm not sure the cost of device entry is really a factor when Xcode comes with a simulator. Probably more of a "we don't really care to spend the few hours making changes and testing the app" deal.
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Apr 22, 2016 17:29
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I Am Crake posted:My main gripe is that they've kept the better display and design out of the regular iPad. This isn't a Pro feature like the stylus or the smart connectors. The premium design and best display on the market has been a staple of the iPad line since forever, and the only reason they didn't include them in the regular iPad is because they needed them as USPs for the Pro. It's dickish. It's not like their normal displays are completely awful in comparison.
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Jun 6, 2017 15:00
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I Am Crake posted:On par except for the, you guessed it, laminated display. I agree 120Hz refresh rate and TrueTone isn't something that consumers need, but it's the lack of a laminated display and the case design (smaller bezels) that I find are insulting to limit to the Pro lineup. The non-Pro displays are still excellent. http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_Pro9_ShootOut_1.htm There is absolutely no reason to feel "insulted" because Apple omitted niche display features from the screens on the non-Pro iPads. Sure the Pros are still better but that's like being angry you got an A when you could have gotten an A+.
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Jun 7, 2017 17:07
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Assuming I can get €175 trade in for my Air2 from Apple, should I get the new iPad for about €200? 🤔 If you use it, sure. Seems like a good upgrade.
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Mar 29, 2018 17:34
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The only thing I hated about my iPad mini 4 is that I sold it.
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Mar 30, 2018 17:15
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Boris Galerkin posted:Even though cloud storage is a thing, you still need enough local storage for the apps, your art assets, the “other” cache, and updating iOS. 128 GB really should be the minimum IMO. I was actually looking at buying one of the new Airs and hemmed and hawed for this reason. 64GB doesn't seem like enough as I use about 60GB on my phone right now, and surely I would install more games and stuff on a tablet. I ended up springing for the 256GB Air, but part of me wonders if I shouldn't have just stretched the budget out just a bit more to get the 128GB Pro 11"... guess I'll find out if I care when it shows up today. Also, it's completely dumb, but I wanted the blue pad to match my blue phone. 
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Feb 4, 2021 17:01
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Got my Air. First things to note; Jesus Christ, installing a screen protector on this thing without any dirt or dust is impossible (yes, I know all the tricks like doing it after a hot shower in a steamy bathroom). Second thing to note:  It's nice. Very nice. Will have to figure out the screen protector thing eventually, I can already tell I don't like the feel of the Pencil on bare glass all that much.
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Feb 4, 2021 22:31
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I bought a multi-pack and thankfully the second went on there much easier than the first. I also did it downstairs at my workstation and not upstairs at the dining room table, so maybe the different environment helped. If there's a spec or hair under here I certainly can't see it. It's good too because the Pencil was screeching/squeaking on the bare glass sometimes and it was, uh, quite an unpleasant and shrill noise, honestly. Kinda bummed my Magic Keyboard didn't come in the same shipment but it comes tomorrow so oh well, first world problems. Macichne Leainig fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Feb 4, 2021 |
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Feb 4, 2021 23:05
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I’m too cheap to even get a name brand one. I got a 2 pack of the “Paperfeel” screen protectors on Amazon. Though I think there might only be one or two companies actually producing the protectors because while mine was branded “KCT” all of the paperwork clearly said “Bersem” which is another brand entirely. But it was only like $10 and I like it so far, other than my constant inability to install screen protectors correctly.
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Feb 5, 2021 15:56
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I mean there is a slight trade off of sorts because they are matte and textured, but it’s nothing that bothers me. Maybe the most annoying thing is a slight rainbow effect that’s only visible when the screen is all white, and only if you’ve really jammed the iPad into your face.
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Feb 6, 2021 19:10
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Boris Galerkin posted:Does the new Microsoft Office app mean I can delete Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? Yes, I believe that is the case. It should cover those three apps and a little extra from what I can gather. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/microsoft-releases-new-all-in-one-office-app-for-ipads/
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Feb 16, 2021 23:13
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The Apple accessories are all super nice but it feels hard for me to justify the expense, really. I like the Magic Keyboard, but I don't know if I use it enough to justify the $200 I spent on it. The Apple Pencil feels really great to use, but really the same problem. I don't take notes often and when I do they're mostly typed. Honestly I mostly use the Pencil for more accurate controls of games like Company of Heroes or XCOM. I would eventually like to get good with iPad art, but man, that's a hurdle even for someone who has done traditional drawing in their past.
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Mar 10, 2021 16:30
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Martytoof posted:The only complaint I have about the magic keyboard is that it looks like I need to completely remove it if I just want to use the iPad as a pure tablet. With the keyboard folio I just flip the keyboard back and it's as if it's not there. I just swap between a $10 magnetic folio cover and the keyboard with my iPad. Doesn't solve the keyboard problem really, but it's nice to have both. Honestly I basically just leave the Magic keyboard at my workstation at home, and just plop the iPad onto that. Better that way anyway since I want to start using it for taking meeting notes for work.
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Mar 10, 2021 22:26
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Yeah, I don't know how it works not having an iPhone with a phone number bound to your iMessages. That definitely sounds like it's a recipe for eventual disaster.
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Mar 24, 2021 17:30
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I notice the backlight bleed only when reading at night with the backlight cranked up super high, which is probably a bad idea anyway. It's basically a non-issue. I would take a picture of mine, but phone cameras love to mess with the exposure to blow things like that way out of proportion. I think it would be totally fine for reading comics. I only notice it in the Books app because I read with a black background and light text anyway.
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Mar 25, 2021 16:19
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AlternateAccount posted:Wait, can I somehow pair my OG Apple Pencil with the newer iPads that don't have a lightning port?? No, I am pretty sure you can't use OG Apple Pencil on a newer iPad with a Pencil 2 or vice versa.
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Apr 23, 2021 19:13
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AlternateAccount posted:USB-C iPad -> USB-C to Lightning cable -> That weird adapter that came with the Pencil 1 -> Pencil iOS would probably just be like "what are you, poor? buy a pencil 2" if you did make that happen.
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Apr 23, 2021 23:22
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There's probably differences in how the power ramps up for both operating systems as well. I imagine it errs on the side of lower power usage on iPad OS for sake of battery life. I have no facts to back that up, so it's probably not a thing, but still.
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Apr 26, 2021 00:52
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Last Chance posted:Hoping that you can plug your m1 iPad into a display and you get something like macos, that’s be sweet I would give Tim Apple thousands of dollars for this product. Let me gently caress around and play stupid games on the tablet on the couch, but give me the capability of actually doing some work on the thing too!
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Apr 30, 2021 16:56
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Lordshmee posted:Good tips, thanks! I am slowly getting used to the slow swipe up to get the cards. The horizontal swipe on the bar is very useful. I may stop using task switch for the most part because of that. The swipes are all muscle memory. I had the same thoughts when I picked up my Air 4 for the first time, but using it now is just like second nature.
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May 25, 2021 23:06
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kitten smoothie posted:Bought a 1TB 11” Pro yesterday to replace my 7th gen. The jump from the old model is crazy. Not jazzed about having to re-buy my Pencil but that’s the price of progress I guess. It's nice, but I think the 11" size can be had on sale somewhat often for $200 instead. If you don't think you need the keyboard right this second, I'd wait for a sale to show up. Maybe that won't happen as often with the "new" keyboards, but saving $100 is always nice if you can.
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May 26, 2021 17:56
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dexter6 posted:Thanks for the update! Do you have a vlog I can follow for real-time updates on this saga? They've made like four posts about the trade-in saga, if you're worried about them making GBS threads up the thread you're already 1/4 of the way there yourself. 
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Jun 9, 2021 19:57
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:edit: trade-in for my just under 2 year old iPad Pro went great- I got $540 for it towards the new Pro. Not that I have any desire to get rid of it, I wonder what I'd get for trading in my Air 4. The Air 4 is great, but having an 11" M1 Pro would also be great...
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Jun 9, 2021 20:41
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xzzy posted:Well if you go through the configuration page on apple.com you can run the serial through their estimator! Guarantee it will trigger impulse spending though. You know, I did just try and it didn't recognize the serial number. It then asked me to pick the model and I could only trade in up to an Air 3, so I guess their website doesn't support Air 4 trade-ins yet. At least not for iPads. Impulse spending averted for now. (Or I'll just get an M1 MacBook instead  )
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Jun 9, 2021 20:51
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Duckman2008 posted:Discord is a great example. I’m sure it’s been said before in this thread, but man the discoverability around some of this stuff is kinda poor. This sounds awesome and I can’t wait to try it out.
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Jul 25, 2021 14:55
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I figured out today I can use a keyboard and mouse on Steam Link! The compression artifacts combined with this 10.9” iPad screen doesn’t make for a fantastic gaming experience, especially because my PC is still rendering at 16:9…
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Jul 30, 2021 15:21
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Yeah I replaced an old iPad 2 screen way back when and that thing never looked the same since. Screen was never flush with the frame again. Don't think the thinner, newer iPads make that any better.
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Aug 25, 2021 20:55
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MarcusSA posted:
Me neither. I don’t even use the keyboard all that often. Might think about selling both accessories honestly.
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Aug 28, 2021 16:05
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tuyop posted:Why does it say that the ipad mini has "all-screen design"? The image below that blurb clearly has bezels... Marketing, mostly.
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Sep 14, 2021 20:25
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I think it is pretty dumb they're still clinging onto Lightning on the iPhones, but also I just buy wireless chargers and cannot genuinely remember the last time I actually plugged in my phone. So just make it a USB-C already, you cowards.
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Sep 15, 2021 18:59
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FCKGW posted:I don't think people are white knighting Apple products so much as pointing out that not having USB-C isn't a "deal breaker" for a lot of people. Yeah, that's basically my take. I'd prefer USB-C if I had a choice but like I said, I don't ever plug in my phone so it's a moot point anyway.
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Sep 15, 2021 20:00
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Yeah it kind of seems like they just wanted to check off the checkbox to get widgets on the home screen in iPad OS, but they didn't really give much care to the actual feature, which is kinda un-Apple-like.
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Sep 21, 2021 15:43
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MrOnBicycle posted:Did some more sleuthing and I found something called Polycam for my iPhone. Worked amazing for how drat simple it was to use. What took an hour taking pictures and importing to some photogrammety editor took a couple of minutes and produced better results... Oh, this app is super cool. I'm gonna bookmark this, we're getting into LiDAR stuff at my work and being able to scan stuff this easily seems amazing for what we're doing.
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Sep 21, 2021 17:26
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MrOnBicycle posted:Speaking of keyboards; is the Magic Keyboard the absolute best, or is it hyped? Any alternatives that are as good (or almost as good) as it? Damned expensive. There are the Brydge keyboards and I think a new model is getting ready to come out this month? The magic keyboard is pretty dang good though. I just wish it was more lappable.
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Oct 19, 2021 17:12
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I’ve used Steam Link to play No Mans Sky over AirPlay to my TV. Worked great even over WiFi
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Nov 10, 2021 15:25
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I don't use my Air 4 as much as I probably should, but whenever I do I'm pretty happy with that shape and size. I also have a 13 Pro Max if that helps.
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Nov 12, 2021 17:42
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anothergod posted:Does anyone have a mouse they like to use to easily switch between devices? And/or how seemless is sidecar? I am pretty close to pushing myself completely into the Apple ecosystem.... I got a clearance Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed from Sam's Club for pretty cheap that has a 2.4GHz dongle and Bluetooth. I have it dialed in so BT goes to my iPad and the dongle stays in my laptop.
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I have my complaints about the Magic keyboard but the trackpad works wonderfully. I have another cheaper Amazon case that's keyboard-only, but allows me to use the iPad in a laptop or tablet configuration which is pretty nice.
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