Apple Event thread - New iPads etc. - Oct. 16, 2014

[dlock13]

and includes motion co-processor. why?

I was wondering the same.

Well, now that I think about it, I'll just strap this to my back and take it on a run with me.

 

[Childs]

hmm..no OIS.

 

[Essence_of_War]

There's your touchid for ipad, Eug 🙂

 

[HN]

I was wondering the same.

Well, now that I think about it, I'll just strap this to my back and take it on a run with me.

hmm..no OIS.

yeah, gonna have some shitty pics during those jogs

 

[Eug]

I wonder when we'll be able to find out about the 2 GB.

 

[Aikouka]

yeah, gonna have some shitty pics during those jogs

But just imagine all the selfies that you can take with the burst mode! :awe:

 

[Pheran]

Sadly there's probably still no multi-user support.

 

[Childs]

yeah, gonna have some shitty pics during those jogs

Or walking. Or in a car. Or just standing still when taking pictures or video and you want to minimize movement.

 

[HN]

Pricing:

iPad Air 2: $499 for 16GB, $599 for 64GB, $699 for 128GB... $130 premium on top of each for cellular.

 

[Pheran]

iPad Mini pricing still blows.

 

[Essence_of_War]

No 2 GB of RAM...

 

[Pheran]

No 2 GB of RAM...

Apple doesn't announce RAM sizes on iOS devices.

 

[HN]

wait, did they announce ipad mini 3 without announcing it?

 

[Pheran]

wait, did they announce ipad mini 3 without announcing it?

Yeah they just threw the pricing up there without saying much about it, starts at $399.

 

[dlock13]

Yeah they just threw the pricing up there without saying much about it, starts at $399.

That's because it is the same exact device as the iPad Air 2 except smaller.

 

[Pheran]

Sorry Apple, not sticking to a standard 4K resolution on the iMac just seems dumb to me. Plus, whatever GPU you put in there probably can't handle it well.

 

[CptObvious]

Some decent spec bumps but nothing that makes me regret getting an iPad Air several months ago (especially for $325 at Best Buy). There'll probably be some cheap cases for the Air on Black Friday as well.

 

[dlock13]

Sorry Apple, not sticking to a standard 4K resolution on the iMac just seems dumb to me.

Well, they did the same with their iDevices. The iPhone 6+ has the only normal resolution.

 

[Childs]

Sorry Apple, not sticking to a standard 4K resolution on the iMac just seems dumb to me.

In something like FCP it makes sense, because you can have 4k 1:1 in preview and have plenty of screen real-estate for UI. Well, maybe not 1:1 depending on what your timeline looks like, but its better to get as close as you can get your Preview to its export res with the UI for editing.

 

[LightPattern]

My complaint: The original iPad mini Retina has insufficient RAM for happy multi-tab Safari surfing.

Worse.. They'll continue making new iPad mini (original). Now selling for $249.
512 MB :|

 

[Pheran]

In something like FCP it makes sense, because you can have 4k 1:1 in preview and have plenty of screen real-estate for UI.

Interesting point, I hadn't thought about that.

 

[Childs]

Mac Mini!!!!!!!!

 

[HN]

 

[Eug]

Worse.. They'll continue making new iPad mini (original). Now selling for $249.
512 MB :|

Well then, there's hope for iOS 8 speed then. Cuz that iPad mini doesn't run 8.0.2 super well. Lag. They really need to speed iOS 8 up on that thing, which in turn would help for my iPad 2.

 

[HN]

that's a wrap