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Apple Special Event - 10.16.14 - "It's been way too long"
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Confusion Illusion
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It still seems odd to me that they dropped the 32GB.
Gotta' boost that average selling price and given that the vast majority of people would be fine with 32GB, but wouldn't with 16GB, making them get four times the storage for $100 seems like a good deal.
The Real Abed
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Question: Is it a Retina MacBook? Because it looks amazing on Retina. Definitely made for Retina devices.
Certinty
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What's gone wrong here?
I order an iPad Air 2 last Friday
The money is put on hold on the money in my bank account
The item is dispatched yesterday with the money still on hold
UPS delay the delivery today and the hold is taken off the money
So I am going to assume Apple probably requested UPS not to deliver the iPad but I fail to see how that's my fault?
I order an iPad Air 2 last Friday
The money is put on hold on the money in my bank account
The item is dispatched yesterday with the money still on hold
UPS delay the delivery today and the hold is taken off the money
So I am going to assume Apple probably requested UPS not to deliver the iPad but I fail to see how that's my fault?
The Last Wizard
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Is someone gonna make an air 2 OT or do the OT rules apply to off topic as well?
Got the Shakes
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Well this might explain the decreased battery life some are report on the Air 2.
http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/22/ipad-air-2-teardown-shows-minor-internal-tweaks-15-smaller-7340-mah-battery/
http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/22/ipad-air-2-teardown-shows-minor-internal-tweaks-15-smaller-7340-mah-battery/
TheDrowningMan
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Partly. But the first Air's battery dropped a larger distance from the 4 & lasted longer than any iPad before it. I should think the fact that it's an enhanced 'X' processor plays a large part in the battery returning to what is normally expected from an iPad.
Not odd at all. It makes perfect sense from a business perspective. Essentially it means the middle model will be the best seller, rather than the base one.
Turbowaffles
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Guys, I just need a tablet for internet browsing, Youtube watching, and I might put a little music on it. Also will do some light gaming. Would a 16GB Wi-Fi Air 2 be sufficient for my needs? or should I go for the 64GB?
The Air one is a better buy if you're just going to using it for that stuff. Can't go wrong with the 2 for future proofing. 16GB is too small unless you're like my parents who don't play games and just stream everything.
The Real Abed
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In that case 16 is fine. You only need 64 if you plan on putting a lot more on it. How much is a "little" music?
16gb will absolutely be enough for those purposes. But just keep in mind that you may buy it for light usage and end up using it more and more, some apps (games especially) can be above 1gb. You also only get 12gb of usable space IIRC.
Well I think it's just that for folks who don't use many additional apps/is a work device there's the 16gb device. For everyone else though 32 probably isn't enough. I know I had to continually manage my 32 for space, and I only occasionally so need video with it.
And I think my 64 was priced about the same as my 32gb ipad3. So I'm not so sure it's attempt to drive prices even higher. The apple strategy tends to be same price with a spec bump.
Confusion Illusion
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Is apple store trade in program any different than whats at best buy (or future shop)? I'm trying to decide one to use.
If you have a base iPad 2 Best Buy is offering $200 towards a new Air for a few weeks. Apple is offering $85.
Confusion Illusion
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I see. I have a iPad 4 32GB
I traded in my Air today at BB, they also gave me a $50 coupon good for the Air 2. Since that's what I was gonna do anyways, it's like the trade-in value became $350. A pleasant surprise, to be sure. Only caveat is that it expires 11/14.
Link me a gif heavy thread and I can give it a go.
Yep just took advantage of this deal earlier this evening. Great deal for my 16 gig iPad 2. Looking forward to picking up my Air 2 on Friday.
Nice. What's the 50 promotion for? Just trading toward an Air 2?
Got the Shakes
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Any idea how long that promo is? I have an Air 2 that I preordered, but I can't pick it up until Saturday since I'll be out of town Friday. I was planning on trading my Air in when I went to pick up my Air 2. I wonder if things will get all screwy since I would want to use everything towards something I preordered instead of just walking in off the street to trade in and buy one.
Pretty much. Anything iPad 2 and up can be traded toward an Air 2 and get the extra $50 coupon.
I don't have the coupon in front of me, but I believe the trade in promotion is good until the first week of November. You should be fine.
Got the Shakes
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Ok, thanks. Hope that's the case because I'd really like the $50 bonus.
The first page of the E3 2014 Gif Thread takes 55 seconds for the blue loading bar to disappear on my iPad Air 1. On my laptop it finishes loading in 15 seconds. Also the gifs seem prone to low FPS and/or freezing on the Air 1.
2nd Trial: 1min 40s on the Air 1 vs 20s on the laptop
Ken Masters
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Just curious, is there a list somewhere of Apple's trade in values? I'm planning to turn in both an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4S to apply to a new Air 2. Both are 32GB AT&T versions. I assume Best Buy is the best bet for both right?
Ken Masters
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Every apple store is carrying wifi models as of today, hopefully the LTE arrive tomorrow
Air 2: 6.55 seconds
iPhone 5S: 20.23 seconds
Computer: 3.72 seconds
I'm not really noticing any lag or low FPS on any of them. This depends on your connection speed as well, so your mileage may vary.
No list but it takes no time to use their tool. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
I only mentioned Best Buy because they have a promo for the new iPads. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/trade-in-offer-129347
Normally I would recommend waiting till the new ones hit the refurb store but if you have an older ipad the Best Buy deal seems like the best bet.
The Last Wizard
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Just checked the Apple Store near me stock and it looks like I'll be picking my new iPad up tomorrow night
Wish I could do the trade in but I'm assuming my mom is gonna want my iPad 3, she's on my old iPad 1.
friskykillface
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Hmmm good points, my bro said that too of the update and I'm gonna put a lot of stuff on this ipad, 64 GB it is
How's the heat after syncing and setup is finished on the Air 2? The iPad 3 could put out some good heat especially at max brightness. I don't have much experience with the iPad Air family so hopefully it's leagues better than the 3. Nothing could top the original iPad though. That thing was a ice block.
I've got mine in a Smart Case and haven't really felt any heat. Though I didn't sync it, I just set it up as a fresh iPad since I stream my content.
Seems like a pretty good upgrade using your 5S as the Air 1 equivent (since they are pretty similar HW). Thanks!
I don't think it has the laminated display.
to me, the laminated display, better processors and increased RAM make the Air 2 a really decent device. Would be a GREAT upgrade from my iPad 1 (not that any upgrade wouldn't be).
I've used goodreader for years. You can store PDFs locally, you can access Dropbox easily, you can set up syncs so eg I have a Lego folder on my Dropbox that I can put PDFs in on the PC, and they'll sync to goodreader for offline viewing.
You can also keep PDFs open in tabs in the app for easy reference
Brief impressions after restoring. This is coming from an iPad air. Weight seems identical. It feels a bit thinner but not hugely noticeable - I suppose it might be one of those things that I notice if I pick up an air 1 later on. The screen feels stickier with more friction. Not sure if that is because it is new but it'll take some getting used to.
The laminated screen is pretty nice but the black edge to the screen spoiled the effect a bit, giving the impression that it is still sunken a bit. I have the silver so maybe the black bezels will be better in that regard. This is quite distracting for me, especially when browsing the web so I' going to look at black ones in my local store and see if I might swap it over. Apple have a flexible returns policy, right? Can I return an online bought one in a store?
Not liking battery life talk. Loved the battery on the air and it was a concern when then made it thinner.
The laminated screen is pretty nice but the black edge to the screen spoiled the effect a bit, giving the impression that it is still sunken a bit. I have the silver so maybe the black bezels will be better in that regard. This is quite distracting for me, especially when browsing the web so I' going to look at black ones in my local store and see if I might swap it over. Apple have a flexible returns policy, right? Can I return an online bought one in a store?
Not liking battery life talk. Loved the battery on the air and it was a concern when then made it thinner.
Gambit 1138
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Do they just give you a gift card?
But but I thought the tab refreshing was "deliberate software design" by apple and not because of RAM.
It only has TouchID.
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