Apple announces updated MacBook Air with scissor-switch keyboard
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/03/18/2020-macbook-air-announced/ I might finally update my 2012 MacBook Air :O
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Ah I see now.Y'all are missing something here:
It's not the keyboard or the trackpad that justifies the price, it's the hinge that keeps the iPad afloat. We're talking about "$999 for a Metal stand with pivot, swivel, but no rotate"-Apple here 😓
I mean, this is perfect to me. Because it takes mouse support out of obscurity (and probably gets rid of the disc pointer only. I've been using my Pro + Brydge and a mouse as a laptop exclusive ever since iOS 13 Beta, so almost a year now. It's absolutely bliss. Yeah, it takes some getting used too at first, but due to customisable buttons I can pop up anything from the Dock to the control center, go home or to Expose, all next to instantaneously. It's all muscle memory now.Reading apples page, the trackpad support literally looks like they took the accessibility feature and just surfaced it as a separate thing. Cursor is still a circle, can still only left click I think . Still a good move - the kinda of apps I use would benefit from a mouse
I will never understand the love for the butterfly keyboards. :) It's probably the worst keyboard I ever had to use. I don't get used to it, no matter how long I use it. It's terrible.As the owner of a mid 2018 MBP 13 (butterfly kb with membrane) as well as the MBP 16 (magic kb), I gotta admit I like typing on the butterfly keyboard more :/
It took a little while to get used to, but the way my fingers can fly across the keys is nice. The more deliberate effort required to press the Magic Keyboard keys isn't bad, but a little jarring. Its all about what you're used to I guess.I will never understand the love for the butterfly keyboards. :) It's probably the worst keyboard I ever had to use. I don't get used to it, no matter how long I use it. It's terrible.
Too bad for you though, of course. That keyboard design will never come back I guess.
There won't be because this one works just fine with the 2018 model.Will there be a version of the keyboard for the 2018 iPad Pro? Tho I guess I'm not sure how they achieved the trackpad without sacrificing typing comfort …
it would literally be cheaper to have an entire normal ipad under your ipad pro just to use as a keyboard
Is that confirmed or are you judging by the looks? Wouldn't put it past them to move the smart connector just that tiny little bit.There won't be because this one works just fine with the 2018 model.
New cases should be backwards compatible, but the new model has a square camera bump like the iPhone 11 Pro, so your older cases won't work on it.Are the designs of the Pros different, or do the last models cases still work?
On the store page for the new keyboard, it says it is compatible with 3rd and 4th gen IPPIs that confirmed or are you judging by the looks? Wouldn't put it past them to move the smart connector just that tiny little bit.
Is that confirmed or are you judging by the looks? Wouldn't put it past them to move the smart connector just that tiny little bit.
Compatible with
- iPad Pro 12.9‑inch
(3rd and 4th generation)- iPad Pro 11‑inch
(1st and 2nd generation)
Cheers. The keyboard site isn't updated on Apple.de yet so I couldn't find any info other than "will be available later".Select iPad Keyboards
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Oh I thought first gen 11 inch pro had a square camera too. Looks like it wasn't. Thanks!New cases should be backwards compatible, but the new model has a square camera bump like the iPhone 11 Pro, so your older cases won't work on it.
On the store page for the new keyboard, it says it is compatible with 3rd and 4th gen IPP
There's always a better one around the corner. And with how things Are going, I'd just buy one now. You can always sell it and upgrade. Apple products have great resell value.Considering today's upgrade, is now a good time to get an iPad Pro? I would rather have one sooner than later, but if there really is a model with a better screen incoming, I could wait.
Considering today's upgrade, is now a good time to get an iPad Pro? I would rather have one sooner than later, but if there really is a model with a better screen incoming, I could wait.
There's always a better one around the corner. And with how things Are going, I'd just buy one now. You can always sell it and upgrade. Apple products have great resell value.
Reading apples page, the trackpad support literally looks like they took the accessibility feature and just surfaced it as a separate thing. Cursor is still a circle, can still only left click I think . Still a good move - the kinda of apps I use would benefit from a mouse
I don't know why I'm only noticing this now as I've had iPhones since the 3GS... but is it possible to turn down the notification sounds? At the moment the volume is at around 20% but my notifications are insanely loud (this includes my morning alarm) and I can't seem to find a way to turn them down.
Alternative to the new keyboard: https://www.brydge.com/products/brydge-pro-plus-for-ipad-pro
the Apple one has a hinge that floats the iPad and an extra USBC port that can change the iPad.
So you can charge and plug in something else hopefully.
It looks very not-lap-friendly, but will be curious to try it. More likely will get a cheap bluetooth keyboard with trackpad built in and use that occasionally.
Yes, the Brydge keyboard is lap friendly.is any keyboard case for an iPad "very lap friendly"?
also no non-Apple keyboard case is going to support this stuff: "two finger scrolling, and gestures for expose, multitasking, etc. None of those were possible with the accessibility feature (the scrolling in particular was very annoying)."
I could have sworn I checked this, but thanks!It's the volume in Settings->Sounds & Haptics that controls alarm and alert volumes, separate from media volume
personally I'd wait on reviews on speed and other improvements, and then potentially get a refurb/discontinued clearance 3rd gen.
Did you try to calibrate it? I have no idea if this is still a thing though. Charge it, use it until it shuts down, then wait some hours and charge it up again. Don't pull the cord the moment it reaches 100%. Let it charge after that for a while.About two weeks ago, my iphone x battery went to shit. I've done all the usual stuff, checked for apps draining, hard reboots etc etc, and so on, but nothing helps. Any ideas? Was lasting all day, no problem, now three, four hours with or without heavy use before hitting low power warning.
Still says it's in good condition- 85% - safari is the biggest culprit but nothing out of the ordinary.Did you try to calibrate it? I have no idea if this is still a thing though. Charge it, use it until it shuts down, then wait some hours and charge it up again. Don't pull the cord the moment it reaches 100%. Let it charge after that for a while.
Anyway: it can of course just be bad? What does the battery settings say about it's health? Maybe you have to get it replaced 🤷🏼
I wonder how much heavier that new iPad Pro keyboard is going to be compared to the existing one.
Seems like they'd need to add weight to the keyboard part of it to so that it doesn't tip backwards unless you have it tilted in just the right way (which would seem to defeat the purpose of having a floating case, IMO).
My regular iPad Pro keyboard case already is pretty top heavy when I use the more vertical angle slot.
It does look pretty cool, and a trackpad would be nice, but at that price I'd much rather save $100 and go with that Brydge keyboard previously posted about. But I'm fine without a touchpad to be honest, so i think I'll still with the current keyboard cover (which was included for free with my Pro).
Yeah, I suppose.I don't think it needs to be heavy at all. The weight of the bottom of the iPad Pro can help to balance the whole thing, and the hinge may not allow extreme angles that would cause it to tip over.
does everyone here pay for icloud storage
why is everything about icloud so confusing
What's confusing?does everyone here pay for icloud storage
why is everything about icloud so confusing