The tablet is big but not hefty: It’s got a 12.9-inch display yet measures only 6.9mm thick and weighs slightly over 1.5 pounds.
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The odd thing about this is that Apple also sells PCs, in the form of its iMacs, Macbooks and the Mac Pro, all of which sell quite well.
The standout app experiences in iPad pro include News, Notes and Maps.
The iPad Pro is pegged to give the Microsoft Surface Book some competition since it can be technically converted into a laptop as well. As it now stands, the iPad lineup consists of about 10% of Apple’s revenue, and sales have been in decline since 2014, but the new iPad Pro may reverse it all.
Both the keyboard and stylus designed specifically for the Pro are showing four to five week shipping estimates with no option to pick up in-store. “No really, why would you buy one?”, he said in an interview with the Telegraph this week.
“At the moment I don’t think the iPad Pro can replace everything”, Coulling told NBC News.
In an uncharacteristic turn, both the iPad Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil are displaying shipping availability of four to five weeks on the Canadian Apple Store. Technically it is, but it is a completely different beast what with a processor that apparently rivals the MacBooks and also with support for accessories like the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. “Who knows what they will do next?”
If you’re a T-Mobile customer or have considered purchasing Apple’s new iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular, the carrier has just announced that it will begin offering the 4G LTE-equipped tablet on November 18.
If you want the iPad Pro right now, you need to order it online from Apple, and it will ship to you within a couple days.
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