Apple introduces M4 chip

We need better software products to utilize them

100%.. for example.. they used Diablo Immortal as the example for the new ray tracing capabilities LOL

Common iPadOS L

I'm starting to wonder if the real reason the push for bigger screens caught on wasn't just because of the basic psychology of "bigger = better" but so they could shove more ads on screen, and now it's more processing power so those ads won't lock up the browser for a whole second while loading some bullshit questionnaire like "are you adult, child or gamer on iOS"

EDIT: So many downvotes lol are silicon valley tech bros mad?

isn't that exactly what E-Paper tablets are really good at?

I would love to use an e-Ink screen, because they play much better with stage lighting.

However, I’ve yet to see one that can do what I want the iPad to do, sheet-music-wise. I don’t only want to see it, I want to be able to make markings, scan scores, act as a pitch pipe and metronome, have an onscreen keyboard to plunk out the part I’m singing if I’m struggling to read it, etc.

Edit: Realistically, I could use my phone for the scanning, pitch, metronome, and keyboard. But I want to be able to quickly make markings and the iPad shines at this, especially with the app forScore.

(That also isn’t the only thing I use my iPad for, just the main excuse I have for owning one. I actually probably will buy the M4 Pro, but mainly because I already have a buyer for my current iPad and because it’s so much lighter.)

Sure but I already charge my iPad about once a week and it's never flat - 13 hours for video playback if you watch one or two TV episodes a day goes a long way.

I guess they could add a smaller battery, but I don't think that would reduce the weight by much — it's pretty small.

What iPads really need is better software. Safari, for example, is vastly inferior to the Mac version. And don't even get me started with how window management works on an iPad. It's total garbage.

Maybe with better software, I'd use it for something more computationally demanding than watching TV.

Yes. And instead of taking advantage of that they shrunk the battery to have thinner tablet instead of better battery life.

AsahiLina was at it yesterday, ultimately chasing Vulkan compatibility:

https://vt.social/@lina/112371925319342726

Prices have dropped then!

Going from 1 TB to 2 TB SSD on this iPad is somehow $400? That is a clown price but it is a 50% discount on going from 512 GB to 1 TB. What the actual fuck?

Any idea how long it usually takes for a new SoC to reach the Airs? Assuming they follow a pattern with each now generation.

Just wondering whether to buy an M3 Air or wait for the M4 version.

It's a really good point though, it is a bit of an odd device with all that power and the significant limitations in software. Yeah it's marked at artists, but if you're talking about drawing with pen input, it's actually pretty overpowered. There's Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro but they benefit a lot less from a touch screen, and there's a bunch of workflow issues due to iOS' lack of a file system.

I really wish Apple would add some kind of "windowed mode" like Samsung Dex or the Surface Tablets. A $2.5k super high-powered device that can't even open two Excel sheets side by side is quite strange.

Don't forget about the new Snapdragon X series. I heard they were pretty good, on par and better than M3s.

Everything since the M1. Mind blowing hype, graphs that seem shocking at announcement. Data that comes in below these graphs, then owing to the extremely high walls of the garden, a sigh and shoulder shrug at what you can do with the technology, because although cool and seemingly very powerful, you just can't do much with it because of apples buisness philosophy.

Wow is the first time I heard about linux on iPad. Which guide did you use?