Thank you for taking the time to read and help me out if you so decide.
It's time for a new tablet, and as an avid user of Android/Google products, I've been eyeing this Pro 10.5 for about 2 months. I've read a lot, watched the YouTube videos and consulted a couple of the users in this forum privately for their trusted insight.
I was ready to pull the trigger during BF/CM sales, but got cold feet when the whole "i.t. to IT" thing crossed the blogs. I'm software sensitive, what can I say *blush*? But Best Buy still has my price, so my feet are warming again.
I'm struggling because all my personal research points to iOS 11 is literally built for the iPad, yet this seems to be one of the most problematic OS releases in what's got to be years for Apple (but what do I know, I haven't touch a piece of Apple hardware in 6-7 years). Maybe most of that noise is from the iPhone users more than the tablets ..??? I don't know..
So questions:
1) I know I can't change icon screen placement, however... The Dock... I can place whatever I want there, yes?
2) Fast charging - to take advantage of that feature, I need both the cable ($19) and the adapter ($49), correct?
3) I need to be able to write, so The Pencil (sold separately). Am I reading things correctly and it charges from the lightning port on the iPad? So do I charge the iPad, unplug it, then charge the Pencil with the iPad?
4) I've checked Apple's site and there's no just black color?? Is that correct or am I looking at the wrong thing?
5) Support. I know Apple provides great in store support, but that is the last place I want to be. If I just want telephone or chat support, is that something that I pay for as well?
6) Any durable executive level case/folio recommendations? My preferred vendor, only engineered cases for the 12.9 variant.
Also, any insight you can provide regarding your day-in, day-out usage is also welcome.
Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!
It's time for a new tablet, and as an avid user of Android/Google products, I've been eyeing this Pro 10.5 for about 2 months. I've read a lot, watched the YouTube videos and consulted a couple of the users in this forum privately for their trusted insight.
I was ready to pull the trigger during BF/CM sales, but got cold feet when the whole "i.t. to IT" thing crossed the blogs. I'm software sensitive, what can I say *blush*? But Best Buy still has my price, so my feet are warming again.
I'm struggling because all my personal research points to iOS 11 is literally built for the iPad, yet this seems to be one of the most problematic OS releases in what's got to be years for Apple (but what do I know, I haven't touch a piece of Apple hardware in 6-7 years). Maybe most of that noise is from the iPhone users more than the tablets ..??? I don't know..
So questions:
1) I know I can't change icon screen placement, however... The Dock... I can place whatever I want there, yes?
2) Fast charging - to take advantage of that feature, I need both the cable ($19) and the adapter ($49), correct?
3) I need to be able to write, so The Pencil (sold separately). Am I reading things correctly and it charges from the lightning port on the iPad? So do I charge the iPad, unplug it, then charge the Pencil with the iPad?
4) I've checked Apple's site and there's no just black color?? Is that correct or am I looking at the wrong thing?
5) Support. I know Apple provides great in store support, but that is the last place I want to be. If I just want telephone or chat support, is that something that I pay for as well?
6) Any durable executive level case/folio recommendations? My preferred vendor, only engineered cases for the 12.9 variant.
Also, any insight you can provide regarding your day-in, day-out usage is also welcome.
Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!
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