WOAH the price of a new entry level iPad has shot from $329 to $449?

What happened to the idea that iPads are an affordable starting point for families, students and schools? (Even the educational discount price is $419.)https://t.co/qGhuj6PhVc

— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) October 18, 2022

So let me get this straight:

The base model iPad gets a landscape camera (yes) and a brand new Magic Keyboard Folio (yes!) with a detachable keyboard, kickstand (yes!!), and function keys (yes!!!), but the iPad *Pro* gets...none of this?

🙃 pic.twitter.com/bBseOWQVgu

— Federico Viticci (@viticci) October 18, 2022

The old way was bad but at least the new way is bad pic.twitter.com/mLp2B1ANy1

— Alex Guyot (@_alexguyot) October 18, 2022

My overview of the new iPad and iPad Pro lineup is up @macstoriesnet: https://t.co/URJJEj1eQQ

This was a tricky one to write. None of these iPads are *bad*, in fact they’re all quite good in a vacuum. But in context of each other and the full lineup, they’re just super weird. pic.twitter.com/1RxY9rkCK0

— Alex Guyot (@_alexguyot) October 18, 2022

iPad 10 is not laminated 💀 pic.twitter.com/K8ktyJU8ey

— Michael Burkhardt (@tme_michael) October 18, 2022

Okay and if the 10th-gen iPad gets the M1 chip per that single sketchy report, maybe the iPad mini does too today? Then you have full Stage Manager support across the iPad lineup.

Probably getting ahead of myself and the 10th-gen iPad gets the A14 chip as more widely rumored.

— Joe Rossignol (@rsgnl) October 18, 2022

I'm definitely not a heavy iPad user. I mainly use my iPad mini 6 and the old iPad Air 3. Considering buying a new one, but honestly, the lineup is so confusing right now...

— Filipe Espósito (@filipeesposito) October 19, 2022

Six iPad models. If Steve Jobs came back he’d immediately axe 3 of these. pic.twitter.com/RxbtmktnDd

— James Dueck (@jamesdueck) October 19, 2022

Never thought I'd see the day! The iPad camera now where it belongs. pic.twitter.com/fMi7b4oBdN

— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) October 18, 2022

“The absence of Apple’s pro media apps on the iPad Pro is an embarrassment. All these other apps are great, yes, but Apple has had an opportunity to take the lead in defining what the pro app experience should be on one of its platforms and has never seized it.” https://t.co/SJmxvG3yHo

— Bruce Babcock (@Bruce_Babcock_) October 19, 2022

Apple Announces 10th-Generation iPad With Complete Redesign, 10.9-Inch Display, and More https://t.co/r8nDrmUXju by @hartleycharlton pic.twitter.com/UrszuvOP8Q

— MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) October 18, 2022

My hopes are up on Apple launching a new MacBook Pro with 6E this year. https://t.co/VytSzsbTSg

— Adrian Granados (@adriangranados) October 18, 2022

Another good piece on today’s new iPads, this one from @jsnell. The Apple Pencil 1 is a fine accessory, but it boggles the mind Apple didn’t add support for v2 given all the trouble they went to redesign the iPad. Even my new iPad mini has it! https://t.co/8XurtxfZQN

— Steven Aquino (he/him) (@steven_aquino) October 19, 2022

The only REAL hardware change in the new 2022 iPad Pro is the M2 Chip. The problem is that the M1 iPad Pro was already overkill in terms of performance. It ran Genshin Impact, the most GPU intensive iOS/iPadOS game, at 113.8FPS average. Truly impressive!https://t.co/J0hRSQpxHP pic.twitter.com/BopSlmcDPe

— Vadim Yuryev (@VadimYuryev) October 18, 2022

Good lord, what is going on with the iPad lineup 😬 https://t.co/9wda4I8cc9

— Technical Supporticus (@TechSupporticus) October 19, 2022

I’m 99.99% sure the base iPad is now the best iPad and the one almost everyone should buy https://t.co/yHQMJR4gha

— David Pierce (@pierce) October 18, 2022

Heh... what do you mean "redesigned". It looks exactly the same. https://t.co/X8z2LE9OZV pic.twitter.com/3vmC0f1bIb

— Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal) October 18, 2022

No wonder these Apple announcements were just press release updates….🥱

— Jon Rettinger (@Jon4Lakers) October 18, 2022

I think the iPad Pro is just a speed bump. It is what it is. They can't redesign the device every year. Unfortunately I think it has exposed maybe a lack of cohesive planning across the entire line.

— Jason Snell (@jsnell) October 19, 2022

I think they should've scrapped pencil support entirely and just focused on the new Logitech crayon. Still would've stirred things up but response may have been less brutal. https://t.co/TjS0KDF7uU

— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) October 19, 2022

Apple’s ruined the iPad lineup pic.twitter.com/07cZsMPd3d

— Saran (@SaranByte) October 18, 2022

Stage Manager support for an external display--which is the one scenario in which I find it pretty useful--is officially delayed until a future iPadOS 16 update. https://t.co/uzSEhbtHQL

— Harry McCracken 🇺🇦 (@harrymccracken) October 18, 2022

Apple announces new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with M2 chip, new Apple Pencil hover feature https://t.co/UeNvO4TP96 by @bzamayo

— 9to5Mac (@9to5mac) October 18, 2022

I'm guessing the lack of Apple Pencil 2 support for the iPad 10 is because it doesn't have a laminated display?

I have no idea otherwise.

— Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) October 18, 2022

12 years since the iPad first came out, Apple’s own major creative pro apps remain missing from iPadOS. Are the iPads Pro not pro enough for creative pros? Nevermind that third party pro apps are plentiful already, Apple seems to have no confidence on this https://t.co/I7cFHjs6Cm

— 🦉ia Masna (@amasna) October 19, 2022

Looks like the camera and screen is rather unchanged besides the pencil hover support, Smart HDR 4 for photos, and ProRes video. pic.twitter.com/aJWFbiqPQf

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) October 18, 2022

The new low-end iPad gets the horizontal/landscape camera, but the new iPad Pro somehow does not.

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 18, 2022

I just feel like, if your tablet lineup requires you to have six different keyboard models with names like "Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) and iPad Air (5th generation) - US English" you've probably made a wrong turn somewhere pic.twitter.com/vXI9UNqE2D

— David Pierce (@pierce) October 19, 2022

M2 iPad Pro now official as well.

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 18, 2022

*stares at M1 iPad Pro*

Who sold me this obsolete buggy piece of garbage? https://t.co/SCPI2sD8F1

— Corey 👻 “Open S3 Bucket”🎃 Quinn (@QuinnyPig) October 18, 2022

I challenge you to illustrate Apple’s iPad lineup in a way that makes even half as much sense as this picture pic.twitter.com/cC8hZCJnP8

— Joshua McKinnon (@corduroy) October 19, 2022

Imagine being a normal consumer walking into an Apple Store to buy an iPad. This lineup is so confusing, especially when actually dive into the individual features. pic.twitter.com/QqPWotyvQX

— Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) October 18, 2022

I wrote about these weird iPad announcements. https://t.co/TPvciVNgkE

— Jason Snell (@jsnell) October 19, 2022

Sorry that I was right about the displays not changing on the new iPad Pros…flex…:) 2024 we will see OLEDs on both…

— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) October 18, 2022

Apple be like "let's go back to the 90s"

In all honesty the new iPad should be unlaunched just like the 4080 12GB was. It doesn't really have a place in the lineup. It's too close to the Air, so you might as well buy the Air, and it's too expensive for the $329 crowd. https://t.co/ye0NboZgaP

— Mr. Punch (@XodiumRetro) October 18, 2022

Bro they Pro’d the wrong iPad. 😳

— Basic Apple Guy (@BasicAppleGuy) October 18, 2022

M2 iPad Pro Seemingly Features Exact Same Display and Camera Hardware as 2021 Model https://t.co/L2bxAa8Ja8 by @SamiFathi_ pic.twitter.com/kGyGkB0i9p

— MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) October 18, 2022

Knowing what works with what in Apple's iPad accessories lineup is kinda tough right now, especially after the new stuff Apple announced today.https://t.co/DmSFsMHmzi

— Jay Peters (@jaypeters) October 18, 2022

I would be nice to see Apple take a look at price points and clean up the iPad lineup a bit–it’s starting to get crowded & confusing. pic.twitter.com/BQZxxhThcx

— Dakota Cammarn (@dktadc) October 18, 2022

I misread this as "iPad's erotic odyssey" and tbh was a little disappointed https://t.co/mrW79gAO6O

— Nick Lockwood (@nicklockwood) October 19, 2022

That Apple press release was…silly.

Lot of questionable decisions and the iPad lineup is messy and confusing.

Nothing worth praising 😂

— Naaackers (@Naaackers) October 18, 2022

애플, M2 탑재 신형 아이패드 프로 발표.
- M2
- 애플 펜슬에서 호버 액션 지원 (애플 펜슬 하드웨어 변경 없음)
- WiFi 6E 지원
- ProRes 영상 촬영 지원
- 10/26 출시, 11인치 $799~, 12.9인치 $1,099~https://t.co/hvQ6oHgCLV pic.twitter.com/CwYVWLsOYt

— 쿠도군 (@KudoKun_) October 18, 2022

#APPLE INTRODUCES NEXT-GENERATION #IPADPRO, SUPERCHARGED BY THE M2 CHIP

All these new $aapl device intros this morning https://t.co/deaqTnUW2V

— Susan Li (@SusanLiTV) October 18, 2022

The new iPad Pro: M2 and Wi-Fi 6E https://t.co/Z8pPrqCoXw #wifi6e pic.twitter.com/OywUJMZuXY

— Adrian Granados (@adriangranados) October 18, 2022

本日の発表2/4
M2搭載のiPad Pro！
https://t.co/dxCdnHdyHI

— Nobi Hayashi 林信行 (@nobi) October 18, 2022

でた。 https://t.co/eyH4kgHqHc

— 石川 温 (@iskw226) October 18, 2022

Apple introduces next-generation iPad Pro, supercharged by the M2 chip

- Next-level Apple Pencil hover experience
- ProRes video capture
- superfast Wi-Fi 6E
- powerful features in iPadOS 16https://t.co/zTlHptKwfI pic.twitter.com/Cyr09Mab1i

— Ben Geskin (@BenGeskin) October 18, 2022

New iPad Pro with M2, WiFi 6E, Pro Res Video and new Apple Pencil Experiencehttps://t.co/sOTRkvj2ru

— Aaron Zollo (@zollotech) October 18, 2022

In addition to not getting the landscape camera, the iPad Pro doesn’t get the new Magic Keyboard from the base iPad. The new keyboard has a function row and an updated design. The new entry iPad gets USB-C, but only supports the Apple Pencil with Lightning. Odd across the board.

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 18, 2022

The new iPad Pro and the new not-the-base-model iPad-that-needs-a-name-since-it’s-not-the-base-model look like they were designed without knowledge of each other. https://t.co/YGAbZttiN0

— Marco Arment (@marcoarment) October 18, 2022

I have no idea how the regular iPad keyboard gets an escape key while the much bigger Pro one does not. (Yes, I’ve remapped Caps Lock.) https://t.co/lvO9UVGD5D

— Paul Hudson (@twostraws) October 18, 2022

Okay, but can we talk about the Magic Keyboard Folio and how it’s the keyboard Apple should have made all along. pic.twitter.com/ETcFMBL5JD

— Jason Aten (@JasonAten) October 18, 2022

The Siri Remote on the Apple TV gets USB-C.

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 18, 2022

Wanna know why Apple didn't host a keynote today? These product decisions are inexcusable and would've looked silly. They shipped this + other nice new features that aren't on the also new, much more expensive iPad Pro. And it needs this ridiculous dongle: https://t.co/CgRFO3PMev https://t.co/yXYCjoAnAh

— Javi (@Javi) October 18, 2022

New iPads are bizarre.

iPad:

• no 2nd gen pencil support? have to use an adapter? uh ok

• $120 more expensive? bye-bye “cheap” iPad

• folio kb is nice (function keys, YAY) but $250 ouch

Pro:

• hover is cool

• no function keys????

• no landscape camera like iPad?!?!

— Quinn Nelson (@SnazzyQ) October 18, 2022

Apple's new/updated products:

- Apple TV 4K (3rd gen): $129 (Wi-Fi) / $149 (Wi-Fi + Ethernet)
- All-new 10.9-inch iPad ($449)
- Updated iPad Pro with M2 chip and Apple Pencil hover (no change to $799 / $1,099 starting prices) pic.twitter.com/VQninmgBAp

— Neil Cybart (@neilcybart) October 18, 2022

This new Magic Keyboard Folio for iPad 10 is interesting. Just like Logitech Combo Touch, it’s $249, so slightly cheaper than full Magic Keyboard pic.twitter.com/ayzNFZrPxZ

— Michael Burkhardt (@tme_michael) October 18, 2022

That said, looks like the new entry iPad has a new Magic Keyboard — with media control keys, which the other Magic Keyboard does not. Weird! https://t.co/kt5luABkcH

— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) October 18, 2022

I wonder if the new Magic Folio keyboard ($249) is a good bit lighter than the Magic Keyboard ($349) since it doesn’t need the same hinge.

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) October 18, 2022

USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter. CAN’T INNOVATE ANYMORE, MY ASS! #ItJustWorks #TakeNote https://t.co/vjKCsfchh8 pic.twitter.com/hYivp0o86W

— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) October 18, 2022

So let me get this straight: The new entry-level iPad finally has USB-C, but it's only compatible with the first-gen Apple Pencil? And that's why you need an adapter to charge it on the iPad?

— Jonas Daehnert (@PhoneDesigner) October 18, 2022

The new A15 4K Apple TV is fanless. “The efficiency gains of A15 Bionic eliminate the need for an internal fan, resulting in a more compact design and contributing to a 25 percent reduction in carbon footprint over the previous generation.” Cc @siracusa https://t.co/MYvKuuubtt pic.twitter.com/8AyfLjX3Y2

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) October 18, 2022

Apple, you kill me. They release this base model iPad thats not actually a base model, is essentially an iPad Air 4th generation, but they don't give it support for the magnetic Apple Pencil? You gotta use the 1st generation one? And they ship you an adapter? WHAT pic.twitter.com/QmYicp7BT9

— Luke Miani (@LukeMiani) October 18, 2022

Hear me out - if they HAD released a new Apple Pencil version maybe they could have moved the camera to the long side of the Pro versions.

iPad gets the new camera placement because it still only supports the 1st gen Pencil (and you now need an adapter to charge it, which wtf?)

— Jason Aten (@JasonAten) October 18, 2022

The new iPad keyboard has function keys!!!!! pic.twitter.com/j8eyHVtOms

— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) October 18, 2022

As expected, Apple TV gets a faster chip, iPad Pro update is minimal beyond the M2, the big news is the revamped entry iPad but its price is hiked significantly to $449. The $329 model from last year remains on sale.

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 18, 2022

Comparison of the new Magic Folio keyboard (left) for the new iPad vs the existing Magic keyboard for the iPad Pro (right). pic.twitter.com/HVf8wQf05V

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) October 18, 2022

Just make the Apple Pencil capable of charging on a MagSafe puck and be done with it. Seriously - that’s the reason we still have to deal with the camera in the wrong place! That’s a really poor trade off.

— Jason Aten (@JasonAten) October 18, 2022

"Apple Pencil (1st generation) is compatible with the new iPad. A new USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter is required for pairing and charging and is included in the box with a new version of Apple Pencil (1st generation) for $99”

— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) October 18, 2022

Oh that is bizarre. Do they just have a warehouse full of them they’re trying to get rid of?

— Ben McCarthy (@BenRiceM) October 18, 2022

The pencil adapter should be in the box. Weird omission for something that they claim is so vital to using the iPad.

— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) October 18, 2022

Apple TV remote getting a USB-C port now indicates they don't plan on updating the box again for another hundred years

— Benjamin Mayo (@bzamayo) October 18, 2022

What's interesting about the new Apple TV 4K is that the price has been cut to $129 for the new starting point.

— Kevin Accettulla (@kevinaccettulla) October 18, 2022

Arguably the bigger news is that Apple refreshed the 4K Apple TV and lowered the price to $129 for the WiFi-only version (Ethernet and double storage is $20 more)https://t.co/HOWRhoHv2p

— Jason Aten (@JasonAten) October 18, 2022

Only $.75/mo. for 12 months. That’s a bargain! pic.twitter.com/BCQHRu6aZe

— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) October 18, 2022

Apple Pencil Gen 1 users will need to buy an adapter to charge their stylus with the new iPad as it gets USB-C but the Pencil is still using Lightning Port. Apple doing this instead of giving 2nd Gen Pencil support to iPad.

And they removed chargers for the EnViRoNmEnT. LoL

— Prakhar Khanna (@Parkyprakhar) October 18, 2022

An adapter. To charge the pencil. Because wireless charging the 2nd gen messed with margins, no doubt.

It takes real effort to make the charging situation for Pencil 1st gen *worse*

— Jonathan Heron (@jonathanheron) October 18, 2022

Apple has announced the new Apple TV for $129 with the A15 chip and double the storage.

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 18, 2022

Oh neat, the new cheap iPad keyboard comes with function/media keys 👀

— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) October 18, 2022

Apple: we will support Thread / Matter
Also Apple: we're going to make sure you pay more for that privilege.

Thread is only in the Ehternet / $150+tax version.https://t.co/kBFH9torqD

— Manan 🤦🏽‍♂️ (@manan) October 18, 2022

the worst thing about this new ipad that it's still using the 1st gen apple pencil and you need an adapter for it to pair 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/uHBUqouvWf

— ナチョスケ 🏴🌿 (@_nachisuke) October 18, 2022

the new magic keyboard folio is basically a clone of the logitech combo touch and countless other tablet keyboards and it costs $250

— dan skellington (@dcseifert) October 18, 2022

The adapter thing is crazy.

— Stephen Robles (@stephenrobles) October 18, 2022

Gear,Gear / Gear News and Events https://t.co/18ZOZ7bMKl #digitalmarketing #seo #AI rondinelli_digital

— Marcelo Rondinelli ⚡ (@John_McClaneBr) October 18, 2022