I don't understand the allure of a "pro" iPad. Wouldn't you just want a laptop then? The keyboard is (at least for me) the fastest accurate text input device ever invented. It's the main reason I type everything instead of write it by hand.
No, a 13" Cintiq is perfect for artists, & photographers who need a 13" Cintiq.
This is perfect for anyone who has no idea what they're doing.
The Surface Pro 3, for example, clocks in at about 256 levels. Good enough for note taking, not good enough for any serious graphics workflow.
Even Wacom's $99.00 "Inkling" clocks in at 1,248 levels.
The only serious competitor against Wacom that I have seen is "Huion" out of Shenzhen.
A 12" class tablet with a keyboard case is, I find (I use a Galaxy Note Pro 12.2), a very good reading platform (better than a laptop, since you can use it like a tablet without the keyboard getting in the way) as well as a decent laptop substitute for lots of uses.
Its not as good as a laptop for all uses -- and I still do use a laptop -- but its pretty much the sweet spot for me for tablets.
Also, I think apple has a problem in that they've essentially exhausted mass market products, ie products everyone wants. Does this ipad fill a hole in their lineup? I think so. But people get disappointed if apple doesn't sell a million of each widget a quarter. Even look at the ipad business as a whole; I think most companies not apple would be very happy to have such a lucrative product. It's just when you compare it to iphones, the most successful consumer product of the last 20 years, that it is lacking.
Yeah, actually