Apple Tweaks iPad Configs and Pricing
Even while focusing on the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2, Apple found time to tweak the iPad lineup’s configuration and pricing. The standard iPads — the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, and iPad mini 2 — just became better deals. Prices remain the same, but for each price point, Apple doubled the base storage. You can now buy the iPad Air 2 or iPad mini 4 with either 32 GB ($399 for Wi-Fi or $529 for Wi-Fi plus cellular) or 128 GB ($499/$629), and the iPad mini 2 in just a 32 GB configuration ($269/$399). On the iPad Pro front, the storage options are unchanged for both the 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch models, but the 128 GB configurations dropped in price by $50, and the 256 GB configurations are now $100 cheaper. Our question is if this minor adjustment will be the only change to the iPad lineup that we’ll see for the rest of the year, or if Apple has new models up its sleeve.
Hopefully, new iPad models will be released in October.
I desperately want a Mini Pro with no RAM, CPU, or other feature compromises. I'm resigned to not getting it, but it means no new iPad for me since the bigger ones are just too big.
Maybe I missed an Apple announcement that iPad 3 CANNOT upgrade to iOS 10. My iPad will continue to stay at iOS 9.5.3. Looks like Apple is forcing older iPad owners to buy NEW iPads. I think this is the FIRST time Apple has done this with iOS.?? Is there a WORK AROUND FOR THIS??
I have an iMac - same age as my iPad - will it be able to upgrade to MacOS 12? ?
You can keep using your iPad 3, it just won't be running iOS 10. It's certainly not the first version of iOS to drop support for older hardware, that was iOS 4. I'm not sure which version of iOS dropped support for the first iPad model, the iPad 2 was supported for a surprising number of versions.
https://tidbits.com/article/12599
The iPad 3 was released in 2012. Late 2009 iMacs and newer are supported by macOS Sierra. Sierra will be the first Mac OS version in four years to drop support for some hardware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sierra#System_requirements