“Case manufacturer Urban Armor Gear appears to be preparing a case for the rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro,” Ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac. “A stock system at an Apple Authorized Reseller shared with 9to5Mac shows a UAG Metropolis Folio Case ‘for iPad 10.5-inch’ in three color combinations, with availability listed as June 2017.”
“The evidence for a new 10.5-inch iPad model is pretty persuasive,” Lovejoy reports. “A KGI report back in August of last year first said that the new model was in the works, alongside a new low-cost 9.7-inch iPad. That latter model was of course launched in March.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: As Lovejoy notes, “it’s not unusual for case manufacturers to plan new products – and even manufacture them – on the basis of rumors.” Or maybe we’ll be getting at least one new iPad around about WWDC.
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It’s why I held off on buying this new basic lower priced iPad until I could see this 10.5″ one. My iPad 3 is in desperate need of replacement but it’s nice to see all the options, even if they will be a bit pricier. I use my iPad constantly.
In exactly the same situation, my 3 does a decent job but really needs a replacement in all reality, so want to make a comparison between low or high level alternatives before committing.
Hmmm.. about to get iPad Pro at $100 off at Best Buy- my iPad 4 is giving me heartburn. Waiting to spend the big bucks on iMac Pro. But if new iPad shows in a few weeks… Then again, if I had realized I’d be waiting this long for a “refresh” of my old, dead iMac, I’d have had one by now. Can’t run Logic on my phone or iPad- any iPad. Maybe waiting is almost always a bad idea- buy what you need Today.
I almost thought that read ‘Case maker preps for Mac Pro’ LOL. Wishful thinking.
Sounds good, but w 10.5″ iPad Pro wouldn’t do it for me. Have been planning for some time on getting a 12.9 iPad Pro for a creative project. I’ll be using it for drawing tablet-type input so I need real estate.
I can wait for a while and have held off since I figure a refresh is likely soon. Might as well go for the latest and greatest. Hopefully a 12.9 refresh will show up with this rumored 10.5 model.
It would be so nice for Apple to actually support common document sizes so one could read them at full resolution on a screen.