Ngokusho kwedatha yenkampani yokuhlaziya I-Strategy Analytics Ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kukhuphuke futhi engxenyeni yesine ka-2018. Ngempela, kusuka kuma-iPads ayizigidi ezingu-13,2 athengiswe ngesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2017, le nombolo ikhuphuke yaba yizigidi ezingu-14,5, okubonisa ukwanda cishe kwe-10%.
I-Strategy Analytics ilinganisela intengo emaphakathi ye-iPad ku-$463, engu-$18 ngaphezulu kunonyaka odlule. Lokhu akumangazi, nokho, njengoba i-Apple yenyusa intengo ye-iPad Pros ngo-2018. Ngo-2017, imodeli eshibhe kakhulu ibiza u-$649, kuyilapho i-iPad Pro ka-2018 iqala ku-$799. I-Apple isahamba phambili ngenani lamaphilisi adayisiwe, njengoba imbangi yawo enkulu i-Samsung idayise cishe amaphilisi ayizigidi ezingu-7,5, okuyisigamu kuphela senani lenkampani yama-apula.
Ngokuqondene nesistimu yokusebenza, i-Android ingumholi lapha, ehlanganisa amaphesenti angu-60 ayo yonke imakethe yethebhulethi. Kodwa le nombolo iyaqondakala, ngoba amaphilisi ane-Android angatholakala ngokoqobo amakhulu ambalwa, kuyilapho i-iPad eshibhile ibiza izinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye. Isamba semali engenayo ye-iPad sikhuphuke safinyelela ku-$6,7 billion, okuwukunyuka okungu-17% ngo-2017.
Ngakho-ke i-iPad yenza kahle, okungenakushiwo nge-iPhone. Ukuthengiswa kwayo kwehle cishe ngezigidi eziyi-2018 engxenyeni yokugcina ka-10, okuwukulahlekelwa okukhulu kwe-Apple, okungenzeka ukuthi ama-iPads kufanele abambe kulo nyaka.
Sekuyisikhathi eside ngisocingweni mayelana ne-iPad. Bengingacaci ngenjongo yomshini. Bengikhathazekile ukuthi ilungele imidlalo kuphela. Umngane ubene-iPad Pro iminyaka futhi ngacabanga ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kuyangabazeka. Manje ngithenge i-iPad 2018 128GB ekupheleni kukaDisemba. Ngokushesha ngithenge ikhibhodi ye-ZAGG ekhanyisa emuva ngemiqhele engu-2600. Ngemva kwesikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga, ngijabule. NgineZwi eligcwele ne-Excel kuyo, lisebenza njengaku-PC. Uma ngingadlali imidlalo noma ngibukele i-TV, izinsuku ezi-3 zokugcina. Angikaze ngisebenzise i-laptop ye-Linux endala kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Emsebenzini, ngixhume kuyo iphrinta nesithwebuli nge-wifi. Ikhibhodi ye-ZAGG nayo iyamunca. Sengivele ngiqonde ukuthi abantu abaningi bayisebenzisela ukushintsha i-laptop. Ngine-Mac yokuhlela kanye ne-iPad yakho konke okunye. Ihamba ngendlela emangalisayo, isilungele ukusebenza ngokushesha. Angizisoli nangesisodwa isicoco. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngithenge ngokuthengiswa kwe-10200. I-Android kuleyo ntengo inikeza imishini emihle ephepheni, kodwa i-iPad isebenza kahle kakhulu. Amafoni e-Android cishe angcono, kodwa amathebulethi awekho. Futhi ngeqiniso lokuthi ngenza yonke into ku-iPad, i-SE encane ingilungele.
Nakhoke. I-iPad iyidivayisi "yokhiye" kimi. Uma bekufanele nginqume ukuthi iyiphi idivayisi engizovumela amadoda ayisebenzise, i-iPad izowina. Isahamba kahle futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo yenza izinto eziningi kahle kuyo.