Actualização:
Apple confirma a produção do iPad de 128GB e distribuição já a partir do dia 5 de Fevereiro
Mais um dia e mais uma informação veiculada sobre o próximo iPad. O interesse cresce pois os factores de pressão são muitos e os analistas do mercado tecnológico acreditam que será por este segmento que começará uma nova ronda de novidades na empresa de Cupertino.
Como vimos há dias, são já muitos os rumores e desta vez foi reportado que a Apple estará a criar um iPad, de quarta geração, de grande capacidade, que terá 128GB de armazenamento.
Este não será um “novo” dispositivo, este será um elemento para uma série já existente que terá como finalidade chegar a um patamar de profissionais que necessitam de dispositivos com mais capacidades, tendo em conta os conteúdos que necessitam de gerir e editar no iPad.
O iPad de quarta geração está disponível nas variantes de 16, 32 e 64GB, com algumas nuances a sugerir que o novo dispositivo, que traz um número de SKU novo, irá oferecer 128 GB de armazenamento interno.
As teorias, que falam num lançamento próximo, sugerem que este iPad deverá ser adoptado exclusivamente por agências governamentais e instituições académicas. Já no passado, a Apple mostrou que está dispostas a criar variações dos seus produtos, para este tipo de utilização, e como tal poderá perfeitamente estar ao alcance desta quarta versão do iPad uma variação deste tipo.
As informações quanto ao hardware são limitadas, mas ao que tudo indica, este será igual em termos de aspecto e mesmo nas cores, branco e preto, como se apresenta nas versões do iPad de quarta geração existente no mercado.
O iPad estará disponível só com WiFi ou com modulo “cellular” integrado. Este terá um valor diferente para compras de grande volume para estabelecimentos de ensino.
Para reforçar as suspeitas, o iOS 6.1 Beta 5, traz algumas pistas sobre a utilização de 128GB, como mostram as imagens em cima, ao qual fazendo uma rapida comparação entre o os dados existentes na versão beta 5 do iOS 6.1 e do actual iOS 6.0, a chave “SystemPartitionPadding” aparece agora um valor “128” em que na versão anterior do iOS era inexistente.
Segundo informações do site 9to5 os preços para este novo modelo “Ultimate” do iPad rondarão os 799 dólares o modelo WiFi e os 929 dólares o modelo “Cellular”.
Press Release
Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Offers Twice the Storage Capacity to Create & Enjoy Even More Incredible Content
CUPERTINO, California―January 29, 2013―Apple® today announced a 128GB* version of the fourth generation iPad® with Retina® display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular models provide twice the storage capacity of the 64GB models to hold even more valuable content including photos, documents, projects, presentations, books, movies, TV shows, music and apps.
“With more than 120 million iPads sold, it’s clear that customers around the world love their iPads, and everyday they are finding more great reasons to work, learn and play on their iPads rather than their old PCs,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With twice the storage capacity and an unparalleled selection of over 300,000 native iPad apps, enterprises, educators and artists have even more reasons to use iPad for all their business and personal needs.”
iPad continues to have a significant impact on business with virtually all of the Fortune 500 and over 85 percent of the Global 500 currently deploying or testing iPad. Companies regularly utilizing large amounts of data such as 3D CAD files, X-rays, film edits, music tracks, project blueprints, training videos and service manuals all benefit from having a greater choice of storage options for iPad. The over 10 million iWork® users, and customers who rely on other incredible apps like Global Apptitude for analyzing team film and creating digital playbooks, Auria for an incredible 48 track recording system, or AutoCAD for drafting architectural and engineering drawings, also benefit greatly from having the choice of an iPad with more storage capacity.
“Our AutoCAD WS app for iOS was designed to give customers seamless access to their designs anywhere, anytime,” said Amy Bunszel, vice president of AutoCAD products for Autodesk. “These files are often large and highly detailed so having the thin and light iPad with its Multitouch display, integrated camera and all-day battery life, is a real advantage for iPad users to view, edit and share their AutoCAD data.”
“The features and capabilities of iPad give us the ability to set a new standard for multitrack recording and editing on a mobile device,” said Rim Buntinas, WaveMachine Labs’ CEO. “Users of the Auria app can play 48 mono or stereo 24bit/96 kHz tracks simultaneously, record up to 24 of those tracks simultaneously, and also edit and mix with familiar tools. With its portability and all-day battery life, iPad has revolutionized recording for audio professionals allowing artists to record anywhere.”
“The bottom line for our customers is winning football games, and iPad running our GamePlan solution unquestionably helps players be as prepared as possible,” said Randall Fusee, Global Apptitude Co-Founder. “The iPad’s unbeatable combination of security, being thin and light, having an incredible Retina display and also being powerful enough to handle large amounts of data enables us to deliver a product that takes film study to a new level and ultimately gives our users the best opportunity to prepare, execute and win.”
The fourth generation iPad features a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display, Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime® HD camera, iOS 6.1 and ultrafast wireless performance**. iOS 6.1 includes support for additional LTE networks around the world***, and iTunes Match℠ subscribers can download individual songs to their iOS devices from iCloud®.
iPad runs over 800,000 apps available on the App Store℠, including more than 300,000 apps designed specifically for iPad, from a wide range of categories including books, games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. iPad also supports the more than 5,000 newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand, and the more than 1.5 million books available on the iBookstore℠.
Pricing & Availability The new 128GB versions of the fourth generation iPad will be available starting Tuesday, February 5, in black or white, for a suggested retail price of $799 (US) for the iPad with Wi-Fi model and $929 (US) for the iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular model. All versions of the 128GB iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.