Unless I’m mis-remembering, Apple also markets the entry-level iPad (and of course, by extension, the Pro) as a laptop replacement. There are a ton of people for whom it’s a perfectly fine laptop replacement. I’m guessing that Pro Apps on iOS are gong to come with a monetized lure. I haven’t paid for a FCP and Logic Pro update in almost 10 years. The IPad Pro will eventually sync up the features with the power but as I’ve said in other threads they’re not just going to deliver iPad versions of the Pro Apps and call it a day. They finally realize they don’t have to pit the two lines against each other anymore. Apple doesn’t advertise “What’s a Computer?” Ads anymore. Notice that Tim Cook never says “We view that iPad as the clearest expression of computing” anymore. Samsung doesn’t really care about the Galaxy Tablets and Amazon chucks out cheap Kindle Fires every couple of years. To add a Jobs’ism…we still Trucks and the iPad is simply not a Truck.Īpple has essentially won the Tablet wars. I see the iPad as what it’s always been for heavier workflows. I don’t consider rants about Multitasking to be very valid with mobile devices as they are constrained by RAM limits and batteries something their desktop equivalents on AC have a decided advantage. My problem is few sites cogently articulated what exact features they needed in iPadOS 15 to truly make it a Pro device worthy of the M1. I prefer the smaller size (presentations, meeting notes) but when traveling I prefer the 12.9" because it is functioning as my laptop replacement. Now, what I will have to decide this fall is whether to stick with the 12.9" iPad or go with the 11". Formal paper/proposal development (Word or Pages).Writing research and complex writing projects (Scrivener, DEVONthink).Speaking notes when making presentations (all of my speaking notes are prepared and reside in Scrivener, which works great for speaking notes when in Focus mode).Writing when the focus is the text, not research (Scrivener).My travel device (I’ve started traveling again, finally).Having also settled on my apps of choice (I experimented with and struggled between using Obsidian and Craft but have settled on Craft) here are my basic apps and device utilization. But with the M1’s battery life of 8-10 hours and its speed, I’m reallocating my work flow between the two devices. I would still be inclined to use the iPad for ~90% of my work if the battery life on the MBP was still around 4-6 hours. Due to the nature of my work I am in a better position to do so than those with more technical needs. I’m taking a slightly different route, having also at one time tried to replace the MBP with the iPad. But there’s a Smart Keyboard going to the marketplace at some point. Personally, that’s what I’m going to do, and use my iPad for handwriting notes and content consumption - two things it’s stellar at.
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