1) they're great for certain kinds of graphic art. 2) they're great for various sorts of low-end creative work, like making films (think: for kids or adults to

1) they're great for certain kinds of graphic art. 2) they're great for various sorts of low-end creative work, like making films (think: for kids or adults to learn the basics of shooting and editing on a single device capable of making something half-decent, not pro-level) 3) Good as a writing terminal, given an external keyboard. Better than a laptop in a lot of ways. 4) The 12.9" pro's the best device I've seen for reading comics, by far. 5) iPads are easily the best devices I've seen for reading PDFs (lots of non-fiction books and papers) 6) in a lot of important ways, they Just Work, unlike most other computing devices. More so than macOS machines, even, by a good margin. 7) it's where edutainment and casual science software's at now. Want software for some not-super-serious stargazing? You'll want an iPad. Edutainment programs for kids (like the Math Blasters and Number Munchers and Microsoft Dinosaurs! of yore) are mostly on iPads. Swift playground, for that matter. 8) can be positioned to take up a lot less space on a desk than a laptop while in use—nice when you need that desk space for other things, like books or notebooks. 9) portable second monitor for your macbook.