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I got a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 2018 and sent it back, now I'm thinking about selling the iPad to buy a Surface Go 2: kickstand included, WSL 2 when need

I got a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 2018 and sent it back, now I'm thinking about selling the iPad to buy a Surface Go 2: kickstand included, WSL 2 when needed, keyboard with a function row. My only worry is that the experience in tablet mode is gonna be subpar.

hn_check 6y ago
And? What's your point?
balls187 6y ago
> My only worry is that the experience in tablet mode is gonna be subpar. That was my experience with the Surface Go. The battery life was much worse than my ipad mini 2. There are far less dedicated apps for Windows 10, so much of my tablet workflow involved using the web browser to access services. For batter life alone, I returned the surface go, and bought and ipad pro.
- loyukfai 6y ago
  Meanwhile, MS is touting the "bigger" battery in the Go 2. That's, 27Wh [1] vs 26.12Wh [2] of the original. Go figure. [1] https://youtu.be/kVAa-I8s9V0?t=180 https://youtu.be/kVAa-I8s9V0?t=180 [2] https://surfacetip.com/how-much-surface-battery-capacity-in-mah/ https://surfacetip.com/how-much-surface-battery-capacity-in-...
mey 6y ago
Things to consider when pricing the Go 2, upgrading from Windows S to Windows Pro and for make sure to get a drive bigger than 64gb. Windows isn't really a comfortable experience with so little storage space over the years.
whywhywhywhy 6y ago
Surface Go and iPad Pro are not comparable products. I have a Surface Go and it's a great little machine for what it is but iPad Pro should be compared to the Surface X.
wwice 6y ago
Be ready to say good it to a lot of apps.
the_mitsuhiko 6y ago
> I got a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 2018 and sent it back May I ask why?
- eludwig 6y ago
  Apologies for jumping in here, but hopefully parent will answer your question. I have noticed that a lot of the reviews & comments about the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro are separated by size. People who have the 12.9 seem to be much happier (on the whole) than people who have the 11. I have the 12.9 and I love it. The keyboard is fully as large as a laptop keyboard and the trackpad is smaller than a MacBook's, but still very usable. The 11 users complain that many of the keys are too small and the track pad is just too teeny to use reasonably. Obviously, physical input devices are very personal and have much to do with your hand size, your height, etc. I will say that one downside is that the case is heavy. It makes the 12.9 fully as beefy as the 13 inch MacBook Pro. The upside is that the ease of pulling the iPad away from the case encourages using the iPad naked (when a keyboard isn't needed), which is so nice for lap browsing, comic reading, etc.
  - eanzenberg 6y ago
    I have the 11 and am very happy with it, beside the price.
- ArmandGrillet 6y ago
  I consume content on my iPad and thought that having a keyboard would make me using it more productively. Turned out that the keyboard is not that great in my opinion (11", AZERTY, impossible to do a Ç in one second like I do everyday on a standard magic keyboard) and that the trackpad is a tiny bit too small for me.
Ididntdothis 6y ago
“My only worry is that the experience in tablet mode is gonna be subpar.” From my experience it’s not just subpar. It’s basically very sad.
jsjohnst 6y ago
> I got a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 2018 and sent it back What didn’t you like about it? I have one and feel it’s a huge improvement and very worth the price I paid.
- eanzenberg 6y ago
  I got one too, the keyboard and touchpad are great.
jamesgeck0 6y ago
The Surface Go makes a lot of compromises to provide a janky experience in both laptop and tablet mode, and I am here for it. There's an unbelievable amount of dorky coolness is being able to swap from Gvim in laptop mode to Slay the Spire in tablet mode. The biggest issue with touch on the Surface Go 2 is that Microsoft is dropping support for classic Edge in the near future, and no other Windows browser feels quite as snappy on low end devices or as good on a touch screen yet.
maxbaines 6y ago
Go Pro X, lice a little. Seriously though I am using one and could not be happier vs an IPad definitely but vs a PC using a RDP also.

hn_check 6y ago

And? What's your point?

balls187 6y ago

> My only worry is that the experience in tablet mode is gonna be subpar. That was my experience with the Surface Go. The battery life was much worse than my ipad mini 2. There are far less dedicated apps for Windows 10, so much of my tablet workflow involved using the web browser to access services. For batter life alone, I returned the surface go, and bought and ipad pro.

loyukfai 6y ago
Meanwhile, MS is touting the "bigger" battery in the Go 2. That's, 27Wh [1] vs 26.12Wh [2] of the original. Go figure. [1] https://youtu.be/kVAa-I8s9V0?t=180 https://youtu.be/kVAa-I8s9V0?t=180 [2] https://surfacetip.com/how-much-surface-battery-capacity-in-mah/ https://surfacetip.com/how-much-surface-battery-capacity-in-...

mey 6y ago

Things to consider when pricing the Go 2, upgrading from Windows S to Windows Pro and for make sure to get a drive bigger than 64gb. Windows isn't really a comfortable experience with so little storage space over the years.

whywhywhywhy 6y ago

Surface Go and iPad Pro are not comparable products. I have a Surface Go and it's a great little machine for what it is but iPad Pro should be compared to the Surface X.

wwice 6y ago

Be ready to say good it to a lot of apps.

the_mitsuhiko 6y ago

> I got a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 2018 and sent it back May I ask why?

eludwig 6y ago
Apologies for jumping in here, but hopefully parent will answer your question. I have noticed that a lot of the reviews & comments about the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro are separated by size. People who have the 12.9 seem to be much happier (on the whole) than people who have the 11. I have the 12.9 and I love it. The keyboard is fully as large as a laptop keyboard and the trackpad is smaller than a MacBook's, but still very usable. The 11 users complain that many of the keys are too small and the track pad is just too teeny to use reasonably. Obviously, physical input devices are very personal and have much to do with your hand size, your height, etc. I will say that one downside is that the case is heavy. It makes the 12.9 fully as beefy as the 13 inch MacBook Pro. The upside is that the ease of pulling the iPad away from the case encourages using the iPad naked (when a keyboard isn't needed), which is so nice for lap browsing, comic reading, etc.
- eanzenberg 6y ago
  I have the 11 and am very happy with it, beside the price.
ArmandGrillet 6y ago
I consume content on my iPad and thought that having a keyboard would make me using it more productively. Turned out that the keyboard is not that great in my opinion (11", AZERTY, impossible to do a Ç in one second like I do everyday on a standard magic keyboard) and that the trackpad is a tiny bit too small for me.

Ididntdothis 6y ago

“My only worry is that the experience in tablet mode is gonna be subpar.” From my experience it’s not just subpar. It’s basically very sad.

jsjohnst 6y ago

> I got a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 2018 and sent it back What didn’t you like about it? I have one and feel it’s a huge improvement and very worth the price I paid.

eanzenberg 6y ago
I got one too, the keyboard and touchpad are great.

jamesgeck0 6y ago

The Surface Go makes a lot of compromises to provide a janky experience in both laptop and tablet mode, and I am here for it. There's an unbelievable amount of dorky coolness is being able to swap from Gvim in laptop mode to Slay the Spire in tablet mode. The biggest issue with touch on the Surface Go 2 is that Microsoft is dropping support for classic Edge in the near future, and no other Windows browser feels quite as snappy on low end devices or as good on a touch screen yet.

maxbaines 6y ago

Go Pro X, lice a little. Seriously though I am using one and could not be happier vs an IPad definitely but vs a PC using a RDP also.