An iPad and iPhone mostly display one thing. One app or maybe a second one in split screen. A laptop can run many things simultaneously. Web browser, Office su

An iPad and iPhone mostly display one thing. One app or maybe a second one in split screen. A laptop can run many things simultaneously. Web browser, Office suite, Musik, EMail client, Cloud sync... Even my mother struggled with 8GB RAM on here work machine and she is by far no PC expert. She writes emails and letters, opens spreadsheets and websites. Sometimes she gets a call and has to open another document or website. End of RAM. I would NOT recommend the 8GB Macbook Pro for professional work.