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The iPad works fine as it is. And I think the base ipad and/or the ipad air are perfectly and totally fine for the kind of work that most people would do there

The iPad works fine as it is. And I think the base ipad and/or the ipad air are perfectly and totally fine for the kind of work that most people would do there (reading, annotating, some video watching). iPad Pros were useful once (when the basic ipad was a bit underpowered or had a worse screen, or no pencil support), but now their existence doesn't seem so necessary to me (of course, it's the usual Pro thing: maybe a lot of people don't feel the need for a Mac Pro, and yet some people scream they TOTALLY want such a thing). I think the iPad and the iPad Air are here to stay. I couldn't swear about the iPad Pro. I'd really like to hear from iPad Pro power-users - what's something that you can only get in a Pro?

tomduncalf 6y ago
>What's something that you can only get in a Pro? For me at this point, it's just the screen size. Personally I think once you get used to the 12.9", any other size feels too small, especially if you are doing anything creative like photo editing or music making.
radimm 6y ago
Right now diff between Air vs Pro is limited. For me the only noticeable thing is ProMotion (120Hz). Can't say 2 GB of additional RAM is seen somewhere as big differentiator. So it goes down to 12.9" screen size option.
bjohnson225 6y ago
Mainly the large 13" screen. My partner has a job which involves reading lots of documents, taking notes and then reading/sending emails. The iPad Pro is more comfortable than the rest of the range for split screen mode. The notes can all be written with the pencil and then the iPad can be easily attached to a keyboard for when you need to send long emails.
jimmydorry 6y ago
Screen size is the largest differentiator between the Pro and standard iPads. I got a first gen iPad Pro (back in 2015!) and it's still running smoothly to this day. It runs the latest iPadOS. Meanwhile, my co-workers and family iPads have all failed, broken, or become obsolete several times since then. I use the iPad Pro daily for: - Evening reading - Reading on flights - Laptop replacement while travelling - Recreational writing with bluetooth keyboard - Recreational doodling with Apple Pencil - Light productivity tasks like email, etc. - General browsing
- alanfranz 6y ago
  Thanks everybody. So, it boils down to the size. This makes sense. I can imagine Apple discontinuing the 10" iPad Pro in the future. I'm an iPad Pro 2nd gen owner myself, and I love the device. But I bought it 2nd hand and I could have picked an Air instead with no regrets. > my co-workers and family iPads have all failed, broken, or become obsolete several times since then. I suppose they were older devices, though, weren't they? the latest ipadOS seems to support most (all?) ipads from 2014 onwards.
amelius 6y ago
> The iPad works fine as it is. Where is the USB port?

tomduncalf 6y ago

>What's something that you can only get in a Pro? For me at this point, it's just the screen size. Personally I think once you get used to the 12.9", any other size feels too small, especially if you are doing anything creative like photo editing or music making.

radimm 6y ago

Right now diff between Air vs Pro is limited. For me the only noticeable thing is ProMotion (120Hz). Can't say 2 GB of additional RAM is seen somewhere as big differentiator. So it goes down to 12.9" screen size option.

bjohnson225 6y ago

Mainly the large 13" screen. My partner has a job which involves reading lots of documents, taking notes and then reading/sending emails. The iPad Pro is more comfortable than the rest of the range for split screen mode. The notes can all be written with the pencil and then the iPad can be easily attached to a keyboard for when you need to send long emails.

jimmydorry 6y ago

Screen size is the largest differentiator between the Pro and standard iPads. I got a first gen iPad Pro (back in 2015!) and it's still running smoothly to this day. It runs the latest iPadOS. Meanwhile, my co-workers and family iPads have all failed, broken, or become obsolete several times since then. I use the iPad Pro daily for: - Evening reading - Reading on flights - Laptop replacement while travelling - Recreational writing with bluetooth keyboard - Recreational doodling with Apple Pencil - Light productivity tasks like email, etc. - General browsing

alanfranz 6y ago
Thanks everybody. So, it boils down to the size. This makes sense. I can imagine Apple discontinuing the 10" iPad Pro in the future. I'm an iPad Pro 2nd gen owner myself, and I love the device. But I bought it 2nd hand and I could have picked an Air instead with no regrets. > my co-workers and family iPads have all failed, broken, or become obsolete several times since then. I suppose they were older devices, though, weren't they? the latest ipadOS seems to support most (all?) ipads from 2014 onwards.

amelius 6y ago

> The iPad works fine as it is. Where is the USB port?