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I own a 2018 iPad Pro, and it's possibly the best & most versatile device I've ever owned. Among the things I use it for are: surfing the web whilst on the couc

I own a 2018 iPad Pro, and it's possibly the best & most versatile device I've ever owned. Among the things I use it for are: surfing the web whilst on the couch, checking in on my RSS feeds, casual gaming, watching movies, reading PDF & Kindle e-books, handwritten & typed notes for work & study, replying emails, portable RDP, VNC & SSH client on the go. And I'm probably still forgetting a lot of things...

mulmen 5y ago
Yeah I just use a combination of my Mac and iPhone to do all that. The iPad is an awkward middle spot for me. Different strokes.
- jordanab 5y ago
  Fair enough. I had the same feeling with older tablets that I owned (early iPad's and Samsung Android tablets), but the iPad Pro did hit a sweet spot for me.
roody15 5y ago
not sure i am with you on “versatile”
emptyfile 5y ago
So about half as versatile as a big phone.
monkmartinez 5y ago
Agree its a great tablet! It is versatile and I use the pencil quite a bit... HOWEVER, if it could boot to a desktop OS in addition to iPadOS... it would be the absolute killer machine for almost every use case under the sun, imo.
- jordanab 5y ago
  I absolutely agree.
jandrese 5y ago
surfing the web whilst on the couch -- consuming media checking in on my RSS feeds -- consuming media casual gaming -- consuming media watching movies -- consuming media reading PDF & Kindle e-books -- consuming media handwritten & typed notes for work & study -- light typing replying emails -- light typing portable RDP, VNC & SSH client on the go -- not sure This is what the OP was complaining about. It's fine for consuming media, but the Pro part was supposed to be about people creating things. Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment.
- jordanab 5y ago
  Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment Apart from maybe graphics design, I don't believe the iPad Pro was ever advertised to do those things (if I'm not mistaken), so I can imagine your disappointment if you expected to do those things on it.
  - jermeh 5y ago
    If you read the press release, Apple VERY heavily emphasizes "creative workflows"
    - silicon2401 5y ago
      Do you take all marketing that seriously? IMO it's best to decide what a tool is best for based on quantitative measures, and assume marketing material is just meaningless fluff to get readers excited. I'm pretty sure you can find $200 laptops get advertised as great for creative workflows

mulmen 5y ago

Yeah I just use a combination of my Mac and iPhone to do all that. The iPad is an awkward middle spot for me. Different strokes.

jordanab 5y ago
Fair enough. I had the same feeling with older tablets that I owned (early iPad's and Samsung Android tablets), but the iPad Pro did hit a sweet spot for me.

roody15 5y ago

not sure i am with you on “versatile”

emptyfile 5y ago

So about half as versatile as a big phone.

monkmartinez 5y ago

Agree its a great tablet! It is versatile and I use the pencil quite a bit... HOWEVER, if it could boot to a desktop OS in addition to iPadOS... it would be the absolute killer machine for almost every use case under the sun, imo.

jordanab 5y ago
I absolutely agree.

jandrese 5y ago

surfing the web whilst on the couch -- consuming media checking in on my RSS feeds -- consuming media casual gaming -- consuming media watching movies -- consuming media reading PDF & Kindle e-books -- consuming media handwritten & typed notes for work & study -- light typing replying emails -- light typing portable RDP, VNC & SSH client on the go -- not sure This is what the OP was complaining about. It's fine for consuming media, but the Pro part was supposed to be about people creating things. Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment.

jordanab 5y ago
Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment Apart from maybe graphics design, I don't believe the iPad Pro was ever advertised to do those things (if I'm not mistaken), so I can imagine your disappointment if you expected to do those things on it.
- jermeh 5y ago
  If you read the press release, Apple VERY heavily emphasizes "creative workflows"
  - silicon2401 5y ago
    Do you take all marketing that seriously? IMO it's best to decide what a tool is best for based on quantitative measures, and assume marketing material is just meaningless fluff to get readers excited. I'm pretty sure you can find $200 laptops get advertised as great for creative workflows