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I was surprised by how frequently I use my iPad Air. Its limitations are real, and sometimes frustrating. But it’s still a device that’s just easy to reach for

I was surprised by how frequently I use my iPad Air. Its limitations are real, and sometimes frustrating. But it’s still a device that’s just easy to reach for and use a lot through the day. Whenever I’m ready to upgrade I’m shelling out for the Pro. I do agree that it’s not suitable for serious productivity work (and that that is kind of disappointing when the hardware is the same as a MacBook) but for videos and reading and Web browsing it’s hard to beat.

tkgally 4y ago
> ... it’s not suitable for serious productivity work ... but for videos and reading and Web browsing it’s hard to beat That’s my position, too. I’ve been using iPads since the first generation, and in the early years I tried a couple of times to make them my main tool for writing, e-mail, and other work requiring a keyboard or the manipulation of files. That became frustrating very quickly, and I soon went back to my computer. But now I do almost all of my reading and video watching on my iPad Pro, and I love it for that. It’s also great for handwritten work—scribbling notes on PDFs, drawing pictures, etc.