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Well at the end of the day the processors are bottlenecked by its OS. What real value does an iPad bring that a typical iPhone + Mac combo misses? (Other than b

Well at the end of the day the processors are bottlenecked by its OS. What real value does an iPad bring that a typical iPhone + Mac combo misses? (Other than being a digital notebook…)

cooper_ganglia 2y ago
Digital artist's can get a lot of use out of it, I'd assume. The Apple Pencil seems pretty nice with the iPad.
- daniel31x13 2y ago
  This. If you’re anything other than a digital artist/someone who genuinely prefers writing over typing, an iPad is just an extra tool for you to waste your money on. I had one of the earlier versions and this was pretty much its only use case…
JohnBooty 2y ago
I wound up getting a 2019 iPad Pro for 50% off, so $500 or so. Thought I would use it as a work/play hybrid. Surprisingly (at least to me) I feel that I've more than gotten my money's worth out of it despite it being almost entirely strictly a consumption device. I tote it around the house so I can watch or listen to things while I'm doing other things. It's also nice to keep on the dining room table so I can read the news or watch something while we're eating. I could do every single one of these things with my laptop, but... that laptop is my primary work tool. I don't like to carry it all over the place, exposing it to spills and dust, etc. The only real work-related task is serving as a secondary monitor (via AirPlay) for my laptop when I travel. $500 isn't pocket change, but I've gotten 48 months of enjoyment and would expect at least another 24 to 36 months. That's about $6 a month, or possibly more like $3-4 per month if I resell it eventually. Worth it for me.
- beacon294 2y ago
  I loved my 2017 ipad pro but I retired it because I noticed my productivity went way down and my consumption went way up.
  - seuraughty 2y ago
    Yeah I had the same experience and ultimately got rid of an M1 iPad Pro for an M3 MacBook Air. I still have the ease and portability for watching videos while doing the dishes or on an airplane, with the added benefit of a keyboard and OS for productivity in case the muse visits.
hot_gril 2y ago
My wife has a new iPad for grad school, and I'm convinced it's mainly an extra category for some customers to spend more money on if they already have a Mac and iPhone. The school supplied it, then she spent $400+ on the keyboard and other damn dongles to bring the hardware sorta up to par with a laptop, hoping to replace her 2013 MBP. In the end, she still has to rely on the MBP daily because there's always something the iPad can't do. Usually something small like a website not fully working on it.
tiltowait 2y ago
I often prefer (as in enjoy) using my iPad Pro over my 16" M1 MBP, but I think the only thing my iPad is actually better for is drawing.

Well at the end of the day the processors are bottlenecked by its OS. What real value does an iPad bring that a typical iPhone + Mac combo misses? (Other than being a digital notebook…)

cooper_ganglia 2y ago

Digital artist's can get a lot of use out of it, I'd assume. The Apple Pencil seems pretty nice with the iPad.

daniel31x13 2y ago
This. If you’re anything other than a digital artist/someone who genuinely prefers writing over typing, an iPad is just an extra tool for you to waste your money on. I had one of the earlier versions and this was pretty much its only use case…

JohnBooty 2y ago

I wound up getting a 2019 iPad Pro for 50% off, so $500 or so. Thought I would use it as a work/play hybrid. Surprisingly (at least to me) I feel that I've more than gotten my money's worth out of it despite it being almost entirely strictly a consumption device. I tote it around the house so I can watch or listen to things while I'm doing other things. It's also nice to keep on the dining room table so I can read the news or watch something while we're eating. I could do every single one of these things with my laptop, but... that laptop is my primary work tool. I don't like to carry it all over the place, exposing it to spills and dust, etc. The only real work-related task is serving as a secondary monitor (via AirPlay) for my laptop when I travel. $500 isn't pocket change, but I've gotten 48 months of enjoyment and would expect at least another 24 to 36 months. That's about $6 a month, or possibly more like $3-4 per month if I resell it eventually. Worth it for me.

beacon294 2y ago
I loved my 2017 ipad pro but I retired it because I noticed my productivity went way down and my consumption went way up.
- seuraughty 2y ago
  Yeah I had the same experience and ultimately got rid of an M1 iPad Pro for an M3 MacBook Air. I still have the ease and portability for watching videos while doing the dishes or on an airplane, with the added benefit of a keyboard and OS for productivity in case the muse visits.

hot_gril 2y ago

My wife has a new iPad for grad school, and I'm convinced it's mainly an extra category for some customers to spend more money on if they already have a Mac and iPhone. The school supplied it, then she spent $400+ on the keyboard and other damn dongles to bring the hardware sorta up to par with a laptop, hoping to replace her 2013 MBP. In the end, she still has to rely on the MBP daily because there's always something the iPad can't do. Usually something small like a website not fully working on it.

tiltowait 2y ago

I often prefer (as in enjoy) using my iPad Pro over my 16" M1 MBP, but I think the only thing my iPad is actually better for is drawing.