Exactly, you hit the nail right on the head. Apple doesn’t want to sell you the iPad as a computer replacement because they sell computers. They want the iPad to complement the Mac Just like the iPhone compliments the iPad. Basically they want you to buy their whole ecosystem and most people do and that’s why they’re the biggest company in the world they’re not stupid.
As someone who's owned iPads for years now, I've always just viewed them as very decent tablets and nothing more. I don't think it'd ever replace laptops soon since I doubt it'd be able to provide the same experience as one, whether it's a Macbook or a laptop from outside Apple's ecosystem.
@@biglevian Yeah, many iPad pros already have M-series processors, and other specs that make them basically the same as a low-to-mid range macbook, and with the keyboard, they could basically be a macbook. It makes sense too, since macOS already has a way to dual boot.
@@jojo_da_poe The biggest issue is that MacOS is not designed for touch, this is one of the big reasons Apple doesn't put MacOS on the iPad. But I must admit, I was never much of a laptop person, I have a Workstation/gaming pc at home and use the iPad as a laptop with the Logitech Combo touch keyboard case. for me the iPad does everything that I need a laptop to do, which is file management, browsing the internet, writing E-Mails, watching youtube, editing photos and video, making music and some office work too. Now I must admit, if I need to run a certain program I am able to use windows on my steam deck. for example I used it the other day to use Winamp's Milkdrop visualisations on my projector while DJ'ing at a party.
Musician here. iPads aren't macbooks, and that's it. I use an iPad not because I need it to do what my laptop does, because I want it to do what it doesn't-read sheet music on a stand. A laptop can't do that, and bulky two-in-ones get in the way. Buy the iPad for what it is, not what it isn't!
iPads aren't laptops...then why is Apple giving them an M series processor with desktop capabilities without the actual desktop capabilities in its iOS?
Nobody ever talks about how the iPad is used a lot by artists and graphic designers as basically a portable workstation. They're extremely popular in that scenario.
Yup. I use it for illustration. Ipad Pro though, but I'm not sure who else can use it to it's fullest. I see video creators test it for video editing, but that hardly seems efficient to me. A good graphic tablet with a good, high resolution, colour accurate screen tho? Yeah, an iPad Pro is probably a better bet for an artist.
Not only that but architects, industrial designers, fashion designers. It can’t do every single part of the workflow but it’s so worth it not to have to carry around so many papers, notebooks, sketches, tracing papers, rulers, pencils, etc
Absolutely! As a designer myself, it's frustrating to see these tech CZcamsrs stuck in their own perspective, unable to grasp that some of us actually push the iPad to its full creative potential. 🎨💡
The iPad Pro has every capability to work as well as a laptop but iPadOS simply isn’t as good as any laptop operating system, be it windows or apple. It sucks that the only reason my tablet can’t work the same as my laptop is a software issue, not a performance issue.
Stop being a rational idiot... if I were to mirror your example to make some sense... it needs a few changes. For once, this Honda Civic would have the size of a truck. Secondly, it would be equipped with the same amount of horsepower as a truck. And last, Honda would provide attachments to your Civic that would add the same amount of capabilites as of a truck's. You know what's the barrier here? HONDA. They will equip your Lorry Civic with a system that would impossibilitate you from using your Civic as Truck. That is the case of the Ipad with Apple. It uses the same chip as mac does, has extremely similar specs, and for the bigger model it basically has the same size of a macbook. The software is what restricts user from using the Ipad as a laptop. Why? Well, because Honda wants to sell you their Civic model along with their Trucks. That's it.😊
@@nurikkulanbaev3628 It’s functional, but it doesn’t feel “Pro”, or like a complete laptop replacement. At least, not yet. I don’t think OS improvements or app optimization would make it less solid. Thanks for letting me know you use Linux, I guess?
As a student, im sooo glad i picked the ipad air over macbook. Lifesaver. I can do all my work anywhere. Excellent to take notes on, on the go drawing and vector work.
@@Dispensationalismif u ever have any doubts concerning anything, just search up the internet and you’ll find answers from dozen sources but choose the more trustable ones
@TheErrorInBlackThe price is awful but see it this way. An iPad with something like a “Samsung Dex mode” when you connect a Keyboard and mouse… that’s is the solution. You have the portability, the productive focus and the touch. It’s just perfect, forgetting the price of course
@@samjam6989What is that something? They advertise the iPad pro as being capable of pretty much anything you can throw at it, with its powerful processor, so what is that SOMETHING? Either they're lying or the mac is a waste of a product. And if what you're saying is true, then why would anyone pay a thousand dollars for a damn tablet with "limitations". Doesn't make any sense, right? In that case, the pro is an overpriced piece of garbage.
The iPad Pro (and probably the Air and the iPad 10 as well) IS a laptop replacement for MOST people. My M1 iPad Pro has been my "laptop+tablet AIO device" for 3 years. I don't see myself replacing it anytime soon, and I don't miss hauling around 2 devices. All you CZcamsrs think everyone has YOUR use cases. We don't all run a YT channel or have a commercial-level digital video/audio/art production workflow. Ever considered that the majority of people don't have one of the narrow slice of occupations that really need to run 3 or 4 professional video/photo production apps simultaneously? Not everyone is a video editor, photographer, or digital artist. And when I hear programmers complain about not having Xcode on the iPad (though I admit they have a point, really there's no good reason why Xcode isn't on the iPad, seems like Apple just wants to sell more MacBooks), as an IT guy myself, I gotta ask: ever heard of remote desktop or SSH? Most of us normies can make good use of a decent tablet for surfing, FaceTime, Netflix, note-taking, reading, gaming, and maybe some sketching, and a decent laptop for email, writing documents, shopping, paying bills, general organization, research, building a presentation, etc. The iPad with a keyboard and pencil is BOTH.
Student here who’s been having to learn how to make flyers- yes! I get a tablet for its tablet capabilities not for a MacBook. It is its own tool that I need for touch purposes and digital handwriting. I appreciate your comment!!
They’re fantastic for students. Almost everyone at my university has one to take notes on with the pencil. I don’t pretend it’s something it’s not though; I need a laptop as well.
FINALLY a comment section saying that iPad should not be laptops 😂 they’re not designed for the laptop use case, it’s a portable mini workstation where you could access some features of the laptop for convenience, but is not designed for that specifically. It’s designed for a touch base interface, including being able to easily take a note, sketch out ideas and edit things, not going on pro tools or Final Cut, but going on Notability and Photoshop.
"iPads are not laptops, wah!" The main person you should be complaining about this is Apple themselves. They're marketing these things are computer contemporaries with keyboard/mouse and a fucking M series desktop grade processor chips inside. They might as well go all the way and put in MacOS into the iPad Pros and replace the MacBooks.
You know how you can solve the issue with the IPad? When you start thinking that the iPad is a computer. The iPad is a very expensive tablet. That’s all.
How is it very expensive? The iPad 9 for example is just as smooth as the other iPads costing only 250$... Compared to other tablets, you cant get anything with that amount of power and long updates for that price.... Im an android guy btw
@@rafaeltorovip Yes but in the video they acted like the iPad base model doesn't exist. I agree thay the iPad Pro is basically useless because of its price and capabilities, but that doesn't mean every single iPad is overpriced.
@@thepapnmapn6733thing is I think they did mention the good ipads the iPad mini he said it's a nice tablet and unlike the iPad pro it works like a tablet and doesn't try to do stuff that the computer does
@@thepapnmapn6733the problem is the higher spec on the regular Ipad are pretty close to Ipad Pro my friend...while the fitures are far way better with Ipad Pro...i know that not all people will appreciate it, but i do, as an artist, laminated screen is huge deal when i make a stroke with my brush and draw a line art...plus it's double the layers i could work on procreate as example, rather than 3Gb on regular Ipad, 8Gb on Ipad Pro is giving a huge difference...plus the apple pencil gen 2 is way much better than apple pencil gen 1, the capability, and i don't need to connect apple pencil to ipad via lighting port just to charge it. and basically I don't even have to remind myself to charge the apple pencil while I'm working, because it will charge automatically when the pencil attaches to the ipad's magnetically . . Sorry it's a long words, but nowday i find that tech reviewers can't really make a proper review to one device that has a specific purpose or design, and it's completely understandable...because when they try to review a product automaticly they will use their own point of few to see and use the product
I completely agree with you, the iPads can’t replace the Mac because they are limited to the iPadOS, but in some cases you could use iPad as your main device. I am using my iPad Pro for more than two years now instead of a laptop for my Uni stuff. But for work I use the company computer only because it’s not limited to a mobile OS
I will say I use my iPad for college, and I use it for 99% of the course programs I do. The only 1% I have issues with is the course materials that have to be ran on a PC, such as the old Microsoft software similar to excel but it’s not the same thing as excel can’t recall the name. But it doesn’t work well on Mac either had to use a PC.
@@AJ-wg7fj I don’t get why you are so upset! I just told what was the situation with me and now you call me delusional? What?😂 the fact that you can’t imagine people having a different use case for their devices doesn’t mean that it’s not true!
@@khodabakhshi1 um…..you’re the one who has difficulty believing that the vast majority of other people have a use case that iPad works for. Almost no one needs macOS. In “some cases” iPad can be your main device? How about, in almost ALL cases? Your proportions are completely off, and that’s what I told you. Who is “upset”, you weirdo? Laughing at someone doesn’t equate with being upset. Seems like you’re upset by my comment. Waaaaaah
It’s funny how tech folks always forget about artists. The iPads are the best option out here to draw and bring your art everywhere with you, nearly every artists that can afford it, will buy an iPad. Besides that, it’s really good for students who takes lots of notes and would rather have a light iPad with everything inside than a heavy backpack full of papers. And gamers use iPads to play high resolution/demanding games because the iPad is really good for that. It also has quite a lot of storage depending on which model you pick, (it can literally go up to 1tera i believe). It’s also useful for people who want to keep their phones’ storage not full, etc. There are TONS of ways of using an iPad. All of what you described is not the iPad’s problems, it’s a YOU problem, lol.
Completely agree with you. I was going to write the same thing but you’ve pretty much summed it up solidly. This guy makes it sound like it’s not worth it to buy an iPad ever, but it has many different uses that a laptop can’t do. Likewise, a laptop has many different things an iPad can’t do. Just depends on the person. I personally use my iPad for notetaking, some gaming, taking photos, light editing, and media usage like YT. My laptop is more for heavier stuff like PC games, bigger assignments, heavier editing, etc. The “problems” he described is definitely his own thing, not an overall criticism of what the iPad is.
It's also Apple's problem with their choice of marketing and putting a desktop grade processor in their iPads without an adequate OS to unleash it's full potential. Why you think many say the M4 iPads are a waste of time and money getting the new deal when the new deal can't even do half the shit the MacBooks can? They might as well put in MacOS into the iPads and replace MacBooks indefinitely like they had iPhones replace iPods since there's no point buying them anymore.
Had a macbook, didn't like it. Have a 12.9 inch M2 iPad Pro now and it fits my workflow so much better. I can connect a bluetooth keyboard and with stage manager and an external monitor, and it works almost exactly like a Mac. + note taking, learning and consuming content is more intuitive and smooth on a touchscreen.
You definitely don’t need a keyboard for an iPad. I’ve exclusively used the on-screen keyboard for close to 10 years and I can type just as fast as a real keyboard, usually even faster thanks to autocorrect I stopped using laptops around 5 years ago and I’ve never looked back. The iPad Pro is so damn good
@@readerzozo410yeah just go with air, theyre like the almost flagships that doesnt feel like youre wasting money coz they share some tech with ipadpro while just little expensive than ipad. I went with ipad air 5 and theyre really decent
As someone that draws for a living the iPad Pro is exactly what I need as my digital companion device for my work. And that’s who the iPad Pro is Pro for. Not for video editors who have a perfectly fine Laptop
I agree. Tried once to go iPad Pro solo and miserably failed. Now, almost 2 years later I’ve found a really good use for it, and it’s video editing. I have a 2018 iPad Pro, the first one with USB-C and it runs laps around my Ryzen 5 laptop. I’m talking about simple family video editing, nothing fancy, but it comes handy to have such a great video editing tool like iMovie free with every Mac and iPad
MacBook Air m1 is $999, and regularly goes on discount. Besides, the M1 absolutely stunned the world because of how good the laptop is. Even PC people like Linus loved this Macbook.
Why is every man and his dog obsessed with the iPad having to do everything you ever need a computer for. It’s okay for a product to exist for specific use cases, you all just need to get over it and don’t buy one if you don’t need it
That's the problem. Apple is trying to make it a computer replacement with these fancy M chips that can seemingly do what MacBooks can but it's iPhone OS on an oversized screen is holding it back. So it's either not make the iPads a "computer" contemporaries or just put the fucking MacOS in the iPad and replace them already.
I understood nothing. It’s not a problem with the iPad, it’s actually YOUR problem that you need more than what the iPad is capable of. Just don’t buy it.
The iPad is only broken when you expect it to be a one to one replacement for your laptop which I don't think it will ever be for a lot of people. Yes I agree it's not a great value proposition when you compare it to, say, a MacBook but it's honestly in my opinion not comparable to that. Its a very different product.
I don't want an ipad to replace a laptop, I just want it to be the best tablet available, and it is. If you want a macbook then buy one, stop trying to expect the ipad to be something it isnt.
Then tell Apple to stop putting in M series desktop grade processors into iPad Pros and not expect people to complain about not unleashing it's full potential in the iPads if that's not their intention. Apple is window dressing iPads as "laptops" with a touch screen and yet you idiots are barking at the wrong tree over it. It's either Apple makes the iPads fully replace MacBooks or stop putting in M chips that ain't gonna do half the shit MacBooks can.
I love my 11 inch pad. Use it everyday around the house and when traveling. I don’t think if it as a computer though. Just fantastic way to consume content and play games.
Hey, if you or anyone from your team sees this - I’d love to watch a longer video on this subject 😁 I don’t know why one would use an iPad at all, much less the iPad Pro, but also not the iPad Mini either. If you could expand on both why the pro doesn’t work for you and why the mini does, that’d be awesome!
Heres the problem: people want the iPad to be as capable if not more than the mac, but then if thats the case theres no reason for the mac to exist. A tablet cant replace a laptop fully, nor can a laptop replace a tablet fully. Both have strengths and weaknesses.
I own an iPad once, my purpose is to watch movie, youtube, etc when I was in small flat because no more room to have a tv. But since I move to a house and bought a smart tv, I don't think I can use any more tablet so I sell my iPad. They still have uses for digital creators tho, or musicians.
I use my iPad daily for work. It is my MS Teams/Outlook/coding machine. Most days I can get through my workday without any other device. I do have to use a laptop when I am doing heavy work though like over Citrix or documentation writing.
Though it is pricey at some point and for certain people. iPad is the only device that has changed my life in Uni, its so compact yet portable (mine’s 11 inch pro), the features within an iPad are almost everything u need except for certain softwares, or typing, which it might not be an ideal choice if u were to choose it for such reason. Taking notes, organises it, watching videos, doing arts, feels surreal if it is being done in an iPad. In a nutshell, super convenient, exceptionally better than a laptop.
I have a ipad air 5 and it is a workhorse. When i set up my sister’s macbook, i had a harder time with it than anything else because i wasn’t familiar with macos.
I use the iPad as a digital guitar pedal board, recording music tracks, music player to a high end stereo, drawing and painting tablet. My MacBook Air does some of these things, but I prefer the iPad.
I like my 8th gen iPad for when I travel and also in my bedroom to watch tv on it and read Apple News. It’s nice to have access to work websites and programs without having to bring my laptop on a trip.
Exactly my thoughts! I considered the new M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pros with the Apple Keyboard and other keyboards as potential daily drivers, since I'm a bit of a power user and do a fair bit of server management, and I wanted something that could be tiny and light, that I could carry around with me and just tuck into my arm on one hand and use with the other. I tried a swivel keyboard stand for my 9th Gen iPad to see if the iPad could replace a laptop in terms of functionality, especially being in price competition with many high end laptops and MacBooks. I love the keyboard stand for my iPad 9th gen, but realized that at the end of the day, an upgraded iPad will still be an iPad, and I decided it wasn't worth the money. I thought about upgrading to the iPad 10th gen to get the larger screen, but I ended up searching the market for a used X1 Carbon. I've used them in professional settings and they're amazing! I found a 5 year old one for just over $500 with an i7, 16 GB RAM, a touchscreen, face and fingerprint unlock, and Dolby Atmos audio. May only have 256 GB of storage, but that can easily be upgraded to 4 TB without paying the "Apple tax" for more storage. It's incredibly light, hands down the lightest laptop I've ever held (lighter than an M1 MacBook Air), and it's far more functional than my 9th gen iPad, with an awesome 14 inch display & loud, crisp audio, keyboard is best that I've used, and it still has the trackpoint, which is almost unseen in today's market, but something I find incredibly useful.
I remember the first iPad and saying it was just a blown up iPod touch. It didn’t do anything different and was limited because of the lack of flash support and you had to use upscale mobile apps. Today it still has that similar feel. It’s just a big iPhone and I thought with new updates it would become more its own product but it still just feels the same. As much as I liked the iPad I had to sell mine. It needs to have more desktop class functionality
The older iPad with jack connection (which is also for input) is the only invention I really like from Apple and they are cheap (being behind on purpose in my micro cosmos.) I think in some tasks I want and the (old) iPad delivers and nobody else do. Replacing work flows in a similar rate as "this new thing is better" is madness, if it still works.
My iPad basically replaced my laptop. I don’t do a lot of complex computing and for basic stuff I much rather use iPad than laptop. Somehow having the touchscreen feels way more interactive than laptop. Also note taking with Apple Pencil is awesome. Since I started using Goodnotes and Notion I can say with 100% certainty I’ve never felt more organized and in control and I love that. As such, will be buying an iPad Pro when my MacBook dies.
Most Tablets have the ability to replace a laptop for many people, but companies intentionally cripple them so that you can buy their laptops. Atleast on Android Tablets you can install a Linux distro and use it as a laptop.
Had the ipad air 5 with the M1 chip, it was great. A couple months later I decided to to get the 2022 Macbook Air with the M2 chip. I shortly thereafter got rid of my Ipad Air.
iPad is great for entertainment consumption, drawing and using the pen for writing and creativity. MacBook Air is great for desktop class apps and productivity
@@samjam6989 I was using the ipad for my college classes and it was great. But once I started using the Macbook, it was so much better. So I completely agree. I have a gaming PC and my iphone for entertainment, a productivity laptop was what I decided needed
I’ve converted from laptop to iPad about 10 years ago. That was before they had file management. Now there is also keyboard, external hard drive and mouse support. I’m never going to need a laptop again.
I look at an iPad as a project kickstarter. It’s my main on the go device but if I need to do final comps I’ll always want to get back to a studio setting where my Mac is waiting for me.
I'm an engineering student and I couldn't see many uses for iPad for the average person that would beat what a computer could do. The whole reason all of us use tablets (mostly iPad pros and Airs) is you can write out math and make nice diagrams in good notes.
Me who uses my iPad mini as a media powerhouse on a gooseneck beside my bed and for drawing on procreate and my MacBook for illustration, animation and general design. Both got their purposes. Always belived mini was the perfect form factor over the pros or even the air to be fair. Had my first for a school tool they allowed students to use them and after selling it I had to get the new one with the updated design, so sleek!
I recently dug out an iPad 6 from the closet and bought an Apple Pencil and started using it for notes and stuff. It's great for that and not much else really. It's good at its one thing and my Mac or phone takes care of everything else.
The fact that I can use my iPad to watch movies, draw, see chord sheets for rehearsals, AND edit videos on davinci resolve is perfect for me. I don’t even bring my laptop on trips anymore, I edit on the iPad.
I feel they need to direct the ipad more for the artistic audience instead of trying to make it a laptop replacement - because it isn’t. It’s popular because of the apple pencil, but all those features are unnecessary UNLESS you’re looking to get every last drop out of it (aka an artist using procreate or clipstudio paint or using it with music programs alongside your computer). This is just a general statement for the pencil so people who leisurely have their tablet aren’t included with that argument. The ipad + pencil have already been a huge tool for musicians and artists including myself since 2015, but they keep trying to market this notion that it’ll replace everything. They should really just focus on how the laptop or imac can cover what the ipad can’t and fix that instead of trying to fit everything on a single product. Once you add that keyboard it’s more convenient to just buy the laptop or imac. Again I recognize that people prefer different means of using their ipad, though, why get a tablet if you’re going to treat it like a computer? Like I said, it simply isn’t. Apple is huge and they can do whatever they want but that’s just my personal take on it lmao
Recently, someone gave me a reason to trade my iPad mini in for a large iPad. I watched an architect effortlessly sketch a massing study for a house on an iPad and bring his rough sketch to presentation level for his client. SketchUp has improved quite a bit since I last used it. I'm retired, but I still like to draw and design for the fun of it. My mini's small screen wasn't going to cut it. I wound up buying a 13" iPad Air M2 for its screen size, touch screen, and affordability (compared to the iPad Pro M4). I'll never buy a keyboard for it. I have my MacBook Air and Mac mini for writing, but I can't use a pencil on them. It depends on your use case.
I think of the iPad as Apple’s most modular system (aside from something like the Mac mini) you can build the iPad up to make it feel like a portable workstation or you can leave in its base form. It’s an Apple product with the most versatility in my opinion.
I have the ipad pro and i have been with just it and no laptop for a year, it has been a great experience for working on documents, web browsing and making art on procreate. People with simple needs that nearly require just a macbook air, can easily survive with just an iPad. But rn i have to work on adobe apps for my school so i purchased an macbook pro m3 pro.
I really think it depends on your workflow. I use an iPad Pro as a laptop replacement. I have a gaming PC at home (and would need one with a Mac anyways since most of the games I play are not on Mac) and everything else including photo editing, video editing, and all other daily or personal work, is done on my ipad. It’s amazing.
i used to be such an ipad kid but then sold it and recently got one again specifically for taking notes in my math classes in college since u can't type math and that's about all it's good for is writing with the pencil. or for playing bloons on an airplane. but i don't even like watching youtube or shows on it anymore bc it's not comfortable to hold for long periods of time. it's weird i used to be obsessed with ipads but now i see they're not really that functional to me. except for the one thing i bought it for it's very useful but if i wasn't taking math classes it would most likely collect dust
I used to use it as a main laptop replacement but it was uncomfortable for certain things now it’s just used as a second screen so I can multitask on the laptop and watch tv on the iPad 😭
If you want to (mostly) replace your laptop, maybe try the Samsung S series. I got an S6 lite with a 3rd party keyboard and case for barely over $200 from black Friday sales. It's a little finicky at times but i can do a lot of my school work with the notes and Samsung Dex. And you can install Linux on it if you want to for some reason
As a student the iPad is perfect for me. I like handwriting my notes and it’s nice being able to take a picture of slides on my phone and port them over into good notes than annotate them on my iPad with the pencil. It’s a fine product I do sometimes wish I bought a MacBook but I really like the experience on iPad. Procreate is really fun to mess around on too
Doing basic computing all you need is an iPad. I own a iMac (m1), an older MacBook Pro (2015), and an iPad Air (m1). Whenever I’m away from home I just bring my keyboard and mouse from my iMac. It’s usually sufficient enough for the basic tasks I do. Although I wish numbers were a little more robust on the iPad.
For me, it’s a tablet for two situations. Consumption; video, reading, games, news, etc. and mini computer; light web browsing, light productivity. I pull out my laptop when I really need to get work done. But the iPads portability means I have it more often than my laptop and it’s faster to grab and use when there’s something I can’t do as efficiently on my phone. In otherwise it’s that middle ground. And it fits that niche well
Holy hell Austin you’re an old man! Haha not really but damn it’s been a min since I’ve seen your content and your def got distinguished look about you. Lol still doin your thang. Feels like it was only yesterday that the tech community was agast by news of your apartment going up in flames
I’ve been using mine for over 5 years the pro 11inch browsing the internet, social media, watching you tube, shopping, playing games and whole other stuff I do. I love it. I have a gaming laptop so I don’t really need a Mac. The iPad is much easier for me to travel with too and I can use it all day. I love the size I don’t know why people want a 12 inch unless you’re watching videos with another person or can’t be bothered to carry a Mac book around. I used to have a galaxy tab 10 years ago I brought it. It was too small for storage and went for an iPad instead. I loved android at first until I switched to iOS. I find apple products more easier and faster to use. My mum has a galaxy and told me yesterday she finds it hard to use now. So I may consider giving her my iPhone 11 since I upgraded to the 15 last week.
I always have both my iPad and laptop. There are things my laptop does that the iPad never will, especially as a software dev. But the ipad works great as a fancy notebook, a second display for instructions/videos, and also a great way to doodle with procreate. I don’t replace my laptop with it so I end up finding uses that it is well suited for.
i don’t use the ipad as a second computer, it’s great for a second screen for searching tings or watching youtube, i mostly use it of rythem games to. it doesn’t replace the mac it’s a bigger screen to do tings with hands the apple pencil to draw
I love my ipad but i heard soon they will be making a really big and powerful ipad called the "iPad pro ultra". I doubt this would be the case but i kind of wish the ipad ultra would run a special OS that is basically a combination of mac os and ios.
Apple want to sell you two devices, instead of one🤷♂️
it all about that sweet sweet money
Apple needs to be shutdown lol
@@Warp3326 Apple is better than anything Android. I’d rather have a future with Apple as competition than an only Android future…
Apple isnt better than anything android. If you still think that in 2023, you need therapy. @@ProjectSh4dow
Exactly, you hit the nail right on the head. Apple doesn’t want to sell you the iPad as a computer replacement because they sell computers. They want the iPad to complement the Mac Just like the iPhone compliments the iPad. Basically they want you to buy their whole ecosystem and most people do and that’s why they’re the biggest company in the world they’re not stupid.
As someone who's owned iPads for years now, I've always just viewed them as very decent tablets and nothing more. I don't think it'd ever replace laptops soon since I doubt it'd be able to provide the same experience as one, whether it's a Macbook or a laptop from outside Apple's ecosystem.
They could easily dual boot this thing to macOS with the current specs. You'd essentially would have a 12 inch macbook
yes, ipad is just a casual pad, for viewing content here and there.
mm my ipad air with my logitech keyboard case works pretty well as a laptop. But it cant run some softwares bc of the ipados
@@biglevian Yeah, many iPad pros already have M-series processors, and other specs that make them basically the same as a low-to-mid range macbook, and with the keyboard, they could basically be a macbook. It makes sense too, since macOS already has a way to dual boot.
@@jojo_da_poe The biggest issue is that MacOS is not designed for touch, this is one of the big reasons Apple doesn't put MacOS on the iPad. But I must admit, I was never much of a laptop person, I have a Workstation/gaming pc at home and use the iPad as a laptop with the Logitech Combo touch keyboard case. for me the iPad does everything that I need a laptop to do, which is file management, browsing the internet, writing E-Mails, watching youtube, editing photos and video, making music and some office work too. Now I must admit, if I need to run a certain program I am able to use windows on my steam deck. for example I used it the other day to use Winamp's Milkdrop visualisations on my projector while DJ'ing at a party.
In other news, Austin discovers in 2023 that the iPad is a tablet
breaking news: @thunderarch5951 is living under the rock, not knowing people are trying to use tablet like a laptop
@@mranon9902 😂
lmao yea its really annoying. "why can't this non mac be a mac durrr iPad bad"
@@mranon9902no? 💀 it's the very marginal tech enthusiasts trying to make it what it's not. Tab is Tab. Laptop is Laptop.
@@mranon9902that’s their problem
Musician here. iPads aren't macbooks, and that's it. I use an iPad not because I need it to do what my laptop does, because I want it to do what it doesn't-read sheet music on a stand.
A laptop can't do that, and bulky two-in-ones get in the way. Buy the iPad for what it is, not what it isn't!
Exactly these machines are incredible for artists infact perfect. This guy is whack n a soppy schmuck for throwing.
Correct
Exactly this
iPads aren't laptops...then why is Apple giving them an M series processor with desktop capabilities without the actual desktop capabilities in its iOS?
Nobody ever talks about how the iPad is used a lot by artists and graphic designers as basically a portable workstation. They're extremely popular in that scenario.
Yup. I use it for illustration. Ipad Pro though, but I'm not sure who else can use it to it's fullest. I see video creators test it for video editing, but that hardly seems efficient to me. A good graphic tablet with a good, high resolution, colour accurate screen tho? Yeah, an iPad Pro is probably a better bet for an artist.
Full corporate graphics workflow cannot be done on iPad pros, so its mostly a small part of the workflow like line art or some illustration.
Not only that but architects, industrial designers, fashion designers. It can’t do every single part of the workflow but it’s so worth it not to have to carry around so many papers, notebooks, sketches, tracing papers, rulers, pencils, etc
@@kideatspaper3618fashion designers that’s not true
Absolutely! As a designer myself, it's frustrating to see these tech CZcamsrs stuck in their own perspective, unable to grasp that some of us actually push the iPad to its full creative potential. 🎨💡
“Ugh! Why can’t my tablet work the same as a laptop” what’s next?? “Ugh! I hate that my Honda civic isn’t as good as a truck” ?
The iPad Pro has every capability to work as well as a laptop but iPadOS simply isn’t as good as any laptop operating system, be it windows or apple. It sucks that the only reason my tablet can’t work the same as my laptop is a software issue, not a performance issue.
Stop being a rational idiot... if I were to mirror your example to make some sense... it needs a few changes. For once, this Honda Civic would have the size of a truck. Secondly, it would be equipped with the same amount of horsepower as a truck. And last, Honda would provide attachments to your Civic that would add the same amount of capabilites as of a truck's. You know what's the barrier here? HONDA. They will equip your Lorry Civic with a system that would impossibilitate you from using your Civic as Truck. That is the case of the Ipad with Apple. It uses the same chip as mac does, has extremely similar specs, and for the bigger model it basically has the same size of a macbook. The software is what restricts user from using the Ipad as a laptop. Why? Well, because Honda wants to sell you their Civic model along with their Trucks. That's it.😊
@@somebody8866its simple and functional, no need to make it less solid. Coming from a Linux user
@@nurikkulanbaev3628 It’s functional, but it doesn’t feel “Pro”, or like a complete laptop replacement. At least, not yet. I don’t think OS improvements or app optimization would make it less solid. Thanks for letting me know you use Linux, I guess?
@@somebody8866artist want to have a word with you
As a student, im sooo glad i picked the ipad air over macbook. Lifesaver. I can do all my work anywhere. Excellent to take notes on, on the go drawing and vector work.
I was about to buy the iPad Air and became so critical after watching this video but this comment helped me!!Thanks fellow student
Hey brother
Help me out please
Can you use microsoft office or anything like that on the ipad?
@@Dispensationalism yes you can. I use MS Notes i have MS Word Excel and Powerpoint
@@Dispensationalismyes
@@Dispensationalismif u ever have any doubts concerning anything, just search up the internet and you’ll find answers from dozen sources but choose the more trustable ones
when a macbook is more cost effective, something went wrong.
dumb opinion
@TheErrorInBlackThe price is awful but see it this way. An iPad with something like a “Samsung Dex mode” when you connect a Keyboard and mouse… that’s is the solution. You have the portability, the productive focus and the touch. It’s just perfect, forgetting the price of course
@TheErrorInBlackiPad has limitations bro, mac is for something more
@@samjam6989What is that something? They advertise the iPad pro as being capable of pretty much anything you can throw at it, with its powerful processor, so what is that SOMETHING? Either they're lying or the mac is a waste of a product.
And if what you're saying is true, then why would anyone pay a thousand dollars for a damn tablet with "limitations". Doesn't make any sense, right? In that case, the pro is an overpriced piece of garbage.
@TheErrorInBlackthe pros app are not everything, if you are a professional you use external hardware which is not supported for ipad
I’m a photographer and I use my iPad Pro for photoshop and Lightroom as a portable workstation with the stage manager feature
The iPad Pro (and probably the Air and the iPad 10 as well) IS a laptop replacement for MOST people. My M1 iPad Pro has been my "laptop+tablet AIO device" for 3 years. I don't see myself replacing it anytime soon, and I don't miss hauling around 2 devices.
All you CZcamsrs think everyone has YOUR use cases. We don't all run a YT channel or have a commercial-level digital video/audio/art production workflow.
Ever considered that the majority of people don't have one of the narrow slice of occupations that really need to run 3 or 4 professional video/photo production apps simultaneously? Not everyone is a video editor, photographer, or digital artist.
And when I hear programmers complain about not having Xcode on the iPad (though I admit they have a point, really there's no good reason why Xcode isn't on the iPad, seems like Apple just wants to sell more MacBooks), as an IT guy myself, I gotta ask: ever heard of remote desktop or SSH?
Most of us normies can make good use of a decent tablet for surfing, FaceTime, Netflix, note-taking, reading, gaming, and maybe some sketching, and a decent laptop for email, writing documents, shopping, paying bills, general organization, research, building a presentation, etc. The iPad with a keyboard and pencil is BOTH.
I LOVE your comment. Spot on.
I am digital artist and draw very complicated things on ipad (and lots of people too). It's not for sketching only 🤷♀️
Spot on
Student here who’s been having to learn how to make flyers- yes! I get a tablet for its tablet capabilities not for a MacBook. It is its own tool that I need for touch purposes and digital handwriting. I appreciate your comment!!
They’re fantastic for students. Almost everyone at my university has one to take notes on with the pencil. I don’t pretend it’s something it’s not though; I need a laptop as well.
FINALLY a comment section saying that iPad should not be laptops 😂 they’re not designed for the laptop use case, it’s a portable mini workstation where you could access some features of the laptop for convenience, but is not designed for that specifically. It’s designed for a touch base interface, including being able to easily take a note, sketch out ideas and edit things, not going on pro tools or Final Cut, but going on Notability and Photoshop.
"iPads are not laptops, wah!" The main person you should be complaining about this is Apple themselves. They're marketing these things are computer contemporaries with keyboard/mouse and a fucking M series desktop grade processor chips inside. They might as well go all the way and put in MacOS into the iPad Pros and replace the MacBooks.
You know how you can solve the issue with the IPad? When you start thinking that the iPad is a computer. The iPad is a very expensive tablet. That’s all.
How is it very expensive? The iPad 9 for example is just as smooth as the other iPads costing only 250$... Compared to other tablets, you cant get anything with that amount of power and long updates for that price.... Im an android guy btw
So, as they are complaining about the Pro, comparing it with a computer. Is like comparing a Jaguar with a Yugo.
@@rafaeltorovip Yes but in the video they acted like the iPad base model doesn't exist. I agree thay the iPad Pro is basically useless because of its price and capabilities, but that doesn't mean every single iPad is overpriced.
@@thepapnmapn6733thing is I think they did mention the good ipads the iPad mini he said it's a nice tablet and unlike the iPad pro it works like a tablet and doesn't try to do stuff that the computer does
@@thepapnmapn6733the problem is the higher spec on the regular Ipad are pretty close to Ipad Pro my friend...while the fitures are far way better with Ipad Pro...i know that not all people will appreciate it, but i do, as an artist, laminated screen is huge deal when i make a stroke with my brush and draw a line art...plus it's double the layers i could work on procreate as example, rather than 3Gb on regular Ipad, 8Gb on Ipad Pro is giving a huge difference...plus the apple pencil gen 2 is way much better than apple pencil gen 1, the capability, and i don't need to connect apple pencil to ipad via lighting port just to charge it.
and basically I don't even have to remind myself to charge the apple pencil while I'm working, because it will charge automatically when the pencil attaches to the ipad's magnetically
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Sorry it's a long words, but nowday i find that tech reviewers can't really make a proper review to one device that has a specific purpose or design, and it's completely understandable...because when they try to review a product automaticly they will use their own point of few to see and use the product
I completely agree with you, the iPads can’t replace the Mac because they are limited to the iPadOS, but in some cases you could use iPad as your main device. I am using my iPad Pro for more than two years now instead of a laptop for my Uni stuff. But for work I use the company computer only because it’s not limited to a mobile OS
I will say I use my iPad for college, and I use it for 99% of the course programs I do. The only 1% I have issues with is the course materials that have to be ran on a PC, such as the old Microsoft software similar to excel but it’s not the same thing as excel can’t recall the name. But it doesn’t work well on Mac either had to use a PC.
In some cases hahah how about in at least 90% of cases. You people are delusional. What do you think regular people do with computers haha
@@AJ-wg7fj I don’t get why you are so upset! I just told what was the situation with me and now you call me delusional? What?😂 the fact that you can’t imagine people having a different use case for their devices doesn’t mean that it’s not true!
@@khodabakhshi1 um…..you’re the one who has difficulty believing that the vast majority of other people have a use case that iPad works for. Almost no one needs macOS. In “some cases” iPad can be your main device? How about, in almost ALL cases? Your proportions are completely off, and that’s what I told you. Who is “upset”, you weirdo? Laughing at someone doesn’t equate with being upset. Seems like you’re upset by my comment. Waaaaaah
@@christechguyAccess that shit gave me nightmare😂
Crazy to see this when I’m an iPad only user. It’s great for the type of work I do and also for fun.
Great video, putting out a statement without any examples of “stuff missing”
Austin: the ipad is broken
Me: looking at my physically broken ipad 😐
It’s funny how tech folks always forget about artists. The iPads are the best option out here to draw and bring your art everywhere with you, nearly every artists that can afford it, will buy an iPad.
Besides that, it’s really good for students who takes lots of notes and would rather have a light iPad with everything inside than a heavy backpack full of papers.
And gamers use iPads to play high resolution/demanding games because the iPad is really good for that.
It also has quite a lot of storage depending on which model you pick, (it can literally go up to 1tera i believe).
It’s also useful for people who want to keep their phones’ storage not full, etc.
There are TONS of ways of using an iPad.
All of what you described is not the iPad’s problems, it’s a YOU problem, lol.
Completely agree with you. I was going to write the same thing but you’ve pretty much summed it up solidly. This guy makes it sound like it’s not worth it to buy an iPad ever, but it has many different uses that a laptop can’t do. Likewise, a laptop has many different things an iPad can’t do. Just depends on the person.
I personally use my iPad for notetaking, some gaming, taking photos, light editing, and media usage like YT. My laptop is more for heavier stuff like PC games, bigger assignments, heavier editing, etc. The “problems” he described is definitely his own thing, not an overall criticism of what the iPad is.
@@melodious_mooniPad can also be more useful than a Mac
It's also Apple's problem with their choice of marketing and putting a desktop grade processor in their iPads without an adequate OS to unleash it's full potential. Why you think many say the M4 iPads are a waste of time and money getting the new deal when the new deal can't even do half the shit the MacBooks can? They might as well put in MacOS into the iPads and replace MacBooks indefinitely like they had iPhones replace iPods since there's no point buying them anymore.
Had a macbook, didn't like it. Have a 12.9 inch M2 iPad Pro now and it fits my workflow so much better. I can connect a bluetooth keyboard and with stage manager and an external monitor, and it works almost exactly like a Mac. + note taking, learning and consuming content is more intuitive and smooth on a touchscreen.
You definitely don’t need a keyboard for an iPad. I’ve exclusively used the on-screen keyboard for close to 10 years and I can type just as fast as a real keyboard, usually even faster thanks to autocorrect
I stopped using laptops around 5 years ago and I’ve never looked back. The iPad Pro is so damn good
Good for you!
Well i'm using my Ipad for. Reading, Surfing, Gaming, Write Some Dokuments, Drawing, Watching Series.
So i'm pretty fine with it.
Me too. I’m ditching my laptop and soon will be using the ipad as my computer
Dokuments
Thats good use for the basic iPad and iPad mini.
But not iPad Pro, getting a Macbook air is more worth it than iPad pro.
@@readerzozo410yeah just go with air, theyre like the almost flagships that doesnt feel like youre wasting money coz they share some tech with ipadpro while just little expensive than ipad. I went with ipad air 5 and theyre really decent
@@readerzozo410depends on the purpose. Artist are forced to buy the iPad pro so they can use procreate properly.
Man discovers that more expensive computer works better as a computer than a less expensive tablet
As someone that draws for a living the iPad Pro is exactly what I need as my digital companion device for my work. And that’s who the iPad Pro is Pro for. Not for video editors who have a perfectly fine Laptop
Facts
I agree. Tried once to go iPad Pro solo and miserably failed. Now, almost 2 years later I’ve found a really good use for it, and it’s video editing. I have a 2018 iPad Pro, the first one with USB-C and it runs laps around my Ryzen 5 laptop. I’m talking about simple family video editing, nothing fancy, but it comes handy to have such a great video editing tool like iMovie free with every Mac and iPad
Since im ignorant in the Apple industry, may I know which Macbooks are actually "cheaper" and better than said iPad? I genuinely would like to know
MacBook Air m1 is $999, and regularly goes on discount. Besides, the M1 absolutely stunned the world because of how good the laptop is. Even PC people like Linus loved this Macbook.
Why is every man and his dog obsessed with the iPad having to do everything you ever need a computer for.
It’s okay for a product to exist for specific use cases, you all just need to get over it and don’t buy one if you don’t need it
That's the problem. Apple is trying to make it a computer replacement with these fancy M chips that can seemingly do what MacBooks can but it's iPhone OS on an oversized screen is holding it back. So it's either not make the iPads a "computer" contemporaries or just put the fucking MacOS in the iPad and replace them already.
I understood nothing. It’s not a problem with the iPad, it’s actually YOUR problem that you need more than what the iPad is capable of. Just don’t buy it.
he’s a reviewer. A TECH reviewer.
@@slaire7799and he is a people and allowed to say that
It's both nice to have both.
A big point why people go for a iPad Pro is drawing, many illustrators and other creatives work on iPad Pros, a Macbook can't do that
The iPad is only broken when you expect it to be a one to one replacement for your laptop which I don't think it will ever be for a lot of people. Yes I agree it's not a great value proposition when you compare it to, say, a MacBook but it's honestly in my opinion not comparable to that. Its a very different product.
the problem is apple putting M class processor in them without all the abilities of a full blown mac os
I don't want an ipad to replace a laptop, I just want it to be the best tablet available, and it is. If you want a macbook then buy one, stop trying to expect the ipad to be something it isnt.
Then tell Apple to stop putting in M series desktop grade processors into iPad Pros and not expect people to complain about not unleashing it's full potential in the iPads if that's not their intention. Apple is window dressing iPads as "laptops" with a touch screen and yet you idiots are barking at the wrong tree over it. It's either Apple makes the iPads fully replace MacBooks or stop putting in M chips that ain't gonna do half the shit MacBooks can.
I love my 11 inch pad. Use it everyday around the house and when traveling. I don’t think if it as a computer though. Just fantastic way to consume content and play games.
Hey, if you or anyone from your team sees this - I’d love to watch a longer video on this subject 😁 I don’t know why one would use an iPad at all, much less the iPad Pro, but also not the iPad Mini either. If you could expand on both why the pro doesn’t work for you and why the mini does, that’d be awesome!
It truly is an iPhone with a big screen
Heres the problem: people want the iPad to be as capable if not more than the mac, but then if thats the case theres no reason for the mac to exist. A tablet cant replace a laptop fully, nor can a laptop replace a tablet fully. Both have strengths and weaknesses.
Exactly
Love that Austin is still rocking the Monstercat anniversary merch
I own an iPad once, my purpose is to watch movie, youtube, etc when I was in small flat because no more room to have a tv. But since I move to a house and bought a smart tv, I don't think I can use any more tablet so I sell my iPad. They still have uses for digital creators tho, or musicians.
I use my iPad daily for work. It is my MS Teams/Outlook/coding machine. Most days I can get through my workday without any other device. I do have to use a laptop when I am doing heavy work though like over Citrix or documentation writing.
How do you coding with ipad?
Though it is pricey at some point and for certain people. iPad is the only device that has changed my life in Uni, its so compact yet portable (mine’s 11 inch pro), the features within an iPad are almost everything u need except for certain softwares, or typing, which it might not be an ideal choice if u were to choose it for such reason. Taking notes, organises it, watching videos, doing arts, feels surreal if it is being done in an iPad. In a nutshell, super convenient, exceptionally better than a laptop.
Factsssss
I have a ipad air 5 and it is a workhorse. When i set up my sister’s macbook, i had a harder time with it than anything else because i wasn’t familiar with macos.
I use the iPad as a digital guitar pedal board, recording music tracks, music player to a high end stereo, drawing and painting tablet. My MacBook Air does some of these things, but I prefer the iPad.
I like my 8th gen iPad for when I travel and also in my bedroom to watch tv on it and read Apple News. It’s nice to have access to work websites and programs without having to bring my laptop on a trip.
Exactly my thoughts! I considered the new M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pros with the Apple Keyboard and other keyboards as potential daily drivers, since I'm a bit of a power user and do a fair bit of server management, and I wanted something that could be tiny and light, that I could carry around with me and just tuck into my arm on one hand and use with the other. I tried a swivel keyboard stand for my 9th Gen iPad to see if the iPad could replace a laptop in terms of functionality, especially being in price competition with many high end laptops and MacBooks. I love the keyboard stand for my iPad 9th gen, but realized that at the end of the day, an upgraded iPad will still be an iPad, and I decided it wasn't worth the money. I thought about upgrading to the iPad 10th gen to get the larger screen, but I ended up searching the market for a used X1 Carbon. I've used them in professional settings and they're amazing! I found a 5 year old one for just over $500 with an i7, 16 GB RAM, a touchscreen, face and fingerprint unlock, and Dolby Atmos audio. May only have 256 GB of storage, but that can easily be upgraded to 4 TB without paying the "Apple tax" for more storage. It's incredibly light, hands down the lightest laptop I've ever held (lighter than an M1 MacBook Air), and it's far more functional than my 9th gen iPad, with an awesome 14 inch display & loud, crisp audio, keyboard is best that I've used, and it still has the trackpoint, which is almost unseen in today's market, but something I find incredibly useful.
I remember the first iPad and saying it was just a blown up iPod touch. It didn’t do anything different and was limited because of the lack of flash support and you had to use upscale mobile apps.
Today it still has that similar feel. It’s just a big iPhone and I thought with new updates it would become more its own product but it still just feels the same.
As much as I liked the iPad I had to sell mine. It needs to have more desktop class functionality
it replaces my laptop pretty well, i never touch my mac nowadays
The older iPad with jack connection (which is also for input) is the only invention I really like from Apple and they are cheap (being behind on purpose in my micro cosmos.) I think in some tasks I want and the (old) iPad delivers and nobody else do. Replacing work flows in a similar rate as "this new thing is better" is madness, if it still works.
My iPad basically replaced my laptop. I don’t do a lot of complex computing and for basic stuff I much rather use iPad than laptop. Somehow having the touchscreen feels way more interactive than laptop. Also note taking with Apple Pencil is awesome. Since I started using Goodnotes and Notion I can say with 100% certainty I’ve never felt more organized and in control and I love that. As such, will be buying an iPad Pro when my MacBook dies.
Do a video covering those dealbreakers you mention!! I’m torn between an IPad and a MacBook Air 😭😭😭
interrupting the show to tell everybody that mommy loves austin evans XD
Most Tablets have the ability to replace a laptop for many people, but companies intentionally cripple them so that you can buy their laptops.
Atleast on Android Tablets you can install a Linux distro and use it as a laptop.
Had the ipad air 5 with the M1 chip, it was great. A couple months later I decided to to get the 2022 Macbook Air with the M2 chip. I shortly thereafter got rid of my Ipad Air.
iPad is great for entertainment consumption, drawing and using the pen for writing and creativity.
MacBook Air is great for desktop class apps and productivity
@@samjam6989 I was using the ipad for my college classes and it was great. But once I started using the Macbook, it was so much better. So I completely agree. I have a gaming PC and my iphone for entertainment, a productivity laptop was what I decided needed
I’ve converted from laptop to iPad about 10 years ago. That was before they had file management. Now there is also keyboard, external hard drive and mouse support. I’m never going to need a laptop again.
I look at an iPad as a project kickstarter. It’s my main on the go device but if I need to do final comps I’ll always want to get back to a studio setting where my Mac is waiting for me.
I'm an engineering student and I couldn't see many uses for iPad for the average person that would beat what a computer could do. The whole reason all of us use tablets (mostly iPad pros and Airs) is you can write out math and make nice diagrams in good notes.
Of art or using as an laptop
could you give me one for my studies? lol... but would be nice tho :)) anw, thank you austin for creating a great video as always.
Me who uses my iPad mini as a media powerhouse on a gooseneck beside my bed and for drawing on procreate and my MacBook for illustration, animation and general design. Both got their purposes. Always belived mini was the perfect form factor over the pros or even the air to be fair. Had my first for a school tool they allowed students to use them and after selling it I had to get the new one with the updated design, so sleek!
I recently dug out an iPad 6 from the closet and bought an Apple Pencil and started using it for notes and stuff. It's great for that and not much else really. It's good at its one thing and my Mac or phone takes care of everything else.
The fact that I can use my iPad to watch movies, draw, see chord sheets for rehearsals, AND edit videos on davinci resolve is perfect for me. I don’t even bring my laptop on trips anymore, I edit on the iPad.
I feel they need to direct the ipad more for the artistic audience instead of trying to make it a laptop replacement - because it isn’t. It’s popular because of the apple pencil, but all those features are unnecessary UNLESS you’re looking to get every last drop out of it (aka an artist using procreate or clipstudio paint or using it with music programs alongside your computer). This is just a general statement for the pencil so people who leisurely have their tablet aren’t included with that argument.
The ipad + pencil have already been a huge tool for musicians and artists including myself since 2015, but they keep trying to market this notion that it’ll replace everything. They should really just focus on how the laptop or imac can cover what the ipad can’t and fix that instead of trying to fit everything on a single product. Once you add that keyboard it’s more convenient to just buy the laptop or imac. Again I recognize that people prefer different means of using their ipad, though, why get a tablet if you’re going to treat it like a computer? Like I said, it simply isn’t. Apple is huge and they can do whatever they want but that’s just my personal take on it lmao
Recently, someone gave me a reason to trade my iPad mini in for a large iPad. I watched an architect effortlessly sketch a massing study for a house on an iPad and bring his rough sketch to presentation level for his client. SketchUp has improved quite a bit since I last used it. I'm retired, but I still like to draw and design for the fun of it. My mini's small screen wasn't going to cut it. I wound up buying a 13" iPad Air M2 for its screen size, touch screen, and affordability (compared to the iPad Pro M4). I'll never buy a keyboard for it. I have my MacBook Air and Mac mini for writing, but I can't use a pencil on them. It depends on your use case.
With very complex workflows the iPad even the pros fall apart
that monstercat tshirt tho 😅
I know that it is kinda broken in general, and you may call me delusional, but it fullfills what I need perfectly
I think of the iPad as Apple’s most modular system (aside from something like the Mac mini) you can build the iPad up to make it feel like a portable workstation or you can leave in its base form. It’s an Apple product with the most versatility in my opinion.
I have the ipad pro and i have been with just it and no laptop for a year, it has been a great experience for working on documents, web browsing and making art on procreate. People with simple needs that nearly require just a macbook air, can easily survive with just an iPad. But rn i have to work on adobe apps for my school so i purchased an macbook pro m3 pro.
I really think it depends on your workflow. I use an iPad Pro as a laptop replacement. I have a gaming PC at home (and would need one with a Mac anyways since most of the games I play are not on Mac) and everything else including photo editing, video editing, and all other daily or personal work, is done on my ipad. It’s amazing.
Classic monstercat tee
It works really well as a replacement for paper notebooks though
I swear I thought you were logic for a sec lol
I use surface pro :->
Is no one going to talk about how he missed the key😂
i used to be such an ipad kid but then sold it and recently got one again specifically for taking notes in my math classes in college since u can't type math and that's about all it's good for is writing with the pencil. or for playing bloons on an airplane. but i don't even like watching youtube or shows on it anymore bc it's not comfortable to hold for long periods of time.
it's weird i used to be obsessed with ipads but now i see they're not really that functional to me. except for the one thing i bought it for it's very useful but if i wasn't taking math classes it would most likely collect dust
Bro literally said “MacBook” and “cheaper” in the same sentence. That’s actually insane
MacBooks aren't that expensive for the specs.
I used to use it as a main laptop replacement but it was uncomfortable for certain things now it’s just used as a second screen so I can multitask on the laptop and watch tv on the iPad 😭
If you want to (mostly) replace your laptop, maybe try the Samsung S series.
I got an S6 lite with a 3rd party keyboard and case for barely over $200 from black Friday sales. It's a little finicky at times but i can do a lot of my school work with the notes and Samsung Dex.
And you can install Linux on it if you want to for some reason
As a student the iPad is perfect for me. I like handwriting my notes and it’s nice being able to take a picture of slides on my phone and port them over into good notes than annotate them on my iPad with the pencil. It’s a fine product I do sometimes wish I bought a MacBook but I really like the experience on iPad. Procreate is really fun to mess around on too
Doing basic computing all you need is an iPad. I own a iMac (m1), an older MacBook Pro (2015), and an iPad Air (m1).
Whenever I’m away from home I just bring my keyboard and mouse from my iMac. It’s usually sufficient enough for the basic tasks I do. Although I wish numbers were a little more robust on the iPad.
For me, it’s a tablet for two situations. Consumption; video, reading, games, news, etc.
and
mini computer; light web browsing, light productivity.
I pull out my laptop when I really need to get work done. But the iPads portability means I have it more often than my laptop and it’s faster to grab and use when there’s something I can’t do as efficiently on my phone.
In otherwise it’s that middle ground. And it fits that niche well
It’s just a generational perspective, if you ask zoomers they will tell you they prefer the iPad over a Mac
Holy hell Austin you’re an old man! Haha not really but damn it’s been a min since I’ve seen your content and your def got distinguished look about you. Lol still doin your thang. Feels like it was only yesterday that the tech community was agast by news of your apartment going up in flames
How many hours does it last you when your watching videos
It really depends on what you’re using the iPad for instead of a laptop or vise versa.
I didn't recognize you with the red shirt immediately
I’ve been using mine for over 5 years the pro 11inch browsing the internet, social media, watching you tube, shopping, playing games and whole other stuff I do. I love it. I have a gaming laptop so I don’t really need a Mac. The iPad is much easier for me to travel with too and I can use it all day. I love the size I don’t know why people want a 12 inch unless you’re watching videos with another person or can’t be bothered to carry a Mac book around.
I used to have a galaxy tab 10 years ago I brought it. It was too small for storage and went for an iPad instead. I loved android at first until I switched to iOS. I find apple products more easier and faster to use. My mum has a galaxy and told me yesterday she finds it hard to use now. So I may consider giving her my iPhone 11 since I upgraded to the 15 last week.
can't imagine after effect editor using the iPad Pro as its tool
At university the iPad is much more practical than a laptop, I even coded a few python scripts on it
The ipad air laughing in the corner💀💀
Where the full video for this?
i have an ipad pro but i never used it a mac. i only used it with a stylus for drawing
I always have both my iPad and laptop. There are things my laptop does that the iPad never will, especially as a software dev. But the ipad works great as a fancy notebook, a second display for instructions/videos, and also a great way to doodle with procreate. I don’t replace my laptop with it so I end up finding uses that it is well suited for.
I have a 12.9” iPad Pro with the M1 chip and I love using it. I’m an artist though and it’s perfect for what I need
I think it’s because the iPad was never intended to replace a laptop. The iPad was designed to be an in between an iPhone and a MacBook
I also think “Hey guys this is Austin” is broken too. Needs a fix 😢
I might be a pro android guy but when it comes to tablets in general i would pick an iPad but tjey are expensive so i would get a smaller ipad
What microphone do u use?
i don’t use the ipad as a second computer, it’s great for a second screen for searching tings or watching youtube, i mostly use it of rythem games to. it doesn’t replace the mac it’s a bigger screen to do tings with hands the apple pencil to draw
Goated for maths
Plus, so many app developers REFUSE to update the resolution/UI for iPad. Looking at you, Instagram and TFT!
I love my ipad but i heard soon they will be making a really big and powerful ipad called the "iPad pro ultra". I doubt this would be the case but i kind of wish the ipad ultra would run a special OS that is basically a combination of mac os and ios.
If you could sideload (something that will be mandatory at least in UE) and have Mac apps run on iPad it would be so good