iPad Pro M1 • Hacker News Board

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by awiesenhofer » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:47 PM UTC

evertheylen wrote: post #230

Lots of people in here talking about trying to use to a tablet for productivity, but finding iPad OS a bit lacking. I'd cautiously suggest you check out the Samsung Tab S7(+). It is likely considered a worse tablet by many, but Samsung Dex [1] actually works quite well and using something like UserLAnd [2] you can have a full Linux environment (without root). I'm still experimenting a bit with the latter, but seeing…

Seconded. I got my S7+ two months ago and havent used my (otherwise beloved) thinkpad since. It is incredibly fast and super responsive, especially the pen! Also the (OLED) screen is naturally gorgeous and the microSD slot a nice bonus.

As for apps I mostly use OneDrive, Office, Teams, Termux and Total Commander. Samsungs Browser is also pretty nice, the automatic dark mode is amazing and it has quite good integrated adblock options.

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by FearlessNebula » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:48 PM UTC

specialist wrote: post #261

christiansakai wrote: post #133

For this Mother's Day I am thinking of getting my old mother either an iPad Pro (M1) or Macbook Air (M1). Emphasized on "old" because she is technically quite illiterate. She does use iPhone though. I wonder what will be the better gift for her? Is iPad quite foolproof? I am thinking of getting the magic keyboard as well and the mouse in case she needs a mouse. Her workflow most likely just browsing, email, FaceTime,…

YMMV. My formerly technically competent mother can no longer learn new skills. We've tried for years to teach her how to text, initiate FaceTime, play Word with Friends, etc. My advice to future eldercare providers is to pick a tech stack, lock down those skills, and then stick to it.

I'm not disagreeing with you, but picking a tech stack and sticking too it kinda sucks. You never know when the manufacturer is gonna do something to screw you (MacBook keyboards from 2016-2019). And then you're stuck.

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by runxel » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:50 PM UTC

Still no big MacBook Pro? (Sorry folks, 13 inch is not "Pro" in my eyes)

Will we even ever get one? What's happening?

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by indymike » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:51 PM UTC

andor wrote: post #299

no1youknowz wrote: post #128

Anyone remember the Ubuntu Edge? [0] Perhaps with todays announcement, a bit into the future we will see a new class of phone that unfolds into a tablet and even docks to a screen with accompanying magic keyboard and trackpad. I know, it's a real shame that I am probably dreaming. But Apple will probably never release a similar phone as it'll cannibalise one of the other products. Maybe someone can prod shuttleworth…

Samsung phones can do that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_DeX Samsung even offered a full Ubuntu desktop for the phones, but stopped supporting it rather quickly.

I sometimes plug in my Android Phone to a USB-C dock (with a keyboard, mouse and monitor) and use it like a desktop. Android has a desktop mode that is actually surprisingly nice. It's like Dex, but doesn't do the remote desktop via USB thing... It just displays on the monitor.

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by Andrew_nenakhov » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:51 PM UTC

erickhill wrote: post #306

drewzero1 wrote: post #270

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I do feel they should've continued the plain old "MacBook" designation for the 13" beyond 2008, I've got to admit the 2009-2012 13" MBP was a solid workhorse for a moderately professional user. In my experience with that whole line I really feel like only the 17" truly deserved the "pro" moniker since it got better options (processors, matte display) than the others.

My 2015 MBPs (I have 2) rock. Ports galore, too. Hence why I've never upgraded.

You've never upgraded because it has a non-upgradeable RAM and SSD. :-|

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by FearlessNebula » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:51 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #74

Toutouxc wrote: post #35

A moment of silence for the guys working on the MS Surface devices. There are still reasons to get the Surface instead of an iPad, but the M1 in an iPad sounds like a hit.

Until the iPad Pro gets a real desktop OS there will always be reason to buy a Surface.

Yep. M1 changes nothing for iPad, it has been limited by software not CPU for years now.

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by FearlessNebula » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:52 PM UTC

fareesh wrote: post #224

Toutouxc wrote: post #35

A moment of silence for the guys working on the MS Surface devices. There are still reasons to get the Surface instead of an iPad, but the M1 in an iPad sounds like a hit.

When you can play DOTA2 on an iPad I'll be impressed

That seems very feasible

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by FearlessNebula » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:53 PM UTC

Tiktaalik wrote: post #298

This thing being absurdly powerful is cool and all, but when the hell am I gonna be able to code on it? I know this thing is wildly changing workflows for creatives on the art and design side. Let's shake up coding too!

How to code on an iPad: step 1, remote into a Linux box. Jokes aside, there is a Python IDE but that's it as far as I know.

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by tluyben2 » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:54 PM UTC

Spartan-S63 wrote: post #13

It'll be interesting to see if iPadOS 15 steps us any closer to laptop/desktop class usage. The biggest thing holding back iPad from being a real laptop replacement for so many is the software. It's also not as simple as porting macOS to iPad. I get Apple's hesitancy from a usability and a product cannibalization standpoint, but it's time they step things forward.

I guess the market is tiny for a full OS on an iPad or Apple just waits until MS is close in other feature parity: the surface X has the battery life and the looks but is crap in all other departments (or so I heard: I have not tried one as people also say it is slow). So maybe gen 2 or 3.

Re: iPad Pro M1

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Post by HiroProtagonist » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:54 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #17

The product page is up indicating 128GB base storage and an interesting RAM note: > 8GB RAM on models with 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage > 16GB RAM on models with 1TB or 2TB storage

Does anyone know what the reason for this might be? (doubling the RAM because the SSD is larger)

Also are there any performance implications to this? Should I get the 1TB version for the 16GB RAM because it'll be a snappier machine and more future-proofed?