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Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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I really want this but I can’t justify such a machine just for watching YouTube.

I cannot even give it to my kids since I don’t have multiple accounts with it.

Kind of sad that the most interesting device Apple has will never show its true potential due to their greed.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

#4
I have a 2018 iPad Pro that is due for replacement but I cannot bring myself to spend the money on a new iPad. No matter how much I think I'll use it, it becomes a web browsing and YouTube machine on the couch. It's a shame because I think the hardware design is quite good, but the OS itself is so limiting, even with the "improvements" iPadOS 26 introduced.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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post #3

I really want this but I can’t justify such a machine just for watching YouTube. I cannot even give it to my kids since I don’t have multiple accounts with it. Kind of sad that the most interesting device Apple has will never show its true potential due to their greed.

For watching YouTube you just need the cheapest iPad not a Pro.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

#6
Definition of the most useless machine - doesn't fit in your pocket, has good specs but refuses to run anything not signed by Apple.. worst of both worlds.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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post #5
post #3

I really want this but I can’t justify such a machine just for watching YouTube. I cannot even give it to my kids since I don’t have multiple accounts with it. Kind of sad that the most interesting device Apple has will never show its true potential due to their greed.

For watching YouTube you just need the cheapest iPad not a Pro.

Or an even cheaper android tablet.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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post #6

Definition of the most useless machine - doesn't fit in your pocket, has good specs but refuses to run anything not signed by Apple.. worst of both worlds.

For you. Not for many other users who definitely do not agree with this statement.

To me this will be the kind of computers I'll tell my parents to use as soon as their crappy laptops die. They do not need literally anything else: sending emails, write a few ones, check Youtube and browse the web. For this use case, it's the most useful machine. Never breaks, infinite battery, no support needed.

And I hate Apple. So this says a lot.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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post #4

I have a 2018 iPad Pro that is due for replacement but I cannot bring myself to spend the money on a new iPad. No matter how much I think I'll use it, it becomes a web browsing and YouTube machine on the couch. It's a shame because I think the hardware design is quite good, but the OS itself is so limiting, even with the "improvements" iPadOS 26 introduced.

Every iPad I've bought was going to be "the one where I find a use case that uses it" but every time it ends up being a YouTube machine.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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post #4

I have a 2018 iPad Pro that is due for replacement but I cannot bring myself to spend the money on a new iPad. No matter how much I think I'll use it, it becomes a web browsing and YouTube machine on the couch. It's a shame because I think the hardware design is quite good, but the OS itself is so limiting, even with the "improvements" iPadOS 26 introduced.

You could consider getting into drawing/design. They compete incredibly well against the display-based tablets made by wacom, especially these days where you can also do 3d and animation in procreate.
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