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Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by skinnymuch »

0x457 wrote: post #119
sylens wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want to be able to write code in an editor or IDE and push that to source control from the device.

You can do that. As long as you're okay with VSCode or a very specific build Vim: https://docs.blink.sh/advanced/code Please don't move the goal post to "I also want to compile and run code" because I got nothing for that. I just ssh to my home server and use my normal shell and neovim there.

A lot of extensions don’t work well with that. Like the UI is all messed up.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by diamondfist25 »

fkyoureadthedoc wrote: post #45
sylens wrote: 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.

> it becomes a web browsing and YouTube machine on the couch My 4090 and m4 iPad Pro share this fate, with some occasional gaming.

I rented pcs from shadow game, cuz i know if i build a pc w gpu it’d face the same fate

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by cyberpunk »

bluescrn wrote: post #86
bombcar wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

iOS doesn't even make for a very good YouTube machine, you need uBlock Origin for that.

Got a vpn subscription? Try exiting in albania, no ads.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

pjmlp wrote: post #109
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah those are things most people want on an iPad with 6GB RAM…

My first computer had 48 KB, 6 GB are a lot when not juggling Electron processes.

Really? Are we going to compare development in what 1980 to today? I got my start programming on an Apple //e in 1986 in assembly and it had 128KB of RAM.

6GB is not plenty when you are expected to run an IDE and in the case of Android an emulator that is also emulating a phone with 4GB+ RAM.

iOS development has never used an “emulator”, when you ran in the simulator even on x86 computers, it compiled your code to x86 and ran against an x86 version of the iOS framework.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by lostlogin »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #59
overgard wrote: post #37

I get the impression they're trying to market this to laptop users. I'm still very skeptical of iPads as a productivity device. The problem isn't the hardware, it's the OS, the app store and the model for selling apps. Apple's app store policies make it hard to sell expensive software (which most productivity apps are somewhat expensive), it also makes it hard to distribute free software (as in open source -- because…

My sister in law has used an iPad as here primary compute device for school. Frankly, it works absolutely fine for her. 95% of her need is reading, email, and writing papers (in Google Drive).

This probably matches most users experience. It’s just that the remaining 5% makes you want to hurl the device out the window.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by monkmartinez »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #59
overgard wrote: post #37

I get the impression they're trying to market this to laptop users. I'm still very skeptical of iPads as a productivity device. The problem isn't the hardware, it's the OS, the app store and the model for selling apps. Apple's app store policies make it hard to sell expensive software (which most productivity apps are somewhat expensive), it also makes it hard to distribute free software (as in open source -- because…

My sister in law has used an iPad as here primary compute device for school. Frankly, it works absolutely fine for her. 95% of her need is reading, email, and writing papers (in Google Drive).

My parents use their iPad(s) for 100% of their compute needs. At 70+ years old, they will tell you those needs are minimal.

If you use one program at a time, do not need an actual file system, have no need to install software from a variety of places (Github, Vendor sites, etc), have no problem installing multiple "apps" that only work behind paywalls or not at all and you don't care about replacing a functional device whenever Apple obsoletes it... iOS is the best thing since sliced bread.

If you need anything outside of iOS's limited list of abilities, its a trash operating system that has crippled amazing hardware.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by fkyoureadthedoc »

wlesieutre wrote: post #99
fkyoureadthedoc wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a whole spectrum of use cases between artist and software developer. Honestly most people that I see at work just use Office software, web browser, and Teams.

Office is a great use for a $350 regular iPad. Honestly the same one I'd recommend to developers, or worst case an $800 iPad Air for the 13" screen size. The $1000+ iPad Pro isn't helpful for any of that.

That's true, and I would have gone for a 13" iPad Air when they were introduced, but ultimately went for the iPad Pro because I liked the OLED and 120Hz.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by ako »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #58
sylens wrote: 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.

I follow largely the same path. I basically find that mine ends up used for only two things: 1. Reading technical papers where I use the pen to make notes 2. Sketching household projects (a few of the apps are very nice for this). Outside of that, I simply want a real, physical keyboard most of the time.

I really like using my iPad with the Nuphy air 75 Bluetooth mechanical low profile keyboard, physical keyboard is a solved problem.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by steelbrain »

Insanity wrote: post #118

I currently have an m1 iPad pro, and I use it daily. Do I get the pro performance out of it? Probably not. I might still upgrade to the m5 for the better display though. These are my use-cases FWIW: - Goodnotes w/ the apple pen during work - YouTube during dinner - Kindle App for technical books (and regular Kindle device for fiction) - Browsing the internet - Streaming games with Xbox streaming I travel for work one…

Unrelated to the discussion at hand but information for people that game stream on their Apple Devices: If you experience unexplained stuttering, change the 5ghz wifi channel to 149.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #59
overgard wrote: post #37

I get the impression they're trying to market this to laptop users. I'm still very skeptical of iPads as a productivity device. The problem isn't the hardware, it's the OS, the app store and the model for selling apps. Apple's app store policies make it hard to sell expensive software (which most productivity apps are somewhat expensive), it also makes it hard to distribute free software (as in open source -- because…

My sister in law has used an iPad as here primary compute device for school. Frankly, it works absolutely fine for her. 95% of her need is reading, email, and writing papers (in Google Drive).

> 95% of her need is reading, email, and writing papers

Sure, it's great for that kind of (computationally) light work, but then what's the point of putting a monster like the M5 chip in it?

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