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Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by w-m »

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.

The A10X processor in my 2017 iPad Pro has always felt ridiculously overpowered for a couch machine. Recently it had gotten sluggish, hot, hung for times and lost battery quite quickly and I thought its time had finally come.. but no, after resetting the OS, it's as fast as ever. So hopefully it'll last me til Apple finally gives the iPad Air a 120Hz display.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by ErneX »

zb3 wrote: 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.

The iPads have become very capable for 3D and illustration, I think they are good also for music.

I don’t have a use for the Pro model but I use my Air a lot.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by drcongo »

gh0stcat wrote: post #20
sylens wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I was starting this as a hobby, my first step would not be to spend several hundred dollars on a tablet and pen. I'd probably grab some sketchbooks and pencils first for <$50 and see if it sticks for more than a month.

I mean yes, but if you have an incredibly impressive machine compared to SOTA 10 years ago just lying around, I'd have fun with that too. :) Plus you can use it for more "practical" stuff like logo design or editing or even just note taking... I wanted to provide some examples of not just youtube machine.

But then they wouldn't have anything to moan about on HN.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

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.

What else does the OS need to do? There are real windows and real background processing.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by zb3 »

ErneX wrote: post #22
zb3 wrote: 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.

The iPads have become very capable for 3D and illustration, I think they are good also for music. I don’t have a use for the Pro model but I use my Air a lot.

My laptop folds and has a touchscreen too.. there are ones which support advanced pens - none of this requires the OS to be as locked as iOS.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

zb3 wrote: post #27
ErneX wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The iPads have become very capable for 3D and illustration, I think they are good also for music. I don’t have a use for the Pro model but I use my Air a lot.

My laptop folds and has a touchscreen too.. there are ones which support advanced pens - none of this requires the OS to be as locked as iOS.

I have never used a touch screen laptop that wasn’t compromised - heavy, wrong screen ratio and if it’s an x86 laptop it runs hot with poor battery life
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