Locked down by nanny Apple, therefore a toy.
Any tablet or tablet mode laptop I've used on windows is fucking miserable, so I've always assumed it was more a user experience thing rather than some plot to artificially limit neckbeards
iPad Pro with M5 chip
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#222would buy this in a heartbeat if I could run macOS… it’s such a shame iPad hardware has been so held back by Apple’s lackluster software strategy for this long
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#223I 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…
iPad Pro is a great terminal, I shred code on it daily. Running a build server on a portable is a bad strategy (battery, wait times, session resume). It’s the top layer of 3 layers in total (portable, GUI, build server). It handles realtime audio / video well, which are the only things that cant be remoted. You dont need OS26 for it to be a very productive terminal, it’s been possible for years. You do however need a proper backend stack, which can also be portable (but separately).
Do you know whats better than an iPad? 2 iPads (yes, shredding code on 2 simultaneously).
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#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
Than I wonder why you think using Android Studio on an iPad is the only reason to have a proper OS experience with the same capabilities as macOS. As for Dynabook like experience, given our age, you can certainly find the difference on your own.
This is where this part of the thread started https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45594747 > The ability to run Xcode? Maybe run Linux in a VM (no, emulation does not count). Maybe run nvim with python/node/rust/go/gcc toolchains on the iPad? How about Wireshark? I really liked using Nixdroid on my Pixel, why can't I have something similar on iOS/iPadOS? Android can run Android Studio. Why can't an iPad run Xcode? H…
Maybe one day iPadOS users will get what using a full blown OS on a tablet actually means.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-pro
Think different.
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#225Is it just me, or does anyone else notice the contrast on this page, as well as the Macbook page almost hides the devices themselves for most of the images?
Maybe it's just my old eyes, but black background, black trim, dark grey device with dark grey keyboard.
What are they selling here?
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#226What is the use case for an iPad Pro vs the regular iPad or the iPad Air that I didn't knew even existed? I have the feeling that everything one could do with the Pro could be done as well with the less expensive models. Apart from the handful of travel youtubers that might want to edit and render their videos in an airport terminal I think the use cases would be very niche. Yet a lot of people seem to prefer it over…
All my other devices have 120Hz and switching from any of these to my 5 year old 60Hz iPad Pro gives me physical pain. If the iPad Air had 120Hz I would probably buy that right now. I think I’ll wait for another year though as I’m pretty sure the next iPad Air generation will have 120Hz, now that the non-Pro iPhone has it as well. I know not everyone is as sensitive to this as I am, so I recommend going to the store…
I think I never had a screen with more than 60Hz and 1080p. Ignorance is bliss I guess as I don't miss something I never experienced.
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#227Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you use this as your main driver or just to check on things? Just trying to imagine the workflow :) I personally prefer a ~32" 4k screen for main work but I could see the convenience of an iPad to quickly remote in and check on stuff or maybe it's enough on it's own and I can learn from ya'll!
Por que no los dos? Just dock your iPad in the office and get a desktop class experience. Pick it up and go and have your same apps and sessions and data anywhere. Would be nice. It's the experience I had with a Surface but I get Windows isn't applicable to all users and workloads.
> Just dock your iPad in the office
The fact that you can't turn off the iPad screen while it's docked drives me crazy.
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#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you use this as your main driver or just to check on things? Just trying to imagine the workflow :) I personally prefer a ~32" 4k screen for main work but I could see the convenience of an iPad to quickly remote in and check on stuff or maybe it's enough on it's own and I can learn from ya'll!
Por que no los dos? Just dock your iPad in the office and get a desktop class experience. Pick it up and go and have your same apps and sessions and data anywhere. Would be nice. It's the experience I had with a Surface but I get Windows isn't applicable to all users and workloads.
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#229Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is where this part of the thread started https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45594747 > The ability to run Xcode? Maybe run Linux in a VM (no, emulation does not count). Maybe run nvim with python/node/rust/go/gcc toolchains on the iPad? How about Wireshark? I really liked using Nixdroid on my Pixel, why can't I have something similar on iOS/iPadOS? Android can run Android Studio. Why can't an iPad run Xcode? H…
Maybe one day iPadOS users will get what using a full blown OS on a tablet actually means. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-pro Think different.
The very first review I found
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2795490/microsoft-surface-pr...
This compact tablet runs on a Snapdragon X Plus chip and is built for casual browsing and office work. It’s not high-end
The screen has a semi-high brightness IPS panel, 2196×1464 pixel resolution, and a 60 or 90 Hz frame rate. You’ll have to set it up manually; dynamic frequency is not supported. It’s not full pro quality on the screen,
With a 12-inch screen and 3:2 aspect ratio
The processor doesn’t even stack up well against the cheap base model iPad.
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#230Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe one day iPadOS users will get what using a full blown OS on a tablet actually means. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-pro Think different.
The very first review I found https://www.pcworld.com/article/2795490/microsoft-surface-pr... This compact tablet runs on a Snapdragon X Plus chip and is built for casual browsing and office work. It’s not high-end The screen has a semi-high brightness IPS panel, 2196×1464 pixel resolution, and a 60 or 90 Hz frame rate. You’ll have to set it up manually; dynamic frequency is not supported. It’s not full pro quality o…
That is not thinking different.