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I turned my iPad Pro into my main computer (2021)

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Re: I turned my iPad Pro into my main computer (2021)

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One thing the author glosses over that I'm curious about that he said he got working was cloud gaming on the ipad to replace a computer for gaming. I'm curious what cloud gaming setup/provider he used and what the experience was like. I've personally tried various cloud gaming setups before (stadia, geforce now, etc) and the experience ends up being less than ideal even with a stable, gig down / 40 Mbps connection.

Stadia has been quite good for me if I connect it via Ethernet instead of using wifi.

However I’ve really enjoyed using steams local game streaming. It works phenomenally well. My gaming pc is in my office office, and I’m loathe to enter the office after business hours so I’ve not been able to enjoy the games I like on my pc till I started using steam remote play. It works amazingly well, and I’ve played both 3D games like elden ring and 2d like enter the gungeon and both operate very well.

Re: I turned my iPad Pro into my main computer (2021)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't even need the ethernet cable. A single USB-C cable (assuming your Pi has a port) is sufficient. A buddy of mine has a Pi velcro'd to the back of his iPad Pro and just ssh's in to/from the USB-C network ports. It's honestly pretty elegant, as long as you never look at the back of the iPad :p

Does your friend also have a Battery pack for the raspberry pi?

It’s powered over USB-C :)

Re: I turned my iPad Pro into my main computer (2021)

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> Blink shell… expensive… build yourself It would be good if people would be neutral on buying not buying of open source software instead of blatantly pushing for not paying anything.

It's specifically buildable for users who would rather spend time than money or prefer to build for other reasons entirely. I am more likely to buy it because the authors see building as an acceptable choice to acquire their software, and I believe choice is a core component of open source.

Agreed, but I think it should be neutral; I read this as a ‘too expensive, just build it’ which I see a lot with articles about OSS.

Re: I turned my iPad Pro into my main computer (2021)

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Who is the iPad Pro catering to exactly? I've struggled to figure this out.

I got one years ago to be able to read technical eBooks in a manner that felt closer to reading a real book (ie, a 2 page spread). It's been amazing for that, and ended up being my primary personal computer until very recently.
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