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Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by reaperducer »

walkabout wrote: post #53
whimsicalism wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the walled-garden completely destroys the ipads potential as a productivity device.

How ? I've never understood this. There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store.

There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store.

But none yet that will automate the essential task of posting the phrase "walled garden" on social media.

There could also be an in-app purchase which uses AI to grind ancient axes about butterfly keyboards and Snow Leopard.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by nickpp »

walkabout wrote: post #53
whimsicalism wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the walled-garden completely destroys the ipads potential as a productivity device.

How ? I've never understood this. There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store.

You can't know what is missing because it hasn't even been invented - because of those limitations.

Devices usually have killer apps that determine their success. The iPad is conspicuously lacking one.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by reaperducer »

JodieBenitez wrote: post #56
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #42

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What’s not “normal” about the files and why do most people need access to the file system and not a method to share files across apps that’s already available?

> a method to share files across apps that’s already available like a filesystem ?

like a filesystem ?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/files/id1232058109

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by walkabout »

raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #30
zb3 wrote: post #27

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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

Yeah the nice thing about (non-cellular) iPads vs. the competition (including Android tablets last time I tried them, but maybe they've gotten a ton better since then) is that you can leave them in a drawer for a couple weeks, take them out, they'll wake up ~instantly, and still have a useful amount of charge. x86 laptops and (again, last I tried) Android tablets always gave me "where's the nearest outlet?!" anxiety, or were just dead when I picked them up to use them. iPads are chill.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by [deleted] »

walkabout wrote: post #52
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'm still on an older 12.9" Pro but will definitely upgrade at some point—and may not bother with another (personal—work-supplied is another matter) MacBook when my M1 starts to get long in the tooth in a couple years, now that Preview is available on iPads. It beats the hell out of either laptops or phones, for me, for these tasks: - Music. Excellent as a sheet music display; can record and edit midi quite well; pla…

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Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by kgwgk »

kimbernator wrote: post #57
sylens wrote: post #11

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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.

Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It's interesting how many people try to pick up new hobbies to justify large purchases when it rarely works out that way

“I really want that large truck that I don’t need. Maybe I should start a landscaping business!”

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by criddell »

alberth wrote: post #16

I'm be curious to know the breakdown of Pro vs Air vs Base iPad sales. Because I have to imagine very few people buy the iPad Pro (and for those who do, what use case are they buying it for).

I'm going to order one of these to replace my 2018 iPad Pro which is the computer I use the most.

I'll spend around $2k and I want to get at least 5 years of use out of it. That will make it cost me a little more than $1 / day which, fortunately, I can afford.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by maleldil »

robinhood wrote: post #8
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.

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…

You don't need an iPad Pro with M5 for that, though.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by robinhood »

maleldil wrote: post #68
robinhood wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

You don't need an iPad Pro with M5 for that, though.

Of course not. I was just answering the comment about the form factor and the device's philosophy as a whole.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by qingcharles »

ErneX wrote: post #5
seviu wrote: 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.

I bought an $80 8th Gen iPad off eBay and it runs 26 great and works perfectly for watching brain-rot and doing my Duolingos.
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