Howdy y’all
Presently I’m trying to decode what the best solution for my needs is and I’m curious to hear some of your opinions. I don’t need you to tell me what is best for me, but what your experience has been. First a little background.
Currently I have a 2018 11” iPad Pro, pencil and Magic Keyboard. I love this device, however I am looking for something with a larger screen for watching movies in bed and doing some writing (nothing for school or work, more so just for personal writing in my spare time). I’ve got a couple of options.
Option 1: Trade in 11” iPad Pro and buy 12.9” with magic keyboard.
I like this option because I know I love iPad, and my mom has the bigger 12.9” that i’ve played around with and love. It would also mean I’d get some trade in value for the 11” and then I would still just have two “main“ devices (iPhone and iPad). The downside is with this option, even with the trade in, is that it would cost me more money than option 2. The upsides of option 2 are also downsides for this option.
Option 2: Keep 11” and purchase M1 MacBook Air.
I like this option because it gets me a different kind of device, it doesn’t have the same limitations as iPad (has several app stores like steam, allows for browser extensions, can run windows if I ever felt like doing so [via Parallels] etc.). The downside is I am used to having touch first devices and enjoy that experience, there is no Apple Pencil support. I also want it to watch movies and HDR movies look better on iPad (especially the 2021 iPad pro) and the 120hz refresh is noticeable to me. That said I would still have the 11” for that if I wanted to use it for pencil and other touch first activities. I also might wait until the new MacBook Pro’s come out as they might have mini-LED displays which honestly would make this choice easier as long as they don’t raise prices too much.
Have any of you done either of these options and what are your thoughts?
Presently I’m trying to decode what the best solution for my needs is and I’m curious to hear some of your opinions. I don’t need you to tell me what is best for me, but what your experience has been. First a little background.
Currently I have a 2018 11” iPad Pro, pencil and Magic Keyboard. I love this device, however I am looking for something with a larger screen for watching movies in bed and doing some writing (nothing for school or work, more so just for personal writing in my spare time). I’ve got a couple of options.
Option 1: Trade in 11” iPad Pro and buy 12.9” with magic keyboard.
I like this option because I know I love iPad, and my mom has the bigger 12.9” that i’ve played around with and love. It would also mean I’d get some trade in value for the 11” and then I would still just have two “main“ devices (iPhone and iPad). The downside is with this option, even with the trade in, is that it would cost me more money than option 2. The upsides of option 2 are also downsides for this option.
Option 2: Keep 11” and purchase M1 MacBook Air.
I like this option because it gets me a different kind of device, it doesn’t have the same limitations as iPad (has several app stores like steam, allows for browser extensions, can run windows if I ever felt like doing so [via Parallels] etc.). The downside is I am used to having touch first devices and enjoy that experience, there is no Apple Pencil support. I also want it to watch movies and HDR movies look better on iPad (especially the 2021 iPad pro) and the 120hz refresh is noticeable to me. That said I would still have the 11” for that if I wanted to use it for pencil and other touch first activities. I also might wait until the new MacBook Pro’s come out as they might have mini-LED displays which honestly would make this choice easier as long as they don’t raise prices too much.
Have any of you done either of these options and what are your thoughts?
