As someone who uses their iPad primarily as an entertainment device, I find the 12.9 inch to be so much better than the 11 for that. I never found the 11 too big for it and actually now it seems small compared to the 12.9.
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iPad Pro Anyone else feel like the 11” is a ‘tweener’?
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yeah i was in your shows last weekend, finally ended up with the 11" and very happy with it! I have a 13" MBP and a 14" work computer, i just didnt think i needed another large device! I love the size of the 11" i found myself just grabbing it more, the 12.9 sitting more.... i take the 11" on the boat, to the cafe, its easy to haul around. and not too small, truly a SWEET spot!
It's the perfect size for me. If I need a bigger screen, I likely need a real computer (laptop). If I want a smaller screen, I want to be more portable (phone). The 11" is perfect for replacing paper, which is 95% of how I use it.
Eventually the 11” iPP will get the XDR screen. That’s just technical evolution as most everyone already knows, it’s likely that it wasn’t ready for release as the 12.9” so it retained the ProMotion display.
Just a guess here but as a “tweener device” would that not be the previous generation iPP line? Wasn’t impressed but sold on the current 12.9.
Just a guess here but as a “tweener device” would that not be the previous generation iPP line? Wasn’t impressed but sold on the current 12.9.
Just get all three sizes (12.9, 11 and Mini) like I did, they all have a place. I also have a Samsing Tab S7+ and Surface Pro 7 because sometimes they are better.
As ‘tweeners’ go... (that’s a strange word!) the 12.9” is more in that thinking than the 11” for me. Once you get into that larger size and weight, and then add a folio keyboard, you are in MacBook territory. And for work, l’d much rather be using Mac OS. The one exception may be in HDR editing, and for touch input, with that mini-LED XDR screen. The 11” is my ‘personal’ device; easy to carry without a second thought, easier to hold in one hand, large enough screen area close in my lap, emails/web/media are all covered without the bulk, and I can use it now and then with my external Magic Keyboard for work. Ease of use it's the 11”, and for ‘more’ it's a MBP for me. But I do understand the appeal of a ‘bigger is better’ 12.9”, depending on how your devices fit in your ‘tweening.’ ;-)
Spot on, guess some people really love the portability of the 11”, personally after buying the first gen 12.9” iPad, I can’t go back to anything smaller.
Bring on the 17” iPad Pro Super Retina XDR display. ?
You think these trolls are having a field day with this fake blooming nonsense at the moment, wait till they see that 17” screen in front of them ?? TAKE MY MONEY RIGHT NOW!!!
I ultimately went with the 11" iPad Pro, because that's the size which allows me to hold it in one hand comfortably and walk around the classroom with. The 12.9" model was simply too big for my comfort. It's the goldilocks size for me.
I want the 12.9 but I lean back in bed for a long time watching stuff and am afraid it will be too heavy. Also concerned about typing on the screen while holding (I primarily hold in landscape). 11” MKB also already felt too heavy and bulky in comparison with the luxurious feeling of holding the iPad naked. I’m concerned the 12.9 setup would just feel like carrying a cinderblock around.
If not for those concerns, I’d have the 12.9. But I watch everything on my 11”. Have no TV. Have a MBA 13“ but it feels too cumbersome for most of the stuff I do so I end up just reaching for the iPad. Open to getting rid of MBA and just relying on a Windows desktop for taxes and stuff if 12.9 panned out tho
If not for those concerns, I’d have the 12.9. But I watch everything on my 11”. Have no TV. Have a MBA 13“ but it feels too cumbersome for most of the stuff I do so I end up just reaching for the iPad. Open to getting rid of MBA and just relying on a Windows desktop for taxes and stuff if 12.9 panned out tho
1) The people complaining that you can't use an iPad for "real work".
2) The people claiming I would be better off with a windows hybrid.
3) The people who just pooh-pooh Apple in general.
12.9 on the desk with the desktop computer. Its a fantastic desktop companion device, but I cannot stand it for more than 5 minutes off the desk [bed, sofa etc]
11 in the bag with the laptop. Ultimate work from anywhere set up [laptop will be a 14"M MBP once released most likely but depends on the GPU's]
both do what they need to do and I dont see it is as one or the other. Expensive though..............
11 in the bag with the laptop. Ultimate work from anywhere set up [laptop will be a 14"M MBP once released most likely but depends on the GPU's]
both do what they need to do and I dont see it is as one or the other. Expensive though..............
I still can’t fathom why people paid 2020 money for a basically 2018 iPad.
because we can?
noticeably faster
better screen
more RAM
It has already made my fee paying work more pleasurable so theres that too.
I think if it is 'personal' money, they yes I wouldn't have upgraded. But it helps pay the bills, and I never compromise on work tools. Only blinkered people do that thinking they are saving money
I was talking about the 2020 iPad. Despite having one more GPU core which you won’t notice, It also has the same screen. The only upgrade was 2GB more RAM (but no RAM increase if you have time 1TB 2018).
Even for a big Apple fan like me I couldn’t justify buying it to replace the 2018 even if I can sell the 2018. But to each their own.
I don’t need you to justify your purchase to me. You don’t need to. I just can’t understand why anyone would upgrade from 2018-2020. And I still don’t understand.
Not the 16”? ?
If the bezels are thin all around the screen, I’m going to be all over it faster than the trolls were on the non blooming issue on the iPad.
Strange that you say this but admit your phone covers the small, hold all day tasks, and your laptop fills your computer needs of a larger screen. So, maybe the 11” is a ‘tweener’, but from your own post, it’s the only niche where you don’t have a purpose covered. Purpose - quick, ultra portable, capable device with touch and pencil support. I don’t care, but I just feel like you are justifying the 12.9 for its own sake and not necessarily for a specific use case Like you are claiming.
Since getting the 12.9, I do use my phone more for quick browsing - I don’t haul out the huge iPad. And I have a 13” M1 mbp for work intensive tasks. I think the 12.9 iPad is redundant in many ways. If the mled came to the 11”, I would have gone with that one for the exact reason that it IS a ‘tweener’. But I’ve always wanted to try a 12.9” iPad and felt this was finally the time.
FWIW I upgraded from a 256gb 2018 to a 1tb 2021.
The difference isnt huge, but am not trying to justify anything to anyone. I bought this to make more money, not to show off on forums.
The 11” iPad Pro doesn’t make any sense at all. With that screen dimension, considering what you can do with a 11” screen, the iPad Air is the right choice, in my opinion. Also, Apple apps on the 12.9” have the same layout of macOS apps, on the 11” there are that terrible popup menus
The way I always look at these devices is you never want the iPad Pro to be close in size to your iPhone. So if you're a person that likes to use the iPhone Pro Max then an iPad Pro 11 inch won't be a big enough difference. Your mind will think "I can just use my iPhone." You won't think that when you have a 12.9 inch. I always make sure the difference in size between my iPhone and iPad Pro is as big as possible.
iPad Pro 11 inch only makes sense if your iPhone is one of the smaller sizes as well. And the productivity on the 12.9 is a beauty to experience because of the screen real estate (and now the new XDR screen).
iPad Pro 11 inch only makes sense if your iPhone is one of the smaller sizes as well. And the productivity on the 12.9 is a beauty to experience because of the screen real estate (and now the new XDR screen).