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Anyone Using iPad Pro as Main Device?
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I'm heading the other way and using my iPad Pro 12.9" less as I find using my 13" MacBook Air as it's a lot easier. I am waiting delivery of a MacBook 13" with touch bar and this may stop me using my iPad even more. My iPad is a great second screen as well for travel and working out of my office or out of home but it's not even close to being a total replacement for my Air.
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I use the magic keyboard, and I am eagerly waiting for this to ship.
https://twitter.com/ericwelander/status/808323991375085568
Here is the product website
Canopy
I use Windows, Mac, and Linux when I have a need to do so. As far as achieving maximum productivity, I don't live like that. Primarily I'm committed to iOS devices because they feel efficient. For certain time periods my IPP 12.9 & 9.7 are each connected to monitors, a Logitech K810 keyboard, Apple Pencil, and LG730 headphones. The keyboard has an "easy switch" between devices. Touch screen use has a "light on the feet dancing feel" and is joyful to use. I move through the day with which ever iOS device best suits the moment. The minimal power usage, excellent screen quality, and light weight are favored over devices with hinged screens with attached keyboards.
Please explain this "connected to monitors" thing. Can you show me a pic of your set up like this?
I try to airplay my iPad via Apple TV to my monitor and it just looks...weird. The aspect ratio is all screwed up in this giant square box looking way and it just doesn't look good at all. Is it much improved through hdmi then?
Would be nice if apple was really serious about ipad being the future, if they had a dock like surface does
I tried airplay with the current Apple TV and video was kinda choppy or worked intermittently. I did not try the web browser with airplay. The lightning to hdmi adapter works well for me with 23 inch monitors. On the tv screen I'm casting YouTube with a Chrome adapter and that works very well.
The iPad wasn't meant to be used docked.
What do you mean when you say the aspect ratio is all screwed up? Are you getting a 4:3 aspect ratio or has it been stretched to 16:9 ratio of your monitor?
Have a similar commitment to iOS devices for the very same reasons: better ergonomics, better screens, better battery life. When needed I can always open my MacBook and do some heavy lifting. For most everything else (mail, safari, small write ups, PDF annotation, travel arrangements, traffic/directions, planning, etc) I use my iPad Pro 9.7" or my iPhone.
Have been trying to use the same K810 keyboard but I am too comfortable with the screen keyboard to make the switch.
Well, I just sold my 2015 MBP and got a 12.9" iPad Pro in its place as of yesterday. So far I've really enjoyed the change. Just needed Word on it for all the documents I deal with and away I went. Learning experience and still in honeymoon phase but glad I switched so far. Still have iMac for desktop-only things...for now
So has old as this is, I have to comment. I have decided to go all in and use my iPad Pro as my main device. So I have officially gone two months now and so far it has been great.
The iPad Pro is not a pro device at all. I would honestly say that the "Pro" in iPad Pro means it is finally powerful enough for the average consumer to use it as there main computer. It has been doing great for things like Microsoft Office and Netowrking. I am a developer an I have an iMac that I use for most of my coding, but Swift Playgrounds has been the icing on the cake for me. I don't do intense coding on the go anyway, so this might just be me, but it is nice not to lug around an actual Laptop. The iPad Pro is a lot smaller and lighter. Just to mention, I am using an iPad Pro 9.7. The bigger iPad Pro was just too much and there was a lot of screen space and I just didnt like it.
The iPad Pro is not a pro device at all. I would honestly say that the "Pro" in iPad Pro means it is finally powerful enough for the average consumer to use it as there main computer. It has been doing great for things like Microsoft Office and Netowrking. I am a developer an I have an iMac that I use for most of my coding, but Swift Playgrounds has been the icing on the cake for me. I don't do intense coding on the go anyway, so this might just be me, but it is nice not to lug around an actual Laptop. The iPad Pro is a lot smaller and lighter. Just to mention, I am using an iPad Pro 9.7. The bigger iPad Pro was just too much and there was a lot of screen space and I just didnt like it.
I've been using the iPad Pro 12'9 with Pencil and the (old) magic keyboard at work now for a few weeks. We had a late 2012 rMBP, but my colleagues complained they couldn't use it *eyeroll*. I refused to return to Windows and if the others couldn't cope with OS X then Linux was a no-hope. Next suggestion was the iPP as everyone has an iPad and is familiar with ios.
My role is not particularly intensive in terms of computer duties. I:
-maintain online inventories (mainly through Amazon, which is equally evil on both computer and tablet; actually, the iPP is slightly faster than the Dell desktop).
-maintain offline inventories via Numbers
-manage emails. We've started using Alto now which I find very good. Best of all, the developer promises they'll be bringing rules to the app soon. I must admit I'm not usually fussed about Apple's stance on default apps, but in this case I do wish I could set Alto as the email default.
-do basic photo management for inventories above; I generally AirPlay the photos from my iPhone to the iPP as they're on different iCloud accounts. The Photos app does the basic fixes I need.
-(not iPad) manage the Windows computer when it has a hissy fit. Today's was over the printer.
-research the history of interesting items
-design posters, ads, flyers and vouchers.
-manage social media accounts
-manage (Blogger) the website.
So far, so good. No bother at all.
Then this week my boss decided he wanted a new large ad. Traditionally, I've produced the designs on the rMBP using Pixelmator and Logoist and emailed the resulting HQ pdf to the signmaker. There have been times when the rMBP struggled a bit and I wondered if the iPP would also do so. Well, this time I used the iPP with Pixelmator again (if only they'd lift their layer limits) and Phonto for the fonts. I was able to use the dimensions from the signmaker to set up the correct canvas resolution within Pixelmator (thankfully it was within their max limit) and off I went. When I finished I saved the image into iFiles; PDF Expert allowed me to convert the image into a HQ pdf to email. We're all really pleased with the result but now we have to wait to see how it actually prints, because at the end of the day that's the real test!
My overall impression: this workflow was faster, easier, pleasanter and more natural than the computer, especially when it came to modifying image assets. I could use the Pencil to get really subtle effects and precise background removal; yes, I could have done those things on the rMBP too, but I think it would have taken me twice as long. The only thing I missed was Logoist's metallic fonts. This was a Christmassy ad so a bit of Christmas bling would have been very nice. If anyone knows of an app that can do this on the iPad and export at sufficiently high quality ... I'd love to know. My own personal use of the iPad has mainly been for writing and it (obviously) excelled at that; it's great to know it's equally effective for other aspects of my professional workflow.
My role is not particularly intensive in terms of computer duties. I:
-maintain online inventories (mainly through Amazon, which is equally evil on both computer and tablet; actually, the iPP is slightly faster than the Dell desktop).
-maintain offline inventories via Numbers
-manage emails. We've started using Alto now which I find very good. Best of all, the developer promises they'll be bringing rules to the app soon. I must admit I'm not usually fussed about Apple's stance on default apps, but in this case I do wish I could set Alto as the email default.
-do basic photo management for inventories above; I generally AirPlay the photos from my iPhone to the iPP as they're on different iCloud accounts. The Photos app does the basic fixes I need.
-(not iPad) manage the Windows computer when it has a hissy fit. Today's was over the printer.
-research the history of interesting items
-design posters, ads, flyers and vouchers.
-manage social media accounts
-manage (Blogger) the website.
So far, so good. No bother at all.
Then this week my boss decided he wanted a new large ad. Traditionally, I've produced the designs on the rMBP using Pixelmator and Logoist and emailed the resulting HQ pdf to the signmaker. There have been times when the rMBP struggled a bit and I wondered if the iPP would also do so. Well, this time I used the iPP with Pixelmator again (if only they'd lift their layer limits) and Phonto for the fonts. I was able to use the dimensions from the signmaker to set up the correct canvas resolution within Pixelmator (thankfully it was within their max limit) and off I went. When I finished I saved the image into iFiles; PDF Expert allowed me to convert the image into a HQ pdf to email. We're all really pleased with the result but now we have to wait to see how it actually prints, because at the end of the day that's the real test!
My overall impression: this workflow was faster, easier, pleasanter and more natural than the computer, especially when it came to modifying image assets. I could use the Pencil to get really subtle effects and precise background removal; yes, I could have done those things on the rMBP too, but I think it would have taken me twice as long. The only thing I missed was Logoist's metallic fonts. This was a Christmassy ad so a bit of Christmas bling would have been very nice. If anyone knows of an app that can do this on the iPad and export at sufficiently high quality ... I'd love to know. My own personal use of the iPad has mainly been for writing and it (obviously) excelled at that; it's great to know it's equally effective for other aspects of my professional workflow.
https://www.macstories.net/stories/one-year-of-ipad-pro/
From a die hard IOS iPad user, why he prefers it to MacOS, workflows, apps and hardware accessories..
From a die hard IOS iPad user, why he prefers it to MacOS, workflows, apps and hardware accessories..
I have come across one app I really need to find a good replacement for. I know that pages and keynote can export PDF but what I need is an app that allows you to create PDF from multiple files and types. For example in acrobat professional you can import multiple jpg and doc files etc and rearrange them in the order you want and then export the whole thing as a PDF.
I have scanbot which takes photos of hard copy papers etc and will export multi page PDF.
Adobe Reader for iOS DOES create PDFS like acrobat professional for desktop however they require an 18.00 USD subscription to do so!!! For only the occasional PDF that I might need for uploading documents, 18.00 per month is steep.
What third party app will allow this? Most are reader and markup only. I need a PDF compiler from scratch with iCloud support and allows importing multiple file types, then exports the whole thing as a PDF.
Seriously I can do pretty major edits on graphics with IPP but I can't seem to create simple PDF.
I have scanbot which takes photos of hard copy papers etc and will export multi page PDF.
Adobe Reader for iOS DOES create PDFS like acrobat professional for desktop however they require an 18.00 USD subscription to do so!!! For only the occasional PDF that I might need for uploading documents, 18.00 per month is steep.
What third party app will allow this? Most are reader and markup only. I need a PDF compiler from scratch with iCloud support and allows importing multiple file types, then exports the whole thing as a PDF.
Seriously I can do pretty major edits on graphics with IPP but I can't seem to create simple PDF.
Tried that it will only allow photos from camera roll / photo library and not other folders in iCloud.
I tend to not keep images of documents in my 'photo album' for obvious reasons. I need access to other folders to import from.
Why use photos of documents? Since you use scanbot (or Scanner Pro alternatively), simply scan those documents and safe them as pdf documents. Which you can save to either dropbox or iCloud. I admit the process isn't the most intuitive in pdf expert (you need to select them to merge, meaning you can't insert one document from within another document) though.
I'd still have to merge those PDF somehow with a word document to have pages with text also. And still no forms support.
I use the magic keyboard, and I am eagerly waiting for this to ship.
https://twitter.com/ericwelander/status/808323991375085568
Here is the product website
Canopy
Very smart, that keyboard looks super, let us know how you go when it arrives, looks like a winner!
Since this was asked in an iPad-focused forum you're likely to get skewed results.
However, since I've owned an iPad since the very first release (April 2010) and now have a 9.7" iPad Pro __and__ I've owned Macs since the very first release (1984, a 128KB Macintosh) I can only comment that for heavy lifting nothing beats a fast desktop computer while an iPad Pro is probably the most mobile and convenient computing device for what I would term "casual" computing.
Thus, since I'm an engineer by profession with a strong technical focus I use my desktop Mac probably 10 or 20 times as much as I do my iPad Pro. For one thing my desktop has two large displays and frankly I find text entry on a large physical keyboard a lot faster and better than a virtual keypad on a iPad or iPhone (and a mouse is a better pointing device for text editing and entry). I also have no less than 6TB of storage connected to my desktop Mac and 16GB of DRAM (and I could do with more of the latter). There are also applications on my Mac that I use daily that can not be replicated on any iOS device.
So, the choice in my case is pretty clear, MacOS and a desktop computer (preferred) with an iPad Pro for casual computing and mobile access.
However, since I've owned an iPad since the very first release (April 2010) and now have a 9.7" iPad Pro __and__ I've owned Macs since the very first release (1984, a 128KB Macintosh) I can only comment that for heavy lifting nothing beats a fast desktop computer while an iPad Pro is probably the most mobile and convenient computing device for what I would term "casual" computing.
Thus, since I'm an engineer by profession with a strong technical focus I use my desktop Mac probably 10 or 20 times as much as I do my iPad Pro. For one thing my desktop has two large displays and frankly I find text entry on a large physical keyboard a lot faster and better than a virtual keypad on a iPad or iPhone (and a mouse is a better pointing device for text editing and entry). I also have no less than 6TB of storage connected to my desktop Mac and 16GB of DRAM (and I could do with more of the latter). There are also applications on my Mac that I use daily that can not be replicated on any iOS device.
So, the choice in my case is pretty clear, MacOS and a desktop computer (preferred) with an iPad Pro for casual computing and mobile access.
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The consensus here has always been "use the device which best suits your needs at the end of the day, but don't be in a rush to knock the iPad without first knowing what it can do." And for people who wish to learn more about how to get work done on their tablets, we do our best to advise and help.
So cool, no worries there.
"Skewed" towards reality, yes. Unlike the Mac forum, where the iPad is only viewed as a toy by the old farts there.