iPad Pro Are you buying a 2021 iPad Pro with 1TB 16GB?

[MrGimper]

Girls don't find tech specs impressive.

You’ve not met the right girl ?

 

[el-John-o]

Do you use LumaFusion? I’m an illustrator, but I have used LumaFusion for smaller projects and love using it.

Do you think Final Cut Pro will come to iPadOS?

I personally don’t think we’ll see FCP on the iPad. Apple wouldn’t ever do it without a significant UI overhaul. If anything; we might see some enhancements to iMovie to bring it closer to FCP.

FCP has also not been a big priority for Apple in recent years. I would imagine that remaining a Mac-only software.

 

[Surfer13134]

As an illustrator, I’ve considered the Surface, but the Pen’s lack of responsiveness has always been a dealbreaker. (Initial Activation Force is too high).

I used two generations of Wacom Cintiq Companion, and although the drawing experience was excellent, I found them to be too compromised. They could run the full Adobe Suite, but those applications are only really comfortable to use on the desktop.

How do you envision full Adobe apps running on the iPad? I mean, sitting down at a desk attached to a keyboard they could be bearable. The UI elements would take up a lot of screen real estate. Support for display extension could make it work.

I have a surface tablet, for the surface the high DPI screen makes everything shrunken down so everything fits normally.

For the adobe suite on the iPad I can imagine they would have the UI elements disappear and can have them called up by triple tapping the pencil etc. I agree that working on a larger screen is nice but the smaller screen, especially with a touch input is nice as well lol

I think apple has been planning this for a while, First with the new new magic keyboard with a trackpad and the iPad accepting mouse inputs etc

 

[christophermdia]

I am more excited at the prospect of Microsoft releasing a full blown version of Office on the iPad which now should be an easy port with the M1 ... I think going to 1tb is more about the space in case Mac apps get ported moreso than fitting more iPad specific apps and media.

 

[l3uddz]

Really web browsing, media/videos/films/YouTube and general e-mails really for work. Use it a lot for zoom calls and use teams as well. So for video calls the center stage will be ideal.

May use it for teams calls/browsing going forward as well.

The app is so much more responsive than any other system I’ve used it on.

 

[Kyle76]

I use LumaFusion quite a bit. I do all of my video editing on the iPad. I really like just sitting in a comfortable chair and editing pretty much anywhere I want. Coming from 9.7, I think I’ll really enjoy 12.9 inches. LumaFusion gets better by the month these days, it seems. Though it still has its limitations, most can be overcome by a combination of techniques. I enjoy the challenge of learning (mostly through YouTube) how to give my videos exactly the effect I want and doing it all on one device. I feel like we will be seeing some quantum leaps in drawing and photo and video editing this year and that some version of Final Cut Pro is coming, but LumaFusion is getting closer all the time.

 

[el-John-o]

I have a surface tablet, for the surface the high DPI screen makes everything shrunken down so everything fits normally.

For the adobe suite on the iPad I can imagine they would have the UI elements disappear and can have them called up by triple tapping the pencil etc. I agree that working on a larger screen is nice but the smaller screen, especially with a touch input is nice as well lol

I think apple has been planning this for a while, First with the new new magic keyboard with a trackpad and the iPad accepting mouse inputs etc

I really think the Adobe Suite UI issue is an easy fix. Rather than designing it for touch; just design it for the Apple Pencil. Which; anyone who has used those apps via Sidecar knows, already works just fine.

I’m not sure whether Adobe would actually do that though. Presumably, creative users who want to create content on an iPad will invariably own an Apple Pencil.

 

[AVBeatMan]

I got the 256gb yesterday but am still wondering if I should get the 1TB. If I knew there’s not going to be any further "major" updates in the next couple of years I think it might be worth it.

 

[doboy]

I got the 256gb yesterday but am still wondering if I should get the 1TB. If I knew there’s not going to be any further "major" updates in the next couple of years I think it might be worth it.

I would stick with the storage you need and keep the money for next upgrade. With the money saved and trade in value of the 2021, it should cover the next upgrade

 

[rui no onna]

Price/GB

128GB -> 256GB:
$100 / 128 = $0.78125/GB

256GB -> 512GB:
$200 / 256 = $0.78125/GB

512GB -> 1TB:
$400 / 512 = $0.78125/GB ($400 purely for storage upgrade)
$200 / 512 = $0.39063/GB ($200 for RAM upgrade, $200 for storage upgrade)

1TB -> 2TB:
$400 / 1024 = $0.39063/GB

128GB -> 1TB:
$700 / 896 = $0.78125/GB ($700 purely for storage upgrade)
$500 / 1920 = $0.55804/GB ($200 for RAM upgrade, $500 for storage upgrade)

128GB -> 2TB:
$1100 / 1920 = $0.57292/GB ($1100 purely for storage upgrade)
$900 / 1920 = $0.46875/GB ($200 for RAM upgrade, $900 for storage upgrade)

 

[AVBeatMan]

Price/GB

128GB -> 256GB:
$100 / 128 = $0.78125/GB

256GB -> 512GB:
$200 / 256 = $0.78125/GB

512GB -> 1TB:
$400 / 512 = $0.78125/GB ($400 purely for storage upgrade)
$200 / 512 = $0.39063/GB ($200 for RAM upgrade, $200 for storage upgrade)

1TB -> 2TB:
$400 / 1024 = $0.39063/GB

128GB -> 1TB:
$700 / 896 = $0.78125/GB ($700 purely for storage upgrade)
$500 / 1920 = $0.55804/GB ($200 for RAM upgrade, $500 for storage upgrade)

128GB -> 2TB:
$1100 / 1920 = $0.57292/GB ($1100 purely for storage upgrade)
$900 / 1920 = $0.46875/GB ($200 for RAM upgrade, $900 for storage upgrade)

I’m hopeless at maths so what do you conclude from this?

 

[Kyle76]

I bought it because I can use the storage for video editing. I’m hoping the extra RAM becomes a bonus going forward.

 

[rui no onna]

I’m hopeless at maths so what do you conclude from this?

Cheapest per GB upgrade is actually on the 1TB and 2TB models ($0.39-0.56/GB).

Even if you count the upgrade to 16GB RAM as a freebie, per GB cost for 1TB is the same as on lower capacities ($0.78/GB).

 

[Delarock]

I have had same dilemma, but i think buying a 1tb not for storage but for bigger ram is not good decission. Even 8 gb in macbook pro work very very nice for common tasks. I had 8 gb MBP thant change because of parallels to 16 gb model, and in daily task ( internet, video, basic programs, LoL, ) i really do not see difference. And i think macOS is little bit more complicated OS as ipadOS. So if 8gb work flawlessly in MBP it will in ipad os too .... here in europe it is 700 euro difference between 256 cell vs 1tb cell, its 70 % percent of brand new basic ipad pro or macbook air M1

 

[richpjr]

I guess the 8 vs 16 GB question really comes down to whether or not Apple releases anything that can actually take advantage of it. I have held off deciding on which model to pick until the dev conference next month to see what, if anything, is released. A few pro apps and fixing some of the limitations in iPadOS would go a long way towards allowing me to use an iPad for many more tasks and I'd pick up a 1 or 2 TB model for it. If the only thing we get is minor upgrades to the UI and widgets, it will be much less useful and I'd get a lower spec model.

 

[AVBeatMan]

This is a good video to watch about 8GB ram vs 16.

 

[Ludatyk]

This is a good video to watch about 8GB ram vs 16.

It’s really not much to it. As @richpjr mentioned… we have to wait until Apple releases something that can take advantage of the RAM. iPadOS in it’s current form doesn’t really justify M1 iPP.

 

[mobutt]

Lol I went with 128

 

[gsal]

Currently have the 12.9” 256GB model, but I am now greatly considering returning it for a 1TB for the 16GB of RAM. This is going to be my main photo editing device for the next couple of years at least, and while I’m sure the 8GB can get the work done, I can’t help but feel that having 16GB of RAM is probably the better way to go.

I have another week to make my mind up.

 

[AVBeatMan]

Currently have the 12.9” 256GB model, but I am now greatly considering returning it for a 1TB for the 16GB of RAM. This is going to be my main photo editing device for the next couple of years at least, and while I’m sure the 8GB can get the work done, I can’t help but feel that having 16GB of RAM is probably the better way to go.

I have another week to make my mind up.

Me too… I’m sure my 256gb WiFi is enough for me but keep thinking if I am going to keep for a couple of years the 1TB WiFi and Cellular might be worth it.

 

[LFC2020]

Absolutely not, 128gb, 8gb model is plenty for my use case, this M1 chip with 8gb ram screams speed, performance and smoothness.

One impressive speedy, buttery smooth tablet.

 

[LFC2020]

Me too… I’m sure my 256gb WiFi is enough for me but keep thinking if I am going to keep for a couple of years the 1TB WiFi and Cellular might be worth it.

In a couple of years you’ll be upgrading to a micro led iPad ? save your money ?

 

[LogicalApex]

Currently have the 12.9” 256GB model, but I am now greatly considering returning it for a 1TB for the 16GB of RAM. This is going to be my main photo editing device for the next couple of years at least, and while I’m sure the 8GB can get the work done, I can’t help but feel that having 16GB of RAM is probably the better way to go.

I have another week to make my mind up.

Don’t rush to decisions before WWDC. Currently apps are limited to 5.5GB of RAM on the 2021 iPad Pro. Meaning no workflow currently benefits from 16GB of RAM except maybe one that requires 3 RAM heavy apps running at once with frequent switching between them.

 

[LFC2020]

Don’t rush to decisions before WWDC. Currently apps are limited to 5.5GB of RAM on the 2021 iPad Pro. Meaning no workflow currently benefits from 16GB of RAM except maybe one that requires 3 RAM heavy apps running at once with frequent switching between them.

Well said.