Hey all,
I've been doing a ton of research on iPad Pro recently and decided to finally invest in one. I'm just facing a personal dilemma and would love to hear the Macrumors forum input. A little about me and what I would use the iPad Pro for:
I'm very big on productivity, reading, and content consumption/creation. I work a 9-5 where I take video calls every day, trying to be better at making spreadsheets and Keynote presentations, and do photography/videography on the side. I would use this iPad Pro for apps like Todoist, Notion, Kindle, Netflix, YouTube, Lightroom/Photoshop, Adobe Rush, & possibly Lumafusion.
Thankfully, I have a girlfriend who works for Apple and can get me a 15% discount on any Apple product. So shopping for refurbished 2018 iPad Pro (2018) models from 3rd party vendors is basically the same as getting a discounted 2020 model from her. Her discount does apply to the Apple refurbished store as well so the best case would be to get a corporate discount on a 2018 refurbished iPad Pro from Apple for major savings but it's been out of stock for weeks, if not months now and I'm looking to buy one soon.
After extensive research I've decided that the 11" iPad Pro is the one for me. But as a photographer, the rumors of mini-LED and A14 chip are sooooo appealing to me. I don't care about the 5G. So here's where I stand: I could get the 2020 11" iPad Pro with 128gb now, or wait and see if Apple restocks a refurbished 2018 iPad Pro with 256GB (I can't do 64gb, but 128gb is fine), or wait until mini-LED since I do edit photos often.
Thoughts?! & before anyone asks, no unfortunately the girlfriend doesn't know when the next iPad Pro is coming out either
I've been doing a ton of research on iPad Pro recently and decided to finally invest in one. I'm just facing a personal dilemma and would love to hear the Macrumors forum input. A little about me and what I would use the iPad Pro for:
I'm very big on productivity, reading, and content consumption/creation. I work a 9-5 where I take video calls every day, trying to be better at making spreadsheets and Keynote presentations, and do photography/videography on the side. I would use this iPad Pro for apps like Todoist, Notion, Kindle, Netflix, YouTube, Lightroom/Photoshop, Adobe Rush, & possibly Lumafusion.
Thankfully, I have a girlfriend who works for Apple and can get me a 15% discount on any Apple product. So shopping for refurbished 2018 iPad Pro (2018) models from 3rd party vendors is basically the same as getting a discounted 2020 model from her. Her discount does apply to the Apple refurbished store as well so the best case would be to get a corporate discount on a 2018 refurbished iPad Pro from Apple for major savings but it's been out of stock for weeks, if not months now and I'm looking to buy one soon.
After extensive research I've decided that the 11" iPad Pro is the one for me. But as a photographer, the rumors of mini-LED and A14 chip are sooooo appealing to me. I don't care about the 5G. So here's where I stand: I could get the 2020 11" iPad Pro with 128gb now, or wait and see if Apple restocks a refurbished 2018 iPad Pro with 256GB (I can't do 64gb, but 128gb is fine), or wait until mini-LED since I do edit photos often.
Thoughts?! & before anyone asks, no unfortunately the girlfriend doesn't know when the next iPad Pro is coming out either