iPad Pro Having a second thought about my recent M1 Pro 11 order

[rando_onDaInterweb]

I just ordered an iPad Pro M1 from Apple refurbished store for AUD $1019 (Base 128GB Wifi). I am going to pick it up in 3 days.
Now I am having a second thought about my purchase.

Is it the right time to buy a M1 device with that price, knowing that the iPad Pro M3 is coming in less than 3 months? And back to school promotion for Australia in January.

I am using the iPad Pro 10.5 from 2017 right now mainly use for taking notes in class and as a second monitor via Sidecar. After almost 6 years, the battery is quite bad (2h:30m FaceTime call from 100🔋 to 10🪫), it gets noticeable hot. Beside that everything is manageable. It not like I need to upgrade my iPad Pro 10.5 right now but I have been thinking about getting a new iPad Pro lately.

 

[The Game 161]

I just ordered an iPad Pro M1 from Apple refurbished store for AUD $1019 (Base 128GB Wifi). I am going to pick it up in 3 days.
Now I am having a second thought about my purchase.

Is it the right time to buy a M1 device with that price, knowing that the iPad Pro M3 is coming in less than 3 months? And back to school promotion for Australia in January.

I am using the iPad Pro 10.5 from 2017 right now mainly use for taking notes in class and as a second monitor via Sidecar. After almost 6 years, the battery is quite bad (2h:30m FaceTime call from 100🔋 to 10🪫), it gets noticeable hot. Beside that everything is manageable. It not like I need to upgrade my iPad Pro 10.5 right now but I have been thinking about getting a new iPad Pro lately.

3 months? more like 6-7 months.

 

[gpat]

You should be able to squeeze just enough life out of your 10.5" to wait for the M3.
But still expect to wait until April/June 2024 realistically.

 

[darngooddesign]

I just ordered an iPad Pro M1 from Apple refurbished store for AUD $1019 (Base 128GB Wifi). I am going to pick it up in 3 days.
Now I am having a second thought about my purchase.

Is it the right time to buy a M1 device with that price, knowing that the iPad Pro M3 is coming in less than 3 months? And back to school promotion for Australia in January.

I am using the iPad Pro 10.5 from 2017 right now mainly use for taking notes in class and as a second monitor via Sidecar. After almost 6 years, the battery is quite bad (2h:30m FaceTime call from 100🔋 to 10🪫), it gets noticeable hot. Beside that everything is manageable. It not like I need to upgrade my iPad Pro 10.5 right now but I have been thinking about getting a new iPad Pro lately.

The M1 iPP was around 6 months after the M1 Macs

The M2 iPP was around 3 months after the M2 Macs

You will have to wait 3-6 months after the M3 Macs for the M3 iPP, and if they get OLED they will be even more expensive.

 

[ssledoux]

Not to throw a wrench in anything, but have you considered the Air? I just recently revamped my devices because I wanted to go back to a Mac, and I sold off my 12.9 iPP and iPad mini, and got an 5th gen Air as a replacement (I had an 11” pro in the past as well). I absolutely love the Air. Probably the only thing I even notice at all is lack of Face ID, but I haven’t been bothered by the touch.

Of course I don’t know your use case, but it might be a viable option coming from a 6 year old device.

 

[BB1970]

I just ordered an iPad Pro M1 from Apple refurbished store for AUD $1019 (Base 128GB Wifi). I am going to pick it up in 3 days.
Now I am having a second thought about my purchase.

Is it the right time to buy a M1 device with that price, knowing that the iPad Pro M3 is coming in less than 3 months? And back to school promotion for Australia in January.

I am using the iPad Pro 10.5 from 2017 right now mainly use for taking notes in class and as a second monitor via Sidecar. After almost 6 years, the battery is quite bad (2h:30m FaceTime call from 100🔋 to 10🪫), it gets noticeable hot. Beside that everything is manageable. It not like I need to upgrade my iPad Pro 10.5 right now but I have been thinking about getting a new iPad Pro lately.

If nothing is physically wrong with the 10.5 (apart from the battery) I would wait for the M3 and then snag an M2 for a discounted price. I basically did that with my M1 Pro (2 TB 16 ram) when Costco blew them out after the M2 was released, thus replacing my failing 10.5 Pro.

 

[gpat]

If nothing is physically wrong with the 10.5 (apart from the battery) I would wait for the M3 and then snag an M2 for a discounted price. I basically did that with my M1 Pro (2 TB 16 ram) when Costco blew them out after the M2 was released, thus replacing my failing 10.5 Pro.

M3>M2 is going to be a much beefier upgrade than M2>M1 though

 

[BB1970]

M3>M2 is going to be a much beefier upgrade than M2>M1 though

OP needs seem to be relatively light. (Note taking etc)

 

[jerryk]

I just ordered an iPad Pro M1 from Apple refurbished store for AUD $1019 (Base 128GB Wifi). I am going to pick it up in 3 days.
Now I am having a second thought about my purchase.

Is it the right time to buy a M1 device with that price, knowing that the iPad Pro M3 is coming in less than 3 months? And back to school promotion for Australia in January.

I am using the iPad Pro 10.5 from 2017 right now mainly use for taking notes in class and as a second monitor via Sidecar. After almost 6 years, the battery is quite bad (2h:30m FaceTime call from 100🔋 to 10🪫), it gets noticeable hot. Beside that everything is manageable. It not like I need to upgrade my iPad Pro 10.5 right now but I have been thinking about getting a new iPad Pro lately.

If got my M1 Pro a few months ago and am happy I didn’t wait. The performance is amazing and it handles anything I need to do. I opted not to get the latest M2 because the lower price let me increase the storage amount and still be below the base M2 price.

 

[cateye]

So, you don't do anything that stresses even your existing six year old iPad, and you're wringing your hands about an upgrade that may not come for months, if at all?

I recently upgraded from the same iPad, a 2017 10.5 to an 11" iPad Pro refurb. My motivations were similar: the 2017 was "fine" for most of what I used it for, but the battery life was trash and I wondered if the upgrade beyond that reason was even worth it. Turned out, the 11" is a really nice piece of kit that improves on the 10.5 in lots of surprising ways. It's also the most ridiculously over-specced bit of technology I've ever owned, and I generally push my Macs to their limits.

If you were telling us: I am a full-time iPad user, I edit 4K video, I demand top performance across a wide range of use-cases... ok. Then maybe there's an argument for latest-and-greatest. But for everyone else? Buy value. There's barely justification for the M1 in an iPad, much less some imagined Magical And Amazing M3 that we have no idea what or when it will come.

 

[MacCraig Pro]

I’d say you’d be happy with the M1 you’ve gone for. I went from a 2016 iPP 9.7 to a refurbished iPA 4 and I’m blown away by the performance and difference between the two devices.

My usage is similar to yours too.

 

[Misheemee]

I just ordered an iPad Pro M1 from Apple refurbished store for AUD $1019 (Base 128GB Wifi). I am going to pick it up in 3 days.
Now I am having a second thought about my purchase.

Is it the right time to buy a M1 device with that price, knowing that the iPad Pro M3 is coming in less than 3 months? And back to school promotion for Australia in January.

I am using the iPad Pro 10.5 from 2017 right now mainly use for taking notes in class and as a second monitor via Sidecar. After almost 6 years, the battery is quite bad (2h:30m FaceTime call from 100🔋 to 10🪫), it gets noticeable hot. Beside that everything is manageable. It not like I need to upgrade my iPad Pro 10.5 right now but I have been thinking about getting a new iPad Pro lately.

get the battery replaced on your current iPad and wait for the new iPad to be released.

At that stage go for the new one, or pick up an M2 at a discount

 

[ipos]

is there anything that M3 can do and M1 can't?
M1 can last a few more years before end of support

 

[Macalicious2011]

iPad Pro 10.5 is an absolute beast. I had one last year and upgraded to an M1 11 inch. No noticable difference in screen quality, audio or performance during heavy multi-tasking.

IMO the upgrade isn’t worth while unless you are heavy iPad pencil user or play triple A games at max graphics.

 

[Betamax954]

3 months? more like 6-7 months.

Right. I'm guessing March or April of 2024.

 

[PegasusTenma]

That price is around 700 usd, right? The only issue I have with your purchase is how little space it has

 

[Yuuuki]

That price is around 700 usd, right? The only issue I have with your purchase is how little space it has

Very much depending on the person honestly. I have also 128GB and while it’s nice to have for my case of use even 64GB would have been enough plus 200Gb iCloud.