Yeah, the heavier weight didn't put me off of it but the M4 13 is a tremendous improvement. I still have the 12.9 - my wife uses it full-time in the MKB - and the difference is really noticeable.
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iPad iPad 12.9 M1 owners upgrading to 13 M4?
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Yeah, the heavier weight didn't put me off of it but the M4 13 is a tremendous improvement. I still have the 12.9 - my wife uses it full-time in the MKB - and the difference is really noticeable.
I am very tempted. but for now I am staying with my 12.9 M1. I am a multi-iPad person, so if I get the M4 I'll keep the M1, especially as I want a physical SIM for travelling (so I'd get the wifi version of the M4). Maybe I'll sell my 2018 12.9 which I use when my M1 is charging (but I want to get at least a few hundred bucks otherwise I prefer keeping it). But for now I am hesistant to shell $1300 on the base M4... just to have another larger iPad (but much more comfortable). At less than $1000 I would not hesitate, but it's a lot when I am already well equipped. But it's damn tempting... The issue with Apple is that contrary to Samsung iPads are rarely heavily discounted, and the M4 13 will probably never go under $1000 new (at least until the M5 is out...)
I was on the fence about upgrading but when I saw my wife really needing an upgrade from her Air 2, I asked her to try my 12.9 & MKB to see if she'd like using it. She did like it and I fell off that that fence ...
I passed my 12.9 2018 ipad to my senior mom who uses it for crosswords, and my dad was hanging on to what i think is 3rd or 4th gen ipad. He was trying to make a purchase just yesterday from a site and the screen stops scrolling and i get into this hissy fit when things are not working lol..so i said here take my m1 ipad 12.9 pro! It is heavy for him i admit and i was only using it for photo viewing and few apps but usually its not used much. Will check out the 11" m4 as i want something light for myself.