Need suggestions: iPad Pro for everyday work

[StephanieMedlock]

I am searching for the device for everyday work. I am working with tons of emails and different types of docs (Word, Excel, PP, Acrobat, etc.), messengers (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram). What can You suggest to buy?
I have iMac at home and Windows PC in the office, but I have realized, that I’m always out of office and home, work “on the road”.
Now I am using the iPhone XS Max with smart battery case, but seems for me, that I need bigger screen and keyboard to be more productive.
Thinking about iPad Pro 12.9 vs Surface Pro 6 vs ARM Windows Lenovo C630. But I need Your suggestions.

 

[throAU]

I use an ipad pro for a lot of that

• mail
• note taking / diagrams / sketches
• messaging
• remote sessions
• light-weight excel/word use

It works well.

If you need Windows-only applications you'll need a windows tablet. But i don't.

 

[StephanieMedlock]

I use an ipad pro for a lot of that

• mail
• note taking / diagrams / sketches
• messaging
• remote sessions
• light-weight excel/word use

It works well.

If you need Windows-only applications you'll need a windows tablet. But i don't.

Thanks, Will think about your advice

 

[Abazigal]

I am searching for the device for everyday work. I am working with tons of emails and different types of docs (Word, Excel, PP, Acrobat, etc.), messengers (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram). What can You suggest to buy?
I have iMac at home and Windows PC in the office, but I have realized, that I’m always out of office and home, work “on the road”.
Now I am using the iPhone XS Max with smart battery case, but seems for me, that I need bigger screen and keyboard to be more productive.
Thinking about iPad Pro 12.9 vs Surface Pro 6 vs ARM Windows Lenovo C630. But I need Your suggestions.

I think a traditional laptop (either a Mac or windows) is still the better option for working with office documents, plus you can run WhatsApp in the chrome browser on your laptop.

 

[StephanieMedlock]

I think a traditional laptop (either a Mac or windows) is still the better option for working with office documents, plus you can run WhatsApp in the chrome browser on your laptop.

yeah, I thought the same.

 

[tarsins]

+1 for a laptop. A MacBook Air sounds ideal.

 

[throAU]

an iPad can do things a mac can not, like sketches, diagrams (well, easier with the pencil), handwriting in Onenote, scanning documents, signing documents, etc.


It depends what you are doing in office, and how much you are using excel - which really sucks on an ipad.

Word? It's fine. Email? Fine. Chat? Fine.

But yeah, excel sucks a bit.


Also depends if you're more cloud storage based or working from file servers.