I'm still within the return period for my M4 11. Debating if I should return it since iPadOS looks so underwhelming.
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Does anybody actually care about that, though? I don't think I've ever even opened the Journal app.
Considering that Notes has been around forever and nobody was asking for another dedicated app that can do the same thing, Journal seems like a solution in search of a problem.
I do. I may be in the monority, but i'm not the only one. typing entries on my phone is nonsensical.
another thing to keep in mind is that a lot of news reports were saying apple was shifting resources to go all in on AI. I don't want to project into the future, but it's hard for me to believe that apple won't continue to put most of their resources on AI.
iPads have their uses, but not as a production machine (at least for me). So it all depends on whether you want an iPad as a laptop or a consumption device, and what you value in a consumption device.
I have a question… what didn’t your M4 11“ do that you was hoping Apple would have announced at WWDC… folks act as if their M4 iPad suddenly got discontinued lol.
And as the saying goes… buy the product as is not on what you hope it would become.
Honestly, I think Apple Intelligence will transform the iPad more the people will be willing to realise. It looks like a real help with productivity.
I love my m1 iPad Pro still. No point in upgrading given the user experience.
Why do you need any changes when you can just have Apple Intelligence do everything for you?
Indeed, you can literally see why they were desperate to get the new hardware out ahead of WWDC.
At the end of the day, the iPad is just an iPad, and it seems Apple is all but admitting it with this release. That’s fine, I’m happy to use it that way, and plough my investment back into the Mac. Will be going refurb 11“ and only pencil in the future.
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Why upgrade at all? What's in an M4 that your M1 won't do other than Apple Pencil Hover?
They’re clearly focussing more on the tablet and the pencil than on the “laptop replacement“ side which many here want. The calculator and notes features prove that.
Like it or not, it makes a lot of sense from their point of view. Want a laptop, we have Macs for you. Want a versatile modular device with some (slightly limited) laptop capabilities, we have the iPad.
Like it or not, it makes a lot of sense from their point of view. Want a laptop, we have Macs for you. Want a versatile modular device with some (slightly limited) laptop capabilities, we have the iPad.
After WWDC, I am going to wait for snapdragon surface reviews and if new surfaces indeed provide good battery time, good performance ratio to power as claimed, I may purchase surface instead of M4 ipad pro. After this WWDC, no reason to upgrade from M1 iPad pro.
the real question is does apple expect ipad to be a standalone device or a companion device. whether you think apple should prioritize drawing features, or keyboard productivity, doesn't change the fact that ipad today isn't a great standalone device for pro users. the file app on ipad is terrible. ipadOS has extremely limited backup functions, doesn't support things like versioning. Drag and drop support isn't great. i can't even backup my photo library to a local storage without it crashing. resizeability of windows aren't always great. All of these are important for any type of power user.
when we're saying it's a mac replacement, i take it to mean, can your only device be an iPad. The answer today is no, not unless you want to make a lot of pro-level compromises.
when we're saying it's a mac replacement, i take it to mean, can your only device be an iPad. The answer today is no, not unless you want to make a lot of pro-level compromises.
I was clinging to that slim hope—maybe that 0.01% chance—that Apple would announce an option for iPad Pro users to boot into macOS or use it in some capacity. But once again, I'm disappointed. It's baffling that Apple charges the equivalent of a mid-range MacBook Air or MacBook Pro for an iPad Pro, which offers significantly less functionality for power users and multitaskers.
The hardware continues to outpace the software on these devices and I still don't understand what Apple is trying to achieve with this class of device. Insane. Frankly insane....
Apple behaving kinda like Google in this regard where it shows that they don't have any idea of what to do with the iPad Pro.
The hardware continues to outpace the software on these devices and I still don't understand what Apple is trying to achieve with this class of device. Insane. Frankly insane....
Apple behaving kinda like Google in this regard where it shows that they don't have any idea of what to do with the iPad Pro.
I thought the handwriting features looked pretty useful 🤷♂️
I’ve been a typist-first for 20+ years. This might actually make my handwriting legible.
I’ve been a typist-first for 20+ years. This might actually make my handwriting legible.
For me it’s a great personal device for home use, as well as a very good companion for work
Same. I’m still a bit tempted by the better/improved microphones, but definitely not worth it the extra cash and the risk of OLED PWM making my eyes uncomfortable. So glad I purchased this M2 iPad Pro… I wish I had opted for the silver 256GB model instead of the grey 128GB one… but I’m good with it.
As for the microphones… maybe an USB-C microphones could offer me better audio.