iPad Pro People out there who use both 11” and 12,9” iPad, Why?

[DrSarah]

Well the 12.9 has replaced my laptop perfectly so that’s why i went back to 12.9.

I would love to do this, but sometimes i need to boot in to Windows or have MacOS to do some things iPadOS is not capable of yet, let’s hope Xcode will come available for the iPad + some of the creative apps, that would be the ultimate update.

I like iPadOS/IOS more than MacOS in the end Though (besides the file system, that needs an update too but that is not the debate at the moment)

Maybe i just have to try it for a week, but it is difficault to try it to it‘s full potential since the keyboard is not yet easy to obtain.

 

[KittyKatta]

i was wondering if there were people here on the forum who use both a 11” iPad Pro and a 12.9“ iPad pro.

The reason i am asking this is because myself i own a 11” iPad Pro and i just received the Magic Keyboard for it and it is amazing.
i can take it everywhere in my handbag because it is so “small”. For some reason, i would like to also have a 12.9“ but i can not realy justify a good reason for it.

I was very happy with the 11 For the same reasons you stated. Its pursable yet equally as powerful as the bigger version. It really felt perfect... until quarantine. I returned it and now my personal device is a 12.9.

The reason I switched is because my travel life has changed and portability is no longer an advantage over the benefits of a larger device (much better speakers, better aspect ratio for work/editing, big screen for binging). That said, I’m actually not as happy with 12.9 as I was with 11. Book reading and gaming are less comfortable and I never carry it room to room like I did with my 11”. But I’m sticking with 12.9 because I’m gambling on Apple actually bringing pro apps like Final Cut.

So, as for your question about owning both then I completely understand why someone would do it. For me, the 12.9 is more practical for work but the 11 was more comfortable.

 

[LizKat]

I think you are totally right. I love my 11” iPad and does everything i need for browsing/writing and stuff. I think i am just feeling i want To burn money or something,, and the 12.9” looks so awesome! I’ll stick with my current products.

I have a 10.5 iPP and get tempted now and then by the 12.9 but I need (or prefer, let's say) a replacement for my aging mid-2012 MacBook Pro.

Still like a laptop best for use of a browser, find it more convenient and have more [illusion of?] control over privacy/tracking issues than while using a browser on a tablet.​

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Prefer the laptop too for having multiple apps open when working on quilting-related issues (fabric/thread/gear inventory, design, calculations etc) although I use handoff sometimes to get to the iPad for something in a photo library.​

Anyway so far that keeps me from exploring the 12.9 iPad Pro in more depth. I do use the 10.5 iPad so often though: every day for magazine and newspaper apps and very often for video streaming and enjoying purchased music and TV/movies. I sometimes wonder if I'd find the 12.9" too heavy for my taste while just holding it to read through something or cruise a newspaper app's offerings for half an hour. Parked on a desk I know I'd love it... but then I get back to yeah but the laptop... the laptop....

 

[Adelphos33]

Currently, I am working every day with a dual screen setup - iPad 12.9” and a 13“ Macbook. The 13” is great for work tasks, plus it serves well as a tablet for movies and other video calls, etc. However I remember the first thing that attracted me to iPads was reading the newspaper, which is better on a smaller tablet. In addition I can see carrying around a smaller tablet for things like Twitter, e-mail and text, plus occasional work. I toyed around with getting the 11” to add to my 12.9”, but its not cost effecitve to have both. So I just bought a $350 iPad 7th Gen to serve as my casual tablet.
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I would love to do this, but sometimes i need to boot in to Windows or have MacOS to do some things iPadOS is not capable of yet, let’s hope Xcode will come available for the iPad + some of the creative apps, that would be the ultimate update.

I like iPadOS/IOS more than MacOS in the end Though (besides the file system, that needs an update too but that is not the debate at the moment)

Maybe i just have to try it for a week, but it is difficault to try it to it‘s full potential since the keyboard is not yet easy to obtain.

Unfortunately, for most people that need to boot into Windows, run Xcode, etc, the iPad currently cannot be a laptop or computer replacement. Very few people that do work can truly go without a computer with a traditional OS. The question then becomes do you want or need an iPad, and how much do you want to spend across all of your computing platforms.

Also remember that there is only really one credible tablet platform (iPad) whereas there are many credible computing platforms (Windows laptops have caught up recently). If I had to choose one computer like platform from Apple, it would easily be the iPad - mainly because I can get a Thinkpad or Dell or Surface or whatever to replace my Macbook but there is no comparable hardware or software platform when thinking about an iPad

 

[DrSarah]

I was very happy with the 11 For the same reasons you stated. Its pursable yet equally as powerful as the bigger version. It really felt perfect... until quarantine. I returned it and now my personal device is a 12.9.

The reason I switched is because my travel life has changed and portability is no longer an advantage over the benefits of a larger device (much better speakers, better aspect ratio for work/editing, big screen for binging). That said, I’m actually not as happy with 12.9 as I was with 11. Book reading and gaming are less comfortable and I never carry it room to room like I did with my 11”. But I’m sticking with 12.9 because I’m gambling on Apple actually bringing pro apps like Final Cut.

So, as for your question about owning both then I completely understand why someone would do it. For me, the 12.9 is more practical for work but the 11 was more comfortable.

thank you for your response, that gives some perspective.

Me myself still have to travel to work by bicycle. I carry my Macbook Pro 13” in my backback alongside with the ipad and my charger. Also i carry a xBox Controller so i can game on google stadia.
i use my laptop at work so i can work in different places while still working on my own machine.

i do not use my macbook at home only when i want to code in Xcode on my bed. Then it would be nice to have a second screen which is 12,9” to sidecar to it,,, phew that thought is nice.

I think i would use the 12.9” at home most of the time but i am then worried my iPad Pro 11” would not get used so much other that when i am going outside... mehh what A difficult first world problem to have haha.

 

[Digitalguy]

I have the 10.5 and the 12.9 from 2015 (and the mini 5). I have uses for all of them. The main reason I bought the 12.9 in 2015 was for sheet music and for viewing PDFs in portrait mode (work documents or magazines), as with the 12.9 you don't need to zoom all the time and it's a much nicer experience... At that time IOS 9 couldn't do much. Now the 12.9 has more uses. While the 10.5 LTE is my on the go device and also the device I move around the house, the 12.9 is more of a desktop device. Nicer for when I want to do split screen and for when I want to do remote desktop now that we have full mouse support... I had an old but powerful pc (quad core i7 with 16GB RAM) which I wasn't using anymore because of fan noise, now I put it in another room, changed the resolution to 4:3 and now I use it to turn my 12.9 into a windows device when ipad os is not enough... With the new Jumpdesktop it works amazingly well. So I have best of both worlds...(I can even split screen or copy and paste between ipad and windows).
Having said that I cannot justify buying a new 12.9 with magic keyboard, knowing that I could only sell my 12.9 for less than the price of the keyboard... So I'll try to squeeze one or 2 more years out of it, but at some point I'll upgrade (no plan to upgrade the 10.5 instead, that one is still good for a few years...)

 

[rkuo]

Why does this nonsense come up so often? I have been able to use my iPad for all my work and personal needs for 2 years now. I do my patient charts via my EMR’s app, do all my reading (medical textbooks and journal articles in PDF) and note taking with it, respond to patient messages via safari throughout the day, and then when work is done, financial management, photo editing, media consumption, etc are fantastic on an iPad. Not everyone are coders or number crunchers, so don’t assume your narrow minded interpretation of real productivity applies universally. Why do I need a bulky iMac or an overpowered MacBook Pro for these purposes? Lightroom processing is the most intensive thing I do on my device and my iPad Pro handles it smoother than my partner’s MacBook Air, and with the magic keyboard it’s the perfect 3 lb laptop replacement and when I’m sitting in bed reading, a 1.4lb tablet. Versatility is pretty priceless.

You like the bigger iPad because of the bigger screen, yes? There's an iMac with a TWENTY SEVEN inch screen. How much more productive could you be on that?

If the iPad is a hammer, not everything is a nail. Be open to using the right tools at the right times.

 

[lyngo]

I am intrigued by this option, too. I currently have a new MBA and an 11” iPad Pro with MKB. I like the idea of an 12.9” iPad Pro because of the whole nature of NOT traveling as much as I use to, but the 11” is like the perfect tablet.

 

[Nikhil72]

You like the bigger iPad because of the bigger screen, yes? There's an iMac with a TWENTY SEVEN inch screen. How much more productive could you be on that?

If the iPad is a hammer, not everything is a nail. Be open to using the right tools at the right times.

Or...I see patients while rounding in the hospital where having a portable tablet screen is useful for pulling up imaging and test records and also documenting my visits; at the end of the day when I have 40 patient charts to finish, I kick back and knock them out using the (APP-FIRST, mind you) EMR that offers a subpar web experience compared to a mobile-first design; then if I need to study, detach my keyboard, kick back on the 12.9” with a PDF copy of a textbook and my apple pencil using Highlights which immediately takes my highlights and formats them into notes format.

A 27” iMac in a NYC apartment is overkill; pandemic aside, my life is mobile first and my productivity is such as well; a Mac is cumbersome and slow to me compared to the streamlined nature of iPadOS for my personal workflows. So perhaps I am using the right tool and your assumptions for what constitutes productivity are entirely misguided and purely and narrowly focused on your own use case scenarios. In the meantime, I will happily trade a 27” iMac (which of course has its users and use cases) for a modular 12.9” 3 pound streamlined mobile OS device that entirely suits my productivity needs and makes for a fantastic kicking back device for netflix, magazines, and ebooks when I’m done with my 12 hour days.

 

[DrSarah]

Just orderen the 12.9” WiFi 256gb, lets do this and try it out!

Only downside is the keyboard is not in stock anywhere yet for this model in the Netherlands.

 

[rui no onna]

So the question is / TLDR: Why do you have the 11“ and the 12,9” iPad Pro and what is your use case? I am very interested!

Double page spreads in comics. That's pretty much my iPP 12.9's raison d'être.

The smaller one is my go everywhere iPad. I still haven't upgraded from the 2017 iPP, though (so 12.9 and 10.5 instead of 11).

 

[Christopher Kim]

Double page spreads in comics. That's pretty much my iPP 12.9's raison d'être.

My Comixology app takes up about 100gb on my 11" iPP, and is basically the sole reason I've gone with the 256gb for my last 2 iPads (previously had the 10.5" iPP). Pretty much everything else I use my iPad for that could need storage space is either in iCloud (photos) or streamed (Spotify, Netflix, etc.), but being able to take a big part of my comic collection with me when I travel is amazing. I can only imagine how it looks on a 12.9

 

[rui no onna]

My Comixology app takes up about 100gb on my 11" iPP, and is basically the sole reason I've gone with the 256gb for my last 2 iPads (previously had the 10.5" iPP). Pretty much everything else I use my iPad for that could need storage space is either in iCloud (photos) or streamed (Spotify, Netflix, etc.), but being able to take a big part of my comic collection with me when I travel is amazing. I can only imagine how it looks on a 12.9

It's gorgeous. I've never actually taken the 12.9 with me for travel though.

Got 512GB here. Normally have around 150GB manga/manhwa and 50GB comics on the smaller iPad. The big iPad, pretty much just comics (~200GB) and videos. I have the separate "powered by Comixology apps" installed for DC, Marvel and Image to make browsing easier. The main Comixology app, I just use for smaller publishers.

 

[CalMin]

I have a 512GB 11” and was (still am) happier than pig in poop with it. I was put off by the 12.9 because I had a 1st gen which was too heavy to be used in the hand.

Fast forward to last week and, well, I see a 3rd gen 64GB with Folio keyboard and pencil come up used for $500. It checked out and so I picked it up. So now I‘m rocking both.. yikes.

Almost immediately, the 12.9 has become my workhorse. It’s so much better for work related note-taking and PDF markup. It is better in every way to the 11” except for bedtime reading. I haven’t traveled with it yet because of the lockdown so I suspect it will show it’s shortcomings then, but until that happens I am a 12.9” convert.

My dilemma now is that the 12” is a 64GB and my ‘old’ 11” is a 512GB. I do need the capacity when traveling for media, and I also have a Podcast that I produce for fun, and can do it all on the iPad when traveling. In other words, I don’t have a perfect device and i don’t see myself keeping both because it seems wasteful. I’m actually considering selling both and using the proceeds on a 12.9” 512GB for the one iPad ‘to rule them all’.

 

[DrSarah]

I have a 512GB 11” and was (still am) happier than pig in poop with it. I was put off by the 12.9 because I had a 1st gen which was too heavy to be used in the hand.

Fast forward to last week and, well, I see a 3rd gen 64GB with Folio keyboard and pencil come up used for $500. It checked out and so I picked it up. So now I‘m rocking both.. yikes.

Almost immediately, the 12.9 has become my workhorse. It’s so much better for work related note-taking and PDF markup. It is better in every way to the 11” except for bedtime reading. I haven’t traveled with it yet because of the lockdown so I suspect it will show it’s shortcomings then, but until that happens I am a 12.9” convert.

My dilemma now is that the 12” is a 64GB and my ‘old’ 11” is a 512GB. I do need the capacity when traveling for media, and I also have a Podcast that I produce for fun, and can do it all on the iPad when traveling. In other words, I don’t have a perfect device and i don’t see myself keeping both because it seems wasteful. I’m actually considering selling both and using the proceeds on a 12.9” 512GB for the one iPad ‘to rule them all’.

Vey Cool! I do think that 64GB is a bit thight even though i have that amount of storage on my phone. I checked my storage capacity the other day and both my iPhone and iPad are around 30gb in so i do not really need the 256gb i bought.

i was debating buying the 4G model for the 12,9” but i decided that i will not travel with it a lot and won‘t use it in coffeeshops. My 11” does have 4G Which i really thought was a must when i got it But then again i use it while on the go and i find a 13” laptop to big to use in such places.

Still i have a feeling in my stomache that i migh return the iPad 12,9” but i want to give it a fair shot after my fiasco last week where i bought it and put it back in the box after the installation, did not even proberly test it..
I also returned that one because it was the 128GB + 4G version which i regretted, so there were more factors

The iPad will arrive tomorrow (Saturday), i‘ll keep it updated here.

 

[1rottenapple]

Hello People,

i was wondering if there were people here on the forum who use both a 11” iPad Pro and a 12.9“ iPad pro.

The reason i am asking this is because myself i own a 11” iPad Pro and i just received the Magic Keyboard for it and it is amazing.
i can take it everywhere in my handbag because it is so “small”. For some reason, i would like to also have a 12.9“ but i can not realy justify a good reason for it.

I already have a Mac Mini i7/32GB/500GB with a 4K display and a MacBook Pro 13” 2018 i5/8gb/500 to do the job on the go. I Just really like iPad OS and the new keyboard is just amazing. I could say, get rid of the MacBook pro but i like that it is full MacOS and that i can boot in to Windows when needed for work, i love this machine too!

So the question is / TLDR: Why do you have the 11“ and the 12,9” iPad Pro and what is your use case? I am very interested!

I’d love to own another 12.9. I have the big one to the wife and got the 11. But I have to say seeing her do research using one side for websites and the other for notes has made me realize I want both 11 and 12.9. Maybe next year when this virus is less of a concern and used prices for 2018 crater.

 

[Abazigal]

Hello People,

i was wondering if there were people here on the forum who use both a 11” iPad Pro and a 12.9“ iPad pro.

The reason i am asking this is because myself i own a 11” iPad Pro and i just received the Magic Keyboard for it and it is amazing.
i can take it everywhere in my handbag because it is so “small”. For some reason, i would like to also have a 12.9“ but i can not realy justify a good reason for it.

I already have a Mac Mini i7/32GB/500GB with a 4K display and a MacBook Pro 13” 2018 i5/8gb/500 to do the job on the go. I Just really like iPad OS and the new keyboard is just amazing. I could say, get rid of the MacBook pro but i like that it is full MacOS and that i can boot in to Windows when needed for work, i love this machine too!

So the question is / TLDR: Why do you have the 11“ and the 12,9” iPad Pro and what is your use case? I am very interested!

I would personally love to have both, but understand that owning the 12.9” ipad in my case would be an irrational want. I initially bought the 2018 12.9” iPad Pro, then returned it for the 11” because I found it too big for my needs. Basically as a teacher, I want a tablet that I am comfortable walking around the classroom with.

I briefly flirted with the idea of using the 11” ipad for work, and keeping the 12.9” for use at home where mobility wasn’t an issue, but I ultimately just couldn’t justify keeping both around.

 

[DrSarah]

I would personally love to have both, but understand that owning the 12.9” ipad in my case would be an irrational want. I initially bought the 2018 12.9” iPad Pro, then returned it for the 11” because I found it too big for my needs. Basically as a teacher, I want a tablet that I am comfortable walking around the classroom with.

I briefly flirted with the idea of using the 11” ipad for work, and keeping the 12.9” for use at home where mobility wasn’t an issue, but I ultimately just couldn’t justify keeping both around.

I am really trying to justify it for myself, it would purely be for at home i guess and maybe when i will go on a longer trip to watch movies/browse the web on a bigger screen. Ugh what have i done,, haha we will know tomorrow if i like it or not.

 

[Abazigal]

I am really trying to justify it for myself, it would purely be for at home i guess and maybe when i will go on a longer trip to watch movies/browse the web on a bigger screen. Ugh what have i done,, haha we will know tomorrow if i like it or not.

If money isn’t a concern and you can keep both, you really have my envy there. I remember going from the 9.7” iPad Pro to the 12.9” and being amazed at how much better the larger screen was for reading documents in notability or running apps side-by-side. I even played a game or two with a MFI controller and while 1.9” difference doesn’t sound like much on paper, it’s basically two smaller iPads in portrait mode placed together and it’s really quite the experience.

If you often find yourself at a desk where you can use the ipad more or less as a laptop replacement, I will say to go with the 12.9” model. If you use your ipad more away from the desk (eg: on the couch or at the dining table), go with the smaller ipad.

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[DrSarah]

If money isn’t a concern and you can keep both, you really have my envy there. I remember going from the 9.7” iPad Pro to the 12.9” and being amazed at how much better the larger screen was for reading documents in notability or running apps side-by-side. I even played a game or two with a MFI controller and while 1.9” difference doesn’t sound like much on paper, it’s basically two smaller iPads in portrait mode placed together and it’s really quite the experience.

If you often find yourself at a desk where you can use the ipad more or less as a laptop replacement, I will say to go with the 12.9” model. If you use your ipad more away from the desk (eg: on the couch or at the dining table), go with the smaller ipad.

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Well it is not that i have infinite money, i just happen to sell some old stuff so i have some money i can spend On something i would really like. I actually have pretty low class job where i get paid 1600 euro’s a month.

I am oftend found at the desk but i am often on the couch too.. i use my 11“ everywhere .

 

[iPadified]

My wife first bought a 11 inch because as you say it is an excellent tablet. However, she started studying and found out that reading scientific articles and pdf:s on the 11 inch was not good enough (heavily depends on the eyesight) so she bough a 12.9 as well. It seem she uses her 12.9 more than the 11 inch at the moment. None of her iPads leave home. As usual, it depends on what you are doing of what is best for you.

 

[Mannaerts]

Thinking about the 128gb version of a 11" or 12,9" for photo editing. Should i spend the extra cash for a 256gb as a photographer? Adobe has 20gb cloud service and every photo is on a local HDD connected to my Mac Mini.

 

[DrSarah]

Thinking about the 128gb version of a 11" or 12,9" for photo editing. Should i spend the extra cash for a 256gb as a photographer? Adobe has 20gb cloud service and every photo is on a local HDD connected to my Mac Mini.

I feel comfortable having 256gb, 128gb feels a bit tight even though i do not use it.

 

[ericwn]

Thinking about the 128gb version of a 11" or 12,9" for photo editing. Should i spend the extra cash for a 256gb as a photographer? Adobe has 20gb cloud service and every photo is on a local HDD connected to my Mac Mini.

I would. If you travel and want to import directly onto the iPad a bit more storage goes a long way. Besides there might be other use cases like music or magazines etc that takes up space over the device’s lifetime of 3-5 years that most people keep them.

 

[rsfrid]

My reason for 2 devices is simple: the iPad Air 3 is so defective a platform that I am constantly calling support on some issue and I use the iPad Pro to communicate with them. The Pro usually works when the Air rarely works even though Apple has replaced it under warranty. It's just a defective platform.