For me, my gen 1 12.9” replaced my MacBook Pro as my computer. I’ve been using it for over 2 years and its been great as a laptop replacement. Goes to show the argument over “can ipads replace laptops” is user specific.
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Anyone here use Lightroom CC between Mac and iOS to sync photos using Creative Cloud storage?
Wondering how well that actually works. I currently use Lightroom Classic to import and sync smart previews to Lightroom CC on my iPad, which means it's not pulling down the full resolution. I was wondering if that is painfully slow? My RAW files are 42MP shot on a Sony a7R III, and I don't often have huge shoots beyond a few hundred at a time unless I'm traveling.
Sometimes when I'm traveling I'll copy some over off the SD card and import into Lightroom in full res and then pull them into Affinity Photo to touch up and then export them and share some on social media. But otherwise my normal workflow is to use the Mac to import. Is the iPad for primary import usable, especially when pulling files back in on the Mac? And can I still keep an archive of cloud photos on an external drive that acts as a full Lightroom catalog that I would have access to if I ever cancel the cloud subscription? And doesn't Lightroom CC on Mac not have printing functions, so could I still use Lightroom Classic with this setup to print things? I like making prints as I have a nice 19x13" printer.
Wondering how well that actually works. I currently use Lightroom Classic to import and sync smart previews to Lightroom CC on my iPad, which means it's not pulling down the full resolution. I was wondering if that is painfully slow? My RAW files are 42MP shot on a Sony a7R III, and I don't often have huge shoots beyond a few hundred at a time unless I'm traveling.
Sometimes when I'm traveling I'll copy some over off the SD card and import into Lightroom in full res and then pull them into Affinity Photo to touch up and then export them and share some on social media. But otherwise my normal workflow is to use the Mac to import. Is the iPad for primary import usable, especially when pulling files back in on the Mac? And can I still keep an archive of cloud photos on an external drive that acts as a full Lightroom catalog that I would have access to if I ever cancel the cloud subscription? And doesn't Lightroom CC on Mac not have printing functions, so could I still use Lightroom Classic with this setup to print things? I like making prints as I have a nice 19x13" printer.
The iPad has replaced the laptops of tons of users. Most of my friends, not pro users, but use iPads instead of even owning home computers of laptops anymore. So it can be that for many people, I use and love iPads, but it isn't a replacement for me. But to say it can't be for many people is incorrect.
The best thing going forward for the iPad is to start targeting ''power users'' and then making sure there's a pretty decent 'basic' work flow for them. iPad's biggest problem is that it never knows what to do with a file unless there's an app for it.
https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/why-ipad/
Apple does not explicitly say the iPad can replace a Laptop, but this certainly suggests it quite strongly.
Obviously if you are using specialized software, or require a lot of power (molecular renderings, video editing, etc.), the iPad may not be the right tool. But for more mundane tasks that most people do, it's more than enough. For many daily tasks, such as email, messages, calendaring, etc., the iPad can replace a laptop for many (but not all) people. Even if you do authoring or editing tasks on documents, many apps, such as MS Word, have become powerful enough to replace their laptop counterparts. It basically depends on your own personal use case: i.e., how you use a laptop vs. how you use a tablet.
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iPads will never be a full replacement for a MacBook, Pro, Air... at this time, that won’t happen.
Documents by Readdle is probably one of the best. It's free, so you might give it a try.
https://readdle.com/documents
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While an interesting theory I don’t believe that Apple would release just the hardware without any tweaks to the OS to make it more productive. Are you sure they would want to keep you waiting for the software until fall next year if they really wanted to release both in tandem?
We keep hearing that the next version of iOS will surely address the productivity on iPad for a while now (iPad Pro product line is three years old now) - I’ll believe that when I see dramatic additions to the public beta.
Interesting but I bet that most people that own laptop also have iPad. This graphic only shows that Apple dominates the tablet market which is something we kind of knew. It does not tell us how many people use only iPad and no laptop. Also quite often in forums I read about people having multiple iPads so we don't know actually the unique number of people that use iPads nor the number of people that do not have laptop and use iPad as a replacement.
We're having these discussions because Apple insists on pushing the "iPad is a laptop replacement" mantra. They also compare the horsepower in the new iPad Pros against macOS devices. They've informed the tech media to cover the desktop-level horsepower angle as well.
Which makes sense. Apple is a hardware company. They only ever got involved in software (back in the day) as a means of selling hardware.
iOS is never going to be a full-fledged OS with desktop OS type functionality. If anyone is waiting for that, they are going to be waiting for a loooooong time. The final nail in the coffin of hoping for that was when Apple introduced the Files.app. It is nothing more than Apple's version of Documents by Readdle (that had been out for years).
I do not own a laptop. I have 2 iPads, soon to be 3 (though I’ll likely sell or repurpose one of the first two). I do use 2 Macs and a Windows PC. One of those Macs however, is an ancient Mac Mini thats mostly a file server.
Wait until 2020.
That’s the year the MacBook Air will run the same in-house chips as the iPad Pro. I predict those two devices will merge and iOS will mature into an operating system with a desktop environment.
The 2017 and 2018 iPad Pros are just baby steps towards that vision.
That’s the year the MacBook Air will run the same in-house chips as the iPad Pro. I predict those two devices will merge and iOS will mature into an operating system with a desktop environment.
The 2017 and 2018 iPad Pros are just baby steps towards that vision.
.. for some people. Still a laptop replacement for some people. Is this some kind of epiphany for people?
I am surprised that you are so taken by the Fuji app, my experience with it is rather disappointing, from the by default setting size reduced pictures that are being transferred to many instances where the app simply won’t work or performs ridiculously slow. Surely not Apple’s problem but in my opinion Fuji is a terrible app developer.
I find my iPad fine for processing the occasional photo, but as you say, for anything more intense where dozens of images need specific tweaks and time is of the essence I would work on a Mac.
Which is not a horsepower issue but one simply rooted in software, in my opinion.
This is ridiculous..
They've put USB-C on there but hamstrung it with basically the same limitations the Lightning port had.
I want to be able to plug in a USB stick and have the Files App open up and let me do whatever I want with my files on there.
They've put USB-C on there but hamstrung it with basically the same limitations the Lightning port had.
I want to be able to plug in a USB stick and have the Files App open up and let me do whatever I want with my files on there.
yes it can. these reviewers lack imagination to think of all use cases. which is why they can't see that yes it can and does replace a laptop for many use cases. if it doesn't for yours, that's fine. go buy a laptop
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YOU can't. I can and have for 2 plus years. I can do everything I was doing on my old Macbook Pro on my iPad and some things I couldn't do on the MBP. thus it replaced that computer and will continue to replace that computer.
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he never said anything about desktops. he said LAPTOP REPLACEMENT. and he's not the only one. I haven't had a laptop computer in over 2 years, using iPads for those tasks, and I love it. in many cases I can do things easier than I could with a standard laptop computer. which is why I will continue to do so. regardless of how folks like you plus this narrative that I need to have a laptop computer
It seems to me that anyone who is familiar with iOS already knows its limitations and whether or not they can work with them. Did anyone expect that a faster processor and smaller bezels were somehow going to change that?
You would be surprised to learn just how many thought that.
There are many who thought just because Apple replaced the lightning port with USB-C that the iPad would be able to make full use of that USB-C port.