All iPads Why will you go iPad instead of Apple Silicon laptop?

[The Samurai]

If I am to get an iPad pro, a keyboard and a mouse... I would rather spend that money on an Apple Silicon mac. Although no pricing is revealed but if I were to spec an iPad Pro with the accessories, it pushes me past MBA territory currently so i doubt if the new ARM macs will be priced higher.

So to answer your question: ARM Macbook 12" would be ideal.

 

[Isamilis]

I think, Apple silicon MacBook will take iPad Pro market or anyone who used iPad for laptop replacement.

 

[secretk]

I think, Apple silicon MacBook will take iPad Pro market or anyone who used iPad for laptop replacement.

I would expect still some people to go for the iPad because of the pencil. However now that iPad Air also works with the 2nd generation pencil maybe people would go more for the road of the Air instead of the pro.

I agree iPP with accessories is laptop territory in terms of price. If people cannot have both laptop and iPad and have to choose I guess they will have to choose between real multi tasking (I am talking about multiple processes being run in the background, not about split screen) on laptop side and touch screen and pencil support on the iPad side.

 

[satchmo]

If I am to get an iPad pro, a keyboard and a mouse... I would rather spend that money on an Apple Silicon mac. Although no pricing is revealed but if I were to spec an iPad Pro with the accessories, it pushes me past MBA territory currently so i doubt if the new ARM macs will be priced higher.

So to answer your question: ARM Macbook 12" would be ideal.

I would certainly entertain a Macbook or MacBook Pro over an iPad, if price is comparable. Right now a MBA is roughly the same as an iPad Pro 12.9. But it's running on crap Intel processor.

As per my initial post, I use an iPad like a laptop most of the time. Having the power efficiency and speed of Apple Silicon on a MB, with a more robust OS in MacOS, a FaceTime camera properly positioned (for Zoom calls these days), and built in keyboard would be great. Sure I would lose touch and Pencil support, but I don't really use those features.

 

[aZZaneko]

I was making this exact choice very recently. I chose to get an existing iPad Pro over the ARM Macbook 12/13 that seems to be coming very soon.

The thing is, neither of these devices can replace a stationary mac for me even if for the screen size alone. I’ve been using laptops for many years and they always ended up docked in a clamshell mode 90% of the time because I hated plugging and unplugging them and have my window layout messed up. I’ve realised it was not worth sacrificing performance and paying more for portability I was not taking advantage of anyway.

With a stationary mac at home a desktop OS was not a major factor for me. Things I’d need it for I’d usually want a big screen for anyway. I can also always access that machine remotely.

Few hundred $$$ price difference in whatever direction was not a major factor either, as it would spread thin over the lifespan of the device.

So I was choosing by the experience for the relatively routine and lightweight tasks alone and iPad Pro came out on top simply because it offered something different compared to the desktop I already have.

I still bought it with a Magic Keyboard and use it in this “laptop” mode most of the time but when I want a different experience, it’s there. I enjoy browsing the web with a thin screen in my hands and I do make a good use of the Pencil as the Wacom I use for the desktop does not have a screen, so it’s an upgraded experience.

I will admit the idea of a small performant laptop is still attractive to me, so I may feel tempted once Apple shows their new vision for that category but I can’t see parting ways with an iPad either way.

 

[limesmoothie]

The only thing that is preventing me from going to iPad only is the lack of proper monitor support.

My workflow is all office/productivity apps, nothing specialist. I can achieve almost all of it on an iPad, with the multitasking that it offers. However, I do need more screen sometimes, and the amount you get from plugging into a monitor isn’t enough right now. Using my old MBP docked to a monitor and keyboard to get around this.

 

[ericwn]

I think, Apple silicon MacBook will take iPad Pro market or anyone who used iPad for laptop replacement.

And why would that be the case? These are two separate devices and markets right now. One gets a different chip, nothing more.

 

[ericwn]

The only thing that is preventing me from going to iPad only is the lack of proper monitor support.

My workflow is all office/productivity apps, nothing specialist. I can achieve almost all of it on an iPad, with the multitasking that it offers. However, I do need more screen sometimes, and the amount you get from plugging into a monitor isn’t enough right now. Using my old MBP docked to a monitor and keyboard to get around this.

Same here, for some work tasks I’m absolutely bound to the Mac just because of the way more useful multi-screen functionality.

Privately, I haven’t needed a Mac in half a decade if not more.

 

[Night_Ink]

I was in this same situation, and chose the iPad Pro. At the time, the ARM macs were just the beginning of a rumor, and I didn’t want to wait a year for them to hit the market (or months)- and at what spec/price?

But most importantly, the iPad Pro and Pencil were the right tools for the job, for me. I’m an artist, and the apps + pencil + power of the 12.9” iPad Pro met my needs. I don’t need a “traditional” workflow based on primarily typing, multiple windows open, or spreadsheets, or what have you.

I realized that I was using my previous iPad more than my severely outdated iMac, and I liked the simplicity of no keyboard and mouse, and I’d grown used to touch screen, it feels more natural to me. I also like the option to use a mouse and keyboard if I want to.

But these are all personal decisions based on need, so of course it totally depends on your situation.

 

[kazmac]

I’ll continue to use both unless: AS Mac(s) gain Apple Pencil support and I can draw on the AS Mac as effortlessly as on iPads.

Frankly, I’d love a Mac that could do that.

 

[cr2]

This was my thinking as well.

I have a MacBook Pro because the iPad can’t do what a Mac can just yet and I also have an iPad because some experience on iPad is just better and convenient. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Agreed. I am not a power user (no photoshop or video editing). I use my iMac as the first choice, MBP as the second choice, and iPad when in the bed or on the sofa. I love my 4 yr, iMac with 5K over newer MBP or iPad. I don't have the magic keyboard so I can't tell how does it feel or if I will use it over MBP.