iPad Pro You can have 3 of these 6 features on a new M3 iPad Pro.

[TheRealAlex]

I’m trying to think what would make me need to upgrade my 2018 11” iPad Pro.


#1. USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port
#2. 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
#3. 11” QDOLED 120hz FreeSync Display
#4. MAC OS support
#5. MicroSD card slot
#6. New Apple Pencil 3 support

 

[shaown]

not sure thunderbolt 4 buy us anything on an iPad over thunderbolt 3 included already.

 

[cupcakes2000]

Micro sd and macOS is just NEVER going to happen, pencil support is a given, 16bgb ram already exists and usb 4 is almost inevitable considering it’s the next gen logic progression and is already in place on their computer line up.
The screen sounds like the tech of another company, but I also think any form of oled is a pipe dream, at least for the time being.

My list of three would be;

-An extra usb/tb port
-a larger screen size option
-Higher ram options, which are not coupled with higher storage options.

 

[costica1234]

A microSD card slot would be a nice addition! It would save me the slight hassle of getting out the adapter each and every time I want to view the pics taken with my drone.

 

[arian71]

bigger battery , if they go to the thickness of the first iPad for example and give use 15-17 hours of real time usage

 

[Username-already-in-use]

I want it to project holograms onto my eyeballs but I expect Big Tim will hold back this feature for the M8 iPads

 

[hovscorpion12]

#1. USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port - Already exists
#2. 16GB LPDDR5 RAM - Very Possible for October release
#3. 11” QDOLED 120hz FreeSync Display - OLED iPad rumored for 2023
#4. MAC OS support - Extremely unlikely. iPadOS will continue to adopt MacOS features
#5. MicroSD card slot - Extremely unlikely
#6. New Apple Pencil 3 support - 100% for October launch

 

[darngooddesign]

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[MiamiBeach]

#4 - MacOS on the iPad would be all I need to completely go iPad only for my computing needs. I need a MacOS file system to organize my files and data as well as the ability to download desktop versions of apps to work.

 

[cupcakes2000]

#4 - MacOS on the iPad would be all I need to completely go iPad only for my computing needs. I need a MacOS file system to organize my files and data as well as the ability to download desktop versions of apps to work.

But it’s a different machine with a different os and a different eco system. It’s not a Mac. If you want to run macOS then just use a Mac. You can still use an iPad in conjunction with it - it works extremely well in conjunction with Sidecar and a Remote Desktop App such as Jump Desktop, but it’s never going to run macOS. It’s not a Mac.

 

[Digitalguy]

But it’s a different machine with a different os and a different eco system. It’s not a Mac. If you want to run macOS then just use a Mac. You can still use an iPad in conjunction with it - it works extremely well in conjunction with Sidecar and a Remote Desktop App such as Jump Desktop, but it’s never going to run macOS. It’s not a Mac.

It's not a Mac because Apple has no interest in it running MacOS either in dual boot or as a virtual machine (for many reasons discussed at length in other threads), despite some power users wishing it could do that. And before anyone says otherwise, none of those power users has ever asked, as far as I can remember, to get rid of iPadOS and replace it with MacOS...

 

[rmcq]

#4 - MacOS on the iPad would be all I need to completely go iPad only for my computing needs. I need a MacOS file system to organize my files and data as well as the ability to download desktop versions of apps to work.

Huh? So you want a touch screen mac with detachable keyboard then?

Basically, iPad needs improved file management (Files app is bad!) but it definitely doesn’t need to run Mac apps.

 

[MiamiBeach]

Huh? So you want a touch screen mac with detachable keyboard then?

Basically, iPad needs improved file management (Files app is bad!) but it definitely doesn’t need to run Mac apps.

It does if the app is a less complete version or lacks some of the functionality of the desktop version.

 

[cupcakes2000]

It's not a Mac because Apple has no interest in it running MacOS either in dual boot or as a virtual machine (for many reasons discussed at length in other threads), despite some power users wishing it could do that. And before anyone says otherwise, none of those power users has ever asked, as far as I can remember, to get rid of iPadOS and replace it with MacOS...

I use my iPad with macOS all the time.

My Mac mini is connected with all the peripherals etc, at my desk. It’s a bit like a powerful dock for the iPad. When I need or want Mac OS, I either plug it in and use sidecar or remote in to it.

This seems a much more ‘power user’ method than trying to wedge macos onto a tiny form factor tablet with one usbc port.

I suppose each of us has a different definition of what a power user may be. Mine is not someone who is happy to run macOS on a port limited tablet - as is evidenced by the constant threads whinging about Mac port options.

Anyway - I’m happy with my fairly modular system.

 

[Digitalguy]

I use my iPad with macOS all the time.

My Mac mini is connected with all the peripherals etc, at my desk. It’s a bit like a powerful dock for the iPad. When I need or want Mac OS, I either plug it in and use sidecar or remote in to it.

This seems a much more ‘power user’ method than trying to wedge macos onto a tiny form factor tablet with one usbc port.

I suppose each of us has a different definition of what a power user may be. Mine is not someone who is happy to run macOS on a port limited tablet - as is evidenced by the constant threads whinging about Mac port options.

Anyway - I’m happy with my fairly modular system.

That's exactly what I do too, simply because it's the only thing that is possible now (remoting into MacOS/Windows, and using the tablet as a second screen with sidecar, os some of the (more powerful) thirld party solutions). That's actually what I do most with iPads, more than using iPadOS itself.
I even tried to have my cellular iPad pro 11 as my on the go device with jump desktop (since sidecar is an option only at home, unless you also bring a MacBook).
Problem is cellular connection is not always good or even available inside certain buildings, and to be honest the iPad without Internet is a much less capable device that a Mac or Windows laptop is in the same condition. This is because a laptop has all my cloud files available locally and all my desktop apps ready to work without internet. So I gave up the idea and bought a cellular Thinkpad for on the go. Now my iPads are mainly home devices used as accessory for my desktops and as remote clients, or used as second screens on the go when I need to be more pruductive and need dual monitor.
If I could run MacOS virtually, from iPadOS, or even in dual boot when the internet connection is too poor or absent, the iPad could have been my only on the go device. I don't need more than 1 USB C port on the go and if I do a small hub will do.

 

[shaown]

I wonder what a pencil 3 would bring - more precision?

 

[Farrellcollie]

MAc OS is the only thing (however unlikely that might be) that would induce me to want to upgrade. The 2018 works fine for me as an ipad. If it could replace my laptop -that would be fantastic (despite the insistence it won't happen) but I don't need the other stuff for it to still just be an ipad. And I have no desire for a different apple pencil since the one I have now does what I use it for just fine.