Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

Re:Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019 by iknowstuff on Friday January 04, 2019 @03:55AM (#18822751)

I think the parent means that x86 devices, specifically a favorite of mine, the Surface Pro, can provide mostly all of that and then some, but without the hassle of iOS:

* 3:2 screen ratio, 267 PPI

* Despite an i5 it has instant on, connected standby, LTE built in

* 9h of web browsing on battery: https://www.anandtech.com/show/13471/the-microsoft-surface-p...

* Fanless

* Charges in 2h40m

* Does not get hot

* Can run everything from games to servers to IDEs to scripts

* Not a walled garden

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Re:Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019 by mrkstu on Friday January 04, 2019 @04:35PM (#18827863)

I carry all 3 (iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Surface Pro) with me (work reasons), but the Surface hardly gets used as it is inferior to the iPad as a tablet and as a computer to the MacBook. I'm interested in moving to VDI based on the iPad when roaming, but I want to move to the 12" first since my Horizon View desktop feels a bit tight on the smaller one.

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Re:Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019 by walterbell on Friday January 04, 2019 @04:13AM (#18822807)

Do you know if it can run Windows 10 LTSB? The telemetry on regular Windows 10 is a deterrent.

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Re:Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019 by GordonS on Friday January 04, 2019 @06:47AM (#18823346)

x86 is x86, so I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't?

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