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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by reader_mode on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @06:32PM (#26336389)
I wish they would ship a Surface Pro like form factor with touch and tablet functionality. iPad Pro with MacOS basically.

Remote development is the name of the game for the backend, for frontend the M1 chips seem capable enough and can fit the form factor easily.

When I'm doing focused work I use an external screen/keyboard/mouse, the only times I use laptop ones are when I'm trying to get work done in a coffee shop or something like that - I even travel with BT keyboard/mouse because the laptop ones make me unproductive.

And for media consumption and casual browsing, couch surfing, travel, bed shopping - the laptop form factor is clunky, a tablet is a much better device.

Maybe I should just give up and buy both, but I wish I could have one device for everything (even if it costs as much as both of those combined)

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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by kefabean on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @06:50PM (#26336584)
Exactly this! An iPad with bluetooth keyboard (I cannot bring myself to drop £349 on the magic variety) is frustratingly close but it’s just not quite a ‘proper’ computer and I end up carrying the keyboard everywhere it’s so useful.
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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by gnicholas on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @07:45PM (#26337104)
FYI the magic keyboard for the 11” iPad Pro is currently on sale for $199 (normally $299). [1] I got one recently and it’s great. So much better to type on than the butterfly keyboard on my 2017 MBP.

1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0863BQJMS/

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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by read_if_gay_ on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @07:15PM (#26336838)
Do get the magic keyboard. It completely transforms the iPad. It is ridiculously expensive for a keyboard but still it's worth it.
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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by ericmay on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @07:29PM (#26336971)
The issue for me is cost. iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard is more expensive than a MacBook Air... and I can't write code on it effectively or multi-task...

I do like the iPad Pro a lot though.

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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by ngcc_hk on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:12PM (#26337746)
can't zoom (not that I like that software but reality bite). Need a laptop ... may be they can fix that so iPad Pro can do single task if one want to
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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by raihansaputra on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @08:39PM (#26337498)
I do hope Apple will release a v2 where the iPad can be put in portrait orientation with the Magic Keyboard (and enable vertical stack for multitasking). So close yet so far.
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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by jamiek88 on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @07:24PM (#26336922)
I highly recommend the magic keyboard. The trackpad feels just like my MacBook Air.
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Re:M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari... by tluyben2 on Thursday March 04, 2021 @12:29AM (#26338987)
For me it would be my only device (I never make calls anyway) if it had a full OS or, maybe, if iOS could run full dev environments without shooting/freezing background processes. Not seeing that happen though...
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