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Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by Terretta on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:45PM (#33250250)
> At the price point of the iPad pro with a keyboard and touch-pad.. why not just buy a laptop like the MacBook Air?

1. cellular + eSIM, missing from Air (WHY, Apple, why?)

2. detaches into perfect touchscreen tablet, Air doesn't

3. Apple Pencil (requires "Paperlike" for texture): https://paperlike.com

4. it's a great second screen in either extend desktop or keyboard/mouse mode

> Hauling around an iPad pro with a touchpad.. and an external keyboard

No, the keyboard is the case, you have no sense of carrying a second thing. In fact, it's a magnetic dock, you USB-C charge through a port in the hinge, iPad pops on and off mag-safe style.

Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by adastra22 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:02PM (#33251469)
Interesting, I hadn’t heard of Paperlike. I’ll have to give it a try.
Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by dbdoug on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:31PM (#33252663)
Paperlike is pretty pricey. I bought a similar screen cover on Amazon Canada by Bellmond for CAD$20. Works great!