Re:New iPad Pro with M2
by hoistbypetard on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:16PM
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I have a 2018 iPad pro with a pencil and keyboard, and I love it. It's good for:
* Working on game assets using the Affinity tools (Designer and Photo)
* Second monitor for my Mac when I'm not at my desk
* Chat/videoconference tool, leaving me able to use my computer during virtual meetings
* Travel machine. I can do most of my office-y stuff on it, and use it to ssh into production things. Gitpod lets me do some light coding from there in a pinch, but if I'm planning on a lot of that I usually just carry the Macbook. Because a portable rig with two monitors is damn nice for writing code.
* Reading and annotating PDFs
* Documentation viewing while writing code
* General reading
* Using a square reader to process payments
I suspect that this will likely easily be replaced by a current Air when the time comes, but it's easily useful enough for me to want it. And when you consider that the ASUS portable monitors run in the $300-400 range, and the Wacoms are around $600, I don't feel like I'm severely overpaying.
* Working on game assets using the Affinity tools (Designer and Photo)
* Second monitor for my Mac when I'm not at my desk
* Chat/videoconference tool, leaving me able to use my computer during virtual meetings
* Travel machine. I can do most of my office-y stuff on it, and use it to ssh into production things. Gitpod lets me do some light coding from there in a pinch, but if I'm planning on a lot of that I usually just carry the Macbook. Because a portable rig with two monitors is damn nice for writing code.
* Reading and annotating PDFs
* Documentation viewing while writing code
* General reading
* Using a square reader to process payments
I suspect that this will likely easily be replaced by a current Air when the time comes, but it's easily useful enough for me to want it. And when you consider that the ASUS portable monitors run in the $300-400 range, and the Wacoms are around $600, I don't feel like I'm severely overpaying.