New iPad Pro with M2

Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by truncate on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:22PM (#33253334)

I think for me a major bottleneck of using iPad as laptop is that the screen is still gonna be on heavier compared to keyboard, and the whole combo doesn't feel as solid and sturdy as a good laptop does. iPad feel more physically free in some ways (you can just use screen etc ...), and physically restrictive in others (doesn't feel like one big sturdy unit with keyboard).

That all aside, as an engineer it's too restrictive and less fun. I'm sure it can get a lot of other non-programming workflows done quite well though.

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Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by 2muchcoffeeman on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:54PM (#33253776)

People have been using MS Surface for years now. So top heaviness is generally not an issue that impacts productivity.

The magic keyboard works great. You can even get BT knock offs for 1/3 the price. Works fine on your lap.

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Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by truncate on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @05:18PM (#33254126)

I'm not questioning the productivity but the feel of it, if you care about that. It always feels natural to me when weight distribution is heavier towards the keyboard.

I can't speak for Surface Laptop, which I think had a bulky keyboard, but the the normal ones (I think was called Pro), always felt weird. Obviously this all is personal choice.

I think the overall point is, iPad is nice replacement only if you are not going to be using keyboard much.

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Re:New iPad Pro with M2 by 2muchcoffeeman on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:56PM (#33255182)

I was referring to the Surface Pro. Forgot that the laptop even existed. A better keyboard for the Pro would be welcome but not a deal breaker.

The cantilever design iPad keyboards are indeed very heavy to counter the tablet weight. Which brings the total weight of an iPad with the keyboard to almost MB Air weights.

The iPad is really crippled by software. Undoubtedly they cannibalise their own sales by allowing MacOS to run on iPads. But they have purposely killed off their own product categories before. Having that dual mode device is great.

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