Apple Highlights Five Reasons the iPad Pro Can Be Your Next Computer

[SliderX5]

They (Apple) is comparing their$1k+ iPad with replacing a computer in which most customers can use a $300 laptop and do the same thing, not to mention have additional ports for extended storage and a whole bevy of other features the iPad is lacking.

 

[cliffster82]

For me, it has replaced my personal (non work) computer that I use for consumption. It has all my photos/videos, music library, TV/movie services, books, email, etc etc. I do not do any creative work on it. But because of my iPad I do not own a personal laptop, and I love the iPad form. I could never use it at work though barring a serious paradigm shift in the corporate IT world.

 

[Pirate!]

Hmm..Does it have OCR support? I'm looking for an alternative over Scannable

Yep!

 

[salt5.13]

iPad is a beast in a cage, good at many things but not great in all of them. Specially not music production.

 

[OLDCODGER]

If I cannot control/zap ads, trackers, images, javascript, it is not a computer for me.

 

[9081094]

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/shimmer-floor-wax/n8625

It’s restricted to watch in my area. What’s it about?

 

[nt5672]

This is a sad comment for Apple's Mac line up. Its almost as if they cripple the Mac to be able to make these silly statements.

 

[DNichter]

It's a great option for a lot of people. I don't think people need to look into it as deeply as they typically do. It's another computer in Apple's lineup, just like the iPhone, iMac, and Mac Pro. Choose the tool that works best for you. We don't need to list out all of the reasons why one or the other isn't good for you. Just buy what you prefer.

 

[Freida]

iOS is seriously lacking to make this a computer. So Apple, stop misleading people as the software is not really supporting iPad to be a real computer. At this point its just a massive iphone with the ability to draw as a bonus

 

[Mikkis]

There are still so many things you cannot do at all with iOS or process of doing is so crippled you don't want to. Apple have all the means make it right but they won't because that would affect Mac sales.

 

[MacsRuleOthersDrool]

Does the iPad have support for a robust file system / download manager and the ability to use a mouse when required?

No?

Than it isn't going to replace a computer. Ever.

Really?

It uses the same APFS as Macs do now. So, that's sounds like a VERY Robust Filesystem. You're just confusing a FileSystem with a Finder-like APPLICATION.

To use another platform as an example: NTFS is a FileSystem. Windows Explorer is a Finder-Like APPLICATION.

Big difference!

WTF is a "Download Manager?" That is ANOTHER APPLICATION (and I believe a Windows Application). There are File-Transfer Apps for iOS aplenty, and now there is a "Finder-Like" (albeit still somewhat weak) App included with the OS (Just like Finder is included in macOS).

Name three things you can do with a mouse that you can't do with a touchscreen and a finger or pencil?

Selection? Check!

Object-Movement (dragging)? Check!

Resizing? Check!

Drawing? Check!

Hovering? Well, you (sorta) got me there... But that's just the screen's limitation. Old School graphics tablets (digitizers) did "hovering" DECADES ago!

So, in a PRACTICAL sense, what REALLY can a mouse do that a touch interface with multi-finger and Stylus input can't? Seriously.

And "Ever" is a Long, Long, LONG time! Hope you find those words tasty...

 

[nburwell]

I'll stick with my MB. But thanks, Apple.

 

[salt5.13]

For me, it has replaced my personal (non work) computer that I use for consumption. It has all my photos/videos, music library, TV/movie services, books, email, etc etc. I do not do any creative work on it. But because of my iPad I do not own a personal laptop, and I love the iPad form. I could never use it at work though barring a serious paradigm shift in the corporate IT world.

Yup. Right now, it is a good companion, not a replacement.

 

[JimmyBanks6]

Costs more than most computers too.

 

[LordVic]

open two excel docs side by side.

 

[InuNacho]

Again that is YOUR needs and your wants. Not everyone wants to code, not everyone feels the need to be able to rename and move around their files. Not everyone insists they have to be able to use a mouse. If that’s your desires, go get your fraking laptop and enjoy yourself. But drop the nonsense that everyone has to be like you.

Sure, renaming picture file IMG_2356.jpg to something else and putting it in a subfolder is a foreign concept that nobody ever uses.

 

[MacsRuleOthersDrool]

It’s also more expensive than the average PC for those uses.

When was PRICE part of this comparison?

We were talking about POSSIBILITY or PRACTICALITY; NOT "Cost-Effectiveness".

 

[Baymowe335]

If only this claptrap was true. The iPad will never replace a laptop or a desktop

First of all, "never" is a long time. iPad Pro is already way ahead of what it used to be and replaces tons of functions possible on a laptop/desktop.

What you meant to say was that iPad Pro is still not a replacement for certain users in certain use cases.

For many, an iPad already replaces most of their computing needs.

 

[kazmac]

My 10.5 is a nice consumption and creative companion to my iMac. I love drawing on it.

As for the newer models, for those getting them, enjoy.

 

[scartart]

I purchase new tech to be more productive, not less. Whilst I can carry out most tasks on an iPad, I'm much more efficient with a Mac or PC.

Those 5 points seem to describe an MS Surface Pro just as well as they do an iPad.

 

[Penn Jennings]

This really seems to fit the definition of "Shill".

1. Power is irrelevant without the ability to perform the tasks that you need done. A MBA is not powerful but you can do a lot with it.
2. Who buys a computer to function as a scanner? This seem moot.
3. My MBP goes everywhere thanks to my iPhone and hotspot. LTE is a convenience. You can't do anything new with it.
4. Gestures alone don't really mean much... What can DO with them?
5. For a computer replacement, I'd take a mouse over a pencil any day. Pencils have been around for 20 years, every computer has a mouse, few have pencils.

My Points would be:

• There is no mouse support for fast precise movements.
• No Xcode development
• There is no support for storage devices
• Moving data from application to application is not easy
• No multi-user support
• You really can't run multi applications at once (Or in the background)
• Can you write application optimized for traditional displays yet?

For a few people, sure, an iPad can replace a Mac. Generally speaking, it's not even close. I do think that it will ONE DAY be a replacement, you can see Apple positioning it to do so. My opinion is that we are still at least a year or two year away.

 

[tubular]

Once visual programming gets re-mastered and developers realize the power of the iPad X. You will not need any other computer.

Been a developer for 35 years now, and there hasn’t been a year when “visual programming” wasn’t just around the corner.

rm -rf *

 

[nt5672]

The irony is you don't need a fast computer for all the things you mention, yet Apple gloats about how fast it is. How long can that chip sustain those speeds under full load?

As long as needed to preform well for the benchmarks, and not a second longer.

 

[jazz1]

Wait...if this were a car it...nah, wait, if this were an alternative universe...wait, I'm out of arguments. I love my iPad 12.9😉 anyway.

 

[MacsRuleOthersDrool]

Please for the love of everything holy. APPLE PLEASE enable external storage via USB-C .

I love my 11, but just having that feature (and maybe Mouse support) would make it a Laptop killer for many more than just myself.

I'm with you on that one!

Does iOS have enough file-control to connect to and use an APFS or HFS+ network device?