iPad Pro iPad Pro AND a MacBook?

[Orangeman13]

I am just curious (and maybe even looking for some validation lol) if anyone here uses both a MacBook Pro and an iPad Pro? I have an M4 MacBook Pro but was thinking of getting an iPad Pro for movies and games because of that nice 13 inch OLED screen plus I enjoy the large touch screen for playing games like Uno.....is it over kill?

 

[MacPoulet]

You're the only one who can answer that question as it's your money and you'll be the one using it.

Personally, I have both because (and two Studios) because they each serve a different purpose. I tried replacing my MacBook with an iPad Pro, and it was fine for a while, but I ended up adding a 14" MacBook Pro and use the two for different tasks.

I'm actually looking to get a second iPad Pro (current one is the 2020 model) because everyone else in the house always grabs it over their own devices, and I never get a chance to use it.

 

[rui no onna]

If it makes you happy and you can afford it, why not?

 

[BigMcGuire]

My wife has an iPad Pro and a MacBook. She uses her iPad Pro to annotate PDFs and take notes in classes/lectures. She also uses the iPad for news in the morning during breakfast. MacBook for everything else.

I have an Air and a MBP and an iPhone. Couldn't justify the Pro prices and since I just read ... I prefer the Air on a couch/reading chair. (Had an iPad mini but after a few months it was just too small, traded it in for an Air and really happy with it).

I spend most of my day on my MBP. So when I'm done with work, last place I want to be is my desk.

 

[rui no onna]

I spend most of my day on my MBP. So when I'm done with work, last place I want to be is my desk.

Lol, this for me on a Windows desktop. My MacBook Air has been buried under a bunch of papers on my desk at home. I do have a Windows Mini-PC that gets used for stuff that can't be done or are difficult to do on an iPad. Also to remote desktop into my work PC on the rare occasions I work from home.

Leisure time is pretty much all iPad.

 

[drunkaviator]

I've always owned an iPad for various use cases including as my primary computer from 2013-2019, when I switched from a desktop to a MacBook Pro, which remains my main device to this day. I thought about picking up an iPad Air, but the common theme is whenever I don't get a 'pro' device, it's a compromise that bites me in the ass a couple of years down the line. I keep 'pro' devices for far longer before upgrading.

I've kind of gone back to where I started. 14" MacBook Pro + 11" iPad Pro + 6.3 iPhone Pro. It feels pretty much perfect to me.