iOS Which iPad Pro 13" should I buy?

princeoo7

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First time iPad buyer. no idea on what to expect.
My usage:
1) Graphics work.
2) Secondary screen for macbook (may be)
3) Office work or communication like mails, teams and meets
4) Maybe gaming.
5) Animation like animation icons/ gif's or video (hobby) e.g. link
6) Development testing
7) Entertainment (may be)

I am looking latest M4. Confused on weather to go with 256gb, 512gb, or 1TB version. This also feels like impulse buying so the thread or else I would have opted for 1TB :nailbiting:
any one doing any of this things? also should I get the WiFi or cellular unit?

I wished, if this could have been able to run XCode, would have replaced laptop but it don't!

also should we think of buying a apple care ? was useless or me in my iphone case :confused:
 
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Just for context, I have 2 iPad M1s lying around being useless. If I need to work, I use Macbook, If I need to watch something, I am on phone or on a smart TV. I couldn't really find a proper use case for it, and hence its just lying around.
 
mutant said:
Just for context, I have 2 iPad M1s lying around being useless. If I need to work, I use Macbook, If I need to watch something, I am on phone or on a smart TV. I couldn't really find a proper use case for it, and hence its just lying around.
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Had same issues with all past ipads - till I added the native folio keyboard.
Now I prefer picking the ipad instead of the MBP .

It might seem like a little thing but at least for me, it totally transformed my UX - to the extent that my usage is now 60:40 in favor of the ipad (my current model is M1 12.9)


princeoo7 said:
I am looking latest M4. Confused on weather to go with 256gb, 512gb, or 1TB version. This also feels like impulse buying so the thread or else I would have opted for 1TB :nailbiting:
any one doing any of this things? also should I get the WiFi or cellular unit?
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Unless you have a very specific use case that needs lot of local storage, just get the 256. Anything over that is waste of money IMO
Just use part of that money towards a larger icloud plan instead (iOS auto manages the storage by offloading older photos/videos / files and retains only symlinks locally- you dont need to do anything manually as a user to periodically clean up space )

Wifi vs cellular is a personal preference - my last ipad pro (11) was a cellular
Then covid happened and since we were at home most of the time, I got a wifi model when upgrading.
I can't say i regret it because auto latch on to the phone network works well - but it creates avoidable battery anxiety and an always on connectivity is much better if you move around.
if you are lazy like me, get the cellular else the wifi
 
superczar said:
Had same issues with all past ipads - till I added the native folio keyboard.
Now I prefer picking the ipad instead of the MBP .

It might seem like a little thing but at least for me, it totally transformed my UX - to the extent that my usage is now 60:40 in favor of the ipad (my current model is M1 12.9)



Unless you have a very specific use case that needs lot of local storage, just get the 256. Anything over that is waste of money IMO
Just use part of that money towards a larger icloud plan instead (iOS auto manages the storage by offloading older photos/videos / files and retains only symlinks locally- you dont need to do anything manually as a user to periodically clean up space )

Wifi vs cellular is a personal preference - my last ipad pro (11) was a cellular
Then covid happened and since we were at home most of the time, I got a wifi model when upgrading.
I can't say i regret it because auto latch on to the phone network works well - but it creates avoidable battery anxiety and an always on connectivity is much better if you move around.
if you are lazy like me, get the cellular else the wifi
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I have WFH so wifi is whats I am on. I heard something about layers in arts/vector apps and was confused it 256gb will be sufficient or not.
mutant said:
Just for context, I have 2 iPad M1s lying around being useless. If I need to work, I use Macbook, If I need to watch something, I am on phone or on a smart TV. I couldn't really find a proper use case for it, and hence its just lying around.
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why do you have 2 M1 ipads :bookworm:
 
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