OT: iPad Air vs iPad Pro

[temery]

Worth the upgrade? My Air is almost two years old and has a couple long, thin cracks in the screen. Not sure I need the upgrade, will soon.

Any have the Pro?

 

[8893]

Worth the upgrade? My Air is almost two years old and has a couple long, thin cracks in the screen. Not sure I need the upgrade, will soon.

Any have the Pro?

I have the Pro and love it. Never had the Air so I can't compare. The only other one we have had is the first edition iPad that I bought my wife around ten years ago, which we can now use as a door stop.

 

[imno1]

What do you use it for? I just bought another basic IPad for one my staff and its fine for everything we do with it. $299 without cellular.

 

[Drumguy]

I have a 12.9" iPad with sim card compatibility and I have a Google fi sim card so data is free. I find that the iPad is really my go to companion, but I do like the Surface laptop when I have PC programs or access that I need - like Remote Connection for my third party hosted cloud access, and I love the touch screen functionality. I picked up the Surface laptop after getting annoyed with my airbook, which I was able to sell for a nice amount!
Chromebooks are also a great alternative if you only use online apps and browsers.

I'm lucky in that I buy whatever tech I want, so I have both a surface and an iPad, but given a choice between the airbook and iPad - the large ipad is the winner IF you use lots of apps like Notability, but if you use the machine on your lap, then you'll probably want to stay with the airbook as the iPad portfolio is too floppy to be comfortable on a lap, better on a table or as a tablet.

 

[temery]

What do you use it for? I just bought another basic IPad for one my staff and its fine for everything we do with it. $299 without cellular.

With My current eye problems, I'm mostly looking for a bigger and better display. I also like the 1 tb storage option. I lose electricity and cable up to a dozen times a year (Spectrum sucks). I've been downloading my Amazon Prime Video purchases to watch when power or cable is out.

 

[temery]

Google fi sim?

I have a 12.9" iPad with sim card compatibility and I have a Google fi sim card so data is free. I find that the iPad is really my go to companion, but I do like the Surface laptop when I have PC programs or access that I need - like Remote Connection for my third party hosted cloud access, and I love the touch screen functionality. I picked up the Surface laptop after getting annoyed with my airbook, which I was able to sell for a nice amount!
Chromebooks are also a great alternative if you only use online apps and browsers.

I'm lucky in that I buy whatever tech I want, so I have both a surface and an iPad, but given a choice between the airbook and iPad - the large ipad is the winner IF you use lots of apps like Notability, but if you use the machine on your lap, then you'll probably want to stay with the airbook as the iPad portfolio is too floppy to be comfortable on a lap, better on a table or as a tablet.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Worth the upgrade? My Air is almost two years old and has a couple long, thin cracks in the screen. Not sure I need the upgrade, will soon.

Any have the Pro?

I got the newer Air. No need for a Pro in my opinion. Size is identical.

 

[temery]

I got the newer Air. No need for a Pro in my opinion. Size is identical.

The Pro offers a 12.9 inch display vs my the 10.5 inch display on my air.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The Pro offers a 12.9 inch display vs my the 10.5 inch display on my air.

Ahh, the big Pro. I haven't used it, but I picked it up and handled it. Felt unwieldy to hold. The new Pro 11 is a half inch bigger than the Air now, when I got my Air last year they were the same 10.5 format. Do you want a home button? Might be worth looking at the smaller Pro.

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[temery]

Ahh, the big Pro. I haven't used it, but I picked it up and handled it. Felt unwieldy to hold. The new Pro 11 is a half inch bigger than the Air now, when I got my Air last year they were the same 10.5 format. Do you want a home button? Might be worth looking at the smaller Pro.

iPad Pro (2022) vs. iPad Air (2022): Which Apple tablet is right for you?

Apple's latest iPad Air has an enticing balance of value, performance, and features, but the iPad Pro offers tempting flourishes and more storage.

www.businessinsider.com

What is a home button? It that the button they took of the iPhone and makes everything more difficult?

 

[HuskyHawk]

What is a home button? It that the button they took of the iPhone and makes everything more difficult?

Yes, both new Pro models no longer have a home button, like the new iPhones.

 

[8893]

Yes, both new Pro models no longer have a home button, like the new iPhones.

My iPhone is a 6, so it still has a home button; I have the new iPad Pro without a home button and I haven't missed it.

I have the larger one, which I like because it resembles the size of a standard 8.5 x 11 pad, and that's the medium to which I am most accustomed. The Apple Pencil has been huge for me; I use Goodnotes a ton now and use the Pencil to edit, markup and sign documents remotely all the time.

 

[Fishy]

Have both Pro models and the Air.

If you’re looking to make it your main computer, I would endorse the larger of the two Pros.

I don’t really see a need for 1TB, though. Save the coin there and invest it in the new keyboard Instead.

 

[Drumguy]

Google fi sim?

Yes, I have Fi for my wife and I with unlimited data, so I have a sim in my iPad. (I added back a daughter and son in law as the 4 person plan is $45/per line) It's why I went with the cellular version. I also saved a few hundred dollars by buying an open box from Amazon Warehouse!

 

[Drumguy]

I use the pencil a lot and have found Notability is a killer app for me - you can take notes, annotate anything etc.

I find the 12.9 is not unwieldy, its just a beautiful screen. As Fishy said, there is no reason to get a ton of memory as most of the time you can get to a place where you can download what you need. I actually went with the smallest memory and the cellular so I didn't have to rely on wifi, and almost have always had service.

 

[August_West]

Have both Pro models and the Air.

If you’re looking to make it your main computer, I would endorse the larger of the two Pros.

I don’t really see a need for 1TB, though. Save the coin there and invest it in the new keyboard Instead.

Right answer all the way around. If you’re using it predominantly for web browsing on a 2 year air I’ll go even further just fix cracked screen

and storage size is a joke these days! Only the heaviest lifters ever need to save anything locally.
1TB iPad? Lol. I save music files to mine and wouldn’t touch it.