iPad Pro (M4) - One Month Later... Still worth it?

The 13-inch iPad Pro M4 is the most overpowered Apple device that I’ve ever used. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this for a while now and it’s sort of like getting a sports car only to drive it in a parking lot. Here's my thoughts on the iPad Pro and whether it's worth it to buy in 2024.
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[@gene978]

I only use IPAD PRO M4 over a month now. I haven’t own a Laptop since 2012. I grew out of console gaming 10 years ago. So, the M4 IPAD PRO is perfect for my case. I don’t miss cables, wires, virus’s constant updates, Start ups and Shut downs. Not to mention the extra electricity they take. I use to be a monitor size king and same with TV. Again, haven’t watched TV in over 12 years. I don’t want commercials and pay Cable $280 a month.

[@theoldwaywasbetter6384]

Are you me? Exact same idea here. I still have a full size desktop Windows PC for work, but for everything else I use my M4 iPad Pro. Love the completely wireless life, love the 5G/LTE support for when my garbage WiFi goes out, and I love that touch screen. If Apple ever put full blown MacOS on an iPad they would obliterate every other laptop on the market. They won't because they can't think past profit potential on the MacBook line, but it'd be nice. Even without it though, the iPad is perfect for what I do.

[@andymejia5456]

Minimal King

[@terryliao9478]

Exactly same thoughts here. I own the 13 inch M4 ipad pro, it’s 90% of what I ever need for work and play. When ipados gets the file system similar to all other desktop OS, and when most app developers take advantage of the magic keyboard gestures & shortcuts, that will be 100%.

[@javiermartinez8809]

Awesome video, proudly own the 13 inch iPad Pro 16gigs cellular version , but I already have a m1 , ps5 , pc basically this completes me.

[@Skullizer]

Final quote is killer 🤣

[@RM-qi6ok]

MacBooks don’t come with a cellular option. Only reason I’m shopping for an iPad. Great for on the go with a cellular plan

[@No-One-Important-Here]

Most people miss the point of the iPad: - Cost cannot be used as a comparison to a computer for its “usefulness”. By this logic, most CEO are useless when compared to their employees. What about diamond rings vs any other rock ring? - Multitasking is NOT what iPad was designed to be. One screen, one app. It really is hard to train old monkeys. Considering all these “productivity gurus” on KZbin, you would think by now someone would point out that multitasking is NOT productive. It drives away “focus” and “flow”, and scientifically proven to drag tasks out since our attention are scattered everywhere. - iPad was designed without a keyboard attached. The Magic Keyboard is not a requirement, it’s an accessory. There is nothing you cannot do without a keyboard on the iPad. And apps that needs the keyboard like DaVinci Resolve? its a poorly designed app for old school computers ported to the iPad with keyboard and mouse in mind. The iPad is hands first. Look at Final Cut or Logic, they are made for fingers. - iPad OS 18: real time dictation. Why type your document out when you can just speak it out? Are we all dying for corporal tunnel? 😊

[@Treborray]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JeffKellyMedia]

Perfect…someone who gets it. Great comment. It’s an IPAD

[@pneumavlr]

I agree that iPads are meant to be a different experience compared to the Mac. But I’d really love to have a fully fledged desktop experience when I connect it to an external monitor.

[@VittorTech]

I was so excited when we got stage manager and external display support but years later it still doesn’t live up to the Mac experience :(

[@pneumavlr]

@@VittorTech stage manager was a letdown for me too

[@jebaker2]

Overpowered is exactly why this machine, like its predecessors, will still work flawlessly in 5… 8… 10 years. And let’s not forget all the on-machine AI Apple is going to do. Any shortcomings of iPadOS are more in the shoulders of third party developers… not Apple. I can’t think of much that the OS itself limits.

[@maasai-]

they made that way for a reason which is never to replace mac at any cost , so get this straight once for all .

[@kaischmidt730]

For me, the biggest gripe is the files app. It doesn’t consistently work with the different cloud storage providers, and I never know whether my files are fully synched or not. Which is not just not ideal, but makes it actually useless.

[@VittorTech]

Agreed. I have local network storage and cloud storage and neither are completely reliable.

[@marcin3979]

Hi do you use any screen protector or just use case?

[@-The-Golden-God-]

I'm a Windows and Android user that loathes Apple products. I've been looking for a portable device to use solely for illustration and browser-based web design and unfortunately for me, the iPad Pro Etched is top of my list. I was very close to buying a Surface Pro 11 or an iPad Air, until I tested out the Surface, Air and Pro earlier today. The 60hz display ruled the Air out immediately. The iPad Pro etched screen was magnificent and felt great to draw on. The Surface screen didn't wow me and the pen and keyboard keyboard felt cheap. So now I'm deciding between the amazing iPad Pro Etched screen and pen with lacklustre OS vs the average looking but every versatile and flexible, Surface Pro 11. Edit: I purchased the 11” iPad Pro with the Nano/etched screen and I love it… but only because I found out how to install cracked apps. If I had to use the stock KZbin app, I would’ve refunded the tablet 😅

[@reverend_wintondupree]

What was your impressions of the Tab S offerings?

[@-The-Golden-God-]

@@reverend_wintondupree Tbh I haven’t considered any Android tablets, as I use Fresco for drawing. Unfortunately, there isn’t an Android version.

[@oogitz1980]

If MacOs is brought to iPad, don’t you think pro software (apps) will end up costing way more since developers will now have to make them work both with touch and mouse? Legit question. I don’t know but right now even very fancy apps cost a fraction of desktop versions. I guess if you don’t want touch then it can be the same as your MacBook… but we’re back at simply get a skinny Mac air?

[@Treborray]

Lmao! You took me out at doing nothing in a bunch of different ways ! Hahahahaha

[@JoselitoJrGuya-hs9tf]

It’s deep. 😂

[@markmcvittie5877]

It’s for graphic design and photography and students that need to take class notes. It’s got no file system. Wow!

[@Tech4YourNeeds]

The reason Apple debuted the M4 chip on the iPad Pro 2024 is because Apple Intelligence. That is what I gather from my research.

[@AlphaHarmonious]

The speakers on the new iPads are NOT great AT ALL. For this very reason alone, I returned that trash and kept my former iPad which still has a millimeter wave, and BOTH cameras. Yeah yeah nobody uses cameras on iPad right? True but why take hardware AWAY and keep the price the same if not MORE. Yeah NO. -Harmonious

[@diegocastro632]

It's funny that high-end phones are mostly useless, while ipads are useful fore a large number of different professions (as young judges like) that don`t include content creators it seems but receive all kind of criticisms. Feels like reviewers is the only profession in the world.

[@stuartconlon7492]

Why content creators keep whinging about the iPad not being able to take over from a Mac is beyond me! It's an iPad and, its brilliant at being an iPad so that's job done then yes? If you want something that with do the job of a Mac, buy a Mac. Why don't people moan about Macs not being able to do what iPads can do... now there's a thought!! I have the new M4 iPad Pro and it's my 'only computer' and it does everything I need it to and much much more besides. I love it #justsayin 😁

[@EibrahamCx]

Because an iPad Pro costs the same or even more than a MacBook and is extremely limited by the OS, it is essentially a toy. You play with it and its limited applications. Smart people can buy a Surface pro with Snapdragon X Elite and get a 2-in-1 tablet/PC with full applications.

[@eneskkk]

@@EibrahamCx give this man a cookie!

[@stuartconlon7492]

@@EibrahamCx Then let 'smart people' do that and stop complaining that the iPad doesn't do what they want...maybe they're not so 'smart' 😁

[@kurosamurai1173]

Really smart people buy €500 tablets that have 99% of the functions of an iPad Pro. Email, KZbin, Netflix and notes work with a Huawei or Samsung tablet. It has an OLED screen with 120Hz and a pen included. Only people who are really going to draw professionally will use the iPad Pro over a Mac. They could do the same with the iPad Air but only have old IPS with 60Hz. An iPad isn't that much more "pro" if it's limited by the software. Would it be "smarter" to use a €500-700 tablet with a Mac Mini in combination?

[@MaximusMeridius-fu5oo]

​@@kurosamurai1173 So iphone people can buy a Nokia or a S3 Samsung it does the same telephones people and text .

[@MaximusMeridius-fu5oo]

Apples and orange You cant compare similar tech. Its a tablet add in that's for the next few years. How many game consoles come out that have very few games at launch all of them. Releasing it now let's others develop for it. People are quick to dish out £1500 on iPhone 📱 small screen So do you compare them nope.

[@josefkasal5994]

Main flaw of this device is battery life. Enormously bad! So, for people who want to have it "just" for office work and multimedia and want enough long battery life for the mobility get the Air. For that monstrous money Apple is demanding for this device it is not worth of it anyway. The M4 performance is in vein. Too powerful for too limited apps. Just one exception: 3D cgi creativity apps. It is shining there .... PS: I have the lowest spec. of the iPad Pro 13 inch. And I agree with author of this video: functionaly wise it is the best. BUT: if you expect acceptable battery life it is pure disaster. I hope Apple will optimise it better with iPadOS 18 release.

[@Lee.Freeman]

Compared to an iPad Pro max a little more than a big pocket combined with a typewriter they cannot take photos be used to create art or use to live stream whilst hiking on public transport etc. I don't think the Max will ever catch up with an iPad and to compare them with a mobile phone is just ridiculous. My mobile phones are just tiny little.🦘☕️