Why pros aren't using it yet - iPad Pro M1 Review

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The “Pro” in iPad Pro implies the device is designed for professionals. Now with the M1 chip and a bright Liquid Retina XDR display it certainly has the goods, but is it really ready for professionals?
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:48 The Liquid Retina XDR screen
2:38 Going to the beach to talk about performance
4:23 How it works for professionals
6:07 Getting photos off Google Drive
8:20 How much this all costs
9:37 Conclusion

[@aviralsingh002]

I can't tell which is higher quality: the iPad's screen or the video.

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I think the video is the one highlighting the screen quality.

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@@robert-zr1kx This channel is targeting people that see things like that as important. It's kind of a deep topic really. A topic focused primarily on aesthetics.

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Mac Address does things in a very Apple-esque fashion: they aren't rushing videos to be the first to market, they take their time and do things... differently. I kinda like it.

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LTT videos aren't that scripted, like in the new 1petabyte storage video, they like went along, these are and i like these...

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And LTT are Apple haters and fake news.

[@dirtdirtdirtiest9607]

Thank you Jonathan, that Google Drive use case saved me some headaches.

[@ChrisBrowncaptainchris45]

Agreed, Google Drive on iOS is difficult at best and unusable for last minute scenarios.

[@bryan.w.t]

Same, had to copy everything first to local then do the work

[@psedog]

I live this, but with a Samsung phone. Google has some work to do with getting drive working better on portable OS's. Including their own :(

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Use OneDrive lol. So much better. And you get to use other Microsoft programmes with 365 subscription

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@@2youn8 tell this to their multi billionaire MNC bosses. There are times when you HAVE to settle for industry standards.

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2:38 oh my goodness that transition though wow

[@shubhagarwal9812]

Match cut

[@nunayobusiness7521]

this guy is so good at pacing his videos.

[@kidlzr]

THANK YOU for mentioning ProRes. Like, I’m into video editing, and the lack of ProRes is actually crazy, especially because they showed off editing multiple streams of full quality 4K ProRes in their MacBook Air keynote … with the same SOC.

[@menjivarTv]

No, you are right. Depending on the codec, M1 MacBook Air can handle 4 streams of 4K, I’m not sure if they did it with the 8GB model tho

[@KyleKoala3]

Use a Mac. That’s Your space.

[@alfiegordon9013]

@@KyleKoala3 not the point

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Wow, that demonstration of file management on iOS/iPadOS is a perfect example of how frustrating it gets to use those products for work, haha. Love almost everything else about Apple's products though!

[@tomsaltner3011]

Hm. That is not my experience at all and I have a model from 2018... I admit to not using Google Drive but Dropbox. It just works as expected.

[@sr-zk4up]

Repair... Cough..

[@jaiskreno]

that issue on files happens to exactly NOBODY since nobody has all cookies blocked purposefully in the safari settings. the app even fucking tells you what to do - unblock cookies!!!

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@@jaiskreno yeah, "nobody" experiences that. Sure does explain why it's documented in the video and someone else that's never talked to this dude before has had the same experience. I guess that's "nobody."

[@vincekhoo3278]

@@tomsaltner3011 Hi, I've having some trouble with using dropbox with ipad pro. I'm a photographer and I tend to transfer hundreds of photos sometimes over a couple of GB or more. I find that when I use any of the cloud service such as dropbox, wetransfer or google drive, it will only transfer a few photos, maybe around 10 or more, and it will get stuck. The only way i can get it to transfer all is to compress all the photos and transfer it and even this only works with dropbox. Since you have been using dropbox, may I ask if you have issues transferring big amount / large file size files using dropbox without compressing them? Thanks!

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Depends on use case but overall you can find some really great value and (depending on model) reliable machines. This was my experience with them: Bought my 2014 MBP retina for like £600 in early 2017 and it got me through all 3 years of uni for notes, essays, research and the battery somehow managed to be better than new windows laptops my class mates had bought for around the same money, thing would go for 6 hours easily. It handled some premiere and after effects timelines well enough but definitely not a great experience, if you can find one with a dedicated GPU maybe it’d be better but couldn’t tell ya. Used older iMacs can also be really good value ESPECIALLY for basic use, you can get a cheap 21” with a great screen, speakers, mic and -decent- webcam for like £350 and you’ve got yourself a home pc setup that’s stupid simple for your parents/grandparents to use and manage and get most basic work done (got my mom a 2014 imac and gran a 2012 one and suddenly I stopped being a full time IT support rep lol)

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2nd the motion! The 10 and 12 core Xeon W iMac Pros in Apple's Scratch & Dent [I mean Refurbished Store] are starting to be more aggressively priced and are still more than competent for my use - pro audio involving very large sample based scoring projects. I'm talking projects that would lock up an i7 iMac with 32Gb of sys. memory.

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I'm daily driving a 2016 MacBook pro 15 for school and it still does everything I need I really can't complain.

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@@Prr75 doesn’t the keyboard suck?

[@ufopsi]

Now that’s a supercool video editing example. Music choice is just perfect. I am beginning to see how Jonathan is the right guy for this channel.

[@Marngel]

9:33 That perfectly sums up the iPad. It's only a complement to a workflow, not the center. For devices like the iPad and iPad Air, and maybe even the 11" iPad Pro, that's fine. But for the 12.9" iPad Pro, which has the same power as an iMac and costs roughly the same with all of the accessories, it needs to be able to be the center of the workflow like a traditional computer. What makes that fact infuriating is that Apple can easily make that possible by just tweaking iPadOS to have none of those arbitrary limitations.

[@VictorIbelles]

The problem is that it would be only possible for iPad Pro M1 and new iPad Air 5 Apple would need to develop 2 different iPad os One that works with A15 and below and one that works only for iPads with M1

[@tweedpenguin712]

Tell that to pro artists that make a living with only their ipad

[@CarlosStorms]

This is a pragmatic take, I like it how you ran through the workflows to really make us understand the reason behind the complain of some pro users. Ipad is indeed a complementary content consumption and easy access device. In no way a replacement for a desktop or even a MBP

[@super_hero2]

It does not make the 12.9 iPad a bad purchase though. Many people just want it to replace their laptop and end up hating it... It makes no sense to me. It was never advertised or implied in any way to be a laptop replacement.

[@igorcosta8559]

@@super_hero2 That's where you get it wrong. Apple themselves said for quite some time that this could be a laptop replacement.

[@super_hero2]

@@igorcosta8559 It could be a laptop replacement with conditions. iPad can do 90% of the things most people do with their laptop, but that 10% left is where laptop shine. If that 90% is you then it can replace laptop, if that 10% is you then it can't. It should be easy to understand that iPad can't 100% replace a laptop. It is beyond me that people take ads so literally and use ads punchlines as argument. Please just stop doing it.

[@igorcosta8559]

@@super_hero2 I just mentioned that Apple was trying to market it as a laptop replacement. I didn't say I agree with any of it.

[@suntzu1409]

@@super_hero2 If its not meant to replace a laptop like Macbook Air or Pro, why put M1 or this miniled screen in it?

[@Denial06]

it upsets me that Apple is intentionally holding back the stuff you can do with the iPad Pro to keep it from eating into their Mac sales. It is most definitely really interesting to see a discussion on wether the pro moniker is something even worthy of being placed on the iPad Pro and wether it’s pro features can even be taken advantage of. The way I see it it can’t and Apple is doing so on purpose

[@TheNewGreenIsBlue]

I'm pretty sure their profit margins are higher on iPads though. I am not sure Apple is intentionally holding back for monetary reasons. I think they're trying to showcase their vision of future computing and are hoping for workflows to change around the tablet as opposed to the other way around. They're trying to change the computing paradigm, as opposed to cater to the existing one.

[@MichaelPanneflek]

I fully agree with you here, this is my biggest frustration with Apple as well. I would love to replace my Macbook Pro with an iPad Pro as an all-in-one mobile computer, but as long as I cannot switch from a mobile OS (= iPadOS) to a desktop OS (=MacOS) on the iPad Pro, i will never spend more then $400 on any iPad.

[@antiseth3964]

@@MichaelPanneflek I got an M1 iPad Pro 12.9”. It actually serves well for lighter workloads, but as Jonathan showed in the video, the moment you actually need to conduct business with this thing, it will let you down. As more of a creator by hobby, I want to stick around and see just how deep the rabbit hole will go, but even I’m frustrated enough to begin considering a MacBook.

[@devluz]

The only real defence I have for Apple is this: The iPad Pro is useful for custom made business application similar to the HoloLens 2. With its camera it can do 3D scanning & it is ideal for AR applications. This will find its use for businesses who use the iPad to train their new staff. Or for real estate company who will use custom software to record a 3D model of a building & can then present it to a customer via the iPad (possibly remotely). This all needs very specific software though and won't be of much use for the average iPad user. For homeuser it would make a great mobile game console but Apple doesn't really support this either.

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Therefore,it should be called iPad Profit.

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"Speed is irrelevant if you run in the opposite direction" - millionaire tech lead.

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As a millionaire

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he used to work for Google. the millionaire tech lead you mentioned

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Even 100x !!

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I mean, it kinda is a channel 10x it's size lol. It's part of LMG/LTT

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Excellent take; thank you for actually demonstrating the limitations of the OS in your workflow.

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The trash Files app is one of the biggest things holding this iPad Pro back.

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This was a great video, and something I can actually comment on! I'm someone who uses iPad in a support capacity for work and am not a photo/video guy. I'm a software developer, by trade, and I went with the iPad Pro 11 because the 12.9 felt too big. What I use it for: - Sidecar (Love it) - Software Architecture Design using GoodNotes (Love it) - User Interface Flow Design (Combination of GoodNotes and Adobe XD) - PDF markups for technical documentation (Also GoodNotes) - Code Reviews from the couch - Teams Meetings - Signing Legal Agreements - Document Scanning using the camera - The occasional email (lol) Essentially, ALL of these things can be attained on the base iPad or iPad Air. Bought the pro because of the slightly larger screen from the base iPad and because much of the cost was subsidized by my employer (yay WFH budget!). SplitView is great for reading/watching a video and note-taking at the same time. The option to have a mouse + keyboard case allows me to be relatively productive in a space that I wouldn't want my laptop or can't get to my desktop (I went with the Logitech Slim Folio Pro because of the cheaper price tag and I hate using trackpads and my old MX Anywhere 2 mouse). I graduated from the base iPad and can say I appreciate the little bit of extra screen. You wouldn't think so, but that small screen bump improves the Sidecar experience a good deal. I also like the idea of the camera keeping me in view during meetings where I walk around, at least in theory (haven't used it yet). Essentially, it's a great (premium) device to have as a secondary support buddy during the work hours and after to play and watch stuff on.

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Well done! This is the first review I've found that illustrates problems with iPadOS very well. Everybody else is just like "well it's an iPad, it does iPad things."

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I absolutely love my new 12.9 iPad Pro. Upgraded from 10.5 inch iPad Pro and it has been great

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one of your best videos. the google drive part is SO real… but year after year, ipados gets a little closer to being a laptop replacement, and i have faith it eventually will be one. I already do everything on my ipad if i can because it feels so wonderful.

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This was a great video and explanation of where the iPad pro sits on the tier of products. I think I will go with the iPad Air after watching this.

[@BLEKSIDE]

the drive photo transfer issue was a great representation. just recently I had a similar issue, but not even with a cloud service, I just wanted to transfer from sd to iPad and damned i surrendered after two hours of transferring without knowing how long it would need to finish. Another part that got me was the screen size. i actually do kinda regret a tiny little bit buying the 12 inch model because its quite uncomfortable in your hand. i was just so hyped for a big screen coming from an 10 inch ipad.

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I bought one just for the screen. I like to watch videos outdoors. If you have the means, I highly recommend it.

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Just bought an iPad Pro (my first) for the very specific use of composing music with the apple pencil and reading music and so far I am super happy with it, for professional composers and players I do think the iPad is a truly pro machine, but maybe not for pros in other types of work

[@TheAwey21]

I had the same experience with a high refresh rate. I thought it was stupid until I used an iPad pro on a kiosk and got blown away by how the menu moves.

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I use my iPad Air as a small laptop, my workplace support Citrix Remote Desktop. 😊 it works great.

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I just bought a used 2018 ipad pro and its great for school, most of my friends have the air 4th gen and my tablet feels much smoother because of the faster screen

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[@BrianWiKleinschmidt]

I am a student and I use my iPad Air to take notes along with writing papers and other assignments.

[@dusscode]

For the shared folder in Google Drive, you need to tell the owner to give you edit access in order to copy or move the files. This is for any computer, not just the iPad. I think your opinion would've changed slightly if you knew this.

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The M1 chip in the new ipad is basically the way Apple to say: “Bruh, you know how hard to design, create and advertise a freaking revolution ARM chip like this? I’m gonna use the hell out of this!”

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