Buying the WRONG iPad... to find my PERFECT iPad !!!

My perfect iPad is actually the Macbook Air. Even for things like reading a book before going to bed, I prefer the Macbook, because the screen stays upright on its own. (Without having to hold it or buying a stand.)

After the iPad Pro released I took advantage of the sale prices on an M1 iPad Air 5 and the Logitech Combo case. More than meets my needs as a companion to my M3 Pro MBP --- I'm happy.

As an individual with a disability, I absolutely agree with you. I’ve had two different 12.9 inch iPad pros I tried to make them work but they were just too big so this year I went for the M4 11 inch iPad Pro. it is an absolute revelation for me. The size is absolutely perfect for me and I will never go back to a bigger iPad and I absolutely love the Oled display.

I also bought an 11-inch iPad Pro with 512-GB capacity, and I'm quite happy with it. I didn't get the magic keyboard though.

What a great story, I can totally imagine myself doing the same thing. Thank you for saving me a lot of money and driving back and forth.

I've had both sizes and I'm with you, I really love the M4 11". I need an agile device that works fluidly and well in a multitude of environments and spaces and the M4 11" does. The software works for me. Looks like a lot to like with the Galaxy too! Thanks!

Last iPad I “kitted out” was the 10.5 2017 Pro (loved that design btw. In gold and white!). That keyboard ultimately didn’t see much wear because any time I wanted to input a lot I reached for the Macbook instead. Much due to needing a more advanced and versatile OS in such situations. Now I know that as the “third pillar”, its properties is best weighed against how good it is as an actual tablet. It makes sense to me that they put some focus on making the 13” more lightweight, for example. That’s how a good “electronic newspaper” device should feel in the hand.

I truly hate the tech YouTuber standard voice, exaggerated fake enthusiasm, empty jargon (like “screen real estate”, “daily driver” or “fingerprint magnet”) and overall lack of originality. Thank you for not making use of none of that shit.

Amazing video couldn’t agree more the 11 inch is just perfect ! Hope you’re enjoying it im going back to playing some vice city.

I really enjoyed your conversation about your galaxy usage versus ipad. I teach as well and I have always wanted “one tablet to do it all” and your comments opened me up to a new work flow ideas. I can’t decide between the 11 inch air or pro. For me, face ID is where I am struggling, which is part of the user experience which you speak so eloquently at the start.

I love the 13” size for watching video at home, but appreciate the portability of the 11”. So I bought the entry-level 13” Pro and a discounted base M1 iPad Air for travel. That was only $350. I love that I don’t have to worry too much about damaging it or losing it. I also got a tiny USB-C thumb drive to put extra video on for long trips. I haven’t had any regrets about this combo.

Great breakdown from your experiences to analyze your personal use case for the “right iPad” for you. I think so many people don’t take the time to do this.

I use my iPad primarily for illustration/vector artwork using ProCreate and Affinity Designer, so the 13" pro with the base amount of storage is perfect for me. Plus the bigger screen is nice for emulating video games on Retroarch, and watching videos. A bit pricy for me but it's a tax write-off since I use it for work, so it's worth it. I didn't get the same wave of disappointment when I started using mine, since I upgraded from the 2018 version.

I love this video idea, great content !

Excellent video. Thank you!

Thanks for excellent content! I'm using my 11" iPad Pro M2 for all my devops and sysadmin tasks, but I need Ctrl key in lower left corner of keyboard, so I always take with me a normal BT keyborad, my trusty Keychron K1SE. It really hurts me as a person, to see all those companies that forgot where Ctrl key should be. When Apple make lower left corner Ctrl an option for Magic Keyboard, I'll buy it immediately.

Hi I did the same Sold my iPad Pro m1 12 9 and bought a iPad Pro M 4 512 go ( for the durability in the future) In fact , I realised I use much more my 11 one than my 12,9 And I hesitated a long time for 13 or 11 inches before buying No regrets ! Thanks to you Eric

most of everything you said is my dilemma in getting either the 11 or 13 inch iPad Pro. I'm glad i watched this video. Kudos

For me the important features of the iPad are the screen, magic keyboard, cellular modem and FaceID. I use my iPad primarily for watching video content so a 12.9” HDR screen is a priority. My secondary use is Outlook and Teams for work (12.9” screen, cellular modem, magic keyboard and FaceId). The magic keyboard, celluar modem and 12.9” screen are now available with the Air but FaceID is not. So for me the larger Pro model is what I need. OLED would be nice but I already have the M1 model which is good enough for my needs.

My perfect is 13 inch pro as when I go out of house I don’t carry my MacBook Pro, so while I use both MacBook and iPad, it is only one at a time, and therefore need the 13 inch size to work as a MacBook replacement for many many tasks that iPad does better than MacBook like reading, annotation, note taking, entertainment, etc