My daughter has now got an iPad Pro 2017 10.5 inches from us. Now she says that it can do anything with it like the laptop she had before, only that she now has 4 times as much performance as before. Is that true?
Apps were downloaded in less than 2 seconds. I do not know anything like that from my Android.
As I said, it is fast. Can unfortunately still nothing and is just no substitute for a laptop. Simple work such as Write an e-mail or a text, that's something you can do with it. But you can synonymous with much cheaper devices.
I come from the field of media, for me, the device would be completely useless for example. I need Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, sometimes I also work with CAD programs (create 3D models for 3D printing). None of this I could do with an iPad Pro.
That's why I have a Surface Pro from Microsoft. This is also a tablet, but this is a full-fledged Windows PC, which can run any program that exists for Windows, just like any other PC. It also has a touch screen, pen support and a keyboard (which is significantly better than the iPad Pros).
For me, there's exactly one group of people that is suitable for an iPad Pro: illustrators or other professions that just paint and draw. The pen from Apple is already very good. But it just stops there, for all other usage scenarios, I consider it a waste of money, because even as an illustrator would need an additional computer. It's just a good tablet, but it can't replace a laptop. It costs as much as a laptop (or a Surface Pro) but can be less. Typically Apple.
Thanks for the execution. Will not tell my daughter. Not that she will be disappointed then. She has been using the iPad Pro 2016 for the past 2 years, which she received from the school and now wanted to have an iPad Pro as well, as she is very satisfied with it. Especially since she uses no other programs you have now enumerated. She will soon start training for the MTA and I hope that she does not need anything else. If it does, then the older Pentium notebook has to serve.
Since you would just like a Surface Pro o.ä. Should take, then you would be prepared for everything. From the field of MTA I have absolutely no idea, it remains to hope that she needs no special programs here. Because if she needs a program in this field, that's probably going to be something very special, which is guaranteed not to be on the Appstore.
In terms of performance, many tablets today come to an office PC. Not to a gaming PC.
For normal typing, e-mail, internet, small games a tablet but always enough.
Big drawback is the small screen. However, you can also connect some tablets to the TV or even to external screens and thus has a better view. At least for Android.
Other shortcomings are the few interfaces for USB you need a hub. If you want to work with external save and mouse at the same time.
So if you want to use the Tabler permanently instead of a PC, you get a reasonable Bluetooth keyboard and a mouse and see if the device is compatible with a larger screen or TV, for better working at home.
It depends on.
For some, it is certainly a (better) alternative to the laptop.
For others, however, it is completely useless because they use the PC for more than just surfing.
If you are drawing or doing a lot on social media, the iPad is certainly a very good alternative.
For gamers, programmers or people who make a lot (even different) on the laptop, an iPad is certainly not suitable.
To describe the iPad Pro as stupid or nonsense, however, I think too hasty.
There are a lot of people who only do basic things on the PC that work wonderfully on the iPad
The processor is not only a middle-class PC but an absolute high-end device.
A lot has happened in ARM architecture in recent years, but virtually nothing in x86 architecture.
That's one of the reasons why Intel and Apple want to switch to ARM CPUs soon
No, Intel will not switch to ARM. Intel has a lot of know-how and experience when it comes to x86. They will not just throw it overboard and hire Qualcomm and Samsung. Intel is working on technologies to compete with ARM. In the smartphone sector, they have missed the trend, but in the PC area, they are already responding with the Foveros 3D stacking technology, to directly alternative to ARM have.
That Apple will completely switch to ARM, however, is likely. Since Apple has its own software, that's no problem either. Apple is currently unable to properly cool its x86 products. It would not be surprising if they switched to the more current-conserving ARM chips, since they also emit less heat. Since hardly any Apple users compare the performance, it is not bad that ARM chips are still weaker, especially in the desktop area. Outside the Apple universe, switching to ARM is highly unlikely, as there are compatibility issues that users would not tolerate.
