My ideal iPad is a 15" iPad Pro with an M4 Pro, combined with a Magic Keyboard with 2 Thunderbolt ports (that do both data & power) and a built-in second battery, that can run macOS and all my legacy software/workflows in a virtual machine, and can be operated entirely in clamshell mode from an external monitor. A drafting table when I need it, a pro workstation when I need that.
If such a machine existed, I would never buy a Mac again. That's what I've wanted on my desktop for the past decade
@stroughtonsmith I hear you. I like the idea of a keyboard-less drafting table and notepad that will unlock my creativity, etc.. but 5 minutes in I just want to use a text snippet to reply to an email, or just plain copy and paste some text.. and then the iPad nightmare starts until I get up resignedly to go and fetch my MacBook.
I’ve got the 15” Galaxy Tab Ultra and while not perfect.. at least I can read a kindle book and take notes on NEBO side-by-side. 😎
@vitor iPad battery is miserable compared to a MacBook, especially when you start multitasking. Doubling the battery life via the case would make a lot of sense, and it provides a heavier base to balance the weight better
@dpwho cares? The last Mac I bought was €1,200; an iPad of that kind of caliber is for sure a €4,000+ device, and Apple takes 30% of all third-party revenue from it. Why would Apple ever be happier selling me a Mac over an iPad?
@stroughtonsmith Do it Apple. Cannibalize the Mac, or at least the MacBook. Make laptops seem weird and old and outdated by just adding a pinch more oomph to the iPad.
@stroughtonsmith This does sound appealing. There's several good options for ~16" screen tablets out there now (the 16" 4k Xencelabs one seems particularly nice), but it's also and iPad and kinda-Mac and comes with Apple fit and finish that sweetens the deal considerably.
The only change I'd make is the Magic Keyboard being just an aluminum "dock" and magnetic iPad flappy bit that snaps onto a regular Mac keyboard. Have never been able to justify iPad MKBs due to their single-device nature.
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