Following reviews saying that iPadOS limitations mean the new iPad Pro can’t easily replace a MacBook Pro, Apple insists the two devices are complementary.
The new iPad Pro superimposed on a MacBook Pro screen
The new iPad Pro superimposed on a MacBook Pro screen
In other words, buy both. The issue of iPadOS seemingly not being as capable as the hardware in the iPad Air and iPad Pro, was brought up by all reviews of the new version.
However, Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal got to press an Apple executive about how hampered the iPad Pro feels with iPadOS. And how even though in certain circumstances the new iPad Pro can actually out-perform a MacBook Pro, she says it can’t be someone’s sole computing device.
iPad and Mac don’t compete against each other, so buy both says Apple exec
iPad and Mac don’t compete against each other, so buy both says Apple exec