#ipad-pro

#ipad-pro

Any iPad, even these new Pro models, requires additional hardware to become a potential laptop replacement. At the very least, a separate keyboard is an obvious requirement for real-world productivity. This could mean Apple's Magic Keyboard or one of a variety of third-party keyboard/case combinations. Beyond support for the Apple Pencil, iPadOS also has mouse and trackpad support, further blurring the line between tablet and laptop.

That doesn't matter if I'm using last year's iPad Pro with M4 chip or Apple's new refresh with M5 chip powering this light, slim, and still-powerful tablet. It's prettier than the rest. It's more portable than most other devices with its thin frame (and yes, it's still a slimmer frisbee than the iPad Air). And to hell with it, is there really any competition for tablets at this point that isn't some oversized Samsung Galaxy device?

Apple's new M5-powered iPad Pro is the first iPad to officially support the Thread smart home protocol. It comes with Apple's new N1 wireless networking chip, which adds Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread - the three wireless protocols the Matter smart home standard runs on. While other iPads and Macs reportedly have Thread radios, this is the first model launching with the protocol publicly listed in the specs, and it could lay the groundwork for the iPad to be a Home hub - again.

Apple's 2024 iPad Pro lineup is by far the most capable and impressive iPad lineup we've seen, and it makes replacing your laptop with a tablet an easy decision. The design is much slimmer than previous Pro models and includes Apple's powerful M4 processor. This chip consists of a new 10-core GPU, next-generation machine learning accelerators to handle a diverse range of tasks, and ProMotion technology, enabling variable screen refresh rates ranging from 10 to 120Hz.

The full-fat, professional-grade Blender experience is being adapted for Apple's iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, marking a significant evolution in how and where artists can create.