2-in-1 laptop vs iPad
It all depends on what you want to use it for IMO. If productivity is just Word documents, emails, spreadsheets, etc. than the iPad Pro may be good enough. Anything more intensive and you're better off with something more PC-lite. I use my iPad Pro mostly for media consumption and for some light email and spreadsheet work when traveling. For me, it does that job just fine. But if I needed something that could handle more for work (like traditional Windows programs, USB storage, etc.) I would opt for a Surface device.
I would never attempt to replace a work computer with a tablet, regardless if it is called "Pro" or not. But it also depends on the work. If all you ever do is word processing, spreadsheets, email, browse the web (fyi....iPad can use other browsers than Safari), and similar basic simple tasks then it could work ok, I guess. But it is still extremely limited as you've pointed out. For these reasons, I don't buy the "Pro" models of iPad. At the same time, I don't use my Lenovo Yoga 2-in-1 as a tablet. It is a great laptop, but a horrid tablet and my 6th gen iPad is just superior. It isn't even close, frankly. |
