Okay. So in late 2018 Apple came up with a new iPad Pro in classic 12.9″ and new 11″ (Gen 3). And I usually do not buy this stuff. But this one was really impressive. So I was like, okay, let’s spend stupid ammount of money on little flat screen and a white plastic pencil. Was it worth it? Yup. Totally. Let me explain why.

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I have been using MacBook Pro for a while, but it was not really doing the job I wanted it to do in the way I expected. So here we go back to classic desktop PC. But I really wanted something for my travels (yea, quarantine, good luck with that) and just for quick client work (I do graphic design, photography and videos as a freelancer). So I got this setup: iPad Pro 11″ + Apple Pencil 2 + USB-c HUB. And it’s really better than I expected. With that hub I can connect monitor, keyboard, mouse, read cards and basically turn that iPad into a laptop. Also I have iPhone 7 so the way these two are connected together is awesome. I’ve never been much of an Apple fan, but it’s growing on me kinda. It’s also because as I’m getting older and I just need it to do what I tell it to do and nothing extra. Basically I need stuff to work when it’s making me money. And there I can’t complain about this setup being my work buddy. I use it mainly for graphics and photography with most used apps being PROCREATE and Adobe Lightroom. And Lightroom is like a lot faster compared to a PC version.

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So, can you use it instead of a laptop? Yes. But it obviously includes some limits. If you are a filmmaker, you probably just need that PC for Aftereffects and more advanced video editing. If you’re just a vlogger, iPad will be enough. Premiere Rush is not that good as Pro version on desktop PC, but will do the job for basic videos. To be honest, for basic videos it will be even better and faster than desktop version. And if you need to access internet and stuff and you are not using your laptop for more advanced stuff, you will be far from it’s limits.

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I can imagine it being very useful for office workers, students etc. It’s just a great piece of equipement. And obviously, if you’re digital artist, it’s a best thing in the world in my opinion. We will get into apps in another article, so what’s my actual statement about this?

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If you can afford it (considering what it will do for you) just buy it. Battery life good for a day of working, great for travel – light and compact. I will recommend 11″ with small memory – 12.9″ is wierd for me to hold in hand and I store stuff on iCloud and Google Drive. It’s equiped with 4 speakers so combined with Netflix or whatever it’s great portable fella to watch movies on. For digital artist I recommend get the Pencil 2 with it and just everybody get some sort of USB-c hub. You can buy some bluetooth keyboard – I would avoid that original keyboard case, it’s overpriced and usually will start bugging after a year. So yeah, I hope this review might help some people or just make someone sure they made right choice with this product. Thanks for reading and see you with another article!

You can check out 11″ [HERE] and 12.9″ [HERE].