To start, I’m not like most reviewers of this iPad: I don’t want an iPad running OS X. I really don’t like OS X and I have a bad history of Macs

2021 12.9” iPad Pro M1: A User Review

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2021-05-30 13:30:06

To start, I’m not like most reviewers of this iPad: I don’t want an iPad running OS X. I really don’t like OS X and I have a bad history of Macs failing on me, so what I was actually looking for was a powerful iPad, and the new M1 model delivers that effectively. I haven’t used a laptop full time in a number of years and they tend to give me RSI, so my goals with this were not the same as those of many other reviewers of the device:

Thankfully both of these have been resolved. The filesystem support on the iPad is now actually rather good, featuring support for network shares and external drives, and can even download photos direct from my camera.

Keyboard support is basically perfect, with one really weird issue that probably affects nobody but me: if you have a bluetooth Japanese layout keyboard, iPad OS will not detect or allow you to set the layout to be Japanese. However the OS does detect a Japanese layout Magic Keyboard case correctly and use the right layout then. Just Apple Things.

Unlike pro reviewers, I’m not reviewing a 2TB, 16GB of RAM model which few people in real-life can justify buying. I’m sporting the 12.9” 512GB model, which has 8GB of RAM, and I would consider it over-priced. The best deal is likely the 256GB model. However I wanted some degree of “future-proofing”, which for me came down to “what size memory card will I need to accommodate 3 years from now if I upgrade my camera?”

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