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eople used to say an iPad
Pro was fine as a laptop
replacement as long as
you didn’t want to do any actual
work – but as Apple has updated
and refined its biggest tablet,
it’s become clear that that’s not
exactly true.
Of course, it depends on what
kind of work you want to do; but if
you want to churn out 1000 words,
work up some design ideas, edit
some photos or record that melodythat’s been going around in your
head all week, an iPad Pro does it in
real style. It comes in two sizes, 11in
and 12.9in, and the addition of Face
ID means you get an edge-to-edge
264ppi touchscreen with minimal
bezels, while the A12X Bionic chip
will chomp through whatever you
throw at it.
This tablet’s 10-hour battery life
is comparable to a full-size laptop
as well, although you’ll want to
add the Smart Keyboard Folio oranother third-party QWERTY if
you plan to do any serious writing
on it. The use of USB-C instead of
Lightning also means it works with
more other kit than ever before,
plus with up to 1TB of storage
there’s plenty of space for music,
videos and pictures.
With iPadOS due in the autumn,
adding better gesture controls
and file management, the iPad
Pro is finally ready to step up to
the plate for you.LENOVO YOGA
BOOK C930The Yoga Book
C930 is a bit of
an acquired taste.
But if you want a
machine that does
things differently,
this Windows 10
hybrid comes with
one normal 10.8in
QHD touchscreen
and an E Ink display
that can double as
a keyboard.
from £1200 /
lenovo.comApple iPad Pro
from £769 / apple.com
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As well as the 7MP
TrueDepth camera for
Face ID, the iPad Pro also
has a 12MP one that can
shoot 4K video, but only
a lunatic or an American
would consider using it.
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The iPad Pro’s screen has
ProMotion tech, which
automatically tweaks the
refresh rate depending
on what you’re doing to
make sure it always feels
smooth and responsive.
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