MAKING THE SWITCH TO iPAD
In today’s hybrid world, where people work
in coffee shops and living rooms, the iPad Air
now makes sense as a viable alternative to
a MacBook - or, at least, a companion that’s
worth considering. Indeed, the iPad is in many
ways more convenient and powerful today
than MacBooks, especially if you’re using it
to watch movies, make notes and annotate
work for school, and draw and edit videos and
photographs. Thanks to its stunning display and
partnered with the Apple Pencil, the iPad Air is
an essential tool for productivity and learning.
Perhaps one of the biggest questions you
may have about the new iPad Air is whether
it’s worth spending a few hundred bucks
more on the iPad Pro, which also features the
M1 chip. They both feature an industrial flat-
edged design with M1, 5G, and Liquid Retina
displays, as well as 12mp front-facing cameras
and 4K video recording - but where do they
differ? The $200 difference will get you Face ID
rather than Touch ID, an 11-inch or 12.9-inch
display, and four speakers rather than two
on the iPad Air. Where the Air models can be
specced up to 265GB of storage, the iPad Pro
can be customized up to 2TB of space, ideal
for professionals. Other than that, the devices
are incredibly similar - and for most, the Air will
suffice. It’s likely an iPad Pro refresh is coming
with an improved M chip, perhaps M1 Max.