Enhancements mean the Apple iPad can now finally be seen as a genuine laptop replacement for office work

The new Apple iPad Air with Magic Keyboard

Adrian Weckler

Can an iPad be a genuine laptop replacement? It’s a question that has divided opinion in the past, with many regular office workers dismissing tablets, in general, as large iPhone-type devices for casual browsing, movies, social media and keeping kids entertained.

But with even more power behind the newly-launched iPad models, including the first M4 chip, and even more laptop-like keyboard cases unveiled, can it be said for certain that Apple’s flagship tablets are now inarguably work-focused devices?