Upgrading to a New iPad: 2024 iPad Air vs. My Old iPad Pro

Farkinell said:

Buying *any* device in 2024 that you’ll primarily use for content consumption that has a 60hz refresh rate is insane. The fact Apple still offers slideshow displays for this kind of price is surprising in itself, but obviously there’s people willing to buy them.

The difference is night and day, big mistake in my opinion.

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$500 extra is a lot just for higher refresh rate...

I would love to see a future article comparing the new Pro (with M4) to the Air - as well as perhaps comparing the Air to a slightly newer Pro (maybe M1 or M2 Pro).

I have a 13" Pro from 2020 and it still runs great - I doubt I'll "need" (see: want) to upgrade it for another couple of years.

Interesting article, for me the main problem is I use a tablet mainly to watch videos and Ipad are not worth it: way too much expensive compared to others tablets, just to watch video!

Thelbkaarn said:

Interesting article, for me the main problem is I use a tablet mainly to watch videos and Ipad are not worth it: way too much expensive compared to others tablets, just to watch video!

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Well, if you're just buying an iPad (especially a Pro) to watch videos, you are definitely wasting your money. What makes iPads great is that they do so many OTHER things as WELL as being the best content browser money can buy.

I love older iPads for reading books - and each device syncs so I can pick up a book on one iPad and continue where I left off on another.

Squid Surprise said:

$500 extra is a lot just for higher refresh rate...

I would love to see a future article comparing the new Pro (with M4) to the Air - as well as perhaps comparing the Air to a slightly newer Pro (maybe M1 or M2 Pro).

I have a 13" Pro from 2020 and it still runs great - I doubt I'll "need" (see: want) to upgrade it for another couple of years.

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That's why you don't buy Apple. The Air should have had a 90Hz refresh at the minimum.

I would buy a 2-in-1 with a real OS over any tablet though thesedays.

I'm a digital illustrator and have been daily driving the Pro M1 12.9inch for 2 years using Procreate. It's still BLAZING FAST, no hiccup or anything I'm aware of. I don't see myself upgrading in the near future, unless Apple intentionally slows it down with update, which is a crappy move.

Meanwhile for reading and content consumption I have the Redmi Pad SE which is more than enough.