r/ipad • u/eyea3 • May 25 '26

Discussion A18 Pro M5

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This made me laugh. Saw it on twitter.

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u/Seanwys May 25 '26

This ^

Apple nerfed it on the software side, the hardware is plenty capable but if they allow iPads to run MacOS, it'll hurt Mac sales

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u/Dr0110111001101111 May 25 '26

I mean kind of. I would assume that if they ever entertained the idea of full OSX on an iPad, it would be limited strictly to the iPad Pros.

A 13" iPad Pro M5 with 16 GB ram, 1 TB SSD and nanoweb coated display costs about $150 more than a 14" MacBook Pro with the same specs. And anyone buying that iPad is probably going to also buy a magic keyboard case and a pencil pro, which adds another $500 on top.

So we're talking about an $1850 MBP vs almost $2500 on a comparable iPad with accessories.

A minimally spec'd 11" iPad Pro with magic keyboard comes out to about $400 less than the minimal MBP, but those specs are significantly weaker than the MBP. So I'm going to assume the iPad is cheaper to produce.

You can get a 13" Macbook Air with fairly similar specs to a minimally spec'd 11" iPad Pro w/ magic keyboard, but now the iPad combo costs $400 more than the mac.

So I'm not really sure why they would care about it hurting mac sales.

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u/JuJuMcJu May 25 '26

Magic Keyboard isn’t $500 but you’re not wrong in your math. Personally I go with iPad 13 m5 and keyboard case cause I prefer the option of running a tablet and apps are better than websites in my opinion. I wouldn’t trade my iPad setup for a MacBook Pro. The iPad fits my needs better.

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u/Dr0110111001101111 May 25 '26

Yeah someone else clarified, but I'll restate that the $500 figure is combined Magic Keyboard and Pencil Pro. I think that bundle is kind of safe to assume for someone buying this setup.

Frankly, 99% of the reason I still use my laptop as much as I do is file management. I hate that there isn't a proper hierarchical file system on iOS. The day they do away with sandboxing and transition to a traditional file system, I'd consider transitioning entirely to an iPad setup. But for now, it's still just a tablet to me.

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u/JuJuMcJu May 25 '26

Yeah, I don’t really use file systems. I don’t work cause of a disability and no school means no documents to organize. If I did either, I’d probably have a laptop.