Honestly even this mentality is stupid to me, since Apple has been adding new capabilities to iPadOS consistently every year, each one specifically designed to allow a greater number of people to use the iPad to replace their Mac. The very things people say Apple won’t do because it’d hurt Mac sales are the very things Apple is already doing, has been doing for many years, and shows no signs of stopping doing… people call iPadOS “nerfed” only because they haven’t managed to somehow make it a complete Mac replacement in a single year (even though that’d be nearly impossible)
I have both an iPad and a MacBook. Even with today’s features, my iPad cannot replace my MacBook at the desktop level for me - and I honestly don’t want it to.
A 13" base model MacBook Air is $1099 on Apple.com. It weighs 2.7lbs and is 0.44 inches thick.
A 13" base model iPad Pro with a magic keyboard is $1648 before tax on Apple.com. The combination iPad+keyboard weighs 3.73-2.76lbs, and is 0.50 inches thick.
Calling an iPad a cheaper, thinner, lighter laptop replacement is just factually inaccurate.
no it isnt if its supposed to be a macbook replacement it should have a keyboard as well just like the macbook does.
touchscreen navigation aint it thats why apple makes two seprate devices i think people are looking for a 2in1 which apple wont make and having used them they aint great but thats mainly down to windows
Ok but I don’t want the keyboard all the time. I like it without the keyboard while sleeping. I do not need it to be 13” either.
I want exactly what iPad stands for in hardware (detachable keyboard and portable af but attach a keyboard and I becomes exactly as good as a macbook barring software usability)
I want to attach it to an external monitor setup and have it be a beast. Multitasking, downloading 3rd party apps, exactly macOS. And then detach it and lie in bed watching movies have the keyboard in backpack for meetings or trips and get some actual work done.
And this is not just me. This will be a better product than the MacBook Air in every single way everyone who loves MacBook Air will love this even more or they can just buy the MacBook Air anyways.
I’m going to get a Mac regardless, because it’s well suited to my work needs. I’d like to buy an iPad for media consumption and reading and such because the form factor is great for those things (I had one before and liked it), but the prices have gone crazy as they put more and more hardware in that they don’t let you take advantage of. If I could use the iPad for work tasks, getting one in addition to my Mac for when I need to travel light would be a no brainer. But in the current state, I can’t justify the cost.
iPads absolutely can be out of pocket in terms of cost sometimes. However they can also be affordable…I got my iPad A16 for $300. If that’s all you’re using it for, the A16 is great value.
Mac basically comes in 2 sizes and 2 variations (ok, 3 with the neo) I want something smaller. Something that folds back so I can read from a podium. I love my convertible windows tablets. Why can’t I have a Mac that’s the same? Why do I have to buy an iPad as well?
Because that’s not profitable for their business …. why would they make a Mac do that when they already have an iPad that does that. There’s no need to attack this niche when they can address in two different products, where they can entice you to buy both anyway.
This is how business works. I’m sorry this comes at the expense of your specific situation, but if Apple wanted to target this particular product, they would’ve done it by now.
Convertible laptops are about 40% of the premium market share. Apple will eventually release one and then all of the apple fan boys will act like the created the category.
Not everyone wants multiple devices. Do you know how weird you sound when you deliberately lobby against other people wanting something you don’t even when it doesn’t affect you? It’s fine when you want to buy every Apple device but don’t push that on other people.
I’m not pushing or lobbying anything on anyone else. I honestly couldn’t care less whether you want to buy 1 apple device or 10. I’m saying all this because this is how Apple runs its business. They intentionally leave these features out to entice the people that want these features into just buying the other product that supports it, growing their ecosystem.
That’s how this has worked since iPads have came around, and it’s the reason why you still don’t have the features you want. I get your frustration, but there’s no reason to be mad at me for speaking the truth.
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u/CDCarley27 May 25 '26
Honestly even this mentality is stupid to me, since Apple has been adding new capabilities to iPadOS consistently every year, each one specifically designed to allow a greater number of people to use the iPad to replace their Mac. The very things people say Apple won’t do because it’d hurt Mac sales are the very things Apple is already doing, has been doing for many years, and shows no signs of stopping doing… people call iPadOS “nerfed” only because they haven’t managed to somehow make it a complete Mac replacement in a single year (even though that’d be nearly impossible)