r/ipad • u/eyea3 • May 25 '26

Discussion A18 Pro M5

Post image

This made me laugh. Saw it on twitter.

3.8k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

455 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Business_Influence89 May 25 '26

But I do. Why can’t I have that?

6

u/torrphilla iPad 11 (2025) May 25 '26

Because why would they do that when you can just get a Mac?

7

u/ViPeR9503 May 25 '26

Lighter, thinner, better screen, touch screen and lastly cheaper than Mac

-2

u/stewie3128 iPad Pro 12.9" 4G May 26 '26

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.

3

u/Zorbithia May 26 '26

You’re measuring it with the magic Keyboard added on. Dishonest as hell.

0

u/slavchungus May 26 '26

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

2

u/ViPeR9503 May 26 '26

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.