The New iPad Pro Review (twitter.com)

An anonymous reader writes: As tech reviewers across the United States and Europe sing praises of Apple's new iPad Pro, here's what Joshua Topolsky, former editor-in-chief of The Verge and Engadget (and now with The Outline) had to say: "It [10.5-inch iPad Pro] is inferior to a laptop in almost every way, unless you like to draw. If you think you can replace you laptop with this setup: you cannot. Imagine a computer, but everything works worse than you expect. That is the new iPad. Now, I know the software is in beta, but I also know how Apple betas work. They don't massively change. I have no doubt it's a very powerful piece of hardware, and the screen is gorgeous. Garageband is a lot of fun to play with. But this doesn't COME CLOSE to replacing your laptop, even for simple things you do, like email. AND one other thing. Apple's keyboard cover is a fucking atrocity. A terrible piece of hardware. Awkward to use, poor as a cover. Okay in a pinch if you need something LIKE a keyboard. Anyhow good to know there are still Apple fanboys who get mad if you insult their products. But I don't think it's a very good product. Finally, iOS 11 is definitely a STEP in the right direction. But guys the iPad has been around forever and it still feels half-assed. I think a lot of people are willing to contort themselves around a bad UX because marketing is powerful."

Comments

where is the love?

[PopeRatzo]

I just wish Apple would make a tablet that will run one of the professional music production platforms, like Pro Tools or even Logic Pro X. This is an area where the PC tablets and hybrids are light years ahead of Apple. Considering Apple was a pioneer in tools for artists, I'm surprised they haven't made this a priority.

Strangely positive non-review

[nine-times]

Anyhow good to know there are still Apple fanboys who get mad if you insult their products.

First, a statement like this has no place in a technology review. Even if we were to assume this is true, it's a criticism of people, not the product.

Second, this just isn't a review. It's some guy's angry twitter rant.

Third, his complaints seem to be that the iPad isn't a laptop. And he's right. It's not a laptop. If you want a laptop, you should get a laptop.

Finally, his assessment is that iOS 11 is "a step in the right direction.

Given all of his complaining, I think the take-away here is strangely positive. It reminds me of a review that I read once that gave a Brooklyn restaurant zero stars, saying, "Although the food was really great, it was filled with a bunch of young hipsters, and I hate hipsters." -- to which I wanted to respond, "So you're saying food is great?"

Well this guy is saying that although it's a step in the right direction, he doesn't like working on tablets because he wants a good physical keyboard. -- to which I want to respond, "So you're saying it's an improvement over previous iPads? Like... for anyone who thought that previous iPads were pretty good, this one is even better?"

Re:Perhaps because

[cayenne8]

but it's priced like a laptop, not a tablet

I guess it is, if you buy cheap laptops...?

I got mine a couple weeks ago, loaded up.

So far, I'm pretty impressed. I've been working with RAW and DNG images on Affinity Photo and it works great.

Getting used to a full blown image editing suite on a tablet, well that takes some getting used to, but so far, it doesn't blink with whatever I throw on it....

I"m next about to try focus stacking about 10 DNG images next, that will give it a true test....

I'm new to moving stuff from main workstation through cloud to tablet and back, I'm still trying t figure out that workflow, but so far, it works very well.

I'm anticipating when the new iOS comes out, and you can do more "computer like" file manipulations, that this will help matters greatly.

So far, the screen is amazing, the pencil works great, battery time is really surprising me to how long it lasts.....

I'm impressed. I didn't get the keyboard, didn't figure I'd use it, after all, it *IS* a tablet and I seem to use it as one 99.9999% of the time.

It is nice to be able to edit photos while at the neighborhood pool lounging around, or at a bar waiting on friends...

I went 10.5"....best size for portability and you can get same hardware as larger one...