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Somehow I talked myself into buying the 11" M1 iPad Pro, and now I'm beginning to wonder why in the world I did that. I really have no use case for that amount of power in an iPad.

I guess it means I'm at least pretty future proofed if Apple ever decides to give iPadOS the attention it deserves.

(And add me to the list of people who thinks they should just port macOS to the iPad already. I don't think they ever will, though.)

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People tend to use iPads for a very long time like 5-6 or even 7 years. So future-proofing is a good choice when it comes to iPads. Besides, it is a really good product, my iPad Mini 4 was my favorite piece of hardware for a long time. I think about buying an 11" M1 iPad Pro myself as well.

I gave my old iPad 2 some years ago to my mom, and somehow she’s still using it to these days (although apps are dropping support for iOS 9.3.5 one after another).

I bought a used 2018 Pro fully specced out because it was smashed up and a bargain. Replaced the screen for minimal cost and it's now good as new. Folio, Pencil 2, the works.

Even the A12X (which benchmarks nowhere close to the M1) is overkill by a very long way. Especially now, given that it gathers dust most of the time.

Multi-user would at least a little more useful.

Honestly I'm going with Occam's Razor. I think the M1 iPad Pro exists for the same reason as the 2021 Apple TV. They had the chips.

Same, I was asking myself that this weekend as I was driving to BestBuy to pick it up.

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