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I don't really see the value proposition for the iPad Pro. It's got powerful hardware, but I can't imagine myself doing any heavy work on a tablet.

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People write comments like this often and I'm always wondering if they are just expressing that the device isn't for them or they don't think the device is for anybody.

There are so many devices out there that you can probably find the perfect thing for you. For some of us, the iPad Pro is a great choice.

Most of the people I see making the comments are round-about asking "what can I use to justify getting this, I want one."

I still feel that way about iPads in general, I keep wanting (and even buying) them, but never really do anything with them that I can't do with my phone.

@cridell - I think people write comments like this because, like me, they are trying to envision using the device as a replacement for the laptop...or as an additional augment and come up short. I know I do.

And for all that hardware it is disappointing that there are so many things it cannot do that you can do on MacOS and its really hard to envision what you can do.

My last ipad which admittedly was a v1 gathered dust. I really want a pro for whiteboarding...but gosh, its a lot to spend on a whiteboard....someone help me justify it as a PM.

OLED display.

There's also people who work in Procreate with a million layers and need all the horsepower and RAM they can get.

I guess OP's question is: If you need a million layers, and gigantic amounts of CPU and RAM, why aren't you working on a desktop workstation? I also had a hard time believing there's a real niche that tablets fill, but hey, they've been with us for years, so clearly somebody's buying them.

People sometimes don't like to be working on creative stuff sitting on a workstation all the time, having hardware that allows to do it on-the-go, or easily move to other places can help to spark something.

For purely technical editing a workstation is probably unbeatable but if you need to find inspiration there's very few things less inspiring than sitting on the same desk, within the same environment, day-in and day-out.

maybe because of the tight integration of the pencil with the display? You don't get that on a desktop device, even with a separate tablet.

I think it's probably aimed at people using them to create digital art.

100%. It's a powerhouse for drawing.

The iPad and Surface are *everywhere* in education and healthcare. Just yesterday I donated blood on a mobile health unit entirely ran on iPads and verizon hotspots. Every k-12 and some high ed sysadmins can tell you about having to manage iPads and JAMF at some point.

It is much nicer tho than generic one. Hard to explain how.

Great for artists, mostly useless for developers

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