How can you better the iPad Pro? It was already way beyond any other tablet on the market, and yet this week it got a major revamp. The larger iPad Pro model is now 13 inches rather than 12.9, with an OLED display and is powered by an incredible new M4 chip, to replace the previous M2 chip. Plus, there’s a new Magic Keyboard, making the experience even more Mac-like. So, could it replace a laptop? This time I think it really could.
The idea of a tablet replacing a laptop has been part of the conversation since the first generation of iPads back in 2010. However, what I saw today takes them not just to the level of basic laptops, but to a similar spec as some MacBook Pros. The M4 chip supersedes the M2 chip in the older model, and in theory, is faster than the standard M3 chip that features in both the latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. High-spec M3 Pro and M3 Max models remain superior though.
