iPad as Laptop Replacement

[ChrisUpchurch]

More about using the iPad Pro as a replacement for a second desktop than as a laptop replacement, but potentially relevant:

iPad Pro with an external display

One of the questions that have occupied me recently is whether an iPad Pro can replace my Mac laptop. Unlike some folks, I’m nowhere near ready to go iPad only (I love my iMac and my Mac mini home server), but a laptop replacement that I could use along with my Mac desktops is within the realm of possibility. One of the ways I justified spending a lot of money on one of the new 2018 iPad Pros was that it would help me avoid replacing my even more expensive MacBook Pro. I’ve already concluded …

iPad on a Stick

In an earlier article I related my experience spending a month using my iPad Pro with an external monitor. The external display has some real ergonomic benefits, putting the screen up at eye level rather than down on the desk. However, it does create an odd and unnatural divide between the display, where I can look while I read or type, and the iPad itself, where I need to look to swipe or tap. The next stage of my iPad experimentation has been to get a tall stand for my iPad, raising it up t…