I own an iPad Pro 2018 12 inch for my “power needs”. The main reason for the big model was its screen size and one of my use cases: reading and conducting music scores (nothing fancy, just a hobby). There is nothing for me that can replace this iPad for this use case. It is just great for that.
With the release of iPadOS and with the Magic Keyboard, the iPad did become even more interesting to me. I started using it more often and I catched myself several times using it for stuff I had been doing on my Mac before. But the shortcomings of iPadOS kept slowing me down. Yes, there were solutions. There were workflows. There where shortcuts. But I had to adapt. I had to change. I had to change my behavior in order to get stuff done on the iPad. And it took time. A lot of time. More time than it would have taken on the Mac. So, the process reversed. I started to go back to a Mac again for a lot of stuff.
I skipped the 2020 iPad Pro. The 2018 model was fine. And it still is.
Several months ago, I thought that it might be time to get the next iPad Pro model. When they released it a few weeks ago, I found myself in the situation that I still did not see any reason why I should upgrade to the new model. Yes, the hardware is amazing. It is great. But it still runs iPadOS. The story was: “They must have something in store for WWDC. This can only be a part of the iPad’s story in 2021.”
Well, WWDC’s keynote happened last week. I watched it. And then I ordered one. Finally. A MACBOOK AIR M1 16GB! 
A refurbished one.
It arrived a day later and by golly, it is settled: I do not need or want an iPad that does everything. I want a computer that has no fan, a long-lasting battery, that is available to me in an instant, is very portable and can run everything what I want and how I want it to do stuff. That is exactly what the Macbook Air M1 with 16 GB has proven to be for me.
I will keep using my iPad Pro 12 inch 2018, it is great. And eventually, it will be replaced with a new iPad. It might be a Pro again (because of the screen size and my use case), but it could be an iPad Air, too. But I do not see myself trying to become an iPad power user again…