iPad Pro 13'' M5 - I am stunned 🥰

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I have been using iPads since the first one was released.

When the first iPad Pro with 12.9’’ was launched, I bought it. My main reason to buy this particular device was the big display. I am an (amateur) brass band conductor and all my scores are inside of ForScore. In 2022, I bought the M2 model of the iPad Pro with 12.9’‘. In 2024, Apple did release the iPad Pro M4 at 13’', it was thinner, had a new Tandem OLED display and whatnot. I read the reviews and watched some YouTube videos: the M2 is just fine. Don’t upgrade. You’re fine. You will need to buy a new pencil, you will need to buy a new case and whatnot. Yes, I was fine. :slight_smile: The iPad M2 is a fantastic device, it still is working just fine.

Well, two weeks ago Apple did announce the M5 model. 100 Euro cheaper than the previous one. No significant changes, “just” a speed bump with the new M5 and some other stuff. No need to upgrade. I am fine. The M2 iPad Pro still is a fantastic device.

Today, I made the mistake to have my lunch break in a shopping mall. They had the iPad Pro M5 13’‘. I saw the display. And I was hooked. You know, all this Apple marketing. The reality distortion field (sounds nice, but when reality settles in…). Tandem OLED. Whatever! Boy, this is no marketing! I almost experienced the “Retina moment” all over again. The colors! Black is black.The brightness! How the picture feels to be on the glass and not underneath it (yes, I am weird). I bought an iPad Pro 13’’ 256 GB right there, on the spot. I will sell my M2 iPad. :slight_smile:

The iPad Pro 13’’ M5 is a beautiful device. And it is light (the M2 model is considerably heavier, those 100 grams more are not bad, but it feels nice to have a lighter M5. For more comparisons: iPad Pro 12.9‑in. (6th generation) vs iPad Pro 13‑in. (M4) vs iPad Pro 13-in. (M5) - Apple

If you are a sensible and rational person owning a M2 iPad Pro and have stopped yourself to buy the M5 model, better do not look at it in person. Yes, the M2 is sufficient, but man, the iPad Pro M5 with the tandem OLED display and its slim form factor is just mind-blowing. :joy:

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This is one of the things that keeps driving me from the my M4 14” MBP to the M4 13” iPad. The M4 MBP screen is dull in comparison. :grinning:

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Step away from the blubonium! (those who’ve watched Escape from Planet Earth with their kids)

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Come on, this kind of post isn’t helping me to continue to resist an upgrade for my iPad Pro M1 12.9" :wink: :wink: :wink:

Everything you said is calling from that bit of my brain that desires the new and shiny. I do wish that the M1 was less capable, sadly it’s quite a workhorse still to this very day.

My main use case for the larger iPad (I do have a M4 11" Pro, that is for personal use only) is so I can have an Apple ecosystem device for work. I’m forced to use Windows at work, they don’t have a MacBook alternative or support BYOD at this point (for good reasons sadly), however I’m able to get my iPad working via MDM and it can do most of the things on a daily basis I need.

Also I can hand my M1 iPad Pro down through the kids…
And I do like the sound of that screen…
And the lighter weight (140g including the Magic Keyboard)

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Agreed 100%.

This is the rare device in my life I still marvel at regularly. I like to take it out of the case and use it frequently, which is why that happens so often. The screen is incredible and the form and feeling is delightful.

That said, I upgraded from the M4 and perceive no difference whatsoever. I’d highly recommend a refurbished or lightly used M4 to get this same experience at a nice discount.

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