@ChrisUpchurch - I agree. I won’t put too much here, considering I feel like I’ve already added so (too?) many words here on MPU on this subject, including, most recently in this thread: Catching up with Federico. I can’t remember if you were in that particular discussion; so, I’ll just drop the cross-reference here.
Anyway, I’ve been doing some work for the past two months where I’ve been essentially tied to my iPad. There are so many things that I can do just as comfortably here that I could not have been able to do five years ago (maybe even two years ago). I appreciate that some people feel the progress is still below what should be table stakes. All I can say about that is, whatever the Platonic Ideal form of the iPad should be and no matter how much the current iteration differs from that ideal, it’s really (as you already observed) quite capable.
One of the things I feel is always the difference maker on iPad success or failure is learning how to use it right. Much of what you can do on an iPad is just as efficient as on a Mac, but you have to accomplish the task differently. I enjoy that part.