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iPad Pro and iPad Air 2024 (Review): Apple’s Fanciest iPads Aren’t Macs Yet

Fast M4 chip, Pencil Pro, OLED, and larger screens across the board: you can go Pro, or you can go Air. Either way, it’s quite an investment. Read Scott’s in-progress reviews: iPad Pro 2024: iPad Air 2024: Check out the new iPad lineup: Apple iPad Pro: Apple iPad Air: Apple Pencil Pro: Magic Keyboard for…

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Fast M4 chip, Pencil Pro, OLED, and larger screens across the board: you can go Pro, or you can go Air. Either way, it’s quite an investment.

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iPad Pro 2024:
iPad Air 2024:

Check out the new iPad lineup:
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Apple iPad Air:
Apple Pencil Pro:
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 13‑inch (M4):
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0:00 New iPad Pro and iPad Air for 2024
0:31 iPad Pro Inches Closer to MacBook Air
1:25 iPad Pro with M4 Processor Ready for AI
2:04 Tandem OLED Display Shines on iPad Pro
2:54 New iPad Camera Position
3:42 iPad Pro Buying Considerations
4:21 iPad Air with M2 Looks Familiar
5:18 What’s Missing From iPad Air
5:59 Putting Pencil Pro Through It’s Paces
7:26 Pricing Options For iPad Pro and iPad Air
8:30 Is iPad Ready To Replace Your MacBook?

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  1. @naramoro

    May 13, 2024 at 5:27 pm

    The apple pen incompatibility issue is just so stupid. They are now selling and supporting 4 (!!!) different apple pencils, each only working with select ipads.
    Amateur hour at apple

    • @fVNzO

      May 13, 2024 at 6:20 pm

      Why is this so bad? How does this affect you personally in such a drastic way? Do you need help in choosing?

    • @hitf5

      May 13, 2024 at 6:28 pm

      Right?

  2. @Generic321

    May 13, 2024 at 5:31 pm

    How long can it be used outside at full brightness before it gets too hot and dims the display? That’s my biggest frustration with all Apple devices.

  3. @MintPicker_

    May 13, 2024 at 5:44 pm

    Where is the most wanted test,the gaming test ? Fps in Genshin impact ?

  4. @joecook8348

    May 13, 2024 at 5:45 pm

    I feel like people are looking at the iPad lineup wrong. The iPad Air is like the standard iPhone. Perfect for most. The pro is like the pro, and the 10th-generation iPad is like the SE model. Reviewers keep comparing the regular iPad to the MacBook lineup and get confused about the iPad lineup. If you need an iPad, probably get an Air. If you want most of the functionality but don’t want to spend the money, get the 10th gen iPad. If you need the power, get the pro.

  5. @saminnippon

    May 13, 2024 at 5:49 pm

    i’m not a creative so having macOS mode is a nice thing to have. the ipad apps are just so limited (especially when it comes to doing and running code)

  6. @EyesOfByes

    May 13, 2024 at 5:50 pm

    Refurbished M1 12.9″ 1TB 5G for 1000 dollars.

  7. @Davehaha2001

    May 13, 2024 at 6:03 pm

    I don’t want Mac OS on iPad Pro you want the apps and file management freedom like a Mac but not Mac OS on the iPad Pro

  8. @Davehaha2001

    May 13, 2024 at 6:04 pm

    Nailed the review the only thing that’s new is the move outrageous prices

  9. @WeHope99

    May 13, 2024 at 6:05 pm

    i love iPad Pro

  10. @hitf5

    May 13, 2024 at 6:26 pm

    Scott (or anyone else) please explain to me this: I have an iPad, which I use a lot for 3D modeling and illustration. But I also have a MacBook because I need it to use apps that don’t have an iPadOS counterpart (apps like Lightburn, PrusaSlicer, and some Arduino and Raspberry Pi mini apps). The question is, I thought Apple was going to eliminate the differences by making iPadOS apps run on MacOS with no issues. But the reverse is what I need. I need to run MacOS apps on iPadOS. Why hasn’t this happened yet? Are they just trying to protect their MacBook sales or is this something that developers are responsible for?

  11. @jasecola

    May 13, 2024 at 6:27 pm

    Very lame Apple tactics to force the upgrade to the “pro” pencil for both the new iPad models. Not surprising, just frustrating.

  12. @DariusRoland

    May 13, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    I might have to think about picking up that new Samsung tablet this year.

  13. @turbyoulance

    May 13, 2024 at 6:50 pm

    More “”Catch up JUNK ” from APPLE.

  14. @turbyoulance

    May 13, 2024 at 6:56 pm

    Waste of Money

  15. @rygregory

    May 13, 2024 at 7:17 pm

    Why has CNET’s reviews been so annoying lately? They’re really trying too hard to be edgy.

  16. @disastermaster1413

    May 13, 2024 at 7:29 pm

    MacBook Cher?

  17. @disastermaster1413

    May 13, 2024 at 7:31 pm

    01:12 he said you want to cuddle with it lol

  18. @jeysmoothies

    May 13, 2024 at 7:32 pm

    New iPad Pro cons

    ▫️Apple removed the 2nd rear camera
    🔸Apple removed 1 studio microphone
    🔹Apple Pencil 2 won’t work with it
    🔻Existing Magic Keyboard won’t work with it
    🔺The M4 chip in the 256 and 512 GB models is a binned one with lower CPU and performance cores than getting an 1T or 2T model which has the fully unlocked M4 chip.

  19. @Grow.YT.Views.3432

    May 13, 2024 at 7:56 pm

    vibey song

  20. @jaughnekow

    May 13, 2024 at 7:58 pm

    that song deserves a grammy

  21. @newfnshow031

    May 13, 2024 at 8:10 pm

    Mac os…. so u would tap tap every every menu with your finger. That sounds terrible. Of course u could use a mouse and track pad but at that point just uae the Mac. It costs as much as a MacBook anyway

  22. @oxthemoron

    May 13, 2024 at 8:21 pm

    It’s not about the iPad running Mac OS full time. It’s about having the option to flip into Mac OS when necessary or when docked and then flip back to iPadOS for 95% of computing needs.

    iPad OS should be sandboxed to run enterprise BYOD applications (outlook / M365). Apple will need to consider that.

    Gives you a fully featured Mac and docked desktop with 5G connectivity and 7-10 hours of battery. Take my money.

    They now have four years and a reasonable amount of iPad Pros out that they can release the Mac OS option only on M1+ devices. The rest run iPadOS full time. This makes sense and makes their pricing line up nicely.

    MacBook Air is $799. iPad Air+Magic Keyboard is $999. Their pricing lines up very nicely across models.

  23. @billreese7095

    May 13, 2024 at 8:22 pm

    It’s called product diversification. What is the point of having a Macbook Air and an iPad running Mac OS. It will create the same scenario as the Mac Pro and the Mac Studio. Why spend the money on a Mac Pro with it’s up-gradable architecture that Apple will not let you fully utilize when you can have a just as capable Mac Studio which is cheaper. Either the Mac Pro or the Mac Studio needs to disappear (it will likely be the Mac Pro … it always seems that Apple hates the Mac Pro … the main reason I switched to PCs in 2015). Replacing the MacBook Air with the iPad Pro will tick off those that want the MacBook Air. It will also anger those that hate Mac OS, but love the iPad (I am in that camp). Maybe what needs to happen is a better cross development system between the Mac Apps and the iPad apps, and maybe some advancement of the iPad OS so that it feels like an iPad, but has more of the directory structure and features of Mac OS …. Otherwise good luck with that because no matter what Apple does someone is going to advocate for the option Apple abandons.

  24. @dave4shmups

    May 13, 2024 at 8:29 pm

    I don’t think that Apple will ever release any touchscreen device that runs Mac OS. Steve Jobs was against touchscreen laptops, and I don’t see Apple deviating from that.

  25. @fjfjrfjfjr

    May 13, 2024 at 8:45 pm

    Thank you Sir! 😀

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