I want the new 2024 iPad Pro, specifically the 13-inch version, but Apple’s event showed me how I’d never get close to tapping into its ability.
There are days when I am proud of the things I create, and then there are days like today when I watch an Apple iPad Pro reveal event. Seeing what the new 2024 iPad Pro can do made me feel like the things I’ve creatively achieved are the equivalent of holding a piece of chalk in my clenched fist and scratching a stick figure onto a cave wall.
I simply would not get close to what it’s capable of, band there’s still a tiny, slightly mad part of me that really wants one of these spectacular new tablets, particularly as it’s still the only way I can get a personal must-have tablet feature. Except, if I also want all the kit with it, the top-spec iPad Pro model will definitely cost me more than $2,000, potentially even up to $3,000. Am I mad enough to spend that much on an iPad?Go Pro or go home
I have a 2020 iPad Pro with a Magic Keyboard, which I love. It saw me through the early days of the pandemic and essentially replaced my television for the following years until I moved home. It was “Pro” in the way it came with higher specs, more ability, and a better screen than the cheaper model — and I’ve always felt like it could do everything I want with just a bit of power to spare. But after years of use, the battery isn’t as strong as it used to be, and as it’s the 11-inch version, a larger screen would be nice on any replacement.
Could the new iPad Pro be it, I wondered as Apple CEO Tim Cook said the May 7 event would be the biggest day for the product since its introduction? But from that moment on, I started to feel rather inadequate because Apple went all-out in showing off the new iPad Pro’s impressive professional ability — and completely lost me while doing it.
