Honestly I don’t see the point at this stage. I have an iPad Pro M2 and it’s rapid as it is, do games and work on it etc. The bigger problem is iPadOS not taking advantage of all that power.
I still am happy with my M1 Pro.
And, honestly, for a while I was using it with a monitor, and that dual screen setup wasn’t too terrible. However there are just enough issues with Stage Manager to make it annoying to use for long stretches at a time.
That is to say: I agree they have too much power that isn’t being used well.
but AI! it’ll suggest which of your photos you like!
Yeah, we could almost all be using iPad that dock and fun a full OS. But because corporation needs their profits tech advancement has been held back.
M1 MacBook Air 16GB user here. It does everything except AI and resource-hungry non native gaming. PS2 emulation with PS5 Controller works like a charm, 60 FPS 4x upscaling no problem.
IMHO, the only benefit is the longevity of the device. Those specs are absolute overkill for today’s needs, but that iPad will remain performant for a long time.
H2?
Second half