already got my m4 ipad but watching it just to get you the watchtime and likes :) simply love the vibe as most of your subscribers. keep it up mate ! hello from switzerland ! 😊
Let your son's use your ipad too. M2 is very powerful than a13 bionic in the ipad 9. I think they would be more interested to use the m2 ipad than the ipad 9...
I bought an M1 Pro because I can't go back to 60hz and it is such a good upgrade for $550 on amazon. When I bought my iPad Pro 3rd gen in 2018 it was $1000 at the time
Balanced and well thought out review! But the best part is the lack of overdone editing, b roll shots and gimmicky nonsense. Just comfy vibes. Keep up the good work
I bought the iPad Air 13 inch 128GB cellular I absolutely love it. It’s a great iPad and I think it’s worth the money considering how much more the pro is.
Another very informative review. You have such a wonderful method to your reviews. I picked up the M4 11” Pro and was shocked by how light it is compared to the older Pros. I would agree that the Air is perfect for most people who want more of the Pro experience. Keep up the great work!
Phew mate. This must have taken AGES to make. Just wanted to let you know all that effort is appreciated. Just upgraded from the 6th Gen Mini to 11” M4 and it’s like jumping into a rocket ship. Crikey.
Great video, I bought the base beige M2 Air and Apple Pro Pencil when they both were on sale through Amazon which saved me about $70. I agree with your assessment of the current lineup, even the base iPad was tempting because it was down to $300 brand new during that sale and of course, preowned options were pretty solid too.
I had a 12.9 inch M1 iPad since 2021 when it came out. I loved the device but I also use a 14 inch MacBook Pro so having an iPad that big was almost redundant. I went all in on a 11 inch iPad Pro with one terabyte of storage a little over a month ago. I used it for a month and returned it on my last day to do so. I just ordered an M2 11” iPad Pro with Wi-Fi and cellular and 256 GB of storage on eBay. It came with the magic keyboard and an Apple Pencil all for $670. It appears to be in great shape. As long as it shows up in decent condition I will be pretty happy with my purchase because I knew I wanted to downsize from the 12.9 inch and the M2 is a little newer. I just could not stomach paying that kind of money for the M4 iPad Pro and why get, a M2 iPad Air when I got a better deal on an M2 iPad Pro?
Should i choose cellular on iPad or without? I want to get either M4 11 iPad Pro or M2 11 iPad Air as an upgrade from my 2018 11 iPad Pro without cellular.
Great video! I am still using my iPad Pro M1 with 512GB of storage. I had it as my primary machine for a good year and a half. I did get a Mac Mini M2 Pro for my video editing machine for a while. I have just found that as a mobile device, I like the touch screen tablet design with a keyboard that the iPad gives over the MacBook Pro. Yes I could do all of my work on one device. Absolutely. That said, I would be missing out on that touch screen. Yeah, it was expensive but it did give me the best use case I could have wished for.
@@YoonXiao I have bought the 13 inch M2 Air with 256gbs of storage along with the Apple Pencil Pro. It’s my first apple product pretty much and is a huge contrast to all of my android and windows experience. It definitely has that Apple “magic and smoothness. But that comes at the cost of freedom. Pretty much no side loading(I hate this term) or modded apps. This is absolutely not a laptop replacement no matter what anyone says. I already have a very powerful windows machine and bought this for note taking and my textbooks as a student. Cons: - no volume mixer or 2 simultaneous audio sources - stage manager is clunky and I found it to be rather useless - only source of apps is the App Store (where apps can be very limited compared to android) - 60hz lcd screen on an almost 1000$ tablet is unacceptable and wouldn’t fly if it was made by any other company - apps are stripped of certain functions Apple doesn’t seem fit - exorbitant pricing for storage upgrades Pros: - signature Apple smoothness and experience - pencil is amazing - battery life is amazing - incredibly powerful chip - screen gets plenty bright at 600+ nits on the 13 inch model - speakers are great as well
@@YoonXiao i had written a comment but it seems that it was perhaps auto removed. Overall it's amazing only letdown for me was the 60hz screen which wouldn't fly if any other manufacturer put it on a 900$ tablet
I have an iPad mini 6 and I was looking for a bigger device to compliment my mini when I needed a bigger screen. Decided to go with the M4 13inch and I couldn’t be happier. I don’t like putting iPads on keyboards so I’m basically using it as a tablet with the pencil only so the thin profile of the Pro sold me.
Thx for the guide, I’m about to purchase the iPad Air, anything I should keep in mind? I’m planning on buying the 11 inch version with the 128 gb storage (still can’t decide the color, I’m leaning towards starlight and I’m hoping 128 gb is enough, I have the same amount of storage on my phone and my phone is already full with all the photos and apps within a year and a half, but I’m guessing a lot of everyday apps won’t be necessary on the iPad but I’m planning to edit videos on it and play games on it, and I might not be clicking as many pictures on my iPad as my phone since my iPad would rarely leave my home, keep in mind though that the same apps on android are a little lesser in size as compared to iOS.
Great guide! On a side note, looking forward to the video on why you don’t use your Apple Watch as much (as you had mentioned in your favourite tech previous video)
Love your vids! Keep it up! EDIT: I think that you should have mentioned that the 1 & 2 TB M4 Pros are the "Pro Pro" model. The doubling of RAM from 8 to 16GB, plus the inclusion of extra cores is the sort of thing that might make a meaningful difference to some professional's workflow. In that sense, the 250 & 500GB models are the "consumer Pro" models and the 1 & 2TB models are the "professional Pro" models
My current iPad is bad on storage so I’m due for an upgrade. I’m torn between an iPad Pro 11, because I’ve always wanted to try it, but I really don’t need that much power for my use case and that price (besides I already have a MBP), and whatever the upcoming iPad mini is because I love the size and it fits more my use case…
Should I get M4 Pro 14 MacBook Pro or M4 Pro Mac Mini when they both come out? I currently have a gaming pc from 2018 that I want to upgrade it to a Mac. I would use it for video and photo editing and programming probably for most of the time and also watching YT videos and web browsing too. I also gonna use it at home for like 90-100% of the time.
@@ByteReview Ok, thanks! And, should i choose cellular on iPad or without? I want to get either M4 11 iPad Pro or M2 11 iPad Air as an upgrade from my 2018 11 iPad Pro without cellular.
I’m really conflicted. On the one hand, I really love how the pro looks and the quality of the display and speakers. But on the other hand, I feel the price tag doesn’t justify the difference between itself and the iPad Air. And even then, is the Air really that much different from my pre-M Chip 11 inch iPad Pro. This is the problem with the iPad lineup. The hardware has truly made leaps and bounds over the years, but the software makes it so that upgrading from my current iPad won’t provide much of a difference in experience. I may just use my current iPad until it breaks or shuts down.
@@ByteReview it would be great!, I do believe the world will get apple fatigue when we get to around iPhone 21 or 22. There’s really such little innovation in the iterations. I hope their roadmap has some new products in it as it’s getting stale after all these years.
I'm planning on getting an iPad 10th gen with a usb-c pencil (or even 3rd party). I am broke, but want it for taking notes at university. Thanks for info.
Great video Tom! Would be curious what you opinion would be for existing iPad owners. I have a 2019 Pro (pre M series chips) and a Mini. I was considering trading them in to consolidate to a M4 11" before their trade in value plummets.
Oh that's an interesting thought, I bet a lot of people are in a similar position to yours. I don't think that's a bad idea either, that M4 will last you for another 5 years easy
If I want to do iPad and Mac mini (m4) combo. What would be better? iPad Air 13 or iPad Pro 11? They around the same price Of go refurbished and get m2 iPad Pro.
@@ByteReview it would be for note taking, business meetings, Microsoft or google suite, kids entertainment, occasional swift programming, some gaming, streaming and multimedia. Anything more powerful is what the Mac mini(16gb) would be used for
I’m a high school student and use an iPad 9 and I absolutely love it, would I upgrade to a 10 if I could? Absolutely but am I rushing to upgrade it? No
@@ByteReview sweet and would u recommend getting an iPad Pro over and MacBook Air to prevent carpal tunnel? Which one would be the better option to limit wrist pain
Here’s what’s gonna happen…I have a mini 4 and been doing my research. Don’t want a 64 gig mini 6 so will save my pennies for a 256 gig which in Space Grey. Those NEVER seem available in the Apple Refurbished site. I will then bite the bullet and buy a new 256gb Space Grey. It will arrive and and I will be overjoyed! …one day before Apple release the mini 7 with a base storage of 128 gig at £499.00. MUTHAF~
I have a question do you think I should get an ipad air 5th gen with 256 gb or get ipad air 6th gen 11 inch with 128 gb I’m a med student i feel like I need lots of storage but those 2 prices are very close idk what to do and it’s my first time buying an ipad Also my budget is in that limit I can’t go higher since I have to get a apple pencil as well Thank u for helping 🫶
I really like the way your graph shows the various iPads and what users they best fit. Thank you.
You're welcome, glad it was helpful
already got my m4 ipad but watching it just to get you the watchtime and likes :) simply love the vibe as most of your subscribers. keep it up mate ! hello from switzerland ! 😊
you the real mvp 🙏🏻
Just bought a m2 ipad air 11 256gb,now going to be giving my 9th gen to one of my sons.
nice!
Let your son's use your ipad too. M2 is very powerful than a13 bionic in the ipad 9. I think they would be more interested to use the m2 ipad than the ipad 9...
@@detroitARdepending on their age they may not care
@@fixitfelix5313 well it depends
@@fixitfelix5313as a kid with an M4 iPad Pro, I care deeply about performance.
I bought an M1 Pro because I can't go back to 60hz and it is such a good upgrade for $550 on amazon. When I bought my iPad Pro 3rd gen in 2018 it was $1000 at the time
Is that for the 11 inch or the 12.9 inch?
@@egymagnet 12.9 I got a little over a month ago
@@jamesramsey1442that's a really good deal!
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Balanced and well thought out review! But the best part is the lack of overdone editing, b roll shots and gimmicky nonsense. Just comfy vibes. Keep up the good work
Thanks! I always try and keep things chill, no need for all the flashy algorithm driven stuff
I bought the iPad Air 13 inch 128GB cellular I absolutely love it. It’s a great iPad and I think it’s worth the money considering how much more the pro is.
Bro your videos are so relaxing…
Glad you like them!
Another very informative review. You have such a wonderful method to your reviews. I picked up the M4 11” Pro and was shocked by how light it is compared to the older Pros. I would agree that the Air is perfect for most people who want more of the Pro experience. Keep up the great work!
Phew mate. This must have taken AGES to make. Just wanted to let you know all that effort is appreciated.
Just upgraded from the 6th Gen Mini to 11” M4 and it’s like jumping into a rocket ship. Crikey.
ayyy thanks man, and yes this video was a monster haha
Great video, I bought the base beige M2 Air and Apple Pro Pencil when they both were on sale through Amazon which saved me about $70. I agree with your assessment of the current lineup, even the base iPad was tempting because it was down to $300 brand new during that sale and of course, preowned options were pretty solid too.
Solid round up, I have really enjoyed the m4 iPad pro, but I still end up picking up the iPad mini most of the time haha
I had a 12.9 inch M1 iPad since 2021 when it came out. I loved the device but I also use a 14 inch MacBook Pro so having an iPad that big was almost redundant. I went all in on a 11 inch iPad Pro with one terabyte of storage a little over a month ago. I used it for a month and returned it on my last day to do so. I just ordered an M2 11” iPad Pro with Wi-Fi and cellular and 256 GB of storage on eBay. It came with the magic keyboard and an Apple Pencil all for $670. It appears to be in great shape. As long as it shows up in decent condition I will be pretty happy with my purchase because I knew I wanted to downsize from the 12.9 inch and the M2 is a little newer. I just could not stomach paying that kind of money for the M4 iPad Pro and why get, a M2 iPad Air when I got a better deal on an M2 iPad Pro?
Should i choose cellular on iPad or without? I want to get either M4 11 iPad Pro or M2 11 iPad Air as an upgrade from my 2018 11 iPad Pro without cellular.
I bought the m4 ipad pro 11. the screen is gorgeous. 120hz. upgraded from a ipad mini 6
is there a big difference in the size of?, im stuck between pro m4 11 and ipad mini 7
I bought my wife an iPad Air sync it’s neat. I’m tempted to grab one if we don’t see a new Mini soon. Your pitch about gaming on it seals the deal.
I hope there's a new mini soon, it's defo overdue!
Thanks for the guide 😄
I opted for the base M1 Air 5 when the price dropped after the release of the M2. It's perfect for my needs.
Great choice
Love this breakdown.
Thank you!
Great video! I am still using my iPad Pro M1 with 512GB of storage. I had it as my primary machine for a good year and a half. I did get a Mac Mini M2 Pro for my video editing machine for a while. I have just found that as a mobile device, I like the touch screen tablet design with a keyboard that the iPad gives over the MacBook Pro. Yes I could do all of my work on one device. Absolutely. That said, I would be missing out on that touch screen. Yeah, it was expensive but it did give me the best use case I could have wished for.
Watching this as if I havent already bought the M2 iPad Air 13
class!
I'm planning on getting it in two days, how is it so far?
@@YoonXiao I have bought the 13 inch M2 Air with 256gbs of storage along with the Apple Pencil Pro. It’s my first apple product pretty much and is a huge contrast to all of my android and windows experience. It definitely has that Apple “magic and smoothness. But that comes at the cost of freedom. Pretty much no side loading(I hate this term) or modded apps. This is absolutely not a laptop replacement no matter what anyone says. I already have a very powerful windows machine and bought this for note taking and my textbooks as a student.
Cons:
- no volume mixer or 2 simultaneous audio sources
- stage manager is clunky and I found it to be rather useless
- only source of apps is the App Store (where apps can be very limited compared to android)
- 60hz lcd screen on an almost 1000$ tablet is unacceptable and wouldn’t fly if it was made by any other company
- apps are stripped of certain functions Apple doesn’t seem fit
- exorbitant pricing for storage upgrades
Pros:
- signature Apple smoothness and experience
- pencil is amazing
- battery life is amazing
- incredibly powerful chip
- screen gets plenty bright at 600+ nits on the 13 inch model
- speakers are great as well
@@YoonXiao i had written a comment but it seems that it was perhaps auto removed. Overall it's amazing only letdown for me was the 60hz screen which wouldn't fly if any other manufacturer put it on a 900$ tablet
@@SegFaultOnLine1984 tysm!!
I will hold on to my mini 6 until they release the min 7. I love the size of the mini. It is the perfect iPad for my needs. Amazing vid! Thank you.
thanks! and yeah let's hope for an upgrade later this year!
I'm debating between the IPad Air M1 vs M2. Thoughts?
I have an iPad mini 6 and I was looking for a bigger device to compliment my mini when I needed a bigger screen. Decided to go with the M4 13inch and I couldn’t be happier. I don’t like putting iPads on keyboards so I’m basically using it as a tablet with the pencil only so the thin profile of the Pro sold me.
This was an incredible breakdown, thanks iPad processor☺🙏🏽
Ngl couple months later I find myself using my iPad mini more than the m4 iPad Pro. But maaaaan when I use my m4 pro (still daily) it's amazing
Thx for the guide, I’m about to purchase the iPad Air, anything I should keep in mind?
I’m planning on buying the 11 inch version with the 128 gb storage (still can’t decide the color, I’m leaning towards starlight and
I’m hoping 128 gb is enough, I have the same amount of storage on my phone and my phone is already full with all the photos and apps within a year and a half, but I’m guessing a lot of everyday apps won’t be necessary on the iPad but I’m planning to edit videos on it and play games on it, and I might not be clicking as many pictures on my iPad as my phone since my iPad would rarely leave my home, keep in mind though that the same apps on android are a little lesser in size as compared to iOS.
Great guide!
On a side note, looking forward to the video on why you don’t use your Apple Watch as much (as you had mentioned in your favourite tech previous video)
Hi, did you experience overheating issues on the newer ipads?
Cracking video…..your presentation style is great, love that you don’t shout at us like so many other UA-camrs 👍🏻
Love your vids! Keep it up!
EDIT: I think that you should have mentioned that the 1 & 2 TB M4 Pros are the "Pro Pro" model. The doubling of RAM from 8 to 16GB, plus the inclusion of extra cores is the sort of thing that might make a meaningful difference to some professional's workflow.
In that sense, the 250 & 500GB models are the "consumer Pro" models and the 1 & 2TB models are the "professional Pro" models
Good points, it's a very small niche of people looking at that so I didn't include it but worth highlighting here - thanks!
I love the iPad Mini - it’s just a shame it’s over 1,000 days old and costs more (from Apple) than it did at launch.
Bonkers isn't it! Let's hope for a new one this year!
My current iPad is bad on storage so I’m due for an upgrade. I’m torn between an iPad Pro 11, because I’ve always wanted to try it, but I really don’t need that much power for my use case and that price (besides I already have a MBP), and whatever the upcoming iPad mini is because I love the size and it fits more my use case…
Should I get M4 Pro 14 MacBook Pro or M4 Pro Mac Mini when they both come out? I currently have a gaming pc from 2018 that I want to upgrade it to a Mac. I would use it for video and photo editing and programming probably for most of the time and also watching YT videos and web browsing too. I also gonna use it at home for like 90-100% of the time.
I'd base that on if you need a laptop or not and go from there
@@ByteReview Ok, thanks!
And, should i choose cellular on iPad or without? I want to get either M4 11 iPad Pro or M2 11 iPad Air as an upgrade from my 2018 11 iPad Pro without cellular.
@@satxrnhimself Personally I don't think cellular is worth it as tethering to an iPhone is so simple and I always have it with me
@@ByteReview Ok, thanks!
Also, should I trade in from regular 14 Pro with 88% bh from February 2023 to 16 Pro Max or wait for the 17 Pro Max?
Considering getting an iPad mini but I’m not sure whether to wait for the next one which might come this autumn or get the current one
Chief, thanks for this episode. Brilliant visuals. A quick one, what brand of watch is that on your wrist?
thanks! it's a Nomos Club Campus :)
@@ByteReview Thanks chief
Great vid, also looking forward to the video about your choice and size downgrade to 11" M4 Pro!
thanks! coming soon!
I heard the battery life on the ipad air 11 m2 is only 5 hours where as the rest of the line up is 9+ hours. Thoughts?
I’m really conflicted. On the one hand, I really love how the pro looks and the quality of the display and speakers. But on the other hand, I feel the price tag doesn’t justify the difference between itself and the iPad Air. And even then, is the Air really that much different from my pre-M Chip 11 inch iPad Pro. This is the problem with the iPad lineup. The hardware has truly made leaps and bounds over the years, but the software makes it so that upgrading from my current iPad won’t provide much of a difference in experience. I may just use my current iPad until it breaks or shuts down.
Recently upgraded my iPad Air 4th Gen to the Air M1, I did consider the Air M2 but didn't want to have to pay out for the new pencil as well 😁
yeah that's fair, the M1 version is still so good
I like the new ApplePencilPro immensely!
Tom I would absolutely love to see you review the surface pro 11 or the galaxy fold 6. I think your reviews would be amazing for those devices 😀
I’d love to do something like that
@@ByteReview it would be great!, I do believe the world will get apple fatigue when we get to around iPhone 21 or 22. There’s really such little innovation in the iterations. I hope their roadmap has some new products in it as it’s getting stale after all these years.
What are the best ipad brands for a fashion designer focused on illustration and design, and which specific models would you recommend 2024?
The first gen has pressure sensitivity
Idk why apple removed that from the USB -C one it’s such a weird trade off
What about getting the 16GB RAM model?, would it worth it for the future?. Thanks!
I honestly don't think so unless you're doing something like 3d work
@@ByteReview thanks so much!
Good video, very detailed but could you get rid of the cinematic bars they are visible when viewing the video in full screen.
They aren't bars, it's a 2:1 format which makes it better for phone viewing! over 80% of people watch on phone which is mad
I'm planning on getting an iPad 10th gen with a usb-c pencil (or even 3rd party). I am broke, but want it for taking notes at university. Thanks for info.
The 3rd party pencils are actually pretty good!
Great video Tom! Would be curious what you opinion would be for existing iPad owners. I have a 2019 Pro (pre M series chips) and a Mini. I was considering trading them in to consolidate to a M4 11" before their trade in value plummets.
Oh that's an interesting thought, I bet a lot of people are in a similar position to yours. I don't think that's a bad idea either, that M4 will last you for another 5 years easy
Where did you get that T-shirt? Love It ❤
Thanks! It’s from Cafe Kitsune
If I want to do iPad and Mac mini (m4) combo.
What would be better?
iPad Air 13 or iPad Pro 11? They around the same price
Of go refurbished and get m2 iPad Pro.
Difficult to say without knowing your workflow or what you want to use it for!
@@ByteReview it would be for note taking, business meetings, Microsoft or google suite, kids entertainment, occasional swift programming, some gaming, streaming and multimedia. Anything more powerful is what the Mac mini(16gb) would be used for
I’m currently debating trading my m1 12.9 for an iPad mini just for the portability and I feel like I’d use it more but I’m still undecided :(
Every time I think "oh man, it would be cool to have an ipad mini as an eReader" I see that price tag 😳
I’m a high school student and use an iPad 9 and I absolutely love it, would I upgrade to a 10 if I could? Absolutely but am I rushing to upgrade it? No
hey if it works, it works! no need to upgrade just cause
@@ByteReview I wanna upgrade for USB-C and for the new design
I'll buy the laptop once its touchscreen
Question does it make to sense to get an iPad Pro 11inch and a MacBook Air M3 ?
depends on your use case!
Got it thanks. One more question which is the better combo, MacBook Pro with iPad Air and iPad Pro with MacBook Air
@@milesjones-jk1uv macbook pro and ipad air imo
@@ByteReview sweet and would u recommend getting an iPad Pro over and MacBook Air to prevent carpal tunnel? Which one would be the better option to limit wrist pain
how tf do you have only 395 vis😭😭😭
Ike the iPad air
Hello
Yeah boii! Been looking forward to this since you teased some of what you'd been hinting at over on Instagram 😁
Here’s what’s gonna happen…I have a mini 4 and been doing my research. Don’t want a 64 gig mini 6 so will save my pennies for a 256 gig which in Space Grey. Those NEVER seem available in the Apple Refurbished site. I will then bite the bullet and buy a new 256gb Space Grey. It will arrive and and I will be overjoyed!
…one day before Apple release the mini 7 with a base storage of 128 gig at £499.00.
MUTHAF~
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I have a question do you think I should get an ipad air 5th gen with 256 gb or get ipad air 6th gen 11 inch with 128 gb
I’m a med student i feel like I need lots of storage but those 2 prices are very close idk what to do and it’s my first time buying an ipad
Also my budget is in that limit I can’t go higher since I have to get a apple pencil as well
Thank u for helping 🫶