Not to mention that now there’s trackpad/mouse support. My productivity and organization increased significantly after Apple released a better file management and iPadOS.

My use of traditional materials (paper, markers, pencils, etc) completely dropped.

It can synchronize with all of your other Apple devices (if you have more).The overall design and iPadOS interface make for a practical user experience.It is extremely convenient and a game-changer in productivity and organization Photo by Author (screenshot of Procreate app showing some brushes I use) 3. Most of our competitors are interesting in doing something different, or want to appear new - I think those are completely the wrong goals.

If we can’t make something that is better, we won’t do it.

I just think competitors are still playing catch-up with Apple devices.Īs once Jony Ive - Former Chief Design Officer of Apple - said “Our goals are very simple: to design and make better products. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that the other companies are awful at developing tech products. Even though they gravitate to disappoint us with outrageous prices and not so huge improvements we keep on buying their tech. The difference between Apple and other companies is that the first is leading at refining their products before releasing them.

Yet, after I got to see my brother’s Surface Pro 6 I knew these types of devices weren’t meant for me.Īll of the 2 in 1 hybrid computers are innovative and creative, I mean these companies are always coming up with new features and designs - which is great - but, they are better at taking care of computer-like tasks and for that reason they lack performance when using the stylus.Īnd what about the pen tablets and displays? From my experience they have been excellent at drawing, however, they weren’t at convenience, portability, and multi-tasking. These two, unlike the iPad, could provide the “tablet and computer” form factor in a single machine. Before getting the iPad Pro, I was thinking - do you genuinely need another device even though you already have plenty of gadgets, such as Wacom pen tablets and alternative pen displays, not to mention the recent budget iPad? - my answer: yes.īesides the iPad Pro, I decided to look, just in case, at the Microsoft Surface Pro laptops or the Wacom MobileStudio Pro devices.

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