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The end of the iPad era for me, the dawn of M1 era
Over the last 4 years I really tried hard to go iOS (mainly iPad) 100%. Main uses: video/photo editing, word/excel/powerpoint, pdf studying, web browsing. I have available all iPad sizes, iMac, MacBooks, so all pieces of equipment are available to try them.
I reached a 95% of my workflow being done on iOS. I was proud of that, but I realized that many functions were unnecessarily more complicated on iOS than they need to be. Try to tag files, load external drives, edit powerpoint etc, and I think most would get the message here.
The M1 chip brought to Macbook what I really enjoyed on iPad: long battery, instant on, fanless. That came without the annoying limitations of iOS software. It also came in a more compact package with much better keyboard and track board (not software- and hardware-wise). I say more compact because if you try to move around the iPad Pro12.9 with the keyboard case you realize that it has the same portability as the Macbook Air. However, the stability of the IPP on the keyboard case is worse than that of Macbook.
Granted, you can use the Pencil on iPP and not on Macbook, but very few times I found myself wanting to draw something.
So I am transitioning to Macbook Air M1 and I am excited about it. I plan to instal first class software to do my job instead of the half baked software I was forcing myself to use in the previous years in order to stay on the iPad.
A side note here. I tried the Macbook 16in but felt too big to carry around, not an option even if it came with an M1 chip.
I also tried the Macbook pro 13in M1 which felt heavier, more bulky and less convenient for typing than the Air. There was no appreciable difference in the screen brightness or the trackpad size (higher/larger on Pro). I did not like the touch bar because it doesn’t allow you to use the muscle memory and it requires extra steps to do what you need to. Battery performance on Pro is better but I am not convinced that it translates to a meaningful advantage: if I plan for such long working sessions, I don’t think I would risk not taking with me the charger. Fanless performance is a potential issue but I cannot think of a task that would be demanding on the chip for more than 10 minutes to really need the fan.
I reached a 95% of my workflow being done on iOS. I was proud of that, but I realized that many functions were unnecessarily more complicated on iOS than they need to be. Try to tag files, load external drives, edit powerpoint etc, and I think most would get the message here.
The M1 chip brought to Macbook what I really enjoyed on iPad: long battery, instant on, fanless. That came without the annoying limitations of iOS software. It also came in a more compact package with much better keyboard and track board (not software- and hardware-wise). I say more compact because if you try to move around the iPad Pro12.9 with the keyboard case you realize that it has the same portability as the Macbook Air. However, the stability of the IPP on the keyboard case is worse than that of Macbook.
Granted, you can use the Pencil on iPP and not on Macbook, but very few times I found myself wanting to draw something.
So I am transitioning to Macbook Air M1 and I am excited about it. I plan to instal first class software to do my job instead of the half baked software I was forcing myself to use in the previous years in order to stay on the iPad.
A side note here. I tried the Macbook 16in but felt too big to carry around, not an option even if it came with an M1 chip.
I also tried the Macbook pro 13in M1 which felt heavier, more bulky and less convenient for typing than the Air. There was no appreciable difference in the screen brightness or the trackpad size (higher/larger on Pro). I did not like the touch bar because it doesn’t allow you to use the muscle memory and it requires extra steps to do what you need to. Battery performance on Pro is better but I am not convinced that it translates to a meaningful advantage: if I plan for such long working sessions, I don’t think I would risk not taking with me the charger. Fanless performance is a potential issue but I cannot think of a task that would be demanding on the chip for more than 10 minutes to really need the fan.
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